Learn what makes Telnyx the best Bandwidth alternative
Both Telnyx and Bandwidth offer Voice and Messaging APIs that power reliable business communications. So what’s the real difference between the two? Here we'll take a deeper look at how Telnyx’s private global network powers high-quality voice and messaging solutions. Award-winning support and competitive prices make Telnyx the top Bandwidth alternative.
FEATURE COMPARISON
Compare Telnyx features against Bandwidth
Discover the Telnyx advantage: a superior network, an intuitive portal, competitive pricing, and unmatched support.
STANDARD VOICE QUALITYBandwidth uses the public internet to carry it's voice data, leaving communications susceptible to latency, lag, and jitter.
HIGH-QUALITY VOICETelnyx uses a private, global network to ensure better voice quality and uses Opus and G.722 codecs.
Pricing comparison
Compare our pricing
Experience a cost-effective, highly efficient service. Here’s a side-by-side analysis of Telnyx and Bandwidth costs.
SMS: Starting at $0.004 per message part
MMS: Starting at $0.15 per message part
Short Code: Starting at $0.006 per message part
Toll-Free Inbound and Outbound: Starting at $0.0185 and $0.0055 per message part
SMS: Starting at $0.004 per message part
MMS: Starting at $0.005 per message part
Short Code: Starting at $0.007 per message part
Toll-Free Inbound and Outbound: Starting at $0.0055 per message part
Unlock the power of connectivity
From our network to comprehensive product offerings, Telnyx delivers where Bandwidth falls short.
Secure communications
Telnyx goes above and beyond to provide better security with ZRTP (which provides end-to-end encryption), TLS, and SRTP.
Bandwidth sticks to standard industry security features and does not offer ZRTP, leaving your calls vulnerable to attack.
Transparent, competitive pricing
Telnyx's pricing is more transparent and competitive than Bandwidth's. Telnyx's pricing is based on usage, so you only pay for what you use.
Bandwidth's pricing is based on a monthly subscription, even if you don't use all the features included in your plan.
High-quality calls
Telnyx uses a global network of Tier 1 carriers, while Bandwidth uses a network of Tier 2 and Tier 3 carriers.
Tier 1 carriers are the most reliable and efficient in the world. Using their networks ensures that even long-distance calls will be delivered with crystal-clear clarity.
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G2 leader status
As a leader in G2's Cloud Communication Platform category, Telnyx consistently earns high praise for its customer satisfaction and market presence.
We aggregated data from reviews on platforms like G2, TrustPilot, Google, and ProductHunt.
After analyzing thousands of reviews, we found that Telnyx was the preferred provider by a wide margin. Telnyx was praised for its excellent call quality, highly customizable platform, and affordable pricing.
Bandwidth was also praised for its reliable service and easy-to-use platform. However, it was criticized for its high cost and lack of features.
The data suggests that Telnyx is the superior provider. We offer a better overall value proposition with excellent call quality, a wide range of features, and affordable pricing.
Simple, user-friendly, all-in-one platform
The Telnyx Mission Control Portal is designed for intuitive navigation and ease of use with comprehensive features and seamless integration.
Telnyx’s Mission Control Portal is an all-in-one platform that simplifies managing your communication needs. While Bandwidth requires you to juggle multiple platforms to manage your numbers and insights, Telnyx offers a single access point and eliminates the need for multiple vendor relationships, streamlining your operations.
Customizable APIs with 24/7, award-winning support
Speed up build times with our intuitive APIs, SDKs, and detailed development documentation. And you can easily adapt our APIs if our out-of-the-box offerings don’t suit your needs.
Telnyx gives you complete control over routing, authentication, configuration settings, and more. More control means you can build your communications platform to meet your needs. You can also set up custom authentication rules to protect your account from unauthorized access.
On the other hand, Bandwidth restricts configuration around options like encryption, whitelisting, and authentication. Restricted configuration limits your ability to customize your communications platform and makes securing your account more difficult.
The engineers at Telnyx worked with us to design and architect the right solution for Upmarket. We implemented Telnyx services and deployed a fully integrated softphone in half the time we expected.
Tiffany Marroquin
Lead Engineer at Upmarket
FAQ
Telnyx is the better Bandwidth alternative for several reasons:
- Our communications are encrypted and secure
- Our pricing is transparent and competitive
- Our private global network uses Tier 1 carriers—not Tier 2 or 3—for higher-quality calling
- User reviews prove customers prefer Telnyx, particularly for our straightforward setup, easy-to-use platform, and flexible configuration
At Telnyx, we architect and amplify access to global connectivity. We power high-quality Voice and Messaging communications, as well as wireless, networking, and storage from our private, global, multi-cloud IP network to the hyperlocal edge. And we make this edge infrastructure easily available through intuitive APIs housed in one platform.