Alternatives · 2026

The best Twilio Conversations alternatives

The rest of Best Chat APIs, in this site's order: each with what it costs, where it runs and its record score.

mesibo

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 $0.01 usage-based Record6.2 Visit

PubNub Chat

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 $98 a month Record6.1 Visit

QuickBlox Chat API

It suits developers building telehealth, customer service, social community, or enterprise communication apps.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 $107 a month Record5.8 Visit

ChatKitty

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+3 $400 a month Record5.7 Visit

CometChat

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 $239 a month, billed yearly Record5.7 Visit

Easemob IM

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 500 CNY a month Record5.6 Visit

OpenIM

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 Free plan Record5.6 Visit

Scaledrone

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 $19 a month Record5.6 Visit

Tinode

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 $1.50 a month Record5.6 Visit

PrivChat

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 Free plan Record5.5 Visit

ZEGOCLOUD In-app Chat

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+3 $449 a month Record5.5 Visit

Ably Chat

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 $29 a month Record5.4 Visit

Sceyt

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 $99 a month Record5.4 Visit

TalkJS

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb $279 a month Record5.4 Visit

ejabberd

WindowsMacLinux+2 €200 a month Record5.3 Visit

Stream Chat

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 $399 a month, billed yearly Record5.3 Visit

Sendbird Chat

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 $349 a month, billed yearly Record5.2 Visit

Tigase XMPP Server

WebLinuxAPI+1 $175 a month Record5.2 Visit

Prosody IM

AndroidiPhone & iPadMac+3 Free plan Record5.0 Visit

Emitter

WebWindowsLinux+2 $10 a month Record4.8 Visit

Applozic

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 $149 a month, billed yearly Record4.7 Visit

Openfire

WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record4.7 Visit

Dendri

WebAPISelf-hosted $29 a month Record4.5 Visit

JuggleIM

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 — Record4.5 Visit