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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01 / CPaaS & messaging APIs27 listings

8x8's CPaaS, built on the 2019 Wavecell acquisition: SMS, chat-app messaging, voice and video interaction APIs.

Global, with roots in Southeast Asia
  • SMS
  • WhatsApp
  • Viber
  • RCS
  • LINE
  • +2
Type
CPaaS & messaging APIs
Founded
1987
Checks met
2/6
Last checked
2026-10
Attestations
6

    One API and one shared inbox for seven messaging channels, with channel-scoped keys, signed webhooks and scheduled broadcasts.

    Global
    • SMS
    • WhatsApp
    • Telegram
    • Email
    • Messenger
    • +2
    Type
    CPaaS & messaging APIs
    Checks met
    2/6
    Last checked
    2026-10
    • Invite-only

    Nairobi-based APIs for SMS, USSD, voice, WhatsApp and airtime, built for developers across African mobile networks.

    Sub-Saharan Africa, with offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ghana
    • SMS
    • Voice
    • WhatsApp
    Type
    CPaaS & messaging APIs
    Founded
    2010
    Checks met
    1/6
    Last checked
    2026-10

      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

          Bengaluru-based voice, SMS and WhatsApp APIs with a contact-centre suite and voice-AI tools, founded in 2011.

          India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa
          • Voice
          • SMS
          • WhatsApp
          Type
          CPaaS & messaging APIs
          Founded
          2011
          Checks met
          2/6
          Last checked
          2026-10
          Attestations
          4

            Swiss messaging company serving both mobile operators and enterprises: A2P traffic and firewalls for carriers, and a single API for SMS, Viber, WhatsApp and push.

            Global, headquartered in Switzerland
            • SMS
            • Viber
            • WhatsApp
            • RCS
            • Push notifications
            Type
            CPaaS & messaging APIs
            Founded
            2006
            Checks met
            2/6
            Last checked
            2026-10
            Attestations
            2

              Full-stack CPaaS with owned interconnect and a contact centre suite alongside the API.

              Global, strong in EMEA
              • SMS
              • WhatsApp
              • RCS
              • Voice
              • Email
              Type
              CPaaS & messaging APIs
              Founded
              2006
              Checks met
              4/6
              Last checked
              2026-10
              Attestations
              7

                Oslo-listed European CPaaS: SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Viber through one multichannel API, with local operations across Europe.

                Europe, with operations in South Africa and Latin America
                • SMS
                • RCS
                • WhatsApp
                • Viber
                • Email

                Swiss CPaaS that grew out of SMS aggregation: SMS, WhatsApp, Viber, RCS and voice over direct carrier connections.

                Global, headquartered in Switzerland
                • SMS
                • WhatsApp
                • Viber
                • RCS
                • Voice
                Type
                CPaaS & messaging APIs
                Founded
                2013
                Checks met
                2/6
                Last checked
                2026-10
                Attestations
                2

                  Developer-first SMS, voice and verification APIs with published pricing and a lean feature set.

                  Global
                  • SMS
                  • Voice
                  • WhatsApp
                  Type
                  CPaaS & messaging APIs
                  Founded
                  2011
                  Checks met
                  4/6
                  Last checked
                  2026-10
                  Attestations
                  6

                    High-volume A2P messaging, now part of Proximus Global alongside Telesign and BICS.

                    Global, strong in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa
                    • SMS
                    • WhatsApp
                    • RCS
                    • Voice
                    • Email
                    Type
                    CPaaS & messaging APIs
                    Checks met
                    0/6
                    Last checked
                    2026-10
                    Attestations
                    2

                      Messaging, voice and verification at carrier scale, assembled substantially through acquisition.

                      Global
                      • SMS
                      • RCS
                      • WhatsApp
                      • Voice
                      • Email
                      Type
                      CPaaS & messaging APIs
                      Founded
                      2008
                      Checks met
                      4/6
                      Last checked
                      2026-10
                      Attestations
                      4

                        A licensed carrier running its own private network, with messaging, voice, SIP trunking and voice-AI agents on top.

                        Global
                        • SMS
                        • Voice
                        • WhatsApp
                        Type
                        CPaaS & messaging APIs
                        Founded
                        2009
                        Checks met
                        4/6
                        Last checked
                        2026-10
                        Attestations
                        6

                          Lagos-based messaging and verification API for SMS, WhatsApp, voice and email.

                          Nigeria and Africa, with international sending
                          • SMS
                          • WhatsApp
                          • Voice
                          • Email
                          Type
                          CPaaS & messaging APIs
                          Checks met
                          1/6
                          Last checked
                          2026-10
                          Attestations
                          2

                            Programmable messaging, voice, video and email APIs with per-country published pricing.

                            Global
                            • SMS
                            • Voice
                            • WhatsApp
                            • Email
                            • Video
                            Type
                            CPaaS & messaging APIs
                            Founded
                            2008
                            Checks met
                            4/6
                            Last checked
                            2026-10
                            Attestations
                            7

                              Regional CPaaS with established operator relationships and regulatory presence across the Gulf.

                              GCC and MENA
                              • SMS
                              • WhatsApp
                              • Voice
                              Type
                              CPaaS & messaging APIs
                              Founded
                              2006
                              Checks met
                              2/6
                              Last checked
                              2026-10
                              Attestations
                              5

                                Messaging, voice, video and verification APIs, now part of Ericsson, with a contact-centre product alongside.

                                Global
                                • SMS
                                • Voice
                                • Video
                                • WhatsApp
                                • Messenger
                                • +1
                                Type
                                CPaaS & messaging APIs
                                Checks met
                                4/6
                                Last checked
                                2026-10
                                Attestations
                                4

                                  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

                                    Brazilian messaging platform: one API for SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, Instagram and more, alongside the Zenvia Customer Cloud for marketing and service.

                                    Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
                                    • SMS
                                    • WhatsApp
                                    • RCS
                                    • Instagram
                                    • Messenger
                                    • +4
                                    Type
                                    CPaaS & messaging APIs
                                    Checks met
                                    1/6
                                    Last checked
                                    2026-10
                                    Attestations
                                    2

                                      02 / SMS & A2P messaging5 listings

                                      Nottingham-based business-messaging group behind Esendex and local SMS brands across Europe, with published SMS plans.

                                      UK and Europe, with brands in Australia, New Zealand and the US
                                      • SMS
                                      • RCS
                                      • WhatsApp
                                      Type
                                      SMS & A2P messaging
                                      Checks met
                                      2/6
                                      Last checked
                                      2026-10
                                      Attestations
                                      3

                                        Saudi SMS gateway with OTP, sender-name management and a ready integration inside Foodics, the region's restaurant POS.

                                        Saudi Arabia
                                        • SMS
                                        • WhatsApp
                                        Type
                                        SMS & A2P messaging
                                        Checks met
                                        1/6
                                        Last checked
                                        2026-10

                                          Saudi SMS and WhatsApp provider with a migration path from other local gateways and a Microsoft Power Automate connector.

                                          Saudi Arabia
                                          • SMS
                                          • WhatsApp
                                          Type
                                          SMS & A2P messaging
                                          Checks met
                                          1/6
                                          Last checked
                                          2026-10
                                          Attestations
                                          1

                                            03 / WhatsApp Business provider4 listings

                                            German WhatsApp Business Solution Provider selling direct access to the WhatsApp Business API for a monthly licence per number.

                                            Global (Germany-based)
                                            • WhatsApp
                                            Type
                                            WhatsApp Business provider
                                            Checks met
                                            4/6
                                            Last checked
                                            2026-10
                                            Attestations
                                            1

                                              Conversational messaging and bot platform built around the WhatsApp Business API.

                                              Global, strong in India and emerging markets
                                              • WhatsApp
                                              • SMS
                                              • RCS
                                              • Instagram
                                              • Messenger
                                              Type
                                              WhatsApp Business provider
                                              Checks met
                                              2/6
                                              Last checked
                                              2026-10
                                              Attestations
                                              2

                                                A shared inbox for WhatsApp, Telegram, email and SMS, aimed at small teams rather than developers. In beta.

                                                Global
                                                • WhatsApp
                                                • Telegram
                                                • Email
                                                • SMS
                                                Type
                                                WhatsApp Business provider
                                                Checks met
                                                0/6
                                                Last checked
                                                2026-10

                                                  WhatsApp-first team inbox with broadcasts, chatbots and an AI support agent, sold on published monthly plans.

                                                  Global
                                                  • WhatsApp
                                                  • Instagram
                                                  • Messenger
                                                  • Web chat & booking page
                                                  Type
                                                  WhatsApp Business provider
                                                  Checks met
                                                  1/6
                                                  Last checked
                                                  2026-10
                                                  Attestations
                                                  2

                                                    04 / Cloud contact centre6 listings

                                                    Nasdaq-listed cloud contact centre with inbound and outbound voice, digital engagement and AI agents, based in San Ramon, California.

                                                    United States and international
                                                    • Voice
                                                    • Email
                                                    • SMS
                                                    • Web chat & booking page
                                                    • WhatsApp
                                                    • +3
                                                    Type
                                                    Cloud contact centre
                                                    Founded
                                                    2001
                                                    Checks met
                                                    0/6
                                                    Last checked
                                                    2026-10
                                                    Attestations
                                                    6

                                                      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

                                                        Amman-founded cloud phone system and contact centre with Arabic-language AI for transcription, sentiment and AI agents.

                                                        MENA
                                                        • Voice
                                                        • WhatsApp
                                                        Type
                                                        Cloud contact centre
                                                        Founded
                                                        2019
                                                        Checks met
                                                        0/6
                                                        Last checked
                                                        2026-10

                                                          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

                                                              Dubai-based, Arabic-first cloud contact centre: calls, WhatsApp and SMS in one agent workspace, with CRM plugins.

                                                              GCC and Egypt
                                                              • Voice
                                                              • WhatsApp
                                                              • SMS
                                                              Type
                                                              Cloud contact centre
                                                              Checks met
                                                              0/6
                                                              Last checked
                                                              2026-10
                                                              Attestations
                                                              2

                                                                05 / Shared inbox & customer operations9 listings

                                                                Customers book from the chat they already message you on — WhatsApp, Telegram, email or a link — and the confirmations, reminders and reschedules handle themselves.

                                                                Built for the Gulf
                                                                • WhatsApp
                                                                • Telegram
                                                                • Email
                                                                • SMS
                                                                • Messenger
                                                                • +3
                                                                Type
                                                                Shared inbox & customer operations
                                                                Checks met
                                                                0/6
                                                                Last checked
                                                                2026-10
                                                                • Invite-only

                                                                Test drives, service visits and rentals, booked on any channel and kept in one inbox your whole team looks at.

                                                                GCC
                                                                • WhatsApp
                                                                • Telegram
                                                                • Web chat & booking page
                                                                Type
                                                                Shared inbox & customer operations
                                                                Checks met
                                                                0/6
                                                                Last checked
                                                                2026-10
                                                                • Invite-only
                                                                • Same owner as cpaas.co

                                                                Your club without the spreadsheet: the member list, bookings for your sessions, and everyone's questions in one place.

                                                                GCC and MENA
                                                                • WhatsApp
                                                                • Telegram
                                                                • Email
                                                                • Web chat & booking page
                                                                Type
                                                                Shared inbox & customer operations
                                                                Checks met
                                                                0/6
                                                                Last checked
                                                                2026-10
                                                                • Invite-only

                                                                Put an event online, let people book in a few taps, and check them in at the door with a scan — nothing to print, nothing to install.

                                                                GCC and MENA
                                                                • WhatsApp
                                                                • Telegram
                                                                • Email
                                                                • Web chat & booking page
                                                                Type
                                                                Shared inbox & customer operations
                                                                Checks met
                                                                0/6
                                                                Last checked
                                                                2026-10
                                                                • Invite-only

                                                                Help desk with the Fin AI agent across chat, email, phone, SMS and messaging apps; the company, renamed Fin, is now part of Salesforce.

                                                                Global
                                                                • Web chat & booking page
                                                                • In-app chat
                                                                • Email
                                                                • Voice
                                                                • SMS
                                                                • +4
                                                                Type
                                                                Shared inbox & customer operations
                                                                Founded
                                                                2011
                                                                Checks met
                                                                2/6
                                                                Last checked
                                                                2026-10
                                                                Attestations
                                                                6

                                                                  Omnichannel conversation platform with AI agents, workflows and CRM connectors, priced by plan and monthly active contacts.

                                                                  Global (Malaysia-based)
                                                                  • WhatsApp
                                                                  • Messenger
                                                                  • Instagram
                                                                  • Telegram
                                                                  • LINE
                                                                  • +6
                                                                  Type
                                                                  Shared inbox & customer operations
                                                                  Checks met
                                                                  2/6
                                                                  Last checked
                                                                  2026-10
                                                                  Attestations
                                                                  2

                                                                    Dutch omnichannel inbox for email, WhatsApp, social, live chat, SMS and voice, priced by plan with a conversation allowance.

                                                                    Europe (Netherlands-based)
                                                                    • Email
                                                                    • WhatsApp
                                                                    • Messenger
                                                                    • Instagram
                                                                    • Web chat & booking page
                                                                    • +2
                                                                    Type
                                                                    Shared inbox & customer operations
                                                                    Checks met
                                                                    2/6
                                                                    Last checked
                                                                    2026-10
                                                                    Attestations
                                                                    1

                                                                      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

                                                                        06 / Journeys & marketing automation1 listing

                                                                        A visual builder for multi-step customer journeys across WhatsApp, SMS, email and Telegram, running on the customer's own channel accounts.

                                                                        Global
                                                                        • WhatsApp
                                                                        • SMS
                                                                        • Email
                                                                        • Telegram
                                                                        Type
                                                                        Journeys & marketing automation
                                                                        Checks met
                                                                        0/6
                                                                        Last checked
                                                                        2026-10
                                                                        • Invite-only

                                                                        07 / Conversational AI & chatbots4 listings

                                                                        Arabic and English chatbots for customer service, built in Jordan for the region's dialects.

                                                                        MENA
                                                                        • WhatsApp
                                                                        • Messenger
                                                                        • Web chat & booking page
                                                                        Type
                                                                        Conversational AI & chatbots
                                                                        Founded
                                                                        2016
                                                                        Checks met
                                                                        0/6
                                                                        Last checked
                                                                        2026-10
                                                                        Attestations
                                                                        3

                                                                          US platform for building AI agents and virtual assistants for customer and employee service, deployed on web, messaging apps, Teams and voice.

                                                                          Global
                                                                          • Web chat & booking page
                                                                          • WhatsApp
                                                                          • Messenger
                                                                          • SMS
                                                                          • Voice
                                                                          • +1
                                                                          Type
                                                                          Conversational AI & chatbots
                                                                          Checks met
                                                                          2/6
                                                                          Last checked
                                                                          2026-10
                                                                          Attestations
                                                                          4

                                                                            Arabic-first chatbot and AI-agent builder with its own Arabic language model, AQL, and a voice agent for WhatsApp Business calls.

                                                                            Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt
                                                                            • WhatsApp
                                                                            • Messenger
                                                                            • Web chat & booking page
                                                                            Type
                                                                            Conversational AI & chatbots
                                                                            Checks met
                                                                            0/6
                                                                            Last checked
                                                                            2026-10

                                                                              AI-agent platform for customer service founded in Bengaluru in 2016 (formerly Yellow Messenger), deployed on WhatsApp, social apps, web and voice.

                                                                              Global
                                                                              • WhatsApp
                                                                              • Instagram
                                                                              • Messenger
                                                                              • Telegram
                                                                              • SMS
                                                                              • +2
                                                                              Type
                                                                              Conversational AI & chatbots
                                                                              Founded
                                                                              2016
                                                                              Checks met
                                                                              0/6
                                                                              Last checked
                                                                              2026-10
                                                                              Attestations
                                                                              4

                                                                                08 / Verification & OTP2 listings

                                                                                Paris-based phone and email verification API that routes one-time codes across SMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Telegram and Viber, with built-in fraud screening.

                                                                                Global
                                                                                • SMS
                                                                                • RCS
                                                                                • WhatsApp
                                                                                • Telegram
                                                                                • Viber
                                                                                Type
                                                                                Verification & OTP
                                                                                Checks met
                                                                                2/6
                                                                                Last checked
                                                                                2026-10
                                                                                Attestations
                                                                                2

                                                                                  Verification, fraud-signal and messaging APIs, part of Proximus Global alongside Route Mobile and BICS.

                                                                                  Global
                                                                                  • SMS
                                                                                  • WhatsApp
                                                                                  • Viber
                                                                                  • RCS
                                                                                  • Email
                                                                                  Type
                                                                                  Verification & OTP
                                                                                  Founded
                                                                                  2005
                                                                                  Checks met
                                                                                  3/6
                                                                                  Last checked
                                                                                  2026-10
                                                                                  Attestations
                                                                                  2

                                                                                    09 / In-app chat & messaging SDKs1 listing

                                                                                    Chat API and SDKs, in-app voice and video calls, and an AI customer-service agent (now Delight.ai) working across chat, SMS, email, WhatsApp and voice.

                                                                                    Global
                                                                                    • In-app chat
                                                                                    • Voice
                                                                                    • Video
                                                                                    • SMS
                                                                                    • WhatsApp
                                                                                    • +1
                                                                                    Type
                                                                                    In-app chat & messaging SDKs
                                                                                    Founded
                                                                                    2013
                                                                                    Checks met
                                                                                    3/6
                                                                                    Last checked
                                                                                    2026-10
                                                                                    Attestations
                                                                                    4

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