16 DIFFERENCES ยท 9 THE SAME
Telesign vs Twilio
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SHORT ANSWER
Telesign and Twilio both meet every requirement for 4 jobs we track, including RCS business messaging, voice OTP and flash call and number masking. The biggest differences in the data: Telesign costs 91% less for number masking at 50,000 minutes/month and Telesign costs 85% 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 number masking at 50,000 minutes/month: $1.50 a month against $16.60.
- - You want the lower cost for number lookup and validation at 100,000 lookups/month: $1.50 a month against $10.20.
- - You want the lower cost for RCS business messaging at 10,000 messages/month: $1.50 a month against $10.20.
Differences 16
| Field | Telesign | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| COSTNumber lookup and validation: monthly cost at 100,000 lookups/month | $1.50/mo | $10.20/mo |
| COSTRCS business messaging: monthly cost at 10,000 messages/month | $1.50/mo | $10.20/mo |
| COSTNumber masking: monthly cost at 50,000 minutes/month | $1.50/mo | $16.60/mo |
| COSTPricing model | Per number per month | Per message |
| COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAA | Unknown | Yes |
| COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type II | Not published by the vendor | Yes |
| COMPLIANCEData residency | US, EU | EU |
| COVERAGECountries with phone numbers | 120+ countries | Unknown |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | 230+ countries | Unknown |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | Not published by the vendor | 1 native |
| REVIEWSReview sentiment | Unknown | Mostly negative |
| ACCEPTANCEEducation | Not accepted | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEFinance | Not accepted | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEi-gaming | Not accepted | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCENonprofits | Not accepted | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEPolitical campaigns | Not accepted | Unknown |
The same on both 9
| Field | Telesign | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| COSTFree trial | Yes | Yes |
| FEATURESRCS business messaging | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURESVerification (OTP) API | Included | Included |
| FEATURESVoice OTP | Included | Included |
| FEATURESNumber masking (proxy numbers) | Included | Included |
| FEATURESProgrammable voice API | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSMS API | Included | Included |
| FEATURESNumber lookup and line type | Included | Included |