Flowroute

Overview

Flowroute sells SIP trunking, phone numbers and messaging for contact centers, CPaaS providers, developers and resellers, with pay-as-you-go pricing and no contracts. Its site is published by BCM One. For messaging customers it offers two-way SMS and MMS on local and toll-free numbers in the US and Canada, with help registering 10DLC campaigns.

Key features

• Numbers API to search, buy and route local, toll-free and vanity numbers, plus porting, E911 and CNAM
• Messaging API to send and receive SMS and MMS on the same number used for calls
• Webhooks for inbound messages and delivery receipts, set per account or per number
• Message detail records with direction, status and content
• Voice SIP with HyperNetwork, which reroutes inbound calls around outages
• Code samples in Ruby, Python, Node.js, PHP and .NET

Pricing

Pay as you go. Numbers start at $1.00 each. Long-code SMS costs $0.004 per message and toll-free SMS $0.0075, inbound or outbound; MMS costs $0.0095 and $0.019. Carrier surcharges are extra. Outbound calls start at $0.00833 a minute and inbound at $0.005.

How it compares to Linq

Flowroute has no iMessage and no RCS. It bills per message and per minute, while Linq charges a flat monthly fee from $260 with no per-message fees. Flowroute places and receives calls over SIP; Linq's API only forwards inbound calls.

Best for

Developers and voice platforms in the US and Canada that want low-cost numbers with SMS, MMS and SIP voice on one account.

Sources

• flowroute.com
• flowroute.com/sms
• flowroute.com/api-docs
• flowroute.com/pricing-details