Private and open-source alternatives to AWS End User Messaging SMS
5 SMS and voice APIs rated against the same public privacy criteria as AWS End User Messaging SMS (Amazon SNS SMS, Amazon Pinpoint SMS), with our picks first.
What is the best private alternative to AWS End User Messaging SMS?
Telnyx has the highest score among these alternatives: 33 out of 100 (grade F).
Why look for an alternative?
- Open source: no. Closed source.
- No trackers or telemetry: no. The website loads Amplitude, DoubleClick and Marketo scripts.
- No ads or data sales: partial. Customer content is not used for marketing or advertising, but the website loads DoubleClick advertising scripts to promote AWS.
- Independent audit: partial. A SOC 3 summary report is public. The full SOC 2 report is only available to customers through AWS Artifact.
- Modern web standards: partial. Score 76%
See the full AWS End User Messaging SMS rating.
The alternatives
Telnyx Grade F
Communications platform with APIs for SMS, MMS, voice calls, SIP trunking and phone number verification.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). Telnyx scores 33 out of 100 (grade F) on the SMS and voice APIs criteria. It meets 3 of 11 criteria: TLS configuration, modern web standards and message content deleted or redacted.
Plivo Grade F
Cloud communications platform with APIs for SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, voice calls and phone number verification.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). Plivo scores 31 out of 100 (grade F) on the SMS and voice APIs criteria. It meets 2 of 11 criteria: TLS configuration and message content deleted or redacted.
Bandwidth Grade F
Communications platform and phone carrier with APIs for SMS, MMS, voice calls, emergency calling and phone numbers.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). Bandwidth scores 29 out of 100 (grade F) on the SMS and voice APIs criteria. It meets 2 of 11 criteria: TLS configuration and message content deleted or redacted.
Sinch Grade F
Communications platform with APIs for SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, voice calls and phone number verification, with regional endpoints.
Based in Sweden (Fourteen Eyes). Sinch scores 24 out of 100 (grade F) on the SMS and voice APIs criteria. It meets 2 of 11 criteria: TLS configuration and EU data location.
Infobip Grade F
Communications platform with APIs for SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, email, voice calls and phone number verification, plus customer engagement tools.
Based in the United Kingdom (Five Eyes). Infobip scores 14 out of 100 (grade F) on the SMS and voice APIs criteria. It partly meets TLS configuration, security headers and message content deleted or redacted.