Bandwidth vs Nexmo vs Twilio

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Bandwidth

24
38
+ 1
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Nexmo

180
341
+ 1
56
Twilio

10.6K
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+ 1
520
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Pros of Bandwidth
Pros of Nexmo
Pros of Twilio
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    • 18
      For outbound and inbound SMS
    • 13
      Cheap
    • 10
      Simple REST API
    • 4
      Most reliable global communication vendor w/simple APIs
    • 4
      Broad coverage
    • 2
      Excellent support team
    • 2
      Implement inbound SMS
    • 2
      Super fast and easy to use
    • 1
      Cheap short-code SMS
    • 147
      Powerful, simple, and well documented api
    • 88
      RESTful API
    • 66
      Clear pricing
    • 61
      Great sms services
    • 58
      Low cost of entry
    • 29
      Global SMS Gateway
    • 14
      Good value
    • 12
      Cloud IVR
    • 11
      Simple
    • 11
      Extremely simple to integrate with rails
    • 6
      Great for startups
    • 5
      SMS
    • 3
      Great developer program
    • 3
      Hassle free
    • 2
      Text me the app pages
    • 1
      New Features constantly rolling out
    • 1
      Many deployment options, from build from scratch to buy
    • 1
      Easy integration
    • 1
      Two factor authentication

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    Cons of Bandwidth
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        • 4
          Predictable pricing
        • 2
          Expensive

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        What is Bandwidth?

        A Communications Platform as a Service company offering a full suite of voice, messaging, and 9-1-1 APIs, all built atop the company's own all-IP voice network.

        What is Nexmo?

        Nexmo connects your apps directly to carriers around the world. Integrate SMS and Voice messages using one simple API. Use Nexmo Verity to register users, verify transactions, and implement two factor authentication.

        What is Twilio?

        Twilio offers developers a powerful API for phone services to make and receive phone calls, and send and receive text messages. Their product allows programmers to more easily integrate various communication methods into their software and programs.

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        What are some alternatives to Bandwidth, Nexmo, and Twilio?
        Postscript
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        Braze
        Braze is a comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and the brands they love.
        Agora
        Agora.io provides building blocks for you to add real-time voice and video communications through a simple and powerful SDK. You can integrate the Agora SDK to enable real-time communications in your own application quickly.
        Plivo
        Plivo provides basic building block APIs in the form of Plivo XML and HTTP API, to create telephony apps, so developers can completely do away with learning the nitty-gritty of the telephony plumbing.
        MessageBird
        At MessageBird we believe that communicating with a business should feel as natural as communicating with a friend. That's why our SMS, Voice and Conversations APIs continue to revolutionize company-customer interactions.
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