Linq Alternatives with No per-message fees

Providers with no per-message fees

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)

SupportedNo per-message fees for iMessage, WhatsApp or Telegram; SMS, voice and email are metered in the 2.0 beta

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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

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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

SupportedNumber plans are flat. Apple Messages for Business is billed per monthly active user.

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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

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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

SupportedUnlimited messages; plans cap unique active contacts per day.

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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

SupportedFlat monthly prices; paid plans have usage limits that are not spelled out.

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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)

SupportedFree; optional flat Pro subscription

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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

SupportedFlat $100/mo per line.

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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

PartialFlat plans with hard monthly message caps; Agency charges $0.005 per extra message

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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

Supported$99/mo per line with unlimited messages.

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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

Supported$19 per number per month, capped at 100 messages a day

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Not supported or not listed

• Apple Messages for Business
  Not listedApple charges nothing; MSP pricing models vary
• Twilio
  Not supportedBilled per SMS segment, plus carrier fees
• Sinch
  Not supportedBilled per message, plus carrier fees
• Telnyx
  Not supportedBilled per message part, plus carrier fees
• Vonage
  Not supportedBilled per message, plus a platform fee on top of carrier fees
• Bird
  Not supportedBilled per message or segment from a prepaid balance
• Infobip
  Not supportedBilled per message

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