Linq Alternatives with Event replay

17 providers support event replay: recover or replay missed webhook or stream events after downtime.

Providers with event replay

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)
SupportedCatch up on events after a disconnect from a durable sequence

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
PartialRetries for 30 minutes; after that, re-fetch chats or ask Linq for a manual replay.

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
SupportedWebhook delivery logs with replay, plus an events feed to list past events.

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
PartialNo replay. Docs say to repair gaps by listing messages updated since a timestamp.

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
PartialWebhook history API to fetch past events; no replay call.

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
SupportedDurable event log with replay by event ID, polling and SSE.

BlueBubbles

Free, open-source iMessage bridge you host on a Mac
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
PartialCatch up by querying messages after a timestamp; 1.9.9 webhooks are not retried

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
SupportedFailed and dead-lettered deliveries are kept and can be replayed.

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
PartialEvent Streams retries up to 4 hours; webhook retries via connection overrides; no replay API

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
SupportedReplay API for failed deliveries from a 3-day attempt log; 8 retries over about 27.5 hours

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
SupportedWebhook Deliveries API lists failed deliveries with the original payload; 3 retries plus failover URL

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
PartialOnly automatic retries on 429 or 5xx, backing off to every 15 minutes, discarded after 24 hours

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
PartialWebhooks retry 20 times over 41.5 hours, then events are lost; message logs keep 48 hours

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
PartialCallbacks retried with exponential backoff (window unstated); List Messages can fetch missed inbound

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
SupportedInbound messages are stored and redelivered on reconnect; sync replays since a time

Texting Blue

Shared team iMessage inbox on your own iPhone number
Starting price
$19/month per number
Free plan
3-day free trial
PartialWebhooks retried for about 6 minutes; missed messages can be listed through the API

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
PartialApple retries only 5xx deliveries, 4 times with backoff from 100ms

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