Bird vs CounterPath
Bird confirms 4 of the features we check on its own site; CounterPath confirms 4.
Bird
Developers sending email, SMS, WhatsApp and voice messages through APIs.
CounterPath
Teams and service providers that want a branded VoIP softphone with provisioning, call analytics and messaging.
Watch out: Softphone client that needs a separate voice provider or PBX; prices are not visible in the text.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication & Meetings | Communication & Meetings |
| Specialty | Communications APIs | VoIP collaboration |
| Based in | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Best for | All sizes | Mid-market |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Team chat & channels · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Team Messaging listed as a feature |
| Business phone numbers / VoIP · Core features | ✓Voice with numbers, SIP trunking and browser calling | ✓Desktop and mobile VoIP softphone software |
| Call / meeting recording · Core features | ✓Voice recordings listed | Unconfirmed |
| SMS · Core features | ✓SMS API with sending, numbers, two-way messaging | Unconfirmed |
| Mobile app · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Offers desktop and mobile VoIP products (Bria Mobile) |
| Public API · Platform | ✓Build with MCP, CLI and SDKs; email API | ✓Bria Desktop API for developers |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Zapier, n8n, Attio | sipgate |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.