Bird vs iWay
Bird confirms 4 of the features we check on its own site; iWay confirms 5.
Bird
Developers sending email, SMS, WhatsApp and voice messages through APIs.
iWay
Swiss households and businesses needing internet, TV, mobile and telephony.
Watch out: Swiss telecom provider; availability depends on address and site is in German.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication & Meetings | Communication & Meetings |
| Specialty | Communications APIs | Telecom services |
| Based in | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Business phone numbers / VoIP · Core features | ✓Voice with numbers, SIP trunking and browser calling | ✓Telephony over the internet |
| Call / meeting recording · Core features | ✓Voice recordings listed | Unconfirmed |
| SMS · Core features | ✓SMS API with sending, numbers, two-way messaging | Unconfirmed |
| Public API · Platform | ✓Build with MCP, CLI and SDKs; email API | Unconfirmed |
| Live chat support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓Support via chat |
| Phone support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓Support by phone Tel. 043 500 11 11 |
| WhatsApp support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓WhatsApp chat support number listed |
| Email support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓Support by email |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Zapier, n8n, Attio | Unconfirmed |
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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.