Volume pricing starts at 200,000 units/ month. For lower volumes, check our standard pricing
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Plivo is the #1
Bandwidth alternative
Learn why thousands of businesses choose Plivo’s messaging and voice APIs as an alternative to Bandwidth:
Award-winning CPaaS solutions that power better customer engagement
Recognized as the #1 Leader in Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for Global CPaaS 2023
Featured on Inc.’s 2023 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Trusted by thousands of businesses as the leading alternative to Bandwidth
Volume pricing starts at 200,000 units/ month. For lower volumes, check our standard pricing
You’re in good company
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Plivo’s SMS API Keeps Customers Informed and Takes the Pressure off the Call Center
“Anytime we've ever reached out to Plivo for any questions, we get responses quickly and with answers that make sense.”
— Jacob Martinez, Ecommerce Project Manager at Deckers
Top 3 reasons customers choose Plivo
We’re not satisfied until you’re successful
Our consultative approach to engagement means we work with you every step of the way.
We build reliability into our platform
Behind the scenes, Plivo makes sure your communications get where they need to go every time.
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Our complex applications are simple by design
We’re focused on keeping things simple for our users while allowing you to build complex applications.
It’s easy to migrate your SMS/MMS application from Bandwidth to Plivo
This technical comparison between the Bandwidth and Plivo APIs will help you with a seamless migration.
Looking for a Bandwidth alternative?
See the Plivo difference
Supports sending messages and making voice calls to 130 more countries.
Enterprise-grade Premium Communication Network boasts an uptime of 99.99%.
G2 users rate Plivo higher for ease of setup and ease of use
Superior onboarding with a dedicated solutions architect guiding your integrations.
Provides industry-leading support services including email, Slack, and phone support.
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Offers competitive and scalable volume-based discounts and pricing options.
Verify API FAQs
Is it hard to migrate from Bandwidth to Plivo?
If you’re used to Bandwidth, you’ll find Plivo’s API structures, implementation mechanisms, SMS message processing, and MMS message processing familiar. Read a blog post on Bandwidth migration guide that compares the code snippets you’d use to send SMS and MMS messages with both platforms.
Can I use my existing Bandwidth phone numbers?
You can use your existing phone numbers by porting them to Plivo without any interruption to your customers. Visit our documentation to learn more about number porting.
Can I test Plivo out first?
Plivo offers trial accounts in order to let you test out Plivo services for free. We provide you with free credits to send messages, make calls, purchase phone numbers, and receive SMS messages and voice calls.
How does SMS verification work?
Yes. Plivo offers guided onboarding, premium support plans, and customized rates to businesses on annual agreements that start at $750 per month. Contact our sales team to discuss annual agreements.
Ready for a Bandwidth alternative?
Plivo’s messaging and voice APIs let organizations programmatically send and receive text messages, make voice calls, browser and app-based calling, and voice OTP.
