Pricing without the bullshit

$0.005/contact + carrier costs. That's it. No markup, no surprises.

$0.005

per contact/month

API + Support + Dashboard

Free

WhatsApp replies

Free when customer messages first. Templates billed by Meta.

From $0.0044

SMS & Email

Per message

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No hidden fees. What you see is what you pay.

Unique contacts messaged per month
020,000
Send-only SMS at lower cost. No replies supported.
020,000
020,000
View full SMS pricing by country
Free when the customer messages you first. You reply within 24h at no cost.
020,000
Cost per template when you start the conversation. Billed by Meta based on country and category.
020,000
020,000
Free channel. Only MAU fee applies.
020,000
Text-to-speech calls. Billed per minute, rate varies by country.
020,000

Cost Breakdown

Platform Fee (MAU)

5,000 contacts × $0.005

$25.00

SMS One-Way

4,000 × $0.0024

$9.72

SMS Two-Way

0 × $0.0451

$0.00

WhatsApp Messages

20,000 messages

Free

WhatsApp Templates

1,000 × $0.0305

$30.50

Email Messages

15,000 × $0.0001

$1.50

Telegram

20,000 messages

Free

Voice Calls

2,000 min × $0.0210

$42.00
Estimated Total$108.72

per month

WhatsApp is free when the customer messages you first — all replies within the 24h window cost nothing. All prices in USD.

SMS prices shown are estimates. Actual cost may vary by carrier and destination.

Template prices shown use Meta marketing rates. Utility and authentication rates may differ. Meta bills templates directly to your WhatsApp Business account. View Meta pricing

$0.005

per MAU

Free

WhatsApp replies

$0.045

SMS per message

$0.0001

Email per message

Got questions?

Here's how it actually works. No fine print.

Any unique phone or email you message in a month. Send 1 message or 1,000 to the same contact - still $0.005. Simple.

When a customer messages you first, all your replies within the 24h window are free — Meta doesn't charge for those. To start a conversation yourself (marketing, utility, authentication), you need a template, and Meta bills that directly based on country and category. We only charge the $0.005 MAU fee either way.

From $0.0044/msg in USA, international varies by country. Check the calculator above for real rates.

$0.0001 per email ($0.10 per 1,000). That's it.

WhatsApp inbound is free. SMS inbound has carrier costs (same as outbound). No Zavu fee on top. New contacts count toward MAU.

Credit card via Stripe. Enterprise? We do invoices with NET-30.

Nope. Pay for what you use. No setup fees, no monthly minimums, no contracts. Start with $3 free credits.

Prepaid balance. Add credits, send messages, costs deduct in real-time. Set up auto-recharge and forget about it.

Messages pause until you top up. We'll warn you before that happens.

Sending a lot? Let's talk. We do custom pricing for high volume.

Templates are how you start conversations on WhatsApp (marketing, utility, authentication). Meta bills them directly to your WhatsApp Business account — pricing varies by country and category. We don't mark up or touch that money. You still pay the $0.005 MAU fee on our side.

Credits don't expire but aren't refundable. Enterprise contracts may differ - check with your account manager.

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