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 APIs29 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

      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

        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 messaging6 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 provider2 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

                                                  04 / 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

                                                  05 / Conversational AI & chatbots1 listing

                                                  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

                                                    06 / 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

                                                        07 / Email delivery2 listings

                                                        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.