9 DIFFERENCES ยท 13 THE SAME
Bandwidth vs Plivo
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Bandwidth and Plivo both meet every requirement for 7 jobs we track, including order and delivery notifications, RCS business messaging and number masking. The biggest differences in the data: Bandwidth costs 98% less for toll-free numbers at 2,000 minutes/month and Bandwidth costs 98% less for SMS and voice APIs at 100,000 messages/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose Bandwidth if
- - You want the lower cost for toll-free numbers at 2,000 minutes/month: $0.30 a month against $15.40.
- - You want the lower cost for SMS and voice APIs at 100,000 messages/month: $0.30 a month against $13.80.
- - You want the lower cost for virtual and international numbers at 10 numbers: $3 a month against $13.80.
- - You need HIPAA BAA: Bandwidth has it, Plivo higher plans only.
Differences 9
| Field | Bandwidth | Plivo |
|---|---|---|
| COSTVirtual and international numbers: monthly cost at 10 numbers | $3/mo | $13.80/mo |
| COSTToll-free numbers: monthly cost at 2,000 minutes/month | $0.30/mo | $15.40/mo |
| COSTSMS and voice APIs: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $0.30/mo | $13.80/mo |
| COSTFree trial | Unknown | Yes |
| COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAA | Yes | Higher plans only |
| COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type II | Yes | Unknown |
| COMPLIANCEData residency | Not published by the vendor | US, EU |
| COVERAGECountries with phone numbers | Not published by the vendor | 5 countries |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | 5 countries | 37 countries |
The same on both 13
| Field | Bandwidth | Plivo |
|---|---|---|
| COSTPricing model | Per message | Per message |
| FEATURESSMS API | Included | Included |
| FEATURESDelivery receipts | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURESRCS business messaging | Included | Included |
| FEATURESNumber masking (proxy numbers) | Included | Included |
| FEATURESProgrammable voice API | Included | Included |
| FEATURESNumber lookup and line type | Included | Included |
| FEATURESLocal numbers | Included | Included |
| FEATURESInternational numbers | Included | Included |
| FEATURESCall forwarding to any number | Included | Included |
| FEATURESToll-free numbers | Included | Included |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | 8 native | 8 native |