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Canada
SMS/MMS Pricing
SMS pricing is based on the destination and type of message you’re sending, as well as the carrier to which the SMS is being sent. Our pay-as-you-go pricing gives you control over your messaging costs, with discounts as you scale.
|
Phone number type |
SMS |
SMS |
MMS |
MMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Long codes |
$0.0083 |
$0.0083 |
$0.022 |
$0.0165 |
|
Toll-free |
$0.0083 |
$0.0083 |
$0.022 |
$0.02 |
|
Short codes |
$0.0315 |
$0.0315 |
|
|
* Text messages are charged per segment. Learn more about character limits and message segments. Prices may change from time to time without notice and additional carrier fees may apply. See the carrier fees section below for more detail. A failed message processing fee of $0.001 per message will be applied only to messages that terminate in a "Failed" status.
Twilio handles queuing, carrier nuances in every country, and formatting issues so you don’t have to write custom code. Also includes opt-out protection and delivery insights.
Canada
Automatic SMS volume discounts
Volume discounts are automatically applied so you can save money as you scale your use case. Volumes are calculated by phone number type across messages received and sent— they cannot be combined to qualify for discounts.
SMS long code and toll-free volume pricing
|
SMS messages per month |
SMS |
SMS |
|---|---|---|
|
First 150,000 messages |
$0.0083 |
$0.0083 |
|
Next 150,000 messages |
$0.0081 |
$0.0081 |
|
Next 200,000 messages |
$0.0079 |
$0.0079 |
|
Next 250,000 messages |
$0.0077 |
$0.0077 |
|
Next 250,000 messages |
$0.0075 |
$0.0075 |
|
Above 1 million messages |
$0.0073 |
$0.0073 |
* Text messages are charged per segment. Learn more about character limits and message segments. Prices may change from time to time without notice. Additional carrier fees may be charged in addition to the prices above. Please see the carriers fees section below for more information.
SMS short code volume pricing
|
SMS messages per month |
SMS |
SMS |
|---|---|---|
|
First 40,000 messages |
$0.0315 |
$0.0315 |
|
Next 40,000 messages |
$0.0307 |
$0.0307 |
|
Next 50,000 messages |
$0.0299 |
$0.0299 |
|
Next 70,000 messages |
$0.0291 |
$0.0291 |
|
Next 60,000 messages |
$0.0284 |
$0.0284 |
|
Above 260,000 messages |
$0.0276 |
$0.0276 |
* Text messages are charged per segment. Learn more about character limits and message segments. Prices may change from time to time without notice. Additional carrier fees may be charged in addition to the prices above. Please see the carriers fees section below for more information.
Features
Enhance your SMS messaging functionality with features for compliance, engagement, and better marketing performance.
|
Feature |
SMS |
SMS |
|---|---|---|
|
Engagement Suite |
$0.015 |
|
|
Compliance Toolkit |
|
|
* Prices may change from time to time without notice.
Canada
Carrier fees
There are additional carrier fees per message that are automatically applied based on the end-user's destination and carrier.
RCS
|
Carrier |
RCS Basic |
RCS Single |
RCS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bell & Virgin |
$0.0073 |
$0.018 |
|
|
Telus |
$0.0047 |
$0.0073 |
|
|
All other carriers |
$0.0064 |
$0.0088 |
|
Long code and toll-free
|
Carrier |
SMS |
SMS |
MMS |
MMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bell & Virgin |
$0.0087 |
|
$0.016 |
|
|
Freedom Mobile |
$0.0067 |
|
$0.0089 |
|
|
Rogers & Fido |
$0.0084 |
|
$0.017 |
|
|
Telus |
$0.0073 |
|
$0.0146 |
|
|
Videotron |
$0.0067 |
|
$0.0089 |
|
|
All other carriers |
$0.0064 |
|
$0.0079 |
|
* Text messages are charged per segment. Learn more about character limits and message segments. Prices may change from time to time without notice.
FTEU (free to the end user) short code
|
Carrier |
SMS |
SMS |
|---|---|---|
|
Bell & Virgin |
$0.0361 |
|
|
Rogers |
$0.0353 |
|
|
Telus |
$0.0146 |
|
|
Other - Group A** |
$0.0181 |
|
|
Other - Group B** |
$0.0218 |
|
* Text messages are charged per segment. Learn more about character limits and message segments. Prices may change from time to time without notice.
** Group A represents MTS network (660 MNC), Group B represents Sasktel network (680 MNC).
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Phone number pricing
Choose from a deep inventory of phone numbers to select the right number type for your use case. Phone number charges are added to your message volume and carrier costs for your total price.
|
Phone number type |
Twilio leased |
Bring your own number |
|---|---|---|
|
Long codes |
$1.15 |
$0.5 |
|
Toll-free |
$2.15 |
$0.5 |
|
Random short code |
$1000 |
|
** All MMS-enabled Short Codes have a $2500 one-time fee charged at time of purchase.
* Prices may change from time to time without notice.
Canada
Phone number volume discounts
Choose from a deep inventory of phone numbers to select the right number type for your use case. Phone number charges are added to your message volume and carrier costs for your total price.
Long code
|
Phone numbers per month |
Cost per phone number* |
|---|---|
|
First 1,000 numbers |
$1.15 |
|
Above 1,000 numbers |
$0.575 |
* Prices may change from time to time without notice.
Toll-free
|
Phone numbers per month |
Cost per phone number* |
|---|---|
|
First 1,000 numbers |
$2.15 |
|
Above 1,000 numbers |
$1.63 |
* Prices may change from time to time without notice.
Committed-Use Discounts
Enterprise pricing is available to customers with use cases that exceed our volume discounts. Commit to annual message volumes and receive a discount beyond standard volume tiers. Contact our sales team to learn more.