Twilio

Twilio

Reviewed October 2026by CBAI Editorial Team
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Plans & pricing

Free trial

$0/one-time

Try Twilio without a card

  • Free trial without credit card
  • Product-specific free units (e.g. SMS/WhatsApp/email/voice)
  • Flex new accounts: 5,000 free active user hours (one-time grant)
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Pay-as-you-go Messaging

Usage-based/usage

SMS/RCS/WhatsApp by destination

  • US SMS/RCS from $0.0083 per segment + carrier fees
  • WhatsApp Twilio fee $0.005 per message + Meta template fees
  • Phone number fees from $1.15/mo (US long code leased)
  • Committed-use / volume discounts via sales

Twilio Flex

$35

/MAU

Contact center (Flex)

  • User + usage: $35 per monthly active user (official Flex pricing, Aug 2026)
  • Named user pricing: per named user/month (contract; exact seat rate confirm on Flex pricing)
  • Active user hour pricing: usage-based hours model (exact $/hour confirm on Flex pricing)
  • Plus metered Twilio channel usage

Pricing may vary by region. Always verify on the vendor's website.

Feature comparison

  • Usage-based communications platform (SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Video, Verify, etc.)
  • No single fixed monthly SaaS tier — product-specific pay-as-you-go rates
  • Free trial / start without credit card on pricing overview

Details

Category

Marketing

Price

  • Free trial then pay-as-you-go
  • US SMS/RCS from $0.0083/segment + carrier fees
  • WhatsApp Twilio fee $0.005/message + Meta template fees
  • US long-code numbers from $1.15/mo. Flex: User+usage $35 per monthly active user (Aug 2026)
  • also Named user and Active user hour models (confirm seat/hour rates on Twilio Flex pricing).

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