Linq vs LoopMessage
The axis is packaging philosophy. Linq sells one deep product and will not name its price; LoopMessage names every price and sells the product in pieces.
Side by side
| Linq | LoopMessage | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Advertised from | Not published | $59.99/mo |
| The tier most people need | Not published | $119.99/mo |
| Setup fee | Not published | Not published |
| Per-message fees | None | None |
| Delivery | ||
| Number | Not published | Shared or dedicated |
| Can message first | Not published | Paid add-on |
| SMS or RCS fallback | Included | Paid add-on |
| Policy | ||
| Compliance claimed | SOC 2 Type I and Type II, reports for 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026, 99.95% uptime SLA, 70 controls monitored on a public trust centre, 5 subprocessors named, Annual penetration testing, Published vulnerability disclosure process | None published |
| When it breaks | Status page, 99.95% SLA | Publishes a status page |
Rows where the two agree are dimmed. Checked 2026-09-10.
What actually differs
They differ on price, delivery, and policy.
Linq's published capability list is the longest here: tapbacks, read receipts, typing indicators, programmatic group threads, rich media, FaceTime scheduling, RCS with automatic SMS fallback, and live location through Find My. There is no price on any of it.
LoopMessage prices everything and bundles nothing. Light is $59.99 for up to 300 unique active daily contacts, Regular $99.99 for a thousand. A sender name is $15, a phone number $15 a month, SMS and RCS fallback $15 a month, WhatsApp $10, and initiating conversations $30. For a proactive agent on a dedicated number with fallback, the real figure is around $120 and you can calculate it yourself, which is more than Linq lets you do.
Linq is for
Teams who want native-feeling iMessage behaviour and treat cost as a later conversation.
LoopMessage is for
Teams who want to see every line item before committing to any of them.
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