Telerivet

Overview

Telerivet is a cloud platform for automated mobile messaging, used by companies, governments, NGOs and universities in more than 150 countries. It works on top of your own connectivity, such as Twilio, Vonage or an Android phone running the Telerivet Gateway app, or Telerivet's partner routes. Its copyright dates from 2012.

Key features

• SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, Viber, Messenger, Instagram, voice and USSD in one project
• Telerivet Gateway app turns an Android phone and SIM into a local SMS gateway
• REST API, a Webhook API for incoming messages and status updates, and a Cloud Script API
• Rules engine for auto-replies, polls, chatbots and IVR call flows
• MCP server with OAuth for AI agents
• Airtime transfer and a Zapier integration

Pricing

Plans cost $49, $149 or $399 a month, or two months less when billed yearly, and include 5,000, 30,000 or 100,000 processed messages, with extra messages from $0.007 down to $0.004. Delivery is billed separately, by your own provider or at Telerivet's per-country partner route rates. Enterprise plans add a 99.99% uptime SLA.

How it compares to Linq

Telerivet has no iMessage or RCS, which Linq offers. Both offer MCP. Telerivet can send through your own Android phone or provider account, while Linq provides managed lines. Linq's plans start at $260 a month for Pro with no per-message fees; Telerivet plans start at $49 a month plus delivery costs.

Best for

SMS, WhatsApp and voice programs in emerging markets.

Sources

• telerivet.com
• telerivet.com/pricing
• telerivet.com/about
• telerivet.com/api
• telerivet.com/api/mcp