Bandwidth Messaging vs Bird SMS pricing

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Bandwidth Messaging: www.bandwidth.com/pricing/, Bird SMS: bird.com/en-us/pricing/smsVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Bandwidth Messaging and Bird SMS at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Bandwidth Messaging	Bird SMS
small1K sms sent	$4 / moU.S. 10DLC	$3.50 / moPay as you go
growing10K sms sent	$40 / moU.S. 10DLC	$35 / moPay as you go
scale100K sms sent	$400 / moU.S. 10DLC	$350 / moPay as you go
your volumeset above	$40 / moU.S. 10DLC	$35 / moPay as you go

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Bandwidth Messaging and Bird SMS aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Bandwidth Messaging	Bird SMS
Free	no tier	no tier
Entry	unlistedU.S. 10DLC	unlistedPay as you go
Mid	unlistedU.S. Short code	unlistedStartup
Top	unlistedU.S. Toll-free	unlistedScale

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Bandwidth Messaging	Bird SMS
Tightest limit	unlisted	unlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.