Linq Alternatives with Delivery status

Providers with delivery status

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)

SupportedSent, delivered, read and send-error fields per message

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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

Supportedsent, delivered, read and failed webhooks. Groups report sent only.

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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

Supported

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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

SupportedStatus callbacks from REGISTERED through SENT or DELIVERED.

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LoopMessage

iMessage, SMS, RCS and WhatsApp on one number

Starting price

$59.99/month per sender (Light)

Free plan

Sandbox: $0, 5 contacts, testing only; free shared plan for schools and non-profits

Supportedmessage_delivered and message_failed webhooks, plus a status lookup by ID.

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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

SupportedPer-message status with delivered_at, and the channel used (iMessage or SMS).

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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)

SupportedWebhooks for message updates (delivered, read) and message errors

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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

Supportedsent, delivered, read, SMS_FALLBACK and failed via status webhook.

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Claw Messenger

iMessage for personal AI agents, no Mac needed

Starting price

$5/month for 250 messages

Free plan

7-day free trial, card required

Supportedaccepted, delivered, read and failed status events

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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

PartialOutbox status pending, claimed, sent or failed; no separate delivered or read state.

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Texting Blue

Shared team iMessage inbox on your own iPhone number

Starting price

$19/month per number

Free plan

3-day free trial

PartialSent and failed on Lite; delivered events need Standard, coming soon

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Apple Messages for Business

Apple's official business chat in the Messages app

Starting price

Free from Apple; MSP fees vary

Free plan

Apple charges nothing; an MSP is still required

PartialSends return HTTP status codes; no delivered or read events

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Not supported or 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

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