Two SMS providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated September 2026
THE VERDICT
Bandwidth wins on compliance and reviews. MessageMedia wins on SMB-friendly SMS.
Bandwidth and MessageMedia take different pricing approaches. Bandwidth rates higher with developers (4.4 vs 4.0 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Winner cells are tinted, green where Bandwidth leads, violet where MessageMedia does.
FAQ
Bandwidth rates higher on G2 (4.4 vs 4.0). Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms as of the date shown.
Bandwidth pricing is usage-based with no fixed platform fee. US 10DLC (local long code) SMS starts at roughly $0.004 per outbound message. Toll-free SMS is listed at $0.0065 per message on Bandwidth's toll-free product page and $0.007 per message on its general pricing page, so expect a rate in that range. On top of per-message rates, A2P 10DLC traffic incurs mandatory carrier registration and pass-through surcharge fees set by the mobile carriers.
MessageMedia publishes official open-source SDKs on GitHub for C#/.NET, Java, Node.js/JavaScript, PHP, Python and Ruby. All wrap its REST Messages API, which uses HTTP Basic or HMAC authentication. Developers can also call the API directly and register callback URLs to receive inbound messages and delivery receipts.
Yes. Many teams route different message types through different providers or fail over between them. Courier lets you send through both behind a single API and switch providers without changing your code.
Why not both?
Use both behind one API.
Route Bandwidth, MessageMedia, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.
Pricing, plans and feature availability as of September 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms. MessageMedia is a Sinch product.