MySMSGate vs Plivo

Compare MySMSGate and Plivo SMS APIs. MySMSGate charges a flat monthly fee per phone instead of billing every message, and sends from your own number instead of a rented one.

Feature	MySMSGate	Plivo
Price per SMS	$0 — sent on your own plan	$0.04 – $0.06
Monthly fee	$10 per phone	$0.80+/number
Use your own number	Yes	No — rented numbers
Sender ID registration	Not needed	Required
Setup time	5 minutes	20+ min
Dual SIM support	Yes	N/A
Multiple devices	Yes — $5/month each	N/A
Free tier	14-day free trial	Free trial credits
API complexity	1 endpoint, curl-friendly	SDK required
Incoming SMS	Yes — forwarded to dashboard	Webhook setup required
Vendor lock-in	None — your phone, your number	Yes — rented numbers lost if you leave

Plivo — strengths

Competitive pricing vs Twilio
Good API design
SIP trunking

Plivo — drawbacks

Number rental costs
Sender registration needed
No personal number
SDK dependency

Why businesses choose MySMSGate

No per-message billing. No SDK. No rented numbers. Messages go out on the mobile plan you already pay for, so a country where texts are unlimited costs you nothing extra. $10 a month per phone, set up in 5 minutes with a single API endpoint.

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