19 DIFFERENCES ยท 7 THE SAME
Telesign vs Telnyx
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SHORT ANSWER
Telesign and Telnyx both meet every requirement for 6 jobs we track, including order and delivery notifications, RCS business messaging and SMS OTP and 2FA. The biggest differences in the data: Telesign costs 82% less for SMS and voice APIs at 100,000 messages/month and Telesign costs 81% less for number lookup and validation at 100,000 lookups/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose Telesign if
- - You want the lower cost for SMS and voice APIs at 100,000 messages/month: $1.50 a month against $8.40.
- - You want the lower cost for number lookup and validation at 100,000 lookups/month: $1.50 a month against $8.
Differences 19
| Field | Telesign | Telnyx |
|---|---|---|
| COSTSMS and voice APIs: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $1.50/mo | $8.40/mo |
| COSTSMS OTP and 2FA: monthly cost at 100,000 verifications/month | $1.50/mo | Could not compute from published prices |
| COSTNumber lookup and validation: monthly cost at 100,000 lookups/month | $1.50/mo | $8/mo |
| COSTPricing model | Per number per month | Per message |
| COSTFree trial | Yes | Unknown |
| FEATURESDelivery receipts | Unknown | Included |
| FEATURESFlash call verification | Unknown | Included |
| COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAA | Not published by the vendor | Included |
| COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type II | Not published by the vendor | Included |
| COMPLIANCEData residency | US, EU | Unknown |
| COVERAGECountries with phone numbers | 120+ countries | 130+ countries |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | 230+ countries | Not published by the vendor |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | Not published by the vendor | 2 native |
| REVIEWSReview sentiment | Unknown | Mostly positive |
| ACCEPTANCEEducation | Not accepted | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEFinance | Not accepted | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEi-gaming | Not accepted | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCENonprofits | Not accepted | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEPolitical campaigns | Not accepted | Unknown |
Assumptions used: Average call length 3 minutes per call (stated assumption); Call volume when the page is not sized by calls 400 calls per month (stated assumption); Message volume when the page is not sized by messages 2,000 messages per month (stated assumption); Phone numbers when the page is not sized by numbers 1 phone numbers (stated assumption). How costs are computed
The same on both 7
| Field | Telesign | Telnyx |
|---|---|---|
| FEATURESSMS API | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURESRCS business messaging | Included | Included |
| FEATURESVerification (OTP) API | Included | Included |
| FEATURESVoice OTP | Included | Included |
| FEATURESNumber lookup and line type | Included | Included |
| FEATURESProgrammable voice API | Included | Included |