Plivo alternatives
At 10,000 US texts a month, Plivo costs $1,131.53 a month. 2 SMS and voice APIs cost less, from $86.80 (Sinch). The closest match, Twilio, covers 100% of what Plivo does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Plivo does
Core: Two-way SMS API, Programmable voice.
Important: International SMS, Business phone numbers, US sender registration (partly), SIP trunking and BYOC (partly), WhatsApp Business API (partly), Verification API (partly), SMS pumping protection (partly), AI phone agent, SDKs and test tooling (partly).
Also has: MMS picture messages (partly), In-app and WebRTC calling (partly), Phone number intelligence (partly), Visual flow builder (partly), Bulk SMS campaigns (partly), Security and compliance (partly).
Alternatives to Plivo at 10,000 US texts a month, best match first
- Twilio: $138.78/mo Pay-as-you-go; excludes 10DLC registration fees (Pay-as-you-go messaging: 10,000 outbound and 1,000 inbound SMS a month on one US local number, carrier fees included). It covers 100% of Plivo. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Oct 2025.
- Sinch: $86.80/mo Excludes 10DLC carrier fees (not verified) (Pay-as-you-go US 10DLC SMS at $0.0078 per message: 10,000 sent, 1,000 received, one number at $1.00/mo, monthly billing). It covers 93% of Plivo; missing or partial: Business phone numbers (partly), AI phone agent (partly). Free plan: none.
Other kinds of products that cover part of Plivo
- MailerSend (Email API): covers 38% of Plivo; missing or partial: Two-way SMS API (partly), Programmable voice, International SMS (partly), Business phone numbers (partly), SIP trunking and BYOC
Prices at every size
- Plivo: 10,000 US texts a month $1,131.53/mo, 2,000 US call minutes a month $17.50/mo, 1,000 phone verifications a month custom pricing (SMS needs Enterprise ($1,000/mo floor); Verify custom)
- Twilio: 10,000 US texts a month $138.78/mo, 2,000 US call minutes a month $23.65/mo, 1,000 phone verifications a month $54.13/mo (Pay-as-you-go; excludes 10DLC registration fees)
- Sinch: 10,000 US texts a month $86.80/mo, 2,000 US call minutes a month no public price, 1,000 phone verifications a month no public price (Excludes 10DLC carrier fees (not verified))
Prices are USD per month at each vendor's published US pay-as-you-go rates (or the cheapest plan or credit pack that covers the volume), including phone number rental and per-message carrier fees but excluding one-time sender registration fees, taxes and trial credit. The headline is 10,000 outbound and 1,000 inbound texts from one US local number; we also price 2,000 US call minutes and 1,000 OTP phone verifications.
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