Chatkit vs SendBird vs Twilio API for WhatsApp

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Chatkit

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SendBird

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Twilio API for WhatsApp

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    • 13
      Active support is impressive. (Support for private deve
    • 10
      Pre-built UI for major platforms
    • 10
      Easy to use
    • 8
      Migration API for customers using other chat services
    • 7
      Scalability is awesome
    • 7
      First chat SDK officially supports Xamarin
    • 5
      Because my product guy told me to
    • 5
      Unlimited number of users in public chat
    • 5
      Cool product
    • 4
      Flexible message format ex) json, xml
    • 2
      Out of the box api and features
    • 2
      Intuitive and feature-packed
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      Cons of Chatkit
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          Policy on concurrent users leads to overages and overch
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          Prices ramp up exponentially
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          What is Chatkit?

          Chatkit is designed to make it as simple as possible to add chat to your app. It lets you add 1-1 and group chat to your app, along with typing indicators, file attachments and storage, user online presence and a flexible permissions system.

          What is SendBird?

          SendBird is a Messaging SDK, Chat API, and fully managed chat infrastructure for your mobile apps and websites. Embeddable chat for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Unity, .NET.

          What is Twilio API for WhatsApp?

          The Twilio API for WhatsApp provides developers all over the world with a simple, reliable, and officially supported way to use the WhatsApp Business API. They can now easily build messaging experiences that combine the ease of use of the Programmable SMS API with the global reach of WhatsApp.

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            What are some alternatives to Chatkit, SendBird, and Twilio API for WhatsApp?
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            Twilio offers developers a powerful API for phone services to make and receive phone calls, and send and receive text messages. Their product allows programmers to more easily integrate various communication methods into their software and programs.
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            Amazon SES
            Amazon SES eliminates the complexity and expense of building an in-house email solution or licensing, installing, and operating a third-party email service. The service integrates with other AWS services, making it easy to send emails from applications being hosted on services such as Amazon EC2.
            Mailgun
            Mailgun is a set of powerful APIs that allow you to send, receive, track and store email effortlessly.
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