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Linq Alternatives with Chat backgrounds

9 providers support chat backgrounds: chat backgrounds (iOS 26).

Providers with chat backgrounds

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)
Supported
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Linq

iMessage, RCS and SMS API with flat monthly pricing
Starting price
$260/month (Pro)
Free plan
Hobby: $0, up to 20 contacts, used through the CLI
SupportedColor, animated or photo backgrounds, in direct and group chats.
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Blooio

One API for iMessage, WhatsApp and Apple Messages
Starting price
$39/month (Starter, shared number)
Free plan
Free trial: 20 messages total on a shared number, no credit card
SupportedImage backgrounds only.
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BlueBubbles

Free, open-source iMessage bridge you host on a Mac
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
BetaBlueBubbles Pro for the unreleased 2.x server, macOS 26+; not in a public release
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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
SupportedSet or remove a background image per iMessage conversation.
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Comms by Osis

iMessage, RCS, SMS and WhatsApp API with hosted agents
Starting price
$50/month (shared line); $200/month per dedicated number
Free plan
Free: shared platform line, 100 messages a day, no card
BetaExperimental: photo or gradient backgrounds on lines that support them.
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rustpush

Rust library for the iMessage, FaceTime and APNs protocols
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free source (SSPL v1)
SupportedSetTranscriptBackground sets or removes a chat background
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OpenClaw imsg

MIT-licensed macOS CLI for reading and sending iMessage
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (MIT)
PartialRead only: chat-background status reads local background metadata
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ZeroSettle

Managed iMessage numbers with a REST API and webhooks
Starting price
$49/month (Pro, one number)
Free plan
None. 30-day money-back guarantee instead.
SupportedSet or remove (preset or custom image) and receive background.changed events.
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Not supported or not listed

  • Sendblue
    Not listed
  • LoopMessage
    Not listed
  • Chert
    Not listed
  • messages.dev
    Not listed
  • MessageBlue
    Not listed
  • Claw Messenger
    Not listed
  • Texting Blue
    Not listed
  • Apple Messages for Business
    Not listed
  • Twilio
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Sinch
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Telnyx
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Vonage
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Bird
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Infobip
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • adit
    Not listed
  • AgentCall
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • AgenticMail
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • AgentLine
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • AgentMessage
    Not listed
  • AgentNumber
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Apple Messages MCP
    Not supportedNo tool for it
  • Artil
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • autoMessage
    Not listed
  • Beam
    Not listed
  • beeperbox
    Not listed
  • Bland
    Not listed
  • Blue Reacher
    Not listed
  • Blue Replies
    Not listed
  • BlueSendr
    Not listed
  • Caspian
    Not listed
  • Chatbubbles
    Not listed
  • Clerk AI
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Crypton.sh Blue Relay
    Not listed
  • Dial
    Not listed
  • imsg (gnufood)
    Not listed
  • GoGHL
    Not listed
  • Hail
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • iBlueText
    Not listed
  • imbridge
    Not listed
  • iMessage Max
    Not supportedNo tool for it
  • iMessage Relay
    Not listed
  • imessage-rs
    Not listed
  • imessage-sdk
    Not listed
  • iMessage Sender
    Not listed
  • Inkbox
    Not listed
  • iSnap
    Not listed
  • Mac Messages MCP
    Not supportedNo tool for it
  • mautrix-gmessages
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • mautrix-imessage
    Not listed
  • Miss Blue
    Not listed
  • myCRMSIM
    Not listed
  • OpenMessage
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Project Blue
    Not listed
  • Saperly
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Sendara
    Not listed
  • senderZ
    Not listed
  • SendiMessage
    Not listed
  • Sent
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • SentFromAI
    Not listed
  • Tuco AI
    Not listed
  • Unipile
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Vernacular
    Not listed
  • VoidFix Gateway
    Not listed
  • Zernio
    Not listed
  • Bandwidth
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Cadence
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • ClickSend
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • CM.com
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Commio
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Contiguity
    Not listed
  • Dexatel
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • GatewayAPI
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Gupshup
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Messente
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Mobile Text Alerts
    Not listed
  • Orbit by Devotel
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Pinnacle
    Not listed
  • Plivo
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Routee
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Signal House
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Signalmash
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • SignalWire
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • smsmode
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Surge
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Telgorithm
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • TextGrid
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • TXTImpact
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Webex Connect
    Not supportedNo iMessage support

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