Linq Alternatives with Signed webhooks

17 providers support signed webhooks: signed webhooks (HMAC or similar verification).

Providers with signed webhooks

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)
SupportedHMAC-SHA256, plus Standard Webhooks signatures

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
SupportedHMAC-SHA256, Standard Webhooks format, with replay protection.

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
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 with timestamp, rotatable secrets and delivery replay.

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
PartialSends your shared secret in an sb-signing-secret header. No HMAC signature.

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
PartialYou set an authorization header and verify it; no HMAC signature.

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
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 per-subscription secret over timestamp and raw body.

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
SupportedX-MB-Signature: HMAC-SHA256 over timestamp and raw body.

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
SupportedX-Twilio-Signature header, HMAC-SHA1 with the account auth token

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
SupportedStandard Webhooks, HMAC-SHA256

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
SupportedEd25519 signatures over timestamp and payload

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
SupportedHS256 JWT signed with the signature secret, plus SHA-256 payload hash

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
SupportedOptional HMAC signature in X-Hub-Signature; Basic, OAuth and mTLS also supported

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
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 over body, nonce and timestamp; OAuth 2.0 option

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
SupportedHMAC-signed

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
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 over timestamp and raw body, 5-minute replay window.

Texting Blue

Shared team iMessage inbox on your own iPhone number
Starting price
$19/month per number
Free plan
3-day free trial
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 in x-textingblue-signature

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
SupportedEvery request carries an HS256-signed JWT

Not supported or not listed

  • BlueBubbles
    Not supportedWebhooks are plain JSON POSTs with no signature header