# Twilio alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 121 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Twilio holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/twilio/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Telnyx: 20
- Plivo: 11
- Bandwidth: 5
- Brevo: 2
- OpenPhone: 2
- Telnyx CPaaS: 2

## Communications APIs

**Small business**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Twilio (Twilio is #1 of 9 at 37%).

- Telnyx: first choice in 10 of those 42
- Plivo: first choice in 6 of those 42
- Brevo: first choice in 2 of those 42
- OpenPhone: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Telnyx CPaaS: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Authkey: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Bandwidth: first choice in 1 of those 42
- ClickSend: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Mid-market**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Twilio (Twilio is #1 of 8 at 43%).

- Telnyx: first choice in 10 of those 45
- Plivo: first choice in 4 of those 45
- Bandwidth: first choice in 3 of those 45
- Infobip: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Sinch: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Twixor: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Vonage Communications APIs: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Enterprise**: 34 of 84 answers did not name Twilio (Twilio is #1 of 8 at 44%).

- Bandwidth: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Cisco Webex Connect: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Plivo: first choice in 1 of those 34
- RingCentral: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Vonage Business Communications: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Vonage Communications APIs: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Webex Connect: first choice in 1 of those 34

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