# Bird alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 230 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Bird holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/bird/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Brevo: 20
- SimpleTexting: 19
- Twilio Programmable Messaging: 16
- EZ Texting: 14
- Braze: 12
- Customer.io: 11

## SMS and WhatsApp marketing platforms

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Bird.

- SimpleTexting: first choice in 15 of those 81
- EZ Texting: first choice in 14 of those 81
- Brevo: first choice in 13 of those 81
- ActiveCampaign: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Klaviyo SMS: first choice in 5 of those 81
- WATI: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Salesmsg: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Textedly: first choice in 3 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Bird (Bird is #14 of 20 at 2%).

- Customer.io: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Brevo: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Twilio Programmable Messaging: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Klaviyo SMS: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Respond.io: first choice in 4 of those 77
- SimpleTexting: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Omnisend: first choice in 3 of those 77
- WATI: first choice in 3 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Bird (Bird is #11 of 14 at 0%).

- Braze: first choice in 12 of those 72
- Twilio Programmable Messaging: first choice in 10 of those 72
- Infobip: first choice in 6 of those 72
- TrueDialog: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Attentive: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Vibes: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Gupshup: first choice in 2 of those 72
- PitchPrfct: first choice in 2 of those 72

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