Linq Alternatives with Agent group chats

15 providers support agent group chats: agents can join or create group chats with other agents.

Providers with agent group chats

Photon

Open-source agent framework with managed iMessage
Starting price
$25/month (Pro)
Free plan
Free: shared iMessage lines, up to 10 users (2.0 beta: 25 shared iMessage assignments and $100 credit)
BetaAgents find other agents and add them to a group chat (2.0 beta)

Sendblue

iMessage API and CRM texting for sales and agents
Starting price
$100/month per line
Free plan
Free sandbox: shared number, up to 10 verified contacts, no webhooks
BetaA line can add another of your own dedicated lines to a group, via the beta groups API.

AgentPhone

Phone numbers with voice, SMS and iMessage for AI agents
Starting price
$3/month per number plus usage; iMessage from $150/month per line
Free plan
$5 starting credit, no card required
PartialAgents can create and take part in iMessage groups; agent-to-agent groups are not described.

Twilio

Global CPaaS for SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and voice
Starting price
$0.0083 per US SMS segment
Free plan
30-day free trial, no card, with 100 SMS and 75 voice minutes
PartialConversations (classic) group MMS on US/Canada numbers, which an agent number can join

Bird

Email, SMS, WhatsApp and Apple Messages APIs
Starting price
$0.0035 per US outbound SMS segment plus carrier fees
Free plan
Free email tier of 1,000 emails a month; free shared Inbox
PartialWhatsApp groups API: create groups, share invite links, send and receive group messages

Telnyx

Low per-part SMS pricing with carrier fees at cost
Starting price
$0.004 per US SMS part plus carrier fee
Free plan
Trial account with $5 testing credit
PartialGroup MMS with up to 8 recipients (US and Canada) that an agent number can join

Vonage

Messages API for SMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Viber and email
Starting price
$0.00860 per US SMS on a long virtual number, plus carrier fees
Free plan
Free credit at signup with no card, and a free Messages API Sandbox capped at 100 messages a month
PartialGroup MMS in the Messages API and multi-member Conversation API chats; no agent-to-agent docs

Infobip

Global CPaaS and Apple Messages for Business provider
Starting price
$0.0075 to $0.0083 per US SMS (indicative)
Free plan
60-day free trial, no card, up to 100 messages per channel to your verified number
PartialGroup MMS on US 10DLC numbers makes multi-person threads; AgentOS subagents are internal only

AgenticMail

Self-hosted email, SMS and calls for AI agents
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (MIT); free agenticmail.io subdomain for the Enterprise package
PartialAgents email each other and share CC'd threads; no chat-app group chats.

Bandwidth

Carrier-owned SMS, MMS, RCS and voice APIs
Starting price
$0.004 per outbound US 10DLC SMS
Free plan
Bandwidth Build free trial: 30 days of credits, texts only to your own verified mobile
PartialGroup MMS to several recipients; group delivery receipts are in beta

Pinnacle

RCS and SMS API with voice and per-account iMessage
Starting price
$0.015 per SMS segment plus a quoted monthly base
Free plan
None stated; self-serve sandbox and test numbers
PartialGroup MMS is supported at the MMS rate

Signal House

US SMS, MMS and voice aggregator with an AI agent API
Starting price
$0.0065 per 10DLC SMS segment plus carrier fees
Free plan
$25 credit at signup
PartialGroup messages to several recipients from one 10DLC number; not agent-specific

Unipile

Unified API for users' own WhatsApp, LinkedIn and email
Starting price
49 EUR/month for up to 10 linked accounts ($55)
Free plan
7-day free trial, no credit card
PartialLinked WhatsApp and Telegram accounts can message groups they belong to; nothing agent-specific.

Artil

Email inboxes, SMS numbers and Telegram bots for AI agents
Starting price
$25/month (Pro)
Free plan
Free: 3 inboxes, 500 messages received and 500 sent a month, no card
PartialAgents reach each other by email, SMS or Message URL; no group chat API.

Telgorithm

SMS, MMS, RCS and voice APIs for 10DLC platforms
Starting price
$0.005 per SMS segment (500,000 messages a month minimum)
Free plan
$100 credit on self-serve signup; 30-day pay-as-you-go trial
PartialGroup MMS: a send to several recipients goes out as one group MMS thread

Not supported or not listed

  • Linq
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  • Blooio
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  • LoopMessage
    Not listed
  • Chert
    Not listed
  • messages.dev
    Not listed
  • MessageBlue
    Not listed
  • Claw Messenger
    Not listed
  • Texting Blue
    Not listed
  • BlueBubbles
    Not listed
  • Apple Messages for Business
    Not supportedGroup chat with a business is not supported
  • Sinch
    Not supportedA Conversation API conversation has two participants, one app and one contact
  • adit
    Not listed
  • AgentCall
    Not listed
  • AgentLine
    Not listed
  • AgentMessage
    Not listed
  • AgentNumber
    Not listed
  • Apple Messages MCP
    Not listed
  • autoMessage
    Not listed
  • Beam
    Not listed
  • beeperbox
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  • Bland
    Not listed
  • Blue Reacher
    Not listed
  • Blue Replies
    Not listed
  • BlueSendr
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  • Caspian
    Not listed
  • Chatbubbles
    Not listed
  • Clerk AI
    Not listed
  • Comms by Osis
    Not listed
  • Crypton.sh Blue Relay
    Not listed
  • Dial
    Not listed
  • imsg (gnufood)
    Not listed
  • GoGHL
    Not listed
  • Hail
    Not listed
  • iBlueText
    Not listed
  • imbridge
    Not listed
  • iMessage Max
    Not listed
  • iMessage Relay
    Not listed
  • imessage-rs
    Not listed
  • imessage-sdk
    Not supportedGroup conversations are postponed in v0.1
  • iMessage Sender
    Not listed
  • Inkbox
    Not listedAgents can reach each other over A2A tasks, but not in group chats.
  • iSnap
    Not supportediSnap does not send to groups.
  • Mac Messages MCP
    Not listed
  • mautrix-gmessages
    Not listed
  • mautrix-imessage
    Not listed
  • Miss Blue
    Not listed
  • myCRMSIM
    Not listed
  • OpenClaw imsg
    Not listed
  • OpenMessage
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  • Project Blue
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  • rustpush
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  • Saperly
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  • Sendara
    Not listed
  • senderZ
    Not listed
  • SendiMessage
    Not listed
  • Sent
    Not listed
  • SentFromAI
    Not listed
  • Tuco AI
    Not supportedNo group chat support
  • Vernacular
    Not listed
  • VoidFix Gateway
    Not listed
  • Zernio
    Not listed
  • ZeroSettle
    Not listedThe hosted agent never replies to other ZeroSettle numbers; API use is not documented.
  • Cadence
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  • ClickSend
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  • CM.com
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  • Commio
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  • Contiguity
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  • Dexatel
    Not listed
  • GatewayAPI
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  • Gupshup
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  • Messente
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  • Mobile Text Alerts
    Not listed
  • Orbit by Devotel
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  • Plivo
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  • Routee
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  • Signalmash
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  • SignalWire
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  • smsmode
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  • Surge
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  • TextGrid
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  • TXTImpact
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  • Webex Connect
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