Twilio raised US SMS from $0.0079 to $0.0083 per message
US SMS messaging rose 5.1%, from $0.0079 to $0.0083 per message, which lifts the sms10k reference cost 3.3% with other fees held constant. PricingSaaS's snapshots date the change to between Jan 1 and Jun 22, 2025.
What changed
- Price increase, 3%, Jun 2025
- At 10,000 US texts a month: $134.38 → $138.78 a month ($53 more a year)
- Before: $0.0079 per SMS message
- After: $0.0083 per SMS message
- Existing customers: Not stated
Cheaper alternatives to Twilio
At 10,000 US texts a month, Twilio costs $138.78/mo. 1 SMS and voice API costs less:
- Sinch: $86.80/mo (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), covers 74% of Twilio; missing or partial: Verification API (partly), MMS picture messages (partly), Business phone numbers (partly), WhatsApp Business API (partly), SMS pumping protection (partly)
Twilio alternatives: 2 SMS and voice APIs compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for Twilio: Twilio.