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Overage / SMS APIs

SMS APIs pricing comparison

8 services, one row each: what it costs, the tightest limit you will hit, and when it last changed. Sorted by price per normalized unit; click a column header to re-sort.

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: AWS End User Messaging SMS, Bandwidth Messaging, Bird SMS, Plivo SMS and 4 more, linked on each service pageVerified shows the oldest date in this category.
SMS APIs: one row per service, sortable
Bird SMSno base feepay as you gousage only$3.50/ 1,000 SMSunlisted2026-10-24none
Bandwidth Messagingno base feepay as you gousage only$4/ 1,000 SMSunlisted2026-10-24none
Telnyx SMSyesunlisted$4/ 1,000 SMSunlisted2026-10-24none
AWS End User Messaging SMSyesusage only$4.21/ 1,000 SMS (carrier fee)unlisted2026-10-24none
Plivo SMSno base feepay as you gousage only$7.70/ 1,000 SMSunlisted2026-10-24none
Sinch SMSyesunlisted$7.80/ 1,000 SMSunlisted2026-10-24none
Twilio SMSyesunlisted$8.30/ 1,000 SMSunlisted2026-10-24none
Vonage SMS APIno base feepay as you gousage only$8.60/ 1,000 SMSunlisted2026-10-24none

Plan services: the lowest overage rate on any tier at the normalized unit shown. Services with no listed rate show "unlisted" and sort last. All categories.

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Every pair in this category has a page, for example Bird SMS vs Bandwidth Messaging. All comparisons.