Question
How much does a Short Code cost?
Answer
Twilio short codes have one-time setup fees, regularly billed leasing or service charges, and per-message usage charges. Please read on for a breakdown of all fees and charges.
Nonprofit organizations may be eligible for a discount on their short code lease cost. For more information and eligibility requirements, please contact Sales.
One-time Setup Fees
The following fees are charged once when setting up a short code with Twilio:
|
Country |
Fee Type |
One-time Cost |
|
Setup fee |
$1,200 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$0 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$3,000 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$1,200 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$1,200 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$4,166 |
|
|
Setup fee (Random number) |
$1,655 |
|
|
Setup fee (Vanity number) |
$2,615 |
|
|
India |
Setup fee |
$0 |
|
Setup fee |
$2,200 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$110 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$3,200 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$1,600 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$0 |
|
|
Setup fee |
$1000 |
|
|
MMS Enablement fee |
$500 |
Short Code Recurring Charges
Short Code leases and service charges are billed on a quarterly (every 3 months) or annual (once yearly) basis. Yearly subscriptions receive a discount equal to one month, as shown in the table below. Short codes leased directly by the customer (self-leased) are also billed at a discount, with just a service charge being applied.
|
Country |
Short Code Type |
Quarterly Cost |
Annual Cost |
|
Random number |
$2,200 |
$8,800 |
|
|
Random FTEU number |
$715 |
$2,620 |
|
|
Vanity number |
$3,000 |
$11,000 |
|
|
Customer self-leased |
$2,000 |
$7,333.33 |
|
|
Random number |
$2,300 |
$8,200 |
|
|
Vanity number |
$2,300 |
$8,200 |
|
|
Random low throughput number |
$6,066 |
$23,963 |
|
|
Random medium throughput number |
$10,077 |
$40,009 |
|
|
Random high throughput number |
$17,277 |
$68,809 |
|
|
Random highest throughput number |
$36,357 |
$145,129 |
|
|
Random number |
$2,875 |
$11,500 |
|
|
Vanity number |
$3,660 |
$14,640 |
|
|
India |
Random number |
$950 |
$3,460 |
|
Random number |
$5,400 |
$20,600 |
|
|
Vanity number |
$3,500 |
$13,800 |
|
|
FTEU number |
$3,500 |
$13,800 |
|
|
Random number |
$4,800 |
$17,600 |
|
|
Random number |
$2,100 |
$7,400 |
|
|
Random number |
$5,000 |
$16,500 |
|
|
Random number |
$3,000 |
$11,000 |
|
|
Vanity number |
$4,500 |
$16,500 |
|
|
Customer self-leased |
$1,500 |
$5,500 |
Unless otherwise stated, taxes are not included in our prices and all applicable taxes are payable by Customer. All prices in USD and are subject to change.
Notice: Customer self-leased costs only account for Twilio's connection fees. Lease fees from your provider are not included in this pricing.
Short Code Message Pricing
Short code usage is billed at a per-message rate:
|
Country |
Message Type |
Inbound Cost |
Outbound Cost |
|
USA |
SMS |
$0.0075 |
$0.0079 |
|
MMS |
$0.01 |
$0.02 |
|
|
Canada |
SMS |
$0.005 |
$0.0315 |
|
UK |
SMS |
$0.0075 |
$0.04 |
Additional wireless carrier message fees: Some wireless carriers charge additional per-message transaction fees. These fees vary depending on the carrier, and message type. For full details, please see our SMS Pricing Page.