Claw Messenger vs LoopMessage
Both meter, but they count different things. Claw counts messages; LoopMessage counts the people you message.
Side by side
| Claw Messenger | LoopMessage | |
|---|---|---|
| Advertised from | $5/mo | $59.99/mo |
| The tier most people need | $5/mo | $119.99/mo |
| Setup fee | None | Not published |
| Number | Dedicated | Shared or dedicated |
| Can message first | Included | Paid add-on |
| Per-message fees | Yes, metered | None |
| SMS or RCS fallback | Included | Paid add-on |
| Compliance claimed | None published | None published |
Rows where the two agree are dimmed. Every figure comes from the product’s own public pages, checked 2026-09-06.
What actually differs
Claw charges by message volume: $5 for 250, $15 for 2,000, $25 for 6,000, $50 for 15,000, on a dedicated number with fallback and outbound included. LoopMessage charges by unique active daily contacts: $59.99 for 300, $99.99 for a thousand, with the number, the fallback and the ability to message first sold separately.
Pick the meter that does not match your shape and the bill surprises you. A thousand conversations of two messages each costs Claw $15 and LoopMessage $99.99 plus add-ons. Fifty conversations of a hundred messages each costs Claw $50 and LoopMessage its base price. Claw is also the cheaper way to a dedicated number by a wide margin, since LoopMessage charges $15 a month for one on top of the plan.
Claw Messenger is for
Products with a small number of very active conversations.
LoopMessage is for
Products with a large number of quiet ones.
There is no winner here on purpose. These are different products for different situations, and the paragraph above names the question that tells you which you are in. See all nine providers compared or answer five questions to narrow it yourself.