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SMS pricing made up of message fees and carrier fees

Nigeria

Nigeria

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.

Phone number type

SMS
Outbound*

SMS
Inbound*

MMS
Outbound*

MMS
Inbound*

International Numbers

$0.2823

Alphanumeric Sender IDs
Contact sales for Domestic and Alphanumeric Sender ID discounts

$0.2823

* 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.

Features

Enhance your SMS messaging functionality with features for better engagement and marketing performance with your customers.

Feature

SMS
Outbound*

SMS
Inbound*

Engagement Suite
Link shortening/click tracking and message scheduling

$0.0150
First 1,000 are free monthly

SMS pumping protection
Detect and block SMS pumping fraud

$0.0250

* Prices may change from time to time without notice.

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.

Nigeria

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
Cost per month

International Numbers
Send and receive SMS using non‑domestic phone numbers. View the list of international numbers and capabilities.

International Prefix
$1.00

Alphanumeric Sender ID
Use a custom name as the sender ID instead of a phone number for your outbound messages in 150 locales. (Can only be used to send SMS)

Free

* 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.