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

01 / CPaaS & messaging APIs22 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

    Carrier-grade voice and messaging on an owned network, widely used to bring phone numbers into Teams and Zoom.

    Global, strongest in North America
    • SMS
    • Voice
    Type
    CPaaS & messaging APIs
    Founded
    1999
    Checks met
    4/6
    Last checked
    2026-10
    Attestations
    4

      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

                              02 / SMS & A2P messaging5 listings

                              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 / 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

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