Messaging that actually reaches the handset
A2P SMS with proper 10DLC and short-code registration, direct carrier connections, two-way conversations tied to your voice numbers, and delivery analytics that show you where messages fail and why.
Delivery performance, last 24 hours
Messaging capability, end to end
Sending SMS is easy. Getting it delivered, staying compliant and handling the replies is the part that needs a platform.
A2P SMS and MMS
High-throughput application-to-person messaging over direct carrier routes, with MMS for images, PDFs and rich media where the destination supports it.
10DLC and short-code registration
We handle brand and campaign registration end to end. Unregistered A2P traffic in the US is heavily filtered, and this is the single biggest cause of poor delivery.
Two-way conversations
Every SMS-enabled number receives replies, threaded and routed to your webhook, helpdesk or contact centre — so messaging becomes a conversation, not a broadcast.
Global reach with local sender IDs
Coverage in 180+ countries with alphanumeric sender IDs where permitted and automatic fallback to long codes where they are not.
Delivery analytics that diagnose
Per-message delivery receipts with carrier-level failure reasons, so you can distinguish a wrong number from a filtered campaign from a handset that is switched off.
Compliance automation
Automatic opt-out handling across STOP keywords in multiple languages, consent-record storage, and quiet-hours enforcement per jurisdiction.
Where SMS programmes usually break
Delivery failures are rarely random. In practice they cluster around three causes: unregistered A2P traffic being filtered, content patterns that trip carrier spam heuristics, and sending to numbers that are not reachable. All three are diagnosable and fixable.
- Proper 10DLC registration lifts US delivery rates dramatically versus unregistered traffic
- Carrier-level failure reasons let you fix content and list quality instead of guessing
- Number validation before send removes spend on unreachable and invalid destinations
- Automatic opt-out handling keeps you compliant without engineering effort
- Using your existing voice numbers means customers recognise the sender
Registration handled
We manage brand and campaign registration, including resubmissions.
Diagnosable failures
Carrier-level DLR reasons, not a generic 'failed' status.
3s median delivery
Direct carrier routes rather than aggregator chains.
Consent records
Opt-in and opt-out stored with timestamps and source for audit.
Getting a messaging programme live
Registration is the long pole in the US; everything else moves quickly.
Use-case review
We confirm what you are sending, to whom, and under what consent basis — which determines whether you need 10DLC, a short code, or neither in your target markets.
Registration and provisioning
Brand and campaign registration is submitted and tracked by our team. Numbers are provisioned and SMS-enabled in parallel so nothing waits on nothing.
Integrate and test
Connect via API, webhook or your existing platform, and send test traffic to validate content, links and opt-out handling before volume ramps.
Scale and monitor
Throughput increases as carrier trust builds. We monitor delivery rates and flag content or list-quality issues before they become filtering problems.
Representative messaging rates
Outbound A2P SMS in USD per message segment. Inbound is free in most markets.
| Market | Per segment from | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| United States — 10DLC | $0.0068 | Plus carrier surcharge; registration required |
| United States — toll-free | $0.0075 | Verification required |
| Canada | $0.0089 | 10DLC equivalent registration |
| United Kingdom | $0.0310 | Alphanumeric sender ID supported |
| Germany | $0.0690 | Alphanumeric sender ID supported |
| France | $0.0520 | Alphanumeric sender ID supported |
| Australia | $0.0340 | Alphanumeric sender ID supported |
| India | $0.0042 | DLT registration required |
| Brazil | $0.0310 | Long code only |
| Singapore | $0.0450 | SSIR registration required |
Full coverage across 180+ countries. Carrier surcharges are passed through at cost and shown separately on every invoice.
Pay for messages, not platform
No monthly platform fee on standard accounts. Registration assistance is included rather than billed as professional services.
- Up to 50,000 messages monthly
- 10DLC registration assistance
- Two-way messaging included
- Delivery receipts and analytics
- REST API and webhooks
- Email support
- 500,000+ messages monthly
- Dedicated short code option
- Number validation included
- Advanced delivery diagnostics
- Quiet hours and consent automation
- 24/7 NOC support
- Negotiated per-market rates
- Dedicated throughput allocation
- Global sender ID management
- WhatsApp and RCS channels
- Data residency controls
- Named messaging strategist
All prices are illustrative USD list rates excluding local taxes and regulatory fees. Committed-volume and multi-year agreements are quoted individually — request a tailored quote.
SMS questions, answered plainly
Still unsure? Our voice architects answer technical questions directly — no gatekeeping through sales.
10DLC is the US framework for sending application-to-person messages from standard ten-digit long codes. It requires registering your brand and each messaging campaign with The Campaign Registry, which US carriers use to decide what to deliver.
If you send business messaging to US numbers, you need it. Unregistered A2P traffic is aggressively filtered — often silently, with messages accepted by the API and never reaching the handset. We handle the registration, including resubmissions when a campaign is rejected.
Three common causes. Carrier filtering, usually because traffic is unregistered or the content matches spam heuristics such as shortened URLs or aggressive promotional language. Invalid or unreachable numbers, including disconnected lines and landlines. And handset conditions, where the message is queued for later delivery.
Our delivery receipts carry carrier-level reason codes rather than a generic failure, so you can distinguish between these and act on the right one.
In supported markets, yes. US, Canadian, UK and Australian numbers — including ones you already use for voice — can be SMS-enabled, which is usually the right choice because customers recognise the sender.
Numbers ported to us retain SMS capability where the market allows. Some geographic ranges in other countries cannot carry SMS at all, which is a network limitation rather than a provider one.
Automatically. STOP, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL and equivalents in multiple languages are intercepted before reaching your application, the sender is suppressed, and a confirmation is returned as required by regulation.
Opt-out records are stored with timestamps and source, and exposed through the API so your CRM stays synchronised. You cannot accidentally message an opted-out number through our platform.
On US 10DLC, throughput depends on your registered campaign's trust score, typically starting between 4 and 75 message segments per second and increasing as delivery history builds. Short codes deliver 100 segments per second or more from day one.
International throughput varies by market. For time-critical campaigns we can pre-allocate dedicated capacity — tell us the send window and volume.
Yes, on Enterprise accounts. WhatsApp Business messaging and RCS are available alongside SMS through the same API, with automatic fallback to SMS when the recipient is not reachable on the richer channel.
WhatsApp requires template approval for business-initiated messages, which our team manages as part of onboarding.
Tell us what you send and where
Describe your use case, volume and target markets. We will confirm which registrations apply, quote per-market rates and flag anything about your content that is likely to trip carrier filtering.
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