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LiveKitMost similar to Plivo in what it does, its category and its price.
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SinchRated 4.1 out of 5 in our review, against 4.3 for Plivo.
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At a glance
Green means better than Plivo, red means worse. Prices are starting prices per month.
| Tool | Our rating | Starts at | Free plan | Best for | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PlivoBaseline | 4.3 | $0.03/mo | No | Communications platform for building voice AI agents on carrier-grade telephony, with a no-code agent studio, programmable agents for LiveKit and Pipecat, AI noise cancellation, turn detection and automatic simulations. | |
| LiveKit | 4.5+0.2 | Free | YesPlivo has none | Open-source framework and developer platform for building voice, video and physical AI agents, with turn detection and interruption handling, an inference gateway for STT, LLM and TTS models, telephony and observability. | vs Plivo |
 Bird | 4.0−0.3 | Not listed | No | Developer communications platform (formerly MessageBird) for email, SMS, WhatsApp, Apple Messages and voice, with AI agents and an MCP server for AI-driven operations. | vs Plivo |
| Sinch | 4.1−0.2 | Not listed | No | Communications platform with messaging, voice, email and verification APIs, plus AI features: artificial traffic detection, Smart Conversations with sentiment detection and PII masking, Voice Relay for AI phone calls and an MCP server. | vs Plivo |
 Defined.ai | 3.6−0.7 | Not listed | No | The world's largest ethically-sourced AI data marketplace - trusted by Adobe, Amazon, Google, Meta, and OpenAI, custom data collection across 150+ countries and 500+ languages. | vs Plivo |
 Hamming AI | 4.0−0.3 | Not listed | No | Load-tests voice and chat agents to 50K+ concurrent calls before launch, then replays real production calls for regression testing - SOC 2, HIPAA-ready. | vs Plivo |
 Anam | 4.0−0.3 | Not listed | No | Photorealistic AI avatars at 180ms average latency, 70+ languages - HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 certified, claims a 44% engagement lift by giving an agent a face. | vs Plivo |
The alternatives in detail
In order of how closely each one matches Plivo.
LiveKit
4.5Free
vs Plivo+0.2Free plan
Open-source framework and developer platform for building voice, video and physical AI agents, with turn detection and interruption handling, an inference gateway for STT, LLM and TTS models, telephony and observability.
- Open-source Agents framework for Python and Node.js
- Automatic turn detection and interruption handling
- Inference gateway for STT, LLM and TTS models
Framework is open source and self-hostable
Developer-oriented; needs code to build agents
Bird
4.0Not listed
vs Plivo−0.3
Developer communications platform (formerly MessageBird) for email, SMS, WhatsApp, Apple Messages and voice, with AI agents and an MCP server for AI-driven operations.
- One API for email, SMS, WhatsApp, Apple Messages and voice
- AI agents for WhatsApp business messaging and AI voice for calls
- MCP server giving AI coding agents direct control of the platform
A single platform instead of separate vendors per channel
No flat published pricing; exact rates need a sales conversation
Sinch
4.1Not listed
vs Plivo−0.2
Communications platform with messaging, voice, email and verification APIs, plus AI features: artificial traffic detection, Smart Conversations with sentiment detection and PII masking, Voice Relay for AI phone calls and an MCP server.
- AIT detection that blocks artificially inflated traffic
- Smart Conversations with sentiment detection and PII masking
- Voice Relay for AI-run phone calls in 160+ languages
Covers SMS, RCS, WhatsApp, voice and email from one provider
No pricing figures on the site
Defined.ai
3.6Not listed
vs Plivo−0.7
The world's largest ethically-sourced AI data marketplace - trusted by Adobe, Amazon, Google, Meta, and OpenAI, custom data collection across 150+ countries and 500+ languages.
- Datasets across audio, image, video, text, and multimodal formats
- Custom data collection across 150+ countries and 500+ languages
- Model-in-the-loop data annotation and evaluation
Real, verifiable major-company client roster
Pricing isn't public - requires a custom quote
Hamming AI
4.0Not listed
vs Plivo−0.3
Load-tests voice and chat agents to 50K+ concurrent calls before launch, then replays real production calls for regression testing - SOC 2, HIPAA-ready.
- Automated test scenario generation from agent prompts
- Load testing up to 50,000+ concurrent calls
- Production call replay for regression testing
Load-tests at genuine scale, not just functional scripted tests
No self-serve pricing - requires a demo request
Anam
4.0Not listed
vs Plivo−0.3
Photorealistic AI avatars at 180ms average latency, 70+ languages - HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 certified, claims a 44% engagement lift by giving an agent a face.
- Photorealistic AI avatars at 180ms average latency
- 70+ languages with native voices
- Multiple styles: photorealistic, 3D, anime, comic book
Combines visual realism and low latency, a genuinely hard technical combination
44% engagement claim is a vendor statistic, worth testing in your own context
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is Plivo free?
Plivo does not list a free plan. Paid plans start from $0.03/mo.
What is the best free alternative to Plivo?
LiveKit is the highest-rated alternative here with a free plan (4.5 out of 5).
How did you pick these alternatives?
We match tools on what they do, their category and their price, using the details in our directory. Ratings come from our reviews and reader reviews.