MessageBlue vs Texting Blue
Compare MessageBlue and Texting Blue side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
MessageBlue
iMessage API for agents, with bring-your-own-number
- Starting price
- $100/month per line
- Free plan
- $0 with your own number and Mac, all features, limited seats
Texting Blue
Shared team iMessage inbox on your own iPhone number
- Starting price
- $19/month per number
- Free plan
- 3-day free trial
MessageBlue supports 38 of the 77 features compared here, and Texting Blue supports 20.
Where MessageBlue is ahead
- Group chats
- Group management
- Tapbacks
- Typing indicators
- Read receipts
- Attachments
- Voice messages
- iMessage availability check
and 11 more in the table below.
Where Texting Blue is ahead
Feature comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| iMessage messaging | ||
| iMessage | ||
| Group chats | Not listedAPI only documents one-to-one sends | |
| Group management | Not listed | |
| Group name and photo | Not listed | Not listed |
| Mentions | Not listed | Not listedGroup chats are not documented |
| Tapbacks | Not listed | |
| Threaded replies | Not listed | Not listed |
| Typing indicators | Not listed | |
| Read receipts | Not listedMarketing mentions read receipts, but the API has no read status | |
| Edit and unsend | Not listed | Not listed |
| Message effects | Not listed | Not listed |
| Animated text effects | Not listed | Not listed |
| Stickers | Not listed | |
| Formatted text | Not listed | Not listed |
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | |
| Rich link previews | Not listed | Not listed |
| Voice messages | ||
| Contact cards | Not listed | |
| Polls | Not listed | |
| Chat backgrounds | Not listed | Not listed |
| Location sharing | Not listed | |
| iMessage apps | Not listed | |
| Live app cards | Not listed | |
| Sender name and photo | Not listed | Not listed |
| FaceTime calls | Not listedInbox video call button is marked coming soon; voice calls need the team to enable. | |
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | Not listed | |
| Focus and Notify Anyway | Not listed | Not listed |
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | ||
| Dedicated numbers | ||
| Shared numbers | Not listed | |
| Bring your own number | ||
| Line pooling | Not listed | |
| SMS fallback | ||
| RCS fallback | Not listedMarketing pages say SMS or RCS fallback; docs only describe SMS. | Not listed |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | Not listedInbox voice call button says to contact the team; number used is not stated. | |
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | Not listedMentioned only as a fallback on marketing pages. | Not listed |
Not supportedNot offered | ||
| Telegram | Not supported | Not supportedNot offered |
| Slack | Not supported | Not supported |
Not supported | Not supported | |
| Phone calls | Not listedInbox voice call button says to contact the team; call type and number not stated. | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supportedNot offered | Not supportedNot offered |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | Not listedSite mentions SDKs, but docs show only raw HTTP examples | |
| Python SDK | Not listed | |
| Other SDKs | Not listed | |
| CLI | Not listedThe API page mentions a CLI, but none is documented. | Not listed |
| Webhooks | ||
| Signed webhooks | ||
| MCP server | Not listed | |
| Open source | Not listed | Not listedOnly the free website contact widget is described as open source |
| Self-hosting | Not listedHosted dashboard and API; only the widget script can be self-hosted | |
| Local testing | Not listedtb_test_ sandbox keys are listed as coming soon | |
| Custom channel providers | Not listed | Not listed |
| Event replay | ||
| OpenTelemetry | Not listed | Not listed |
| No-code integrations | ||
| CRM integrations | ||
| Built for AI agents | ||
| Agent framework | Not listed | |
| Agent framework integrations | Not listedSite says it works with LangChain and the Vercel AI SDK via webhooks; no official integration. | Not listed |
| Streaming replies | Not listed | Not listed |
| Agent group chats | Not listed | Not listed |
| Human handoff | ||
| Audit logs | ||
| Message history API | ||
| Plans and compliance | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Public pricing | ||
| No per-message fees | ||
| Uptime SLA | ||
| Isolated infrastructure | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listedAbout page mentions 'SOC 2 practices'; no report or certification stated | |
| GDPR | Not listed |
Checked on each provider's own site and docs on 2026-10-25. “Not listed” means the provider does not mention it.
Pricing
MessageBlue
Free when you bring your own number on your own Mac; a dedicated line is $100 a month on Startups & SMB, and Business and Enterprise are contact sales.
Pricing model: flat per line
SourceTexting Blue
One plan on sale: Lite at $19 per number per month for text-only messaging up to 100 messages a day; Standard and Business are listed as coming soon.
Pricing model: flat per number, with a daily message cap
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose MessageBlue if you need group chats, group management, tapbacks and typing indicators.
Choose Texting Blue if you need GDPR.
Frequently asked questions
MessageBlue supports 38 of the 77 features compared here, and Texting Blue supports 20. MessageBlue adds group chats, group management, tapbacks, typing indicators and read receipts. Texting Blue adds GDPR.
MessageBlue: Free when you bring your own number on your own Mac; a dedicated line is $100 a month on Startups & SMB, and Business and Enterprise are contact sales. Texting Blue: One plan on sale: Lite at $19 per number per month for text-only messaging up to 100 messages a day; Standard and Business are listed as coming soon.
Texting Blue does not list group chats on its site or in its docs.
Texting Blue does not list group management on its site or in its docs.
Texting Blue does not list tapbacks on its site or in its docs.