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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Twilio

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ATwilio offers a CPaaS and CCaaS solution, with the combination of its programmable Voice, Video, and Messaging APIs, as well as the Twilio Flex cloud contact center. Additional capabilities include Twilio's Elastic SIP Trunking, as well as API for WhatsApp.

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    Pricing
    Twilio
    Editions & Modules
    Programmable Video
    $0.0015
    per min per participant
    WhatsApp Business API
    $0.0042
    Per WhatsApp Template message sent
    WhatsApp Business API
    $0.005
    Per WhatsApp session message
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.007
    Per min for termination
    Programmable Messaging
    $0.0075
    per message sent or received
    Programmable Voice
    $0.0085
    per minute to receive a call
    Programmable Voice
    $0.013
    per min to make a call
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.045
    Per min for origination
    Twilio Conversations
    $0.05
    per active user per month
    Twilio Authy
    $0.09
    per authentication
    Programmable Wireless
    $0.1
    per MB
    Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
    $1
    per active user hour (5000 hours free)
    Programmable Wireless
    $2.00
    per SIM card
    Twilio SendGrid Email API
    $14.95
    per month up to 100k emails. (Up to 40k emails free for 30 days)
    Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns
    $15
    per month for 5,000 contacts and 15,000 emails. Your first 2,000 contacts are free
    Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
    $150
    per named user per month (5000 hours free)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Twilio
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
    Additional Details1. Pay-as-you-go pricing: Simple usage-based pricing means you don’t get locked into big contracts. 2. Volume discounts: Discounts trigger as your usage grows, so you always get a fair price. 3. Start building today with free trial credit and full API access.
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    Community Pulse
    Twilio
    Considered Both Products
    Twilio
    Chose Twilio
    Some of the products we used were MSG91 and SMSala but the issue with them we got to know after the integrations that at some part of the world these integrations are not able to deliver important OTP sms and also it was hard to find solutions in their site. Then we switched to …
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    Chose Twilio
    I think Twilio is as stable as Avaya in the sense that it comunicates well, but the market is really more into Avaya, so we had to go into a lot of effort to convince everyone in the company that Twilio was good and would work. I think it doesn't hold up againt Watson, because …
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    Chose Twilio
    I've also worked with ChatApp which is another communications integration platform for multiple channels such as WhatsApp and Telegram. I did find their integration setup process a bit more streamlined plus they don't have a WhatsApp template approval process. This then begs …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Twilio is the idea solution for our needs, which involves sending targeted SMS messages to prospects who have opted into our ads. We do this to communicate offers/services and also to remind prospects in the lead-up to sales appointments (plus post-meeting communications). We …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Twilio stacks up against competitors with its knowledge and experience in the messaging industry. Others lack the ability and know how, to compete effectively. Twilio knows how to do business in complex regions worldwide, and we are so happy to have Twilio as our partner to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Twilio has given us more competitive rates than the other providers.
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    We've only used Twilio.
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Twilio is most easy to implement and operate comparing with other solutions in the wide-industry. Easy to use, quickly integration, and excellent API documentation was helpful to developers for integrate Twilio solutions in our applications.
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    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    I’m using or have used these services. I like to try multiple applications. I’ve selected Twilio because the documentation in C# is amazing.
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    Chose Twilio
    We evaluated many fundraising-based text-to-give programs and found the subscriptions prohibitively expensive for our small scale and uncertain first few years of development. While we may be willing to invest that kind of money after discovering how things work, we're happy …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    We needed a tool that could be implemented into our software. Since Twilio offers libraries that can be programmed into any software, we decided to use Twilio. Also, the documentation and prices were better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Twilio was referred to me by a business colleague, and I can't be more thankful! Twilio has helped my Facebook page by leaps and bounds, and I haven't even considered trying another chat option for my page. It is easy to set up, and customer service is quick to answer any and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    This software is so complex we can say that Twilio works so much better in the interface, also the features provided by Twilio are far better than this software it also includes SMS, MMS, and so many other functionalities which helps a developer to communicate with the help of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Can't say much as the test was not very thorough but I can say Twilio would've been in a strong position going by how quickly we could deploy, with very little vendor support as the product was well documented.
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Our company used the text feature through Heymarket which was useful at first but did not provide the integration features we needed for our CRM system. Heymarket did not openly integrate nor help keep track of responses as well as Twilio does. Twilio has some buggy features …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    I would say that Salesforce is possibly a more comprehensive product that I have used in the past (and still do occasionally for a client) but Salesforce wouldn't be suitable for the service-based SME which Twilio was used for in this instance.
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    I receive regular unsolicited communications from Twilio competitors but I do not have the time to review them, given there is no reason for me to switch. Twilio works great and its pricing is acceptable for our situation. Investigating point solutions for text only or voice …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    I have been in to telecommunications since the beginning of my career and have a handful of experience in some of the software like Twilio. The great thing about Twilio is that it is able to combine all the requirements from the messaging/communications perspective that we …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    We required more customizations and Twilio Flex offered exactly that.
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Google Voice and Twilio both provide phone numbers; however, Twilio allows you to program how to respond to voice calls. We have only used a small portion of what Twilio is capable of. I appreciate being able to get information about a phone number to see the provider and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Twilio
    Those solutions are just not the same, Mailgun is a programmable SMS API with really low cost and is so far compared with Twilio SendGrid but since we are using more Twilio SMS or Whatsapp, [it's not used for] the same purpose. As OneSignal is an all in one solution for being …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    52 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    44 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Twilio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (78 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    Performance
    7.5
    (23 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.7
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Twilio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Twilio
    I found Twilio to be excellent and very easy to use for a programmer in all aspects related to voice, SMS, and other features utilizing their API. I found the node client to be excellent and helpful. We previously used the Apex client for Salesforce before it was discontinued. Although we try not to use Twilio from Apex anymore, using that client was easier than implementing our own.
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    Pros
    Twilio
    • Easy to see my team in one place, when they log in and out and what call status they are in.
    • Twilio is a simple, user friendly way to log in and out of work activities.
    • Excellent services and support.
    • The omnichannel feature which allows agents to get request from all channels.
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    Cons
    Twilio
    • Segment’s email identifier is case-sensitive, which is ridiculous because emails themselves are not case-sensitive. This means that if I send a capitalized email address in an identify call, it will create a duplicate user rather than matching it with the lowercase email. I think this is a technical oversight that should be corrected.
    • I’d like to see more information about the eventual transition of existing Frontline customers to Twilio Flex
    • I’d like to see some integrations between Twilio Studio and OpenAI or another open source LLM to provide automated responses, if this hasn’t been done already
    • I would like to be able to drag and move the actual lines connecting the steps in Twilio Studio, sometimes mine can get pretty messy
    • I think a Bug Report form would be beneficial for developers
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Twilio
    Unless we can get this handled quickly -- less than 1 week -- we will likely switch to another provider who, in my opinion, we'll have to spend close to $3,000 in development time to build a new integration for texting. Our clients need texting and I feel Twilio has failed us miserably.
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    Usability
    Twilio
    Twilio has well documented APIs and examples. There are several tutorials, videos and Q&As regarding their services. So, usability is very good. I must say that advanced knowledge of telephony, API/Programming and error-handling is essential to make good use of Twilio. It's not just plug-and-play unless you are integrated with a system that has all of the programming built for it.
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    Performance
    Twilio
    Twilio executes what it is designed to do: send SMS messages at scale while providing very good deliverability. I believe that Twilio is very good at what we use for adding SMS messages to our comms strategy. We can see those messages get opened and replied to, which is exactly what we are looking to achieve.
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    Support Rating
    Twilio
    I have not had to communicate with Twilio support in the last 3 years but my past experience with them has been very positive. They replied to my previous requests promptly and kept me well informed to resolve my inquiries. With their documentation that's available, I hardly imagine why anyone would need to contact support since it's all there in a concise and easy to understand format. It would probably take you longer to type out a support ticket than to just open their doc websites.
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    Implementation Rating
    Twilio
    The developer APIs and SDKs are super easy to follow.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Twilio
    We evaluated many fundraising-based text-to-give programs and found the subscriptions prohibitively expensive for our small scale and uncertain first few years of development. While we may be willing to invest that kind of money after discovering how things work, we're happy with Twilio now and have no desire to start over.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Twilio
    Being in South Africa, direct local currency support would be nice
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    Return on Investment
    Twilio
    • It helps drive the adoption of multi-factor authentication by making second-factor authentication quick and easy.
    • Decreases the number of times a user spends migrating to a new device from an old one.
    • Enables easy access to second-factors of authentication by offering multi-device support, making multi-factor authentication painless.
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    Screenshot of To access any of the products in Console, head over to the “Explore Products” section and start building.Screenshot of Whether you prefer to build with a drag-and-drop visual editor or with code, Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns helps you engage your customers through email.Screenshot of Flex is a programmable Contact Center that puts you in control.