Compare Twilio vs. SignalWire
A Twilio alternative for voice and messaging at half the cost, with production-ready agentic AI.
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A Twilio alternative for voice and messaging at half the cost, with production-ready agentic AI.
SignalWire’s rates are up to 50% lower than Twilio’s, making it one of the most cost-effective platforms available. Whether you're sending millions of messages or making thousands of calls, those savings add up fast. And we don't compromise on throughput, deliverability, or support.
Plus, we already have AI tools that are production-ready from day one - already built into the telecom stack.
Built by the team behind FreeSWITCH, SignalWire combines native SIP connectivity, real-time media control, and intelligent routing in one programmable platform, with the visibility and support to back them up.
Mauricio Sastre
VP of Product zoomMediaPlus
When your telecom platform wasn’t designed to support
complex, intelligent voice flows, every new feature turns
into another engineering burden - even the basics
like transfers or state management.
CPaaS providers give you pieces: SIP here, TTS/STT there,
AI somewhere else. With Twilio, you don't even get production-
ready AI in the stack at all. So to add AI, you stitch it together
in a way that can be both expensive and slow.
Built by the original creators of FreeSWITCH, SignalWire
removes that integration tax with the
real-time media control, intelligent routing,
and production-ready AI in one programmable, unified
environment.
When you’re ready to launch, the last thing you need is to be stuck in limbo with The Campaign Registry.
SignalWire gets your brand and campaign approved fast, with concierge review to get it right the first time so you can start sending sooner.
With same-day brand approval, transparent, real-time status tracking, and a 48 hour campaign turnaround, you’ll never be left guessing when your messages will go through. Meanwhile, Twilio users report multi-day delays and even week-long waits.
| Messaging Number Type | SignalWire | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| 10DLC SMS inbound/outbound | $0.00415 | $0.0083 |
| Toll-free SMS inbound/outbound | $0.00680 | $0.0083 |
| Short code SMS inbound/outbound | $0.00650 | $0.0083 |
Build better for less. With SignalWire, you don’t just cut SMS costs.
You reduce your spend on voice and video too, all while keeping enterprise-grade quality. Plus, you can add fax for a true omnichannel communications experience.
Our Twilio-compatible APIs let you change credentials and go live immediately,
so your savings start on day one.
| Voice Number Type | SignalWire | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| Local inbound /min | $0.00660 | $0.0085 |
| Local outbound /min | $0.00800 | $0.0140 |
| Toll free inbound /min | $0.01470 | $0.0220 |
| Toll free outbound /min | $0.00690 | $0.0140 |
| SIP inbound /min | $0.00300 | $0.0040 |
| SIP outbound /min | $0.00300 | $0.0040 |
Mark Lilien
Co-founder and CTO at Textline
Stop paying enterprise markups for basic carrier services. SignalWire gives you direct-to-carrier routing, transparent billing, and zero hidden fees - with better deliverability and reliability.
When something breaks, you need a real answer. Fast. Instead of waiting days or weeks for a response, SignalWire puts actual engineers in your corner that respond right away.
Twilio customers report brand and campaign registrations stuck for days or even weeks. SignalWire gets you live in 48 hours or less, with same-day brand approval and real-time tracking.
Our Twilio-compatible APIs and CXML mean you don’t have to rewrite your code. Just change your credentials and go live.
SignalWire is PCI DSS and HIPAA ready, so you can build secure AI agents, handle payments, and protect sensitive customer data. BAAs are priced to make enterprise security accessible.
SignalWire's AI is production-ready, and lets you build multi-agent workflows that escalate, transfer, summarize, and take action, all in one real-time system.
➙ Voice, messaging, video, AI orchestration, call logic, and routing are all in the same real-time pipeline.
➙ Native SIP, PSTN, and WebRTC handling means your AI and media share the same optimized backbone.
➙ SDKs let you deploy multi-channel, multi-agent apps without managing Redis clusters, load balancers, or event bridges.
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