Plivo is a cloud communications platform offering SMS and voice APIs, known for competitive per-unit pricing in the budget tier. It targets developers and businesses adding messaging and calling to their applications. Coverage spans SMS, voice, WhatsApp, and short codes through an API-first interface. A free trial credit is available, after which usage is billed per message or minute. The service is enterprise-ready and certified to SOC 2 and HIPAA.
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Overview
- Founded
- 2011
- Pricing tier
- Low
- Startup-friendly
- Yes
- Enterprise-ready
- Yes
SMS / voice
- Free tier
- Yes: Free trial credit; competitive per-unit pricing.
- SMS
- Yes
- Voice
- Yes
- WhatsApp / chat
- Yes
- Short codes
- Yes
- API-first
- Yes