Twilio — pricing, limits & comparison
Generated 2026-11-02 13:17 UTC · JSON
Twilio scores 53.93 for app notifications & otp (us) (SMS API). Agent-friction 85/100.
Pricing
| Plan | Base / mo | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMS (US, pay-as-you-go) | $0 | — | $0.01/1 messages |
Cost at scale — SMS API
| 10k messages/mo | 100k messages/mo | 1M messages/mo |
|---|---|---|
| $83 | $830 | $8300 |
Agent-friction breakdown — 85/100
| Check | Points | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Test credentials without a credit card | 20 | ✓ |
| Sandbox or test mode | 15 | ✓ |
| Setup with no human-only steps | 15 | × |
| Official CLI | 10 | ✓ |
| Official MCP server | 10 | ✓ |
| Markdown docs, current with the SDK | 10 | ✓ |
| Typed SDK for main languages | 10 | ✓ |
| Error messages that name the fix | 10 | ✓ |
Official SDKs
TypeScript (twilio) · Python (twilio) · PHP (twilio/sdk) · Ruby (twilio-ruby) · Java (com.twilio.sdk) · C# (Twilio) · Go (github.com/twilio/twilio-go)
Health & reliability — 95/100
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 · status page |
| Changelog entries (90 days) | 1 |
| Deprecations (90 days) | 0 |
| Downloads trend | -11.4% (twilio on npm) |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 |
| Ownership events (90 days) | 0 |
Sources: www.npmjs.com · status.twilio.com. Captured 2026-11-02.