Bird key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Bird B.V.
- Headquarters
- Netherlands (NL)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Founded
- 2011
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Exposed
- Certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022高速, SOC 2 Type 2高速
- Replaces
- Twilio, Mailchimp, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Vonage, Plivo
About Bird
Bird, formerly known as MessageBird, is a global communications platform headquartered in Amsterdam. It provides a comprehensive suite of APIs and software solutions for businesses to communicate with customers across various channels including SMS, WhatsApp, Email, and Voice. The platform focuses on high-scale delivery with built-in features for regional data residency, automated compliance management, and enterprise-grade security. It operates as a primary European alternative to major US communication platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) providers.
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