SMS and communications APIs let software send text messages, verification codes, WhatsApp messages and phone calls through mobile networks, usually paying per message. Message logs hold phone numbers and message text, which are personal data under the GDPR, so many European buyers prefer a provider run from Europe. The strongest European options are Sinch (Sweden) for large senders that need global reach and many channels, Infobip (United Kingdom) for enterprises running messaging across many countries and CM.com (Netherlands) for companies that want EU data processing by default.
Best first. Headcount and founding year come from LeadWave's database; prices, hosting and G2 ratings from each company's own pages and G2, checked in November 2026.
| Alternative | Headquarters | Founded | Employees | G2 rating | Free plan | Paid plans from | Your data | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Sinch | Stockholm, Sweden | 2008 | 1,740 | 3.8 (34 reviews) | No | €0.08/SMS | EU region available | No |
2 Infobip | London, United Kingdom | 2006 | 3,041 | 4.3 (58 reviews) | No | €0.08/SMS | EU region available | No |
3 CM.com | Breda, Netherlands | 1999 | — | 4.8 (12 reviews) | No | — | In Europe | No |
4 LINK Mobility | Oslo, Norway | — | — | — | No | — | — | No |
5 GatewayAPI | Odense, Denmark | — | — | 4.9 (7 reviews) | No | €0.07/SMS | EU region available | No |
6 seven | Kiel, Germany | 2003 | — | — | No | €0.07/SMS | In Europe | No |
7 46elks | Uppsala, Sweden | 2011 | 17 | — | No | €0.10/SMS | — | No |
8 Messente | Tallinn, Estonia | — | — | — | No | — | — | No |
9 SMSAPI | Gliwice, Poland | 2007 | — | — | No | — | — | No |
10 Esendex | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 2001 | — | — | No | £54/account/month | — | No |
11 Spryng | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2006 | — | — | No | €0.07/SMS | — | No |
12 Textmagic | Tallinn, Estonia | 2001 | — | 4.4 (127 reviews) | No | — | — | No |
13 Brevo | Paris, France | 2012 | 464 | 4.5 (2,517 reviews) | Yes | Free | In Europe | No |
Each page ranks the European options for that tool's users and says how each one compares.
Global APIs for SMS, voice, WhatsApp, RCS and email
Swedish communications platform with APIs for SMS, voice, WhatsApp, RCS, email and verification. Its SMS API runs in several regions: the default is the US, with an EU option in Ireland and Sweden.
Omnichannel messaging and voice platform
Communications platform with APIs for SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, voice and email, used by enterprises across many countries. Customers can pick a region for data residency.
Messaging, voice and payments APIs from the Netherlands
Dutch communications company listed on Euronext Amsterdam. Sells SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, voice, email and payments APIs and says it processes data within the EU.
CPaaS with local operations across Europe
Oslo-listed messaging provider with operations in 18 countries and about 650 staff. Sells SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and other channels through local teams; no public price list.
Developer-friendly SMS and email API from Denmark
SMS, email and virtual number APIs from ONLINECITY.IO in Odense, with public per-country prices and no subscription. An optional EU setup keeps hosting and routing inside the EU.
SMS gateway and API with servers in Germany
German SMS gateway with an API, email-to-SMS, voice, WhatsApp and number lookups. Prepaid with no monthly fee; its servers are only in Germany.
SMS, MMS and voice API from Sweden
Swedish API for SMS, MMS, programmable phone calls, IVR menus and virtual numbers. No monthly fee for API access; you pay per message or call.
SMS, Viber and WhatsApp messaging API
Estonian messaging API for SMS, Viber, WhatsApp and RCS. Pay as you go per message, with a commitment plan and an account manager for larger volumes.
Bulk SMS gateway and API from Poland
SMS gateway and API for marketing, notifications and one-time passwords, with a web portal and integrations. A brand of LINK Mobility Poland since LINK bought it in 2017.
Business SMS bundles with an API included
Business SMS and WhatsApp messaging with a web app and API, sold as monthly bundles. Founded in Nottingham in 2001 and part of the Commify group, which is owned by UK investor ECI Partners.
Dutch SMS, WhatsApp and RCS API
Dutch messaging provider for SMS, WhatsApp, RCS and voice, started in 2006 for hospital appointment reminders. ISO 27001 and NEN 7510 certified; part of the Commify group.
Business texting app and SMS API
Web app and API for sending and receiving business SMS, with automation and email campaigns. Group parent TextMagic AS is listed on Nasdaq Tallinn; it operates mainly in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Email, SMS and WhatsApp campaigns with a sales CRM
Paris-based marketing platform that sends SMS and WhatsApp campaigns and has a transactional SMS API alongside email, which suits teams that want email and SMS from one vendor.
A company counts as European if it's headquartered in Europe: the EU, the EEA, Switzerland, the UK, or elsewhere in geographic Europe, never Russia or Belarus. Headquarters means where it's run from, not a registered office. Companies founded in Europe but headquartered elsewhere today are listed separately, and a non-European owner is always named.
Each company was checked against its own legal notice, pricing page and data-processing terms, and its G2 page. The order weighs how fully each one replaces the US leaders, its track record and its ratings. No company paid to be listed or ranked.
Sinch (Sweden) for large senders that need global reach and many channels, Infobip (United Kingdom) for enterprises running messaging across many countries and CM.com (Netherlands) for companies that want EU data processing by default. Each is headquartered in Europe; the table compares their hosting, prices and G2 ratings.
Brevo has a free plan with no time limit.
CM.com, seven and Brevo store customer data in Europe by default. Being European doesn't make a tool GDPR compliant on its own: check its data processing agreement too.
seven keeps its servers only in Germany, and CM.com says it processes data within the EU. Sinch, Infobip and GatewayAPI offer EU hosting as an option; Sinch's SMS API uses its US region unless you call the EU endpoint.
List prices in early November 2026, excluding VAT: GatewayAPI €0.072, seven €0.075 (any EU country), Infobip about €0.076 on average, Sinch €0.076 and 46elks €0.10 per message. Volume discounts and per-network prices differ.
Bird, formerly MessageBird, was founded in Amsterdam in 2011. In 2025 it moved its operations out of the Netherlands to hubs including New York, Singapore and Dubai and said it would no longer have a single headquarters. Customers outside the US still sign with Bird B.V., a Dutch company.
