# What is omnichannel orchestration?

> Omnichannel orchestration is the logic that decides, per message and per recipient, which channel to use and in what order — sending on the best eligible channel (WhatsApp, RCS, SMS, voice, email) and falling back automatically when one is unavailable or undelivered. It turns a set of separate channels into a single intelligent delivery layer that maximizes reach, richness, and cost-efficiency at once.

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## Beyond multi-channel

Having many channels is not orchestration; orchestration is the routing brain that chooses among them per message based on eligibility, cost, and delivery outcome. See /answers/what-is-omnichannel-messaging.

## Channel eligibility and fallback

It checks whether a recipient can receive on a richer channel, sends there first, and falls back to SMS on failure or timeout — richness where possible, near-universal SMS reach underneath. See /answers/sms-fallback-strategy.

## Optimizing cost and experience

By routing conversational traffic to the cheapest suitable channel and reserving SMS for reach, orchestration lowers cost while keeping the customer experience consistent across a single thread. See /answers/sms-vs-whatsapp-for-business.

## One API, one identity

Effective orchestration runs behind a single API and a consistent sender identity, so the customer sees one conversation, not four disconnected channels. See /products/omnichannel.

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- [What is channel fallback?](https://www.broadnet.me/answers/what-is-channel-fallback)
- [What is an SMS fallback strategy?](https://www.broadnet.me/answers/sms-fallback-strategy)
- [SMS vs WhatsApp for business — which should you use?](https://www.broadnet.me/answers/sms-vs-whatsapp-for-business)
- [What is conversational AI in messaging?](https://www.broadnet.me/answers/what-is-conversational-ai)
- [Omnichannel](https://www.broadnet.me/products/omnichannel)