Linq Alternatives with Free plan
84 providers support free plan: free plan or free sandbox.
Providers with free plan
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)
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
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
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
Zernio
One API for iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, social DMs and calls
- Starting price
- $200/month per iMessage sender
- Free plan
- First 2 connected accounts free; free iMessage sandbox on a shared line
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
Blue Reacher
Managed iMessage lines for B2B sales, with API and MCP
- Starting price
- $199/month per line at 4+ lines; $249/month for 1 to 3 lines
- Free plan
- Free public sandbox key; simulator only, no real sends
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
Miss Blue
Dedicated iMessage line with API, team inbox and calling
- Starting price
- $99/month per number (launch price)
- Free plan
- Free sandbox; 30-minute live demo line
Bland
Voice AI platform with SMS, RCS and branded iMessage agents
- Starting price
- Custom (iMessage is Enterprise only); SMS from $29.99/month on the Agent Phone Plan
- Free plan
- Start plan: free, with credits and an inbound number, for voice
BlueBubbles
Free, open-source iMessage bridge you host on a Mac
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
Inkbox
Email, phone, iMessage and A2A identity for AI agents
- Starting price
- $25/month (Developer); $167/month for a dedicated iMessage number (Startup)
- Free plan
- Free: 3 identities, shared iMessage up to 2,000 messages a month and 3 recipients at a time
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
Dial
Phone numbers with calls, SMS and iMessage for AI agents
- Starting price
- $3/month per standard number; $250/month per iMessage number
- Free plan
- $5 free credit, no credit card required
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
iBlueText
Hosted or self-hosted iMessage lines with iPhone lookup
- Starting price
- $29/month (self-hosted, 1 line); $99/month per hosted line
- Free plan
- No-card trial: 100 lookups, 10 verifications and 10 iMessages; self-hosted 3-day trial
Project Blue
iMessage, SMS and FaceTime Audio lines inside your CRM
- Starting price
- $166/month per line, billed annually
- Free plan
- Free trial on a shared line, verified numbers only
rustpush
Rust library for the iMessage, FaceTime and APNs protocols
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free source (SSPL v1)
imbridge
Python library, CLI and MCP server for iMessage on a Mac
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
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
OpenClaw imsg
MIT-licensed macOS CLI for reading and sending iMessage
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
autoMessage
iMessage API, MCP server and webhooks on your own Mac
- Starting price
- $59/month (Solo)
- Free plan
- 14-day free trial, no credit card to start
Contiguity
SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp and email in one developer API
- Starting price
- $79.99/month for a leased iMessage number ($9.99 number plus $70 iMessage); SMS adds $40
- Free plan
- Free: 500 SMS, 100 MMS and 1,000 emails a month on shared numbers
iSnap
iMessage API on real iPhones, rented or your own
- Starting price
- $15/month per BYOP line; rented lines from $77/month
- Free plan
- Starter: $0, one contact, shared test line
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
Beam
iMessage, RCS and SMS for GoHighLevel agencies, with an API
- Starting price
- Not published
- Free plan
- Free preview workspace with demo data; no live sending
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
Blue Replies
iMessage and FaceTime API with a free phone-bound sandbox
- Starting price
- Custom quote
- Free plan
- Sandbox: free, no expiry, your own phone plus up to 5 verified contacts
imessage-rs
Rust iMessage server with a BlueBubbles-compatible API
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
Orbit by Devotel
Pay-as-you-go CPaaS with AI agents on every channel
- Starting price
- $0.0075 per US SMS segment
- Free plan
- Free signup with simulated sandbox sends
senderZ
iMessage for customer-started chats, SMS for the rest
- Starting price
- $39/month billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 14-day trial, no card
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
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
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
Caspian
Open-source SDK that puts one agent on every chat channel
- Starting price
- Free (self-host or sandbox key); hosted paid channels per message
- Free plan
- Free self-hosting; free sandbox key from the MCP get_started tool
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
Plivo
Voice AI and CPaaS with SMS, WhatsApp and SIP APIs
- Starting price
- $1,000/month Enterprise minimum for SMS; US SMS $0.0077 per message plus carrier fees
- Free plan
- $10 in free credits on pay as you go (voice and SIP; no SMS in the US)
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
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
Gupshup
Conversational AI platform for WhatsApp, RCS, SMS and voice
- Starting price
- $99/month plus per-message rates
- Free plan
- None on the self-serve plan; a WhatsApp offer page lists 3 months free
Webex Connect
Cisco's enterprise CPaaS with Apple Messages for Business
- Starting price
- Custom (contact Cisco)
- Free plan
- Free sandbox: 10,000 SMS and WhatsApp requests within 365 days, up to 5 verified numbers
beeperbox
One MCP endpoint for the chat apps in your Beeper account
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
CM.com
One messaging API for SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and more
- Starting price
- $58/month (Channels Go, 1 profile) plus usage
- Free plan
- Business Messaging trial without onboarding
Hail
Open-source voice, SMS and email API for AI agents
- Starting price
- Prepaid credit from $1; numbers from $0.50/month
- Free plan
- Free to self-host (AGPL-3.0). No free credit on Hail Cloud.
SignalWire
Voice, messaging and AI agents from the FreeSWITCH team
- Starting price
- $0.00415 per US 10DLC SMS segment plus carrier fees
- Free plan
- Trial mode at signup; add $5 credit to exit
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
Clerk AI
AI voice, RCS and SMS agents for outbound lead qualification
- Starting price
- $0 (Pay as you Go, 100 credits); Startup $149/month
- Free plan
- Pay as you Go: free with 100 credits, then $0.045 per credit
mautrix-imessage
Matrix bridge for iMessage that runs on your own Mac
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (AGPL-3.0)
Sent
One API for SMS, WhatsApp and RCS with automatic routing
- Starting price
- $0.015 per active contact a month plus carrier fees (US SMS shown at $0.0047)
- Free plan
- Light onboarding: 6 pre-built OTP templates, 500 sends a day, no card
AgentLine
Open-source phone numbers, calls and SMS for AI agents
- Starting price
- $20/month (Individual: 1 number, 100 minutes, 400 SMS)
- Free plan
- No free hosted tier listed; MIT-licensed server is free to self-host
GoGHL
WhatsApp, iMessage and SMS inside GoHighLevel
- Starting price
- $29/month per GoHighLevel sub-account
- Free plan
- 7-day free trial, no credit card
Mac Messages MCP
MCP server to read, search and send Mac Messages
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
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
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
VoidFix Gateway
SMS, WhatsApp and iMessage from your own phones
- Starting price
- $99/month per iMessage line (your own iPhone)
- Free plan
- 7-day trials for SMS and WhatsApp only; none for iMessage
imessage-sdk
Provider-neutral TypeScript SDK for hosted iMessage APIs
- Starting price
- Free (provider fees extra)
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
Routee
CPaaS for SMS, Viber, WhatsApp, voice and email
- Starting price
- $0.0085 per US SMS (toll-free) plus carrier fee
- Free plan
- Free email (up to 2,500 subscribers) and push plans only
iMessage Relay
Mac menu bar app relaying iMessage to webhooks, REST and MCP
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
Mobile Text Alerts
US SMS platform and API with RCS and beta iMessage
- Starting price
- $36/month billed annually (1,000 messages)
- Free plan
- 14-day free trial with 50 messages
SentFromAI
Email inboxes for AI agents, with iMessage in early access
- Starting price
- $19/month (Pro, email)
- Free plan
- Free: 5 inboxes, 5,000 emails a month, 5 GB storage, no card (email only)
Apple Messages MCP
Local MCP server for reading and sending Apple Messages
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
Dexatel
SMS, Viber, WhatsApp and OTP API with channel fallback
- Starting price
- $0.0229 per US SMS
- Free plan
- 30-day free trial with test credits, no card
iMessage Max
Swift MCP server for reading and sending iMessage on a Mac
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
Saperly
Phone numbers with voice and SMS for AI agents
- Starting price
- Numbers from $2/month plus usage
- Free plan
- $5 signup credit that never expires, no card to start
smsmode
French SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and TTS messaging platform
- Starting price
- €9/month (Basic) or €61 for a 1,000 SMS prepaid pack (France)
- Free plan
- 20 free test credits
Surge
SMS and voice API with fast US carrier registration
- Starting price
- $5/month (Hobby, credited toward usage)
- Free plan
- Demo number with 25 outbound demo SMS per account
ClickSend
Prepaid SMS, MMS and RCS messaging API
- Starting price
- $0.0285 per US SMS on a $20 top-up, plus a $0.0041 carrier fee
- Free plan
- Free trial on sign-up; credit amount not stated
OpenMessage
Local Google Messages, WhatsApp and Signal inbox with MCP
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source
Texting Blue
Shared team iMessage inbox on your own iPhone number
- Starting price
- $19/month per number
- Free plan
- 3-day free trial
AgentCall
Phone numbers, SMS and AI voice calls for AI agents
- Starting price
- $19.99/month (Pro) plus usage
- Free plan
- One-time 72-hour trial with one local number, 5 inbound AI minutes and 5 texts; card verification required
AgentMessage
SMS and iMessage API for AI agents with 10DLC tooling
- Starting price
- $0.94/month per number plus $0.0078 per SMS segment
- Free plan
- $5 starting credit on new accounts (new signups currently paused)
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
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
Messente
Estonian SMS, Viber, WhatsApp and RCS messaging API
- Starting price
- 0.0136 EUR per US SMS segment (pay as you go)
- Free plan
- Free signup with test messages, no card
adit
Windows daemon for iPhone texts over Bluetooth, with an API
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
Chatbubbles
Self-hosted iMessage HTTPS API for a Mac on Tailscale
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free download (GitHub releases, Homebrew tap)
GatewayAPI
Danish SMS, RCS and email API with an EU-hosted setup
- Starting price
- 0.0201 EUR per US SMS (standard route)
- Free plan
- Free account with test credits
TXTImpact
Business texting platform and API for SMS, RCS, WhatsApp
- Starting price
- $5/month (API Start up plan, 100 credits)
- Free plan
- 15-day free trial, no credit card
Cadence
RCS conversation API for AI agents, with SMS fallback
- Starting price
- $250/month per brand to go live
- Free plan
- Free sandbox and real RCS to your own accepted test devices, no time limit
mautrix-gmessages
Matrix bridge for Google Messages SMS and RCS chats
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (AGPL-3.0)
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
Vernacular
iMessage lines with AI-drafted replies you approve
- Starting price
- $899/month per line (Growth); Support has $1,000 setup and no minimum
- Free plan
- Free trial offered; terms not stated
imsg (gnufood)
Linux CLI that texts through a paired iPhone via Bluetooth
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
TextGrid
Low-cost SMS, MMS, voice and email API
- Starting price
- $0.0035 per outbound SMS segment, no minimum
- Free plan
- Free signup with trial credits (amount not stated)
Not supported or not listed
- Claw Messenger
- AgentNumberNot listedNo free plan or trial mentioned.
- BlueSendrNot listed
- Crypton.sh Blue Relay
- iMessage SenderNot listedSite says Get Started Free; plan prices need a GoHighLevel login
- myCRMSIM
- SendaraNot listedNo free plan or trial is mentioned.
- SendiMessage
- Tuco AI
- ZeroSettle
- CommioNot listed
- PinnacleNot listedA self-serve sandbox is mentioned; no free tier is stated
- SignalmashNot listed'Start for free' buttons, but the Launch plan has a $19 monthly platform fee