How the messaging.dev Score works

How many of the messaging channels developers ask for are supported.

• ·Score = supported channels ÷ 10 tracked channels × 100
• ·Tracked: SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Apple Messages for Business, Voice, Email

How fast a developer can go from sign-up to a first sent message.

• ·Self-service onboarding — 25 pts
• ·Free developer credit — 20 pts
• ·Documentation quality — high 20 / medium 12 / low 0 pts
• ·SDK breadth — min(SDKs, 6) ÷ 6 × 20 pts
• ·Sandbox / test environment — 15 pts

Data residency options and the certifications enterprises require.

• ·EU data residency — 20 pts
• ·US data residency — 15 pts
• ·Customer-selectable region — 15 pts
• ·ISO 27001 — 15 pts
• ·SOC 2 — 15 pts
• ·GDPR compliant — 10 pts
• ·HIPAA support — 10 pts

Global reach and how dependable delivery is at scale.

• ·Country coverage — min(countries, 200) ÷ 200 × 40 pts
• ·Direct operator connections — 30 pts
• ·Published uptime SLA ≥ 99.9% — 30 pts

Independent user sentiment, weighted by how many people reviewed.

• ·Trust = (G2 rating ÷ 5) × confidence × 100
• ·confidence = min(1, log10(reviews + 1) ÷ log10(1000))
• ·A high rating from thousands of reviews beats a high rating from a handful.