ClickSend SMS Gateway API vs Plivo SMS API
ClickSend SMS Gateway API
clicksend.com
Plivo SMS API
plivo.comSide by side
| Figure | ClickSend SMS Gateway API | Plivo SMS API |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $0.01/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 18 |
| Spec score · SMS APIs | 8.6 (#5) | 8.4 (#11) |
| Spec score · SMS API services | 8.5 (#12) | 8.8 (#3) |
| Founded | 2013 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Inbound webhooks | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | ClickSend lists integrations including Zapier, Microsoft Power Automate, Make, Salesforce, ActiveCampaign, and Bubble.io. | Official integrations include Microsoft Power Automate, Integromat, Zapier, Auth0, n8n, Pipedream, Integrately, GitHub Actions, Tray and EngageBay. |
| MMS support | Yes | Yes |
| Reliability | ClickSend advertises a 99.95% uptime SLA guarantee for bulk messaging. | Plivo states that its platform has 99.99% uptime with redundant infrastructure, automatic failover and 24/7 monitoring. |
| Two-way SMS | Yes | Yes |
Plans
ClickSend SMS Gateway API
- BoostA$200, paid once
- GrowthA$5,000, paid once
- ScaleA$30,000, paid once
- EnterprisePrice not published
Plivo SMS API
- Pay as you go$0.01 a month
- Long CodesPriced on request
- Short CodePriced on request
- Toll-FreePriced on request
- Long Codes rental$0.50 a month
- Toll-Free Numbers rental$1 a month
- Enterprise$1,000 a month
- SMS long codes$0.01, paid once
- SMS short codes$0.01, paid once
- SMS toll-free$0.01, paid once
In their own words
ClickSend SMS Gateway API
ClickSend SMS Gateway API has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Plivo SMS API
Plivo SMS API has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.