MessageBird

Founded by Robert Vis in 2011

Send emails, SMS, WhatsApp, and voice calls through one API

Cost

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Bird to send and receive messages across email, SMS, WhatsApp, and voice calls through a single API. It handles deliverability setup like SPF/DKIM/DMARC, carrier compliance for SMS (A2P 10DLC), WhatsApp Business API templates, and programmable voice with text-to-speech. It also includes real-time WebSocket pub/sub for live chat and notifications, webhook events per channel, test mode for simulating delivery states, and MCP server support for AI coding agents.

What MessageBird does

Send transactional or marketing emails via REST API or SDKSend SMS messages to recipients in 190+ countries with compliance filing handledMake and receive programmable voice calls with TTS and call recordingSend WhatsApp template and session messages with read receiptsSubscribe to real-time WebSocket channels for live notifications and presenceRegister webhook endpoints to receive delivery, read, and failure events per channelSimulate message delivery states in test mode before going to productionConnect AI coding agents to messaging channels via the hosted MCP serverSingle API for email, SMS, WhatsApp, and voice with the same code structure across all channelsManaged email deliverability including warm-up, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and per-ISP delivery trackingA2P 10DLC brand vetting and filing handled within 48 hours for SMS complianceStreaming text-to-speech for voice calls in 30+ languages with under 250ms first-byte audioHosted pub/sub WebSocket channels for real-time features like live chat and presenceMCP server integration so AI coding agents like Claude and Cursor can send messages directlyTest mode that simulates delivered, bounced, complained, and queued states without real sendsIdempotency keys on every write operation to prevent duplicate messages on retries

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