Linq Blue Alternatives: 9 Options After Linq Leaves Sales
Quick verdict
Linq is closing the accounts of customers who use it for sales, prospecting and outreach, and starts removing lines on Monday 19 October 2026 for accounts that have not replied. Every Linq Blue sales team now needs a replacement. Pick one that keeps your number: Blue Reacher ports Linq numbers in, and the port has to start before Linq closes the account. The table below compares all nine options on price, setup and outbound rules.
Blue Reacher
$249/mo
B2B iMessage platform that sends blue-bubble texts from your CRM across the entire funnel, with no A2P registration required.
Per line per month ($199 at 4+ lines), or $1,949 per line per year. Unlimited iMessages, no per-message fees. Lines pace at 50 opted-in / 30 cold new contacts a day to stay deliverable; replies are never metered.
Linq Blue
price not published
One-to-one iMessage inside Salesforce, HubSpot and HighLevel, from Linq App Inc. Linq is closing sales, prospecting and outreach accounts and removing lines from 19 October 2026 (Linq notice to customers, Oct 2026).
Not published. Closing to sales teams from 19 Oct 2026.
Prices from each vendor’s published pricing only; sales-gated vendors carry none. Corrections welcome: corrections.
Key takeaways
- In October 2026 Linq began closing sales, prospecting and outreach accounts.
- One table, verified 13 Sep 2026 except where dated otherwise.
- Blue Reacher is the managed lane: $249 per line published, Linq numbers ported in, campaigns built with you, and native HubSpot, Salesforce and GoHighLevel.
- If Linq's API pivot matched your needs but the quote gate did not, Blooio sells the same self-serve promise with prices on the page: $39 to $289, cold outbound included at the top tier.
- Tuco AI is the cheapest credible dedicated line at $149 plus a $335 non-refundable setup, with plainly published caps; it bans cold texting (their FAQ, 14 Sep 2026), so it fits warm and inbound work only.
- Decide whether the sales team or the engineering team owns the channel, then compare published terms inside that family.
Reply rate by outbound channel
Why does every Linq Blue sales team need an alternative now?
In October 2026 Linq began closing sales, prospecting and outreach accounts. Lines start coming down on Monday 19 October 2026 if Linq has not heard back (Linq's notice to sales customers, October 2026).
- Ports out must start before the account closes; a released line cannot be recovered. Linq keeps operating and is investing in messaging APIs for AI agents.
- Two older reasons still shape the choice. Linq never published Linq Blue pricing, and Linq Blue's own page prohibited message blasts, so teams that wanted campaigns were already looking.
- Reply to Linq first, so the account is not closed for silence.
- Export your opt-out list before anything else; it is the one record you cannot rebuild.
- Pick a replacement that ports your number in, and start the port before 19 October.
- The full day-by-day plan is in the Linq Blue switching guide at /migrate/linq-blue.
All 9 Linq Blue alternatives at a glance
One table, verified 13 Sep 2026 except where dated otherwise. Published pricing is the first column to check; it is the thing Linq Blue does not have.
Blue Reacher
- Monthly price
- $249 per line, from $199 at 4+; $1,949 a year
- Setup fee
- $449, waived on annual
- Cold outbound
- Included, paced 50 opted-in / 30 cold a day
- Shape
- Managed, campaigns built with you
Blooio
- Monthly price
- $39 shared to $289 dedicated; about $195 at volume
- Setup fee
- None; $75 area code
- Cold outbound
- Included at $289, unlimited conversations
- Shape
- Self-serve API
Sendara
- Monthly price
- $249 first line, $149 additional
- Setup fee
- $99
- Cold outbound
- Included, 50 new conversations a day
- Shape
- CRM-first, five native integrations
Photon
- Monthly price
- From $25; $250 a line
- Setup fee
- None; self-serve
- Cold outbound
- Included, 50 new contacts a day
- Shape
- Agent infrastructure
Project Blue
- Monthly price
- $300 one line, $250 at 2+ (Aug 2026)
- Setup fee
- $500
- Cold outbound
- Included, fair-use policy
- Shape
- White-glove, GHL-centric
Tuco AI
- Monthly price
- From $149; $1,430 a year (their site, 16 Sep 2026)
- Setup fee
- $335, non-refundable
- Cold outbound
- Banned: opt-in and inbound leads only (their FAQ)
- Shape
- Budget warm-lead self-serve
Miss Blue
- Monthly price
- $198, on a $99 sale
- Setup fee
- None; $205 area code
- Cold outbound
- Guidance: 30 new conversations a day, self-enforced
- Shape
- Shared inbox plus API
LoopMessage
- Monthly price
- $59.99 to $99.99 plus add-ons; $119.99 outbound-capable
- Setup fee
- About $60 in one-time fees
- Cold outbound
- Opted-in contacts only; no cold messaging
- Shape
- Developer API
Sendblue
- Monthly price
- $0 sandbox, $100 AI Agent; outbound is custom Enterprise
- Setup fee
- Buyer-reported near $1,000 platform fee (Sep 2026)
- Cold outbound
- Enterprise only, 50 new contacts a day per their docs
- Shape
- Incumbent inbound-first API
Sales-team platforms: Blue Reacher, Sendara, Project Blue
Blue Reacher is the managed lane: $249 per line published, Linq numbers ported in, campaigns built with you, and native HubSpot, Salesforce and GoHighLevel. Unlimited iMessages, paced 50 opted-in / 30 cold a day.
- Sendara is the self-run CRM lane at the same $249: five native OAuth integrations (GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Close, Salesforce, Pipedrive) and 50 new conversations a day on the page.
- Project Blue keeps the enterprise-feel white-glove shape at $300 plus a $500 setup, GHL-centric with sub-account reselling for agencies (Aug 2026 sales materials).
- All three publish pricing, which is the whole shopping trigger for most Linq Blue buyers.
- Campaigns are first-class features in this family, not a policy exception.
- Blue Reacher's annual rate is $1,949 per line, about $162.50 a month, with the $449 activation waived.
Everything above describes the mechanism. The Blue Funnel Map marks the stages where your own funnel is losing replies, and you keep the map whether or not you buy.
Map this against your funnelDeveloper APIs: Blooio, Photon, LoopMessage, Sendblue
If Linq's API pivot matched your needs but the quote gate did not, Blooio sells the same self-serve promise with prices on the page: $39 to $289, cold outbound included at the top tier.
- Photon is the agent-infrastructure pick at $250 a line with a $25 entry tier and 50 new contacts a day; Sendblue is the incumbent with a $0 sandbox, but its outbound sits behind custom Enterprise pricing.
- LoopMessage is the opted-in specialist: solid developer tooling from $59.99, with cold messaging unsupported by policy, so it inherits rather than fixes the blast restriction.
- Pick this family when engineers own the build and you want to evaluate this week.
- Blooio and Photon allow the first-touch outbound that Linq Blue's policy prohibits.
- LoopMessage and Sendblue keep an opt-in-first stance; shortlist them for two-way and AI-agent work, not prospecting.
Budget picks: Tuco AI and Miss Blue
Budget picks: Tuco AI and Miss Blue
Tuco AI is the cheapest credible dedicated line at $149 plus a $335 non-refundable setup, with plainly published caps; it bans cold texting (their FAQ, 14 Sep 2026), so it fits warm and inbound work only.
- Miss Blue pairs a shared team inbox with an API at a $99 sale price, with self-enforced guidance of 30 new conversations a day.
- Both publish every number Linq Blue makes you call for; neither carries the enterprise contract shape Linq buyers sometimes want.
How to choose a Linq Blue alternative
How to choose a Linq Blue alternative
Decide whether the sales team or the engineering team owns the channel, then compare published terms inside that family.
- Outbound campaigns, vendor does the setup: Blue Reacher at $249, activation waived on annual.
- Outbound campaigns, self-run in your CRM: Sendara at $249 or Project Blue at $300 white-glove.
- Developer-owned build: Blooio at $289 or Photon at $250, live this week without a sales call.
- Keeping your Linq number: confirm the vendor ports numbers in, and start the port before 19 October. Blue Reacher does.
- Whatever you pick, verify pricing on the vendor's page: this market moves monthly, and every figure above carries its date.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Linq Blue alternative?
For outbound sales teams: Blue Reacher, $249 per line published, campaigns built with you, pacing at 50 opted-in / 30 cold a day, where Linq Blue prohibits blasts and quotes pricing by sales call. For developer builds: Blooio at $289 with cold outbound included. Both verified 13 Sep 2026.
How much does Linq Blue cost?
Linq does not publish Linq Blue pricing; you book a sales call for a quote. Buyer reports and rival comparisons put it around $160 to $250 per line per month plus roughly $500 in setup fees, unverified. Eight of the nine alternatives on this page publish their price.
Can you run outbound campaigns on Linq Blue?
Linq Blue's own page prohibits message blasts, which rules out campaign-style outbound at volume. Platforms where campaigns are the product include Blue Reacher and Sendara ($249, published pacing), Blooio ($289, unlimited conversations) and Photon ($250, 50 new contacts a day).
Is Linq Blue shutting down?
For sales teams, yes. In October 2026 Linq began closing the accounts of customers who use it for sales enablement, prospecting and outreach, and it starts removing lines on Monday 19 October 2026 if it has not heard back. Linq the company keeps operating and is focusing on messaging APIs for AI agents.
Can I keep my Linq number when I switch?
Yes, if the port starts before Linq closes your account; Linq says a released line cannot be recovered. Blue Reacher ports Linq numbers in and stands up a dedicated line in parallel, so you keep sending while the carrier moves the number.
What happened to Linq Blue in 2026?
Linq announced a developer API focus for AI agents with its $20M Series A in February 2026. In October 2026 it went further and began closing sales, prospecting and outreach accounts, with lines removed from 19 October 2026 for accounts that have not replied.
What is the cheapest Linq Blue alternative?
Miss Blue at its $99 sale price for a dedicated inbox-plus-API line, Tuco AI from $149 plus $335 setup for warm opted-in work, or Blooio's $39 shared tier for testing. For cold outbound specifically, Blooio's $289 dedicated tier with no setup fee is the lowest credible all-in.
Is Blue Reacher a good Linq Blue alternative?
Blue Reacher is this site's product, so read the numbers rather than our opinion: pricing published at $249 per line against a quote-gated number, outbound campaigns included against a blast prohibition, and six native CRM integrations with white-glove setup. The table above puts every rival beside it.
Keep your Linq number. Start the port before 19 October.
Book the switch and we file the port of your Linq number, stand up a dedicated line in parallel, and connect your CRM. $249 a line on the page, or $1,949 a year with the $449 activation waived.