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Bird SMS vs Plivo SMS pricing

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

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Bird SMS and Plivo SMS at three volumes and at your own
VolumeBird SMSPlivo SMS
small1K sms sent$3.50 / moPay as you go$7.70 / moPay-as-you-go
growing10K sms sent$35 / moPay as you go$77 / moPay-as-you-go
scale100K sms sent$350 / moPay as you go$770 / moPay-as-you-go
your volumeset above$35 / moPay as you go$77 / 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 Bird SMS and Plivo SMS aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionBird SMSPlivo SMS
Freeno tierno tier
EntryunlistedPay as you gounlistedPay-as-you-go
MidunlistedStartupno tier
TopunlistedScaleno tier

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureBird SMSPlivo SMS
Tightest limitunlistedunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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