Vonage vs Telnyx pricing
Both are in sms & messaging apis. Vonage is billed per sms message; Telnyx is billed per sms segment. Numbers below are copied from each vendor's pricing page.
VonageFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- Free developer credit, no card
- Billed
- Per SMS message
- Best for
- Omnichannel Messages API, enterprise-backed
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
TelnyxFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- $20 trial credit
- Billed
- Per SMS segment
- Best for
- Carrier-owned, price-led SMS & voice API
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
Vonage plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| US Outbound SMS | ~$0.00809 / message | Per outbound message segment from a US local virtual (long-code) number; pay-as-you-go, no platform fee. |
| US Inbound SMS | ~$0.00649 / message | Per inbound message to a US long code; some toll-free numbers receive inbound free (verify on account). |
| Number rental | From a few $ / month | US local numbers start at a few dollars monthly; toll-free numbers and short codes cost more. |
| Premium Support add-on | ~$3,300 / month | 24/7 support with SLA; optional add-ons include Audit API (~$550/mo) and Auto-redact (~$1,100/mo). |
| Volume / committed pricing | Custom (contact sales) | Discounted per-message rates for high volume are discretionary and not publicly listed. |
- 24/7 premium support is a paid add-on (~$3,300/mo); lower tiers report slow, chat-routed support
- US A2P carrier surcharges and registration delays add cost and friction beyond list price
- Confusing split between legacy SMS API and Messages API, including price-display discrepancies between their logs
Source: https://www.vonage.com/communications-apis/sms/pricing/
Telnyx plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Local / 10DLC (pay-as-you-go) | $0.004/part outbound SMS | Inbound SMS $0.004; outbound MMS $0.015, inbound MMS $0.005, all plus per-carrier fee. Volume discounts begin at 100M+ msgs/month (SMS as low as $0.0005/part). |
| Toll-Free | $0.0055/part SMS | Outbound/inbound SMS $0.0055; outbound MMS $0.016, inbound MMS $0.016, plus carrier fee. |
| Short Code | $0.007/part SMS | Outbound/inbound SMS $0.007; outbound MMS $0.018, inbound MMS $0.009. Volume discounts begin at 500K+ msgs/month. |
| RCS | $0.0065/segment rich text | RCS Rich Media $0.016/message, all directions/carriers. |
| Carrier fees (surcharge) | AT&T $0.0035/part, T-Mobile $0.0045/part | Added on top of base rates and vary by carrier and message type; many carriers charge no fee. |
| Volume / committed | Custom | Discounted rates for monthly spend commitments, with dedicated support for larger volumes. |
- Per-carrier surcharges mean real effective cost is meaningfully above the headline $0.004
- Carrier-fee and segment-based billing makes total cost harder to estimate up front