Linq alternatives

8 other ways to reach iMessage, each with the one thing that changes if you move off Linq. Ordered by how close they are to what you already have, not by anything we were paid: nothing on this site is.

If you are moving off Linq

Chert
Managed API
iMessage infrastructure for reaching people at scale, with SMS and RCS fallback and no published price.
Number is shared pool
Both are managed APIs into iMessage.
Blooio
Managed API
Cheapest published entry at $39/month, but that tier puts you in a shared number pool.
Publishes a price, from $39/mo
Both are managed APIs into iMessage. Read the head to head
Claw Messenger
Managed API
The only metered provider here: $5/month for 250 messages, scaling to $50 for 15,000.
Publishes a price, from $5/mo
Both are managed APIs into iMessage. Read the head to head
Inkbox
Managed API
An identity for an agent: an inbox, a phone number, iMessage and an agent-to-agent channel, free to start, shared line until $200 a month.
Publishes a price, from free
Both are managed APIs into iMessage.
LoopMessage
Managed API
From $59.99/month, but the ability to message someone first is a $30/month add-on.
Publishes a price, from $59.99/mo
Both are managed APIs into iMessage. Read the head to head
Photon
Managed API
Cheapest route to a dedicated line's alternative: $25/month on a shared pool, $250 for a dedicated one.
Publishes a price, from free
Both are managed APIs into iMessage. Read the head to head
Sendblue
Managed API
Dedicated line at $100/month with no per-message fees, but outbound messaging is Enterprise-only.
Publishes a price, from $100/mo
Both are managed APIs into iMessage. Read the head to head
Tuco AI
Managed API
Sells the Mac bridge openly: $335 buys a dedicated Mac mini, an Apple ID and carrier KYC.
Publishes a price, from $149/mo
Both are managed APIs into iMessage. Read the head to head

Every figure here comes from the provider’s own pricing page with the date we checked it, and a provider that publishes none is recorded as publishing none rather than estimated. What Linq costs and what the headline leaves out, or filter the whole set.

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