International SMS - Pricing
Our philosophy is to keep it simple.
- Every country is the same price
- No price difference in sending and receiving
- One payment method used around the world (PayPal)
- No advertisements. Period.
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Pay-as-you-go Plans
Our pay-as-you-go plans are the easiest plans to use and require no commitments. When you run out of messages, simply purchase new credits for your account. With Texts.com, one credit equals one SMS transaction.
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Minimum Purchase |
Price Per Transaction (US$) |
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50 credit bundle |
$0.14 ($7.00 Total) |
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100 credit bundle |
$0.13 ($13.00 Total) |
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250 credit bundle |
$0.12 ($30.00 Total) |
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500 credit bundle |
$0.10 ($50.00 Total)
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Do you need constant access to a fixed supply of messages? Do you always need to know that you have ‘enough’ messages? Then perhaps you want to subscribe to one of our monthly or yearly subscription plans.
Monthly Subscription Plans
Plan includes:
- Low price of $0.075/message
- Automated renewal and account top-up
- Equal per message cost for sending and receiving
- Our lowest, per-message price regardless of destination
- Guaranteed satisfaction and a 30-day refund policy
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Plan Details |
Monthly Subscription (US$) |
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$16.95 |
Pricing FAQs
What is an SMS Transaction?
A single SMS message may require multiple transactions to send through our system. If the message is above the maximum message size as determined by the carrier, your message may be split into separate parts. In such an instance, each part will be one transaction. Furthermore, additional transactions may be accrued depending on whether you use any of our messaging forwarding rules, reply confirmations, or our mobile-to-mobile workflow. The following table should provide you with a guide to use of credits within the system:
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Transaction |
Credits Required |
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Message (less than 170 |
1 credit |
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Message received via our |
1 credit |
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Message (more than 170 |
2+ credits (depends on the |
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Message sent from your |
2 credits (1 message to send |
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Message forwarded using a |
1+ credits (each forward |
Is there a limit to the size of message that counts as one credit?
Yes. For most phones and networks, 160 characters is the standard size of one SMS text message (including spaces and punctuation marks). Some networks may further restrict this to be less than 160 characters. For messages longer than the character maximum, Texts.com may split the message into multiple messages to provide deliverability. You will be charged for each message part as though it were a single message. Note: Texts.com prepends your SMS with your first initial and last name. These characters count towards your 160 character limit.
Unicode messages, including those messages written in Chinese or Korean, are limited to 70 characters. This is a restriction of the networks.
How can I pay for my transaction?
Texts.com accepts payment via PayPal only. PayPal enables any individual with an email address to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online. We have chosen to use PayPal to take advantage of their advanced proprietary fraud prevention systems. This ensures that we can provide you with a safe, trusted, global, real-time payment solution. For a full list of PayPal’s terms and conditions, click here.
Will Texts.com accept payments from my country?
PayPal currently accepts payments from 190 countries and regions. Unfortunately, if you cannot pay via PayPal from one of these regions, we cannot accept payment from you. For PayPal’s supported country list, please click here.
Countries not currently supported by PayPal include:
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Haiti
- Lebanon
- Macedonia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Puerto Rico
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Uzbekistan
- Zimbabwe
How long does it take for my purchase to be processed?
One of the reasons for us choosing PayPal as our payment engine is that your account will be updated immediately. Sign up, purchase credits, send a text message. It should be that simple.
Do my purchased credits expire?
Yes... they might. We require account activity for your account to be maintained. For credit purchases of under 499 credits all SMS credits expire 90 days from your last purchase. For credit purchases of 500 or more credits all SMS credits expire 120 days from your last purchase. If you purchase credits before the expiration date all remaining credits will roll-over and remain in your account.
What is the refund policy?
We do not offer any refunds on any of our Pay-As-You-Go messaging plans. For subscribers to a monthly or yearly plan, we do offer a "30-day refund policy" in the event that you are not satisfied. No questions asked. If you are not satisfied, we will refund the purchase price of all unused SMS credits (equal to a rate of $0.10/message. However, under this policy we cannot refund you for messages already sent. All refunds are issued through PayPal immediately upon your request. For accounts that are suspected of using our service to send SPAM, no refunds will be issued.
Do I have to pay tax on my message purchases?
For the majority of our users, you will not have to pay any taxes. For Canadian customers, you will be required to pay GST on your message purchases (5%). For residents of the province of British Columbia, you are required to pay a provincial sales tax (7%).
Do all countries really cost the same?
Yes. To simplify things for our users, all text messages – regardless of sending or receiving, and regardless of their destination cost the same low price. Do note: due to network volatility and changing price dynamics (including global currency issues), we reserve to modify this policy in the future.