Bird (formerly MessageBird) vs Prelude
Bird (formerly MessageBird)
Good for branded sender names
Prelude
Good for branded sender names
| Bird (formerly MessageBird) | Prelude | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | ||
| Price per local SMS | USD 0.36 | EUR 0.18 |
| Price by operator | Not published | Egypt page lists Vodafone, Orange, Etisalat, WE; no per-operator price. |
| Price per OTP | Not published | EUR 0.03 |
| Monthly minimum | Free | Free |
| Bundle tiers | Pay as you go (no deposit) or monthly deposits: Startup 15 USD, Growth 500 (up to 2.5% off Bird SMS outbound fee), Scale 2,500 (5% off), Scale 10,000 (10% off); deposit becomes spendable balance.Show more | Not published |
| Delivery | ||
| Delivery reports | Yes | Not published |
| OTP fallback channels | Not published | |
| Sender name | ||
| Sender ID registration | Yes | Yes |
| Developers | ||
| HTTP/REST API | Yes | Yes |
| OTP verification API | Yes | Yes |
| Request a quote | Request quote | Request quote |
Grey values were last checked more than 90 days ago. Not published means the provider does not publish it.
We don't pick an overall winner: the right choice depends on your business.