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Twilio AMD alternative

The Twilio AMD alternative that’s 30–75× cheaper — on your own carrier

Twilio’s machine_detection add-on costs ~$0.0075 per answered call and only works if you run your calls on Twilio. AMDY does answering machine detection acoustically for $0.00025–$0.00010 per detection, keeps your existing carrier, and adds honeypot detection and 23 reports Twilio doesn’t have. Free to try.

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Why dialers switch from Twilio AMD

30–75× cheaper per detection
AMDY runs $0.00025 down to $0.00010 per detection. Twilio charges ~$0.0075 per answered call. At volume that gap dwarfs the rest of the bill.
No telco lock-in
Twilio AMD only works on calls placed through Twilio. AMDY is telco-agnostic — keep your carrier and dialer, no re-platforming.
Honeypot + 23 reports
Spam-trap detection that protects your caller ID, carrier false-answer detection, and 23 analytics reports — not a single human/machine flag.

AMDY vs Twilio AMD

 
AMDY
Twilio AMD
Price per detection
$0.00025 → $0.00010
~$0.0075 per answered call
Telco lock-in
Keep your own carrier
Calls must run on Twilio
Detection method
Acoustic — classifies the sound
ML on the audio (human/machine flag)
Decision speed
<200 ms p95
Waits for greeting / beep (seconds)
Silent pickups & non-speech (beeps, tones, fax, dead air)
Classified acoustically
machine_start / fax / unknown
Carrier false-answer (FAS) detection
Yes
No
Honeypot / spam-trap detection
Yes — flag, reports, alerts
No
Analytics
23 reports + per-detection log
A single AnsweredBy flag
Free tier
50,000 detections/mo, no card
Trial credit
Vicidial / Asterisk install
One command, ~5 min
Re-platform onto Twilio Voice

Twilio pricing shown is Twilio’s published Enhanced Answering Machine Detection rate (~$0.0075 per answered call) as of 2026; Twilio AMD requires placing calls through Twilio Voice (Calls/Participants API or <Dial>). Twilio is a trademark of Twilio Inc.; AMDY is not affiliated with or endorsed by Twilio. Verify current pricing and capabilities with Twilio.

Is AMDY a good Twilio AMD alternative?

Is AMDY a good Twilio AMD alternative?
If you want answering machine detection without paying ~$0.0075 per answered call and without moving your traffic onto Twilio, yes. AMDY classifies the acoustic signature of what answered for $0.00025–$0.00010 per detection, works with your existing carrier, and returns more than a single human/machine flag — it adds honeypot detection, carrier false-answer detection, and 23 reports.
Does it work with Vicidial?
Yes — AMDY installs on a Vicidial server with one command in about five minutes, and you keep your existing carrier. It also works with Asterisk and FreeSWITCH. There is no need to re-platform your calls onto Twilio.
Can I try it before switching?
Yes. The Sandbox plan is free — 50,000 detections per month, no credit card. Run it on your own traffic and compare the numbers in the dashboard.
What about honeypots and caller-ID reputation?
AMDY flags honeypot/spam-trap numbers before your dialer burns a caller ID on them, with reporting and alerts. Twilio AMD returns a human/machine flag only and does not provide honeypot detection.

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50,000 detections a month on the Sandbox plan, no card, no telephony migration. Keep your carrier, run AMDY on your own calls, and compare the cost.

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