Linq Alternatives with CLI

Providers with CLI

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@photon-ai/cli manages projects, lines, users and billing

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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

Supported@linqapp/cli: signup, sending, and a local webhook listener.

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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

Supported@sendblue/cli: signup, messaging, contacts and webhooks.

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Chert

iMessage and FaceTime numbers for AI agents

Starting price

$25/month (Shared)

Free plan

24-hour trial: 10 messages and 10 FaceTime minutes on a shared line

BetaFaceTime CLI on npm's beta tag; the SDK adds a chert-sdk CLI for sends.

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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

SupportedTwilio CLI (twilio-cli)

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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

Supportedbird CLI with JSON output, also runs the MCP server locally

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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

SupportedTelnyx CLI, plus an Agent CLI with setup commands

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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

SupportedVonage CLI for apps, numbers and JWTs

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Sinch

CPaaS with 13 messaging channels in one API

Starting price

$0.0078 per US 10DLC SMS, plus carrier fees

Free plan

Free developer account with an SMS sandbox and test credit

Supported@sinch/cli for numbers, messaging, voice, fax, SIP and Functions

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messages.dev

TypeScript-first iMessage, RCS and SMS API

Starting price

$99/month per line

Free plan

Sandbox: 50 messages a day to your own paired phone

Supportedmessages-dev CLI: send, list, manage webhooks and stream events.

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Not supported or not listed

• Blooio
  Not listed
• LoopMessage
  Not listed
• MessageBlue
  Not listedThe API page mentions a CLI, but none is documented.
• Claw Messenger
  Not listed
• Texting Blue
  Not listed
• BlueBubbles
  Not listed
• Apple Messages for Business
  Not listed
• Infobip
  Not listedNo CLI found in the docs or on Infobip's GitHub

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