# Bird vs MailerSend

| Attribute | Bird | MailerSend |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63.2 (73% (medium)) | 67 (63% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Multi-channel communications platform enabling email, SMS, voice, WhatsApp, and real-time messaging through a single API designed for developers and AI agents. It is indexed under Communication APIs.","source":"https://bird.com/en-us/products/realtime/pricing","question":"What is Bird?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bird offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Startup, Growth and Custom. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://bird.com/en-us/products/realtime/pricing","question":"Is Bird free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bird supports the web, macOS, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://bird.com/en-us/products/realtime/pricing","question":"What platforms does Bird support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Bird, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://bird.com/en-us/products/realtime/pricing","question":"Can Bird be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Bird. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Bird not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://bird.com/en-us/products/sms/compliance/opt-out","question":"What security certifications does Bird have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"Transactional messaging service for reliably delivering emails, text messages, and WhatsApp communications via API or SMTP integration. It is indexed under Communication APIs.","source":"https://www.mailersend.com/pricing-pl","question":"What is MailerSend?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MailerSend offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.90. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.mailersend.com/pricing-pl","question":"Is MailerSend free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MailerSend supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.mailersend.com/pricing-pl","question":"What platforms does MailerSend support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for MailerSend, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.mailersend.com/pricing-pl","question":"Can MailerSend be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 33 integrations for MailerSend, including Zapier, Supabase, Firebase, Symfony, Slack, Laravel, Airbyte and Airtable, plus 25 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.mailersend.com/pricing-pl","question":"What does MailerSend integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for MailerSend. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as MailerSend not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.mailersend.com/pricing-pl","question":"What security certifications does MailerSend have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MailerSend is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the United Kingdom. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.mailersend.com/pricing-pl","question":"Where is MailerSend available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Bird is a communications infrastructure platform that enables businesses to send and receive messages across multiple channels—email, SMS, WhatsApp, and voice—with a single API, integrated compliance tools, and built-in deliverability features. | A cloud messaging platform that enables developers to send transactional emails and text messages through an API, with built-in tools for managing delivery and tracking engagement |
| features.capabilities | `{"rcs":true,"sms":true,"chat":true,"email":true,"voice":true,"two_way":true,"whatsapp":true,"verify_otp":true,"global_coverage":"global","deliverability_tools":true,"usage_pricing_transparent":true}` | `{"sms":true,"email":true,"two_way":true,"whatsapp":true,"verify_otp":true,"global_coverage":"regional","deliverability_tools":true,"usage_pricing_transparent":true}` |
| integrations.count | 21 | 33 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"n8n","native":true},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ActiveCampaign","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zendesk Support","native":true,"category":"customer support","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Monday.com","native":true,"category":"project management"},{"name":"Asana","native":true,"category":"project management"},{"name":"Atlassian Jira","native":true,"category":"project management"},{"name":"Notion","native":true},{"name":"Attio","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"PagerDuty","native":true,"category":"dev tools"},{"name":"Splunk","native":true},{"name":"Google Cloud Translation AI","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"OPERA Cloud","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"Symfony"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Laravel"},{"name":"Airbyte"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Anymail"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Courier"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Django"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Integrately"},{"name":"Knock"},{"name":"Magento"},{"name":"Mailster"},{"name":"Make"},{"name":"NocoDB"},{"name":"Novu"},{"name":"Pabbly Connect"},{"name":"Partnero"},{"name":"Pipedream"},{"name":"Rails"},{"name":"React Email"},{"name":"Relay.app"},{"name":"Tabular"},{"name":"VSCode"},{"name":"WHMCS"},{"name":"WooCommerce"},{"name":"WordPress"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, 1,000 emails/month","features":["1,000 emails per month","No credit card required","50 emails per day cap","1 webhook endpoint","1 sending domain","Authentication, dashboards, suppression, webhooks, 30-day retention, shared IP"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails":"1000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Startup","summary":"From $15/month for 50K–100K emails/month","features":["50,000 to 100,000 emails per month","10 sending domains","Authentication, dashboards, suppression, webhooks, 30-day retention, shared IP"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails":"50000-100000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"Volume-based pricing starting $0.30 per 1,000 emails with declining per-unit cost","features":["100,000 to 2,500,000 emails per month","10 webhook endpoints","1,000 sending domains","Dedicated IPs available as add-on ($24.95/month each, up to 5)","ISP-aware routing, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, managed warm-up"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"emails"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails":"100000-2500000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing with negotiated per-message rates","features":["2.5M+ emails per month","Negotiated per-message rates","Multi-year invoiced billing","Volume above published tiers","Overage cap lifted by agreement"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"emails":"2500000+/month"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Dedicated IP","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":24.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier (1K emails/month). From $15/month. Growth plan with volume-based per-message pricing. Enterprise custom rates.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bird.com/en-us/products/email/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T12:31:29.642Z","startingPrice":{"amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, 500 emails/month","features":["Email API and SMTP relay","Email threading support","Drag-and-drop email builder","1,000 API requests per day","1 domain","10 templates"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For personal projects and testing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails":"500/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Hobby","summary":"$7/month","features":["Everything in Free, plus","User roles and permissions","24-hour data retention","10 templates","1-day activity log retention","1,000 API requests per day"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":7,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For personal projects and side projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sms":"100/month","emails":"500/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","features":["Everything in Hobby, plus","50 sender identities","Inbound routing","SMS API (US and Canada)","5 users","250 templates","7-day activity retention","100,000 API requests per day"],"description":"For growing startups and small businesses","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$25/month + $0.90 per 1,000 additional emails","features":["Everything in Starter, plus","1,000 domains","Unlimited templates","High-throughput API","Unlimited users","30-day activity retention","500,000 API requests per day"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"emails"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.9,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For agencies and white-label resellers sending at scale","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"WhatsApp messaging"},{"name":"Email verification credits"},{"name":"Domain spaces","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Phone numbers (SMS)","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"DMARC domain monitoring","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $7/month. Free tier with 500 emails/month. 14-day free Professional trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mailersend.com/pricing-pl","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:55:26.093Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":7,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":7,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.5 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://bird.com/en-us/products/sms/compliance | - |

## Capabilities (Communication APIs)

| Capability | Bird | MailerSend |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Channels** |  |  |
| SMS | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice | ✓ | - |
| WhatsApp | ✓ | ✓ |
| RCS | ✓ | - |
| Transactional email | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video / real-time | - | - |
| In-app chat | ✓ | - |
| Verify / OTP / 2FA | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Messaging** |  |  |
| Two-way messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Geographic coverage | Global | Regional |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Email deliverability tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Published per-unit pricing | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:04:32.278Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*