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

01 / CPaaS & messaging APIs11 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

    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

      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

        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

          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

              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

                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 / WhatsApp Business provider1 listing

                  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

                    03 / Video & real-time media5 listings

                    Video conferencing and live-streaming SDKs with server-side APIs, recording and webhooks, from a team founded in 2020.

                    Global
                    • Video
                    • Voice
                    Type
                    Video & real-time media
                    Founded
                    2020
                    Checks met
                    2/6
                    Last checked
                    2026-10
                    Attestations
                    2

                      Nasdaq-listed real-time engagement platform: video and voice calling, live streaming, chat and a conversational AI engine, as SDKs and APIs.

                      Global
                      • Video
                      • Voice
                      • In-app chat
                      Type
                      Video & real-time media
                      Checks met
                      3/6
                      Last checked
                      2026-10
                      Attestations
                      7

                        Video calling built into partner apps and services: instant and scheduled meetings, screen sharing, chat and recording, self-hostable, with access by invitation.

                        Global
                        • Video
                        Type
                        Video & real-time media
                        Checks met
                        2/6
                        Last checked
                        2026-10
                        Attestations
                        1
                        • Invite-only

                        Zoom's video and audio engine as an SDK, for building custom-branded video sessions inside your own web and mobile apps.

                        Global
                        • Video
                        Type
                        Video & real-time media
                        Founded
                        2011
                        Checks met
                        2/6
                        Last checked
                        2026-10
                        Attestations
                        1

                          04 / In-app chat & messaging SDKs2 listings

                          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

                            APIs and SDKs for in-app chat, audio and video calling, activity feeds and moderation, from a Boulder-based company founded in the Netherlands.

                            Global
                            • In-app chat
                            • Video
                            • Voice
                            Type
                            In-app chat & messaging SDKs
                            Checks met
                            3/6
                            Last checked
                            2026-10
                            Attestations
                            4

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