# SMS API prices, compared. Every number from the provider's own page, dated and linked.

Source: https://jointextkit.com/compare
Index: https://jointextkit.com/llms.txt

What a US text really costs at each provider: the rate on the pricing page plus the carrier fees added to it, every number linked to its source.

- [The best SMS APIs](/compare/best-sms-api): Seven SMS APIs ranked by what a US text really costs, and what each is good for.
- [Twilio alternatives](/compare/twilio-alternatives): What Twilio's alternatives charge for a US text, with carrier fees, and when each one fits.
- [The cheapest SMS API](/compare/cheapest-sms-api): What a US text costs at each API once carrier fees are added.
- [SMS API pricing](/compare/sms-api-pricing): The four parts of an SMS bill, and what they add up to at seven providers.
- [Twilio SMS pricing](/compare/twilio-sms-pricing): Twilio's US SMS rate, the carrier fees on top, and what common messages really cost.

## How these comparisons are made

Every competitor price on these pages was read from the provider's own pricing page on October 24, 2026 and links to its source. We compare the price of one US text: the provider's rate per segment, then the carrier fees it adds.

We make TextKit: $0.0032 per segment, plus carrier fees passed through at cost. It sends SMS in the US and Canada only. See [pricing](/pricing).