Two SMS providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated November 2026
THE VERDICT
Telnyx wins on price and reviews. Vonage wins on a broad API suite.
Telnyx starts at $0.004 versus Vonage's $0.00809. Telnyx rates higher with developers (4.8 vs 4.2 on G2). Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Winner cells are tinted, green where Telnyx leads, violet where Vonage does.
FAQ
Telnyx starts at $0.004 versus Vonage's $0.00809. Compare your expected monthly volume against the per-message rates above.
In the United States, Telnyx charges about $0.004 per message part for both outbound and inbound SMS, plus carrier pass-through fees. There is no monthly minimum, and automatic volume discounts apply once you exceed 100M messages per month, scaling down to $0.0005 per part above 1B messages monthly. A2P 10DLC costs are additional: brand registration is a one-time $4.50 and a standard campaign is roughly $10 per month.
Vonage publishes official server SDKs for Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and Kotlin. These SDKs cover SMS and the omnichannel Messages API (SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Viber), plus voice, verification, and other APIs. All Vonage APIs are also accessible directly over REST.
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 Telnyx, Vonage, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.
Pricing, plans and feature availability as of November 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms. Vonage is an Ericsson company.