Twilio vs Telnyx
Telnyx scores 8.08 out of 10 against 7.42 for Twilio, and is higher on value for money, reputation and customer service. Twilio is higher on reliability and compliance. At 1,000 texts a month, message charges come to $4 on Telnyx against $8.30 on Twilio, before number rental and carrier fees. Telnyx: Pay as you go has no minimum; the committed plan minimum is $500 a month.
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Compare costs at your volume
| Provider | What applies | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Twilio | 0.83c, long code (10DLC) | $8.30Message charges |
| Telnyx | 0.40c, long code (10DLC) | $4Message charges |
At 1,000 texts a month on a long code, Telnyx costs $4.30 less in message charges.
Message charges exclude number rental and carrier fees. Plan months include only captured plan fees. Number type applies to message rates, not plan eligibility. Registration, setup, inbound SMS, MMS and tax excluded. Unknown fees are not zero.
Pricing sources and read dates
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Twilio and Telnyx side by side
| What we compared | Twilio | Telnyx | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our scores | |||
| Overall score | 7.42 | 8.08 | Telnyx higher |
| Value for money | 7 | 10 | Telnyx higher |
| Features | 8 | 8 | Tie |
| Reliability | 8 | 5.5 | Twilio higher |
| Reputation | 4.5 | 7.5 | Telnyx higher |
| Compliance | 10 | 9.5 | Twilio higher |
| Customer service | 7 | 8 | Telnyx higher |
| US prices | |||
| How the rate is published | By number type | By number type | Same basis |
| Published reference rate per SMS | 0.83c | 0.40c | Telnyx lower |
| Rate per SMS, long code (10DLC) | 0.83c | 0.40c | Telnyx cheaper |
| Rate per SMS, toll-free number | 0.83c | 0.55c | Telnyx cheaper |
| Rate per SMS, short code | 0.83c | 0.70c | Telnyx cheaper |
| Message charges, 1,000 SMS a month | $8.30 | $4 | Telnyx cheaper |
| Long code rental | $1.15 a month | Not captured | Not comparable |
| Toll-free number rental | $2.15 a month | Not captured | Not comparable |
| Carrier fees on top | Billed per message on top, by carrier: AT&T $0.0035, T-Mobile $0.0045, Verizon $0.0045, US Cellular $0.005, all other carriers $0.004 (long code outbound) | Carrier passthrough billed on top at cost; Telnyx's own worked example adds $0.0038 a part blended | Read each |
| Conditions before the rate | None stated on the pages read | Pay as you go has no minimum; the committed plan minimum is $500 a month. | Read each |
| Numbers and sending | |||
| 10DLC long codes | Yes | Yes | Both |
| Toll-free numbers | Yes | Yes | Both |
| Short codes | Yes | Yes | Both |
| REST API for sending | Yes | Yes | Both |
| Send to a whole list from the web app | No | No | Neither |
| Two-way SMS | Yes | Yes | Both |
| Email to SMS | Not published | Not published | Not comparable |
| Trial and reputation | |||
| Free trial | Free 30 day trial, no credit card, 100 free SMS; trial accounts text only verified numbers | Not captured | Read each |
| Trustpilot | 1.1 out of 5 from 965 reviews (21 September 2026) | 3.2 out of 5 from 634 reviews (21 September 2026) | Telnyx higher |
Every row names the winner in words. Scores are out of 10 on the six equally weighted criteria; Rate, volume-band and fee read dates are listed in the pricing evidence above. Not captured means our capture holds no value for that field, which is not the same as the provider lacking it. Not published means the provider's own pages were checked and state no figure.
Message charges at your volume
Both providers priced by the same rule from their own published rates: the band, top-up or number type your volume reaches. Number rental and carrier fees are billed on top and are listed in the table above.
Read the two reviews
Each review carries the scores behind this table and the dated quotes they come from: the Twilio review and the Telnyx review. Both are ranked with the other 43 providers: where Twilio and Telnyx rank among the best SMS gateway providers.
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