SMS API Pricing

Competitive pay-as-you-go SMS pricing with add-on features included.

Volume discounts as you scale.
SMS Pricing

SMS Text Messages

Source Number Type

Route Type

To Send SMS (Outbound)

To Receive SMS (Inbound)

Long Codes

Start at

$1.00/sms

View all Networks

$1.00/sms

Mobile Numbers

Start at

$1.00/sms

$1.00/sms

Toll-Free Numbers

$1.00/sms

$1.00/sms

Short Code

$1.00/sms

$1.00/sms

Domestic*

₹0.1550/sms

$1.00/sms

International

$1.00/sms

$1.00/sms

*Additional carrier surcharge fees applies to all inbound and outbound SMS usage rates. View carrier surcharge fee.

*All customers are eligible for the international rate by default. Customers that have registered on a DLT platform are eligible for the lower domestic rate.

*Domestic rate is inclusive of DLT fees

MMS

MMS Multimedia Messages

Source Number Type

To Send MMS (Outbound)

To Receive MMS(Inbound)

Long Codes*

$0.0180/mms

$0.0180/mms

Toll-Free Numbers

$0.0180/mms

$0.0180/mms

Short Code*

$0.0180/mms

$0.0180/mms

*Additional carrier surcharge fees applies to all inbound and outbound SMS usage rates. View carrier surcharge fee.

Phone Numbers

Phone Numbers

Source Number Type

Price

Long Codes

$10.00/sms

Toll-Free Numbers

$10.00/sms

Short Code

Not Supported

Short Code

Plus one-time setup fee**
Regular

$500/month (Billed quarterly)

Vanity

$1000/month (Billed quarterly)

Short Code

Plus one-time setup fee**

$700/month (Billed every 4 months)

**All short codes have a $1,500 one-time fee charged at the time of purchase.

**All short codes have a $4,000 one-time fee charged at the time of purchase.

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Add-On Services

Service

Price

Message Queueing

Included

Powerpack

Included

Committed Spend Discounts

Get volume discounts on committed spends as you scale your usage.

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Additional Carrier Surcharge Fees

SMS Carrier Surcharge Fee

Carrier Network Group

Long Codes

Short Codes

Toll-Free

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

AT&T

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

NA

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Sprint

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

$0.0025/sms

$0.0025/sms

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

T-Mobile

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

$0.0025/sms

$0.0025/sms

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Verizon

$0.0030/sms

NA

$0.0030/sms

NA

$0.0030/sms

NA

US Cellular & Other Carrier Networks

$0.0050/sms

NA

$0.0035/sms

NA

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Other Carrier Networks

$0.0030/sms

NA

$0.0030/sms

NA

$0.0030/sms

NA

AT&T

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Short Codes

$0.0030/sms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Sprint

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Short Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Toll-Free

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

T-Mobile

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Short Codes

$0.0025/sms

$0.0025/sms

Toll-Free

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Verizon

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0030/sms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0030/sms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0030/sms

NA

US Cellular & Other Carrier Networks

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0050/sms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0035/sms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Other Carrier Networks

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Short Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Toll-Free

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Please note that these rates are for long codes that are successfully linked to 10DLC campaigns (i.e. registered traffic). Starting June 1, 2023, unregistered traffic toward AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon will incur a surcharge of $0.0100, $0.0080, $0.080, and $0.0100 respectively.

MMS Carrier Surcharge Fee

Carrier Network Group

Long Codes

Short Codes

Toll-Free

To Send MMS

To Receive MMS

To Send MMS

To Receive MMS

To Send MMS

To Receive MMS

AT&T

$0.0075/mms

$0.0075/mms

$0.0075/mms

NA

$0.0075/mms

$0.0075/mms

Sprint

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

T-Mobile

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

Verizon

$0.0050/mms

NA

$0.0050/mms

NA

$0.0050/mms

NA

US Cellular & Other Carrier Networks

$0.0100/mms

NA

$0.0100/mms

NA

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

Other Carrier Networks

$0.0100/mms

NA

$0.0100/mms

NA

$0.0100/mms

NA

AT&T

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0075/mms

$0.0075/mms

Short Codes

$0.0075/mms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0075/mms

$0.0075/mms

Sprint

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Short Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Toll-Free

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

T-Mobile

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

Short Codes

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

Toll-Free

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

Verizon

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0050/mms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0050/mms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0050/mms

NA

US Cellular & Other Carrier Networks

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0100/mms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0100/mms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0100/mms

$0.0100/mms

Other Carrier Networks

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Short Codes

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Toll-Free

$0.0030/sms

$0.0030/sms

Please note that these rates are for long codes that are successfully linked to 10DLC campaigns (i.e. registered traffic). Starting June 1, 2023, unregistered traffic toward AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon will incur a surcharge of $0.0100, $0.0080, $0.080, and $0.0100 respectively.

SMS Carrier Surcharge Fee

Carrier Network Group

Long Codes

Short Codes

Toll-Free

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Bell & Virgin

$0.0088/sms

NA

$0.0054/sms

$0.0054/sms

$0.0088/sms

NA

Rogers & Fido

$0.0088/sms

NA

$0.0044/sms

$0.0044/sms

$0.0088/sms

NA

Fido

$0.0088/sms

NA

$0.0029/sms

$0.0029/sms

$0.0069/sms

NA

Telus

$0.0100/sms

NA

$0.0065/sms

NA

$0.0100/sms

NA

Freedom

$0.0072/sms

NA

$0.0080/sms

NA

$0.0072/sms

NA

Videotron

$0.0072/sms

NA

$0.0040/sms

$0.0040/sms

$0.0072/sms

NA

SaskTel

$0.0064/sms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0061/sms

NA

Other Carrier Networks

$0.0080/sms

NA

$0.0080/sms

NA

$0.0080/sms

NA

Bell & Virgin

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0088/sms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0054/sms

$0.0054/sms

Toll-Free

$0.0088/sms

NA

Rogers & Fido

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0088/sms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0044/sms

$0.0044/sms

Toll-Free

$0.0088/sms

NA

Telus

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0100/sms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0065/sms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0100/sms

NA

Freedom

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0072/sms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0080/sms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0072/sms

NA

Videotron

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0072/sms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0040/sms

$0.0040/sms

Toll-Free

$0.0072/sms

NA

Other Carrier Networks

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0080/sms

NA

Short Codes

$0.0080/sms

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0080/sms

NA

MMS Carrier Surcharge Fee

Carrier Network Group

Long Codes

Short Codes

Toll-Free

To Send MMS

To Receive MMS

To Send MMS

To Receive MMS

To Send MMS

To Receive MMS

Bell & Virgin

$0.0310/mms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0310/mms

NA

Rogers & Fido

$0.0176/mms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0176/mms

NA

Fido

$0.0176/mms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0150/mms

NA

Telus

$0.0200/mms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0200/mms

NA

Freedom

$0.0096/mms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0096/mms

NA

Videotron

$0.0096/mms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0096/mms

NA

SaskTel

$0.0064/mms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0060/mms

NA

Other Carrier Networks

$0.0160/mms

NA

NA

NA

$0.0160/mms

NA

Bell & Virgin

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0310/mms

NA

Short Codes

NA

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0310/mms

NA

Rogers & Fido

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0176/mms

NA

Short Codes

NA

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0176/mms

NA

Telus

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0200/mms

NA

Short Codes

NA

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0200/mms

NA

Freedom

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0096/mms

NA

Short Codes

NA

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0096/mms

NA

Videotron

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0096/mms

NA

Short Codes

NA

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0096/mms

NA

Other Carrier Networks

To Send SMS

To Receive SMS

Long Codes

$0.0160/mms

NA

Short Codes

NA

NA

Toll-Free

$0.0160/mms

NA

Detailed Network Pricing — Outbound SMS

Carrier Network

To Send SMS (Outbound)

All Networks

$0.0055/sms

Detailed Network Pricing — Domestic

Carrier Network

To Send SMS (Outbound)

All Networks

$0.0019/sms

Detailed Network Pricing — International

Carrier Network

To Send SMS (Outbound)

All Networks

$0.0800/sms

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