RCS messaging pricing you can actually read.

SimplyRCS charges $0.0039 per RCS Rich message segment (text, reply buttons, call and browser links) and $0.0150 per RCS Rich Media message (any card or carousel, image, video or file), the same rate inbound and outbound. Carrier surcharges are passed through at cost on their own line: SMS and MMS surcharges run roughly $0.0035 to $0.0050 per message, and RCS is billed on its own carrier schedule at roughly $0.0045 to $0.0062 per Rich segment and $0.0070 to $0.0135 per Rich Media message, depending on the carrier. The platform itself is free and there is no monthly platform fee: RCS Sender ID setup and review is a one-time $250 support service, waived with Premium Support, with carrier vetting and activation passed through at cost.

No, no contracts, no monthly minimums. Pay for what you use, cancel anytime.

Yes. We port your long codes, toll-free numbers and short codes, re-file your 10DLC brand and campaigns and submit your RCS sender for you. Long codes and toll-free numbers carry no carrier migration fee; short-code migrations carry carrier-set fees, passed through at cost. Both providers can run in parallel during the cutover, and we charge nothing for the overlap.

No. There is no monthly agent fee. RCS Sender ID setup and review, where we build your sender, review your brand and use case and take it through carrier approval, is a one-time $250 support service, and carrier vetting and activation are passed through at cost. The app, API, bots, inbox, analytics and email support are free on every account.

Premium Support is optional: $250 a month, with no setup fee and RCS Sender ID setup and review waived. You get a dedicated account manager, hands-on help building your RCS sender ID, design help for your sender profile, rich cards and carousels, campaign QA on real phones, strategy sessions, compliance consultation across RCS, short code, toll-free and 10DLC, and a Slack channel with our developers. Every account gets free email support, answered within one business day.

There is no platform, software, seat, API or monthly agent fee. SimplyRCS bills usage-based messaging at $0.0039 per SMS or RCS Rich segment and $0.0150 per MMS or RCS Rich Media message, with carrier and registry fees passed through at cost, plus one-time setup for the numbers you add and a one-time $250 RCS Sender ID setup and review, a support service. Premium Support, a dedicated account manager, is optional at $250 a month. There are no contracts, monthly minimums or feature tiers, so a brand with one verified sender pays for what it sends.

Fallback is decided per recipient, is on by default for API sends and can be turned off per send. A message that falls back is billed at the same published SMS/MMS rates, no penalty, no separate fallback fee.

Per-message fees the carriers charge for business traffic, and registration fees set by The Campaign Registry. Every provider pays them; we pass them through at cost on their own lines. RCS has its own carrier fee schedule, separate from SMS and MMS, including a conversation fee for senders on conversation pricing, so both are published as their own tables. The 10DLC, toll-free and short code surcharges are the same as each other.

RCS business messaging pricing on SimplyRCS is usage-based: $0.0039 per RCS Rich segment (text with reply buttons, call and browser links), $0.0150 per RCS Rich Media message (any card, carousel or media), $0.0004 per device check, and $0.05 per 24-hour conversation for senders on conversation pricing, the same rates inbound and outbound, with no monthly agent fee: RCS Sender ID setup and review is a one-time $250 support service, waived with Premium Support, and the app, API, bots, inbox, analytics and email support are free. Carrier surcharges, TCR registration and Aegis vetting are passed through at cost on their own lines. There is no platform fee, no per-seat licence and no feature tier.

The API is included. The same published rates apply whether a message is sent from the app or the API: $0.0039 per SMS or RCS Rich segment, $0.0150 per MMS or RCS Rich Media message, $0.0004 per device check, plus carrier fees at cost. There is no API access fee, no per-request charge, no developer tier and no monthly agent fee.

The registry fees, passed through at cost: $4.50 one-time for brand registration, $15 one-time for campaign vetting, then a monthly campaign fee by type from $1.50 (low-volume mixed) to $10 (standard use cases) and $30 (agents and franchises), with optional Aegis vetting at $41.50 or $101.50. The full schedule is in the TCR table above, and the 10DLC local number itself is $0.50 a month.

In the US every RCS message is billed as one of two types, decided by what it contains. Text with reply buttons, a call button and links that open the phone’s browser is Rich, billed per 160-byte segment. Any rich card or carousel, even one without a picture, any image, video, audio or file, and any map, calendar or in-app browser button make it Rich Media, billed per message.

Yes, with conversation pricing. Once 4 messages are exchanged within 24 hours, at least 2 from the customer, one $0.05 charge plus the carrier’s conversation fee covers every message in that 24-hour window, cards and media included. It suits chat and support; alerts and campaigns are cheaper per message. Each sender is set up one way or the other.

Before sending RCS, SimplyRCS checks that the phone can receive it and falls back to SMS or MMS if not. Each completed check is $0.0004 per phone number; a result is reused for 24 hours for that number and sender at no charge, and a check that fails is free.

Messaging is a telecom service, so federal USF, state and local communications taxes, and E911 can apply. We estimate them up front and reconcile exact amounts on your invoice.