The ecosystem

The CPaaS ecosystem

72 listings — providers, platforms and apps — each described with the same attributes and measured by the same rules. Added by the cpaas.co team or submitted by the community.

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8 of 72 listingsAlphabetical — no listing is placed above another.

01 / CPaaS & messaging APIs3 listings

SMS pioneer founded in Cape Town in 2000, now selling a chat commerce platform over SMS, WhatsApp, Apple Messages and regional USSD.

Global, with deep roots in South Africa
  • SMS
  • WhatsApp
  • Apple Messages for Business
Type
CPaaS & messaging APIs
Founded
2000
Checks met
2/6
Last checked
2026-10
Attestations
3

    Dutch, Euronext-listed messaging platform: one API for SMS, WhatsApp, RCS and Viber, with chatbots, ticketing and payments alongside.

    Global, headquartered in the Netherlands
    • SMS
    • WhatsApp
    • RCS
    • Viber
    • Apple Messages for Business
    • +1
    Type
    CPaaS & messaging APIs
    Founded
    1999
    Checks met
    2/6
    Last checked
    2026-10
    Attestations
    5

      Cisco's CPaaS, built on the IMImobile platform it bought in 2021: messaging APIs, a visual flow builder and links into Webex Contact Center.

      Global
      • SMS
      • RCS
      • WhatsApp
      • Apple Messages for Business
      • Messenger
      • +5
      Type
      CPaaS & messaging APIs
      Checks met
      1/6
      Last checked
      2026-10

        02 / Cloud contact centre3 listings

        Enterprise cloud contact centre for voice and digital channels, with routing, workforce engagement and AI agents, from a company founded in 1990.

        Global
        • Voice
        • Email
        • Web chat & booking page
        • SMS
        • WhatsApp
        • +3
        Type
        Cloud contact centre
        Founded
        1990
        Checks met
        3/6
        Last checked
        2026-10
        Attestations
        7

          NiCE's cloud contact-centre platform: omnichannel routing, IVR, digital messaging, workforce management and AI, from a company founded in Israel in 1986.

          Global
          • Voice
          • Email
          • Web chat & booking page
          • SMS
          • WhatsApp
          • +4
          Type
          Cloud contact centre
          Founded
          1986
          Checks met
          1/6
          Last checked
          2026-10
          Attestations
          6

            Cloud contact centre with voice and digital channels, industry-specific editions and AI agents, founded in 2011.

            Global
            • Voice
            • SMS
            • Email
            • Web chat & booking page
            • WhatsApp
            • +2
            Type
            Cloud contact centre
            Founded
            2011
            Checks met
            1/6
            Last checked
            2026-10
            Attestations
            5

              03 / Shared inbox & customer operations2 listings

              Customer-service suite whose messaging brings web, in-app and social channels into the same agent workspace as email tickets.

              Global
              • Web chat & booking page
              • In-app chat
              • Email
              • WhatsApp
              • Messenger
              • +6
              Type
              Shared inbox & customer operations
              Founded
              2007
              Checks met
              3/6
              Last checked
              2026-10
              Attestations
              10

                72 listings, each classified on the same three lenses and six criteria. Inclusion is editorial and cannot be bought. Know a vendor we should assess? Suggest it.