How much does a Short Code cost? – Twilio Support

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 organisations 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
Argentina	Setup fee	$1,200
Canada	Setup fee	$3,000
Colombia	Setup fee	$1,200
Dominican Republic	Setup fee	$1,200
France	Setup fee	$4,166
Germany	Setup fee (Random number)	$1,655
Germany	Setup fee (Vanity number)	$2,615
Ireland	Setup fee	$8,860
Spain	Setup fee	$110
Mexico	Setup fee	$2,200
New Zealand	Setup fee	$1,600
United Kingdom	Setup fee	$0
USA	Setup fee	$650
USA	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
Argentina	Random number	$2,200	$8,800
Canada	Vanity number	$3,000	$11,000
Canada	Customer self-leased	$2,000	$7,333.33
Colombia	Random number	$2,300	$8,200
Colombia	Vanity number	$2,300	$8,200
Dominican Republic	Vanity number	$2,300	$8,200
France	Random low throughput number	$6,006	$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
Germany	Random number	$2,875	$11,500
Germany	Vanity number	$3,660	$14,640
Ireland	Random number	N/A	$24,200
Spain	Vanity number	$3,500	$13,800
Spain	FTEU number	$3,500	$13,800
Mexico	Random number	$5,400	$20,600
New Zealand	Random number	$2,100	$7,400
United Kingdom	Random number	$5,000	$16,500
USA	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	$0.0075
USA	MMS	$0.01	$0.02
Canada	SMS	$0.005	$0.03
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.

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