Saperly sells phone numbers for AI agents, with voice and SMS on the same number. The model is connection-first: you define a connection (instructions and a voice) once and attach it to one or many numbers. A connection runs either a hosted voice agent or your own LLM in manual mode, and call audio stays in the carrier network. Its terms describe Saperly as a reseller of an underlying carrier. It has no iMessage, RCS, WhatsApp or email.
Prepaid and pay-as-you-go, starting with a $5 credit that never expires and no card. Voice costs $0.13 a minute with your own LLM or $0.26 hosted, at one rate to any country. SMS costs $0.02 a segment in the US and Canada, more elsewhere, with inbound included. Numbers start at $2 a month. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Linq is built around iMessage, with RCS and SMS fallback; Saperly has no iMessage or RCS. Saperly's API places and answers AI voice calls, which Linq's API does not. Saperly charges per minute and per SMS segment, while Linq charges a flat monthly fee from $260 with no per-message fees. Saperly blocks outbound contact until consent is recorded. Linq states SOC 2 Type II; Saperly names no certification and its terms offer no uptime SLA yet.
Teams building voice or SMS agents that need numbers with consent and disclosure rules enforced by the provider.
Saperly supports 21 of the 77 features compared on Linq Alternatives.