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Bandwidth Messaging vs Twilio SMS pricing

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

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Bandwidth Messaging and Twilio SMS at three volumes and at your own
VolumeBandwidth MessagingTwilio SMS
small1K sms sent$4 / moU.S. 10DLC$8.30 / moPay-as-you-go
growing10K sms sent$40 / moU.S. 10DLC$83 / moPay-as-you-go
scale100K sms sent$400 / moU.S. 10DLC$830 / moPay-as-you-go
your volumeset above$40 / moU.S. 10DLC$83 / 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 Twilio SMS aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionBandwidth MessagingTwilio 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 MessagingTwilio SMS
Tightest limitunlistedunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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