Pricing
Plivo SMS API pricing
As plivo.com lists them, read 24 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | Usage-based SMS API pricing | $0.01 a month |
| Short Code | per outbound or inbound SMS · $1,500 one-time purchase fee · additional carrier surcharge fees apply | $0.01 |
| Long Codes | per outbound or inbound SMS · additional carrier surcharge fees apply · volume discounts as you scale | $0.01 |
| Toll-Free | per outbound or inbound SMS · additional carrier surcharge fees apply · volume discounts as you scale | $0.01 |
| Long Codes rental | monthly rental · SMS-enabled sender type | $0.50 a month |
| Toll-Free Numbers rental | monthly rental · SMS-enabled sender type | $1 a month |
| Enterprise | starts at per month · custom volume-based pricing · SMS, MMS & RCS · custom coverage · BAA/HIPAA · SSO · dedicated Slack onboarding | $1,000 a month |
| SMS short codes | $0.0077 per SMS | $0.01, paid once |
| SMS long codes | $0.0077 per SMS | $0.01, paid once |
| SMS toll-free | $0.0079 per SMS | $0.01, paid once |
| MMS long codes | $0.0180 per MMS | $0.02, paid once |
| MMS toll-free numbers | $0.0200 per MMS | $0.02, paid once |
| Long code rental | $0.50/month | $0.50 a month |
| Toll-free number rental | $1.00/month | $1 a month |
| Vanity short code rental | $1,000/month, billed quarterly | $1,000 a month |
| Short code setup fee | $1,500 one-time fee | $1,500, paid once |
| Regular short code rental | $500/month, billed quarterly | $500 a month |
| Free trial credits | — | On request |