SMS APIs burden small businesses with per-segment fees and number rental costs
Businesses that need simple two-way SMS for reminders, order updates, or 2FA face SMS API pricing built around renting a phone number and charging per message segment, plus A2P 10DLC registration overhead meant for high-volume marketing use cases. This pricing and compliance model is disproportionate for teams that only need low-volume, reliable text messaging.
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