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Comparison

Amazon SNS vs Clickatell

On the evidence we track, Clickatell leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon SNS full profile →Clickatell full profile →
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Amazon SNS51
★Clickatell61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon SNS51 / 100high · 75%
Clickatell61 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell✓
Model
Amazon SNSfreemium
Clickatellfreemium
Price level
Amazon SNSlow
Clickatellmid
Starting price
Amazon SNS–
Clickatell$30
Transparent
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon SNS12
Clickatell1
Security
Fedramp
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell–
Gdpr
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell✓
Hipaa
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell–
Iso27001
Amazon SNS–
Clickatell✓
Pci
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell✓
Soc2
Amazon SNS–
Clickatell✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon SNS–
Clickatell99.98
Status page
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Amazon SNS7 items
Clickatell5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for sms voice infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Programmable SMS
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell-
Programmable voice
Amazon SNS-
Clickatell-
Webrtc video API
Amazon SNS-
Clickatell-
Whatsapp business omnichannel
Amazon SNS-
Clickatell-
A2p 10dlc compliance portal
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell-
Sip trunking
Amazon SNS-
Clickatell-
Visual ivr workflow builder
Amazon SNS-
Clickatell-
Global virtual numbers
Amazon SNS-
Clickatell-
HIPAA compliant
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell-
SOC2 type ii
Amazon SNS-
Clickatell-
ISO 27001
Amazon SNS-
Clickatell-
Pricing model
Amazon SNSUsage based
Clickatell-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon SNS

A cloud-based messaging platform that automatically distributes published messages to multiple subscribed destinations. Supports application-to-application messaging, SMS delivery to 200+ countries, mobile push notifications across iOS and Android devices, and email delivery, with built-in encryption and cross-region availability.

Independently observed

Clickatell

Leader

A messaging platform that allows businesses to communicate with customers across SMS, WhatsApp, and iMessage with automated workflows, live agent support, and integrated payment capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon SNS

Usage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go pricing for messages published, SMS sent, and data transferred. Free tier includes $200 AWS credits for 6 months.

as of verify ↗

Clickatell

Leader
from $30/seat/moHybridFree tier

Usage-based SMS ($0.008/message), 10DLC subscription ($33/quarter), and live agent seats ($30/seat/month). Free account available.

  • SMS Messaging$0.008 per SMS (for volumes 1-999,999)
    • Send SMS globally
    • Volume pricing: 1-999,999 messages
  • 10DLC$33/quarter per number, plus $5 brand registration and $50 campaign activation (one-time)
    • 10DLC number registration and subscription
  • Live Agents$30 per agent per month
    • Live agent chat support
    • Conversation management
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell✓
CLI
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon SNS✓
Clickatell✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon SNS

27 total
  • SQS
  • CloudWatch
  • EventBridge
  • API Gateway
  • AppSync
  • Step Functions
  • Lambda
  • MongoDB
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • Splunk
  • Apple Push Notification Service (APNs)
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging
  • Amazon Device Messaging (ADM)
  • Baidu Cloud Push
  • Email
  • SMS
  • Amazon SQS
  • Amazon Data Firehose
  • AWS Lambda
  • Apple Push Notification Service
  • Amazon Device Messaging
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Amazon CloudWatch
  • +3 more
Independently observed

Clickatell

Leader
1 total
  • Salesforce
Independently observed
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