Dial - Phone Numbers for AI Agents vs. Webex Connect

Dial gives AI agents their own communication identity. Through a single REST API or MCP tool, agents can provision real US, Canadian, and international phone numbers and immediately send and receive SMS, WhatsApp messages, and voice calls - no carrier setup, no separate integrations for each channel. Dial is built for the agentic era, where AI agents increasingly need to act on behalf of users: signing up for services, completing 2FA/OTP verification, placing outbound calls with a local caller ID, and handling inbound communication across every channel.

Webex Connect is an enterprise Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) that enables rapid automation of multi-channel customer journeys. The platform makes it easy for businesses to interact with their customers anywhere in the world on any channel -- SMS, Voice, RCS, Push, In-app, Email, Apple Business Chat, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and other messaging apps, Webex Connect automates orchestration of these interactions with backend systems. A visual drag-&-drop builder allows you to build and launch flows that work across channels and systems.