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Bandwidth Messaging vs Telnyx SMS pricing

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Bandwidth Messaging: www.bandwidth.com/pricing/, Telnyx SMS: telnyx.com/pricing/messagingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Bandwidth Messaging and Telnyx SMS at three volumes and at your own
VolumeBandwidth MessagingTelnyx SMS
small1K sms sent$4 / moU.S. 10DLC$4 / moPay As You Go
growing10K sms sent$40 / moU.S. 10DLC$40 / moPay As You Go
scale100K sms sent$400 / moU.S. 10DLC$400 / moPay As You Go
your volumeset above$40 / moU.S. 10DLC$40 / 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 Telnyx SMS aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionBandwidth MessagingTelnyx SMS
Freeno tier$0 base + usagePay As You Go
EntryunlistedU.S. 10DLCno tier
MidunlistedU.S. Short codeno tier
TopunlistedU.S. Toll-freeno tier

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureBandwidth MessagingTelnyx SMS
Tightest limitunlistedunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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