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          "Use api.in.exotel.com for India-hosted accounts and api.exotel.com for Singapore-hosted ones",
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                "Authorization": "${EXOTEL_MCP_AUTH_JSON}"
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        "privacy": "https://exotel.com/privacy-policy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.exotel.com",
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          "Legal entity from the terms of service. The developer changelog's latest entry is February 2026."
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      "repo": "https://github.com/plivo/plivo-node",
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          "registry": "pypi",
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      "pricing": "usage",
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      "priceSummary": "$0.50 / mo",
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        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
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          "US outbound at $0.0115 a minute, with recording, conferencing and machine detection at no extra charge",
          "Bidirectional audio streams in linear PCM at 8, 16 or 24 kHz or mu-law at 8 kHz",
          "Published limits per plan, including concurrency and what happens above them",
          "$10 trial credit with no card",
          "SOC 2, PCI DSS Level 1 and HIPAA per the security page"
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          "1 outbound call a second and 2 concurrent calls on the free tier, 5 on a new paid US account",
          "No OpenAPI spec, availability SLA or DPA found",
          "No MCP server that can place calls, the official one searches docs only",
          "Call status webhooks failed for a subset of calls for about 6.5 hours on 25 August",
          "No scoped keys, security.txt or bug bounty"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Point the answer URL at XML with a Stream element and bidirectional set to true for a live voice agent",
          "Check concurrency before dialling out in bulk. Above it calls are rejected with hangup cause 5030, above CPS they queue",
          "Don't rely on the status callback alone to learn a call ended. Poll the call if the webhook doesn't arrive",
          "Validate webhook signatures before acting on call events"
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        },
        "provenanceScore": 90
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        "http": "curl -X POST \"https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/$PLIVO_AUTH_ID/Call/\" -u \"$PLIVO_AUTH_ID:$PLIVO_AUTH_TOKEN\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"from\":\"+14155550100\",\"to\":\"+14155550101\",\"answer_url\":\"https://example.com/answer.xml\",\"answer_method\":\"GET\"}'"
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      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/voice.calls",
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        {
          "item": "US outbound, toll-free",
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        },
        {
          "item": "US inbound, local number",
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        },
        {
          "item": "US inbound, toll-free number",
          "unit": "call-minute",
          "usd": 0.018,
          "note": "inbound on a US toll-free number"
        },
        {
          "item": "SIP or browser leg",
          "unit": "call-minute",
          "usd": 0.0033,
          "note": "inbound or outbound"
        },
        {
          "item": "US local number",
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        },
        {
          "item": "US toll-free number",
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      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Plivo Inc.",
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        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
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        "statusPage": "https://status.plivo.com",
        "changelog": "https://www.plivo.com/changelog/",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "Provenance shared with the Plivo messaging listing. Legal entity taken from the site footer."
        ],
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      },
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              "date": "2026-10-02",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
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              "date": "2026-10-04",
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          "page": "https://status.plivo.com",
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          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
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            "version": "4.63.0",
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          "url": "https://plivo.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:48.932052901Z"
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        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://www.plivo.com/docs/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
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            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:43.585881332Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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          {
            "url": "https://www.plivo.com/voice/pricing/us/",
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            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:51.724997892Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "d0eca0fa3c87"
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          {
            "url": "https://www.plivo.com/legal/privacy/",
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            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:46.52507636Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "7cd64079a8cf"
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            "url": "https://www.plivo.com/legal/tos/",
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            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:47.691771662Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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      }
    },
    "summary": "Plivo Voice API has a score of 60.4 (C) against Exotel Voice API + MCP's 39.8 (E). Both do voice calls. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 73 points."
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  "markdown": "Plivo Voice API has a score of 60.4 (C) against Exotel Voice API + MCP's 39.8 (E). Both do voice calls. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 73 points.\n\n- Exotel Voice API + MCP: grade E, 39.8/100, rank #424 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/exotel-voice.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/exotel-voice.json\n- Plivo Voice API: grade C, 60.4/100, rank #248 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo-voice.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/plivo-voice.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Exotel Voice API + MCP for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Plivo Voice API for reliability (+18), schema \u0026 documentation (+11), agent ergonomics (+30), security \u0026 auth (+5), payments \u0026 pricing (+20), maintenance \u0026 community (+73), transparency \u0026 trust (+7).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Exotel Voice API + MCP | Plivo Voice API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 50 | 68 | Plivo Voice API +18 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 48 | 59 | Plivo Voice API +11 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 40 | 70 | Plivo Voice API +30 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 40 | 45 | Plivo Voice API +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 40 | Plivo Voice API +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 5 | 78 | Plivo Voice API +73 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 70 | Plivo Voice API +7 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **39.8 · E** | **60.4 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Exotel Voice API + MCP | Plivo Voice API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Exotel | Plivo |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.exotel.com/v1` | `https://api.plivo.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 62 | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-25 |\n| Popularity | 5 stars | 102 stars, 51k npm/wk, 69k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Exotel Voice API + MCP.** Local Indian numbers and DLT and TRAI handling. Per-minute rates and plan prices not published.\n\n**Plivo Voice API.** US outbound at $0.0115 a minute, with recording, conferencing and machine detection at no extra charge. 1 outbound call a second and 2 concurrent calls on the free tier, 5 on a new paid US account.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Exotel Voice API + MCP\n\n1. Use api.in.exotel.com for India-hosted accounts and api.exotel.com for Singapore-hosted ones\n2. Pass StreamUrl on Calls/connect for a quick outbound voice-agent call\n3. Whitelist test numbers before calling on a trial account\n4. Pass confirm=true only after a person approves a destructive MCP tool call\n\n### Plivo Voice API\n\n1. Point the answer URL at XML with a Stream element and bidirectional set to true for a live voice agent\n2. Check concurrency before dialling out in bulk. Above it calls are rejected with hangup cause 5030, above CPS they queue\n3. Don't rely on the status callback alone to learn a call ended. Poll the call if the webhook doesn't arrive\n4. Validate webhook signatures before acting on call events\n\n## Other comparisons with Exotel Voice API + MCP or Plivo Voice API\n\n- [Bandwidth Voice API + MCP vs Exotel Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-voice-vs-exotel-voice.md)\n- [Bandwidth Voice API + MCP vs Plivo Voice API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-voice-vs-plivo-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Infobip Calls API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-infobip-calls.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs SignalWire Voice API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-signalwire-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Sinch Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-sinch-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Telnyx Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-telnyx-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-twilio-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Vonage Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-vonage-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Voximplant](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-voximplant.md)\n- [Infobip Calls API + MCP vs Plivo Voice API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/infobip-calls-vs-plivo-voice.md)\n- [Plivo Voice API vs SignalWire Voice API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-voice-vs-signalwire-voice.md)\n- [Plivo Voice API vs Sinch Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-voice-vs-sinch-voice.md)\n- [Plivo Voice API vs Telnyx Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-voice-vs-telnyx-voice.md)\n- [Plivo Voice API vs Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-voice-vs-twilio-voice.md)\n- [Plivo Voice API vs Vonage Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-voice-vs-vonage-voice.md)\n- [Plivo Voice API vs Voximplant](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-voice-vs-voximplant.md)\n",
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