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Plivo costs Free to $1K per pay-as-you-go as of July 2026, with 2 plans available including a free tier. Plans: Pay-As-You-Go (free), and Enterprise at $1000/pay-as-you-go. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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  • Free tier: Yes

Plivo offers 2 pricing tiers: Pay-As-You-Go, Enterprise. A free plan is available. Paid plans include Enterprise at $1000/user/month. The Enterprise plan is high-volume businesses needing global coverage, sms, and whatsapp.

Plivo lists $0-$1000/pay-as-you-go, but hidden costs like implementation and support add to the total as of July 2026. Key hidden costs: carrier surcharges: $0.008-$0.01 per sms to major us carriers, short code setup: $1,500 one-time + monthly fees, mms counts as 3+ sms credits. Verified from 3 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

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Carrier surcharges: $0.008-$0.01 per SMS to major US carriers

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Short code setup: $1,500 one-time + monthly fees

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MMS counts as 3+ SMS credits

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Phone number rental: $0.80+/month

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No bundled credits - pure usage billing

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