Bird vs Respond.io
Bird confirms 4 of the features we check on its own site; Respond.io confirms 4. Starting prices: Bird not published, Respond.io USD 79/mo · per month.
Bird
Developers sending email, SMS, WhatsApp and voice messages through APIs.
Respond.io
B2C businesses that want to unify customer chats, calls and campaigns across messaging channels with AI agents.
Watch out: Pricing scales with the contacts you talk to.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication & Meetings | Communication & Meetings |
| Specialty | Communications APIs | Team inbox |
| Based in | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Unconfirmed |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | USD 79/mo · per month |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | ✓7 days |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Business phone numbers / VoIP · Core features | ✓Voice with numbers, SIP trunking and browser calling | Unconfirmed |
| Call / meeting recording · Core features | ✓Voice recordings listed | Unconfirmed |
| Shared inbox · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Team inbox unifying WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook |
| SMS · Core features | ✓SMS API with sending, numbers, two-way messaging | Unconfirmed |
| Mobile app · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Mobile App listed in the product menu |
| Public API · Platform | ✓Build with MCP, CLI and SDKs; email API | ✓Developer Hub with guides and documentation |
| 24/7 support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓24/7 human and AI support |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Zapier, n8n, Attio | WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, Viber, Line, WeChat, Twilio, Slack, Dialogflow, Wit.ai, Chatbase, Kik |
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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.