The AI-first alternative to LaunchGuard
LaunchGuard sells the SMS firewall. Orbit ships the Fraud Shield behind an AI-first platform — every channel plus the contact center and the CDP behind it on one usage bill.
Orbit vs LaunchGuard, in one answer
Where Orbit is not the right fit: if your only need is a dedicated SMS firewall that filters inbound traffic and tries to free branded messages from the noisy traffic pile-up, a niche LaunchGuard account is the right shape. Orbit is the AI-first alternative: a built-in pay-as-you-go Fraud Shield on every SMS and MMS you send, plus WhatsApp, RCS, programmable voice, email, video, AI voice agents, and a native customer data platform on one super-app — with self-serve signup and one unified bill.
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LaunchGuard is a niche SMS-firewall platform — a global SMS firewall with split-inbox two-way conversational messaging, sold into fraud-prevention and SMS-traffic filtering use cases.
| Feature | Orbit | LaunchGuard |
|---|---|---|
| AI & voice agents | ||
| Native AI voice agents | ||
| Published voice-agent latency budget & methodology | 1 | |
| Native AI-agent runtime with a built-in MCP tool catalog | ||
| Channels on one platform | ||
| Programmable voice API | ||
| Programmable SMS & MMS API | ||
| WhatsApp Business messaging | ||
| WhatsApp Business calling (voice on the WhatsApp channel) | ||
| RCS Business Messaging | ||
| Apple Messages for Business | ||
| Email API | ||
| Instagram + Facebook Messenger (Meta social DMs) | ||
| OTT chat (Telegram, LINE, Viber) | ||
| Embeddable video / RTC | ||
| Built-in contact center (CCaaS) | ||
| SMS firewall / pumping-filter drill-down | ||
| Shared / split-inbox conversational messaging | ||
| Customer data & identity | ||
| Native customer data platform (no external Segment / mParticle) | ||
| Commercial model | ||
| Published pricing on website | ||
| Self-serve signup (no sales call) | ||
| Pay-as-you-go usage billing | ||
| Free trial & sandbox with no card required (no pay-before-approval gate) | ||
| Human support included (no paywalled support tier) | ||
| One unified bill across every channel | ||
| Predictable per-unit pricing (no add-on carrier, compliance, or support fees) | ||
| Live burn-rate & spend-visibility tooling (per-channel breakdown + pricing alerts) | ||
| Owns its wholesale voice network | ||
| Trust & fraud protection | ||
| SMS-pumping / traffic-fraud protection | ||
| Phone verification (OTP) with SIM-swap risk signal | ||
| Voice-biometric caller verification | ||
- 1Per-stage latency budget & methodology published on Orbit's voice-agent latency page.
Comparison data as of Q3 2026. Competitor pricing and feature details sourced from public vendor documentation, G2, and Gartner Peer Insights. Subject to change at the vendor's discretion. Yes Partial No
Orbit vs LaunchGuard — frequently asked
- Is Orbit a good LaunchGuard alternative?
- Orbit is the AI-first alternative to LaunchGuard. LaunchGuard is the niche SMS-firewall market: SMS-filtering plus a two-way split inbox, and the whole product is the firewall. Orbit ships the Fraud Shield behind Google-agent AI actions — plus every channel. You get AI voice agents plus every other channel on one platform and one pay-as-you-go bill, with self-serve signup and no annual contract minimum.
- What does Orbit offer that LaunchGuard doesn't?
- LaunchGuard is the niche SMS-firewall market: SMS-filtering plus a two-way split inbox, and the whole product is the firewall. Orbit ships the Fraud Shield behind Google-agent AI actions — plus every channel. Orbit runs AI voice agents, SMS and MMS, WhatsApp, email, embeddable video, and a built-in contact center on a single platform with one unified bill, instead of separate products you integrate and reconcile yourself.
- How does Orbit's pricing compare to LaunchGuard?
- Orbit is pay-as-you-go with pricing published on the website, self-serve signup, and no annual contract minimum. Every channel is billed on one account, so you get a single invoice across voice, messaging, email, and video instead of a separate bill per product — and the rate you see is the whole cost: no per-product fees, no carrier or compliance surcharges, and no paid support tier stacked on top of usage.
- Can I run AI voice agents on Orbit instead of LaunchGuard?
- Yes. AI voice agents are a core part of Orbit, not an add-on layer, and they run alongside programmable voice, SMS, WhatsApp, email, and video on the same platform — so you are not stitching an AI-agent product onto LaunchGuard's API stack yourself.
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