COMMUNICATIONS API (CPAAS) · BY TELESIGN
Telesign
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Best fit when you need
Not a fit when you need
Payment reminders and text to pay: missing payment links in texts, pci dss compliant.
Second business number: missing local numbers, mobile softphone app.
Short codes: missing dedicated or shared short codes, keywords and automatic opt-out.
Two-way business texting: missing shared team inbox for messages, 10dlc brand and campaign registration.
Virtual and international numbers: missing local numbers, call forwarding to any number.
WhatsApp marketing: missing whatsapp template messages, contact lists and segments.
Bulk and A2P SMS: missing 10dlc brand and campaign registration, delivery receipts, keywords and automatic opt-out.
Mass notifications: missing mass alerts across sms, voice and email, voice broadcast campaigns, delivery receipts.
SMS marketing: missing sends mms (images), keywords and automatic opt-out, contact lists and segments, scheduled and triggered messages, 10dlc brand and campaign registration.
AI voice agents: missing ai voice agent for outbound and inbound, transfers calls to staff, sends call summaries, native crm integration.
Appointment confirmation calls: missing outbound ivr calls, native crm integration.
Branded caller ID and CNAM: missing branded caller id (name and logo), outbound cnam registration.
Call failover and redundancy: missing automatic failover routing, geo-redundant data centers.
Call forwarding: missing call forwarding to any number, ring several devices at once.
Call tracking and attribution: missing tracking number pools, dynamic number insertion, call attribution reports.
Call transcription: missing call transcription, sends call summaries.
Click-to-call and in-app calling: missing webrtc calling sdk, click-to-call web widget.
HIPAA-compliant fax: missing encrypted online fax, signs a hipaa baa.
IoT and M2M connectivity: missing iot sims and data plans.
IVR self-service: missing multi-level ivr menus, speech recognition in ivr, call queues.
MMS marketing: missing sends mms (images), contact lists and segments, keywords and automatic opt-out.
Number porting: missing number porting.
Outbound IVR and payment reminder calls: missing outbound ivr calls, take payments in ivr, calling-hours restrictions by recipient time zone.
PCI-safe phone payments: missing dtmf masking for card payments, pci dss compliant, take payments in ivr.
Phone surveys: missing ivr surveys, outbound ivr calls.
SIP trunking for an existing PBX: missing sip trunks, works with your existing pbx, e911 service, number porting.
Spam label and caller ID reputation: missing spam label monitoring and remediation, stir/shaken a attestation, outbound cnam registration.
TCPA, consent and 10DLC: missing consent capture and records, do-not-call list management.
Voice broadcasts and ringless voicemail: missing voice broadcast campaigns, ringless voicemail, do-not-call list management, consent capture and records.
Fit by use case
Required features passed for each job, plus rank among tracked products for that job.
True monthly cost
Includes add-ons required for Number lookup and validation (none required).
| Numbers | List price | Forced add-ons | Effective | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 numbers | $1.50Toll-free number (TFN) | $0 | $1.50 | -85% |
| 10 numbers | $15Toll-free number (TFN) | $0 | $15 | -85% |
| 50 numbers | $75Toll-free number (TFN) | $0 | $75 | -85% |
List price: cheapest plan at that volume, including any base fee and overage. Effective adds the forced add-ons. Median of 1 other tracked products priced on numbers in the same currency. Full pricing breakdown
Price history
Toll-free number (TFN) plan, 1 recorded price
Reliability (90 days)
Integrations
None recorded.
Compliance
Acceptance by industry
| Industry | Status | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political campaigns | Not Accepted | 2026-10-28 | Policy |
| Nonprofits | Not Accepted | 2026-10-28 | Policy |
| i-gaming | Not Accepted | 2026-10-28 | Policy |
| Finance | Not Accepted | 2026-10-28 | Policy |
| Education | Not Accepted | 2026-10-28 | Policy |
Alternatives
Ranked by overlap on use-case fit (50%), tool type (30%) and price band (20%). Not by opinion. All alternatives