RCS messaging pricing you can actually read.
Transparent, usage-based US rates. Carrier surcharges, TCR and Aegis vetting passed through at cost, never marked up.
Rates and tax figures last verified June 2026.
Carrier surcharges, registry fees, and taxes are passed through at cost on their own lines, every rate is published below.
SimplyRCS pricing works the way it should: the software is free, no per-seat license, no feature tiers, and you pay for the messages you send, the numbers you keep, and a flat $250/month for your verified RCS Agent, which includes the app, API, bots, inbox, analytics, and support. Messages are $0.0039 for an RCS text or SMS and $0.0150 for RCS multimedia or MMS, the same rate inbound and outbound, and a rich RCS card costs the same as a plain text rather than several times more. Our US messaging rates run well below the big CPaaS providers, and every price is published below, not hidden behind a sales call. That $250 buys the whole RCS business messaging platform, not a messaging tier. Agencies add one verified RCS Agent per client brand.
The unavoidable carrier and regulatory costs, carrier surcharges, TCR campaign registration, and Aegis sender vetting, are passed through at cost and shown as separate line items. We never mark them up. That means the price you model is the price you pay, and you can compare us line-for-line against Twilio RCS pricing, Sinch, or Infobip without decoding a quote. If the question is which providers charge no platform fee at all, the usage-based RCS providers compared answers it line by line, and who files Google verification and 10DLC for you covers the other fixed cost of a launch. The registry fees in the tables below are explained in what 10DLC is. Want to see how a real bill is built, line by line, including the taxes nobody else explains? Read how your bill works › AI Assistant credits are billed separately (near cost). Human support is included free on every account, Pro plans add priority response.
Send & receive rates
Roughly half the published list rates of the big CPaaS platforms, and RCS rich messages cost the same as plain text. Same rate inbound and outbound, every US channel, automatic SMS/MMS fallback at the same rates.
| Message type | Send | Receive |
|---|---|---|
| SMS | $0.0039 | $0.0039 |
| RCS (text) | $0.0039 | $0.0039 |
| MMS | $0.0150 | $0.0150 |
| RCS multimedia | $0.0150 | $0.0150 |
Sending identities
Pick the sending identity that fits. RCS Sender IDs are $250/mo plus a $250 install, carrier vetting and activation (Aegis $200/yr + T-Mobile $500) are listed under RCS sender fees below. Call forwarding is billed at $0.01/min.
| Number type | Monthly | One-time setup |
|---|---|---|
| Local number (10DLC) | $0.50/mo | $0.50 |
| Toll-free number | $0.50/mo | $0.50 |
| Short code | $500/mo | $500 |
| Vanity short code | $1,000/mo | $1,000 |
| RCS Sender ID | $250/mo | $250 |
10DLC, toll-free & short code carrier fees
Set by the carriers, not by us. Everyone sending business messaging pays them; we pass them through with no markup. These SMS and MMS rates are the same whether you send from a 10DLC local number, a toll-free number, or a short code. RCS is billed on its own schedule, in the next table. Current US 2026 rates. Verizon SMS is $0.0050 from 1 October 2026 (was $0.0045).
| Carrier | SMS · out | SMS · in | MMS · out | MMS · in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | $0.0035 | $0.0035 | $0.0090 | $0.0090 |
| T-Mobile | $0.0045 | $0.0025 | $0.0100 | $0.0100 |
| Verizon | $0.0050 | - | $0.0070 | - |
| US Cellular | $0.0050 | $0.0025 | $0.0100 | $0.0100 |
RCS carrier fees
RCS is billed on a separate carrier surcharge schedule from SMS and MMS. Rich covers plain text and rich cards, rich media covers images, video and carousels. Passed through at cost, no markup. Current US 2026 rates. Verizon RCS text is $0.0050 from 1 October 2026 (was $0.0045).
| Carrier | RCS rich · out | RCS rich · in | RCS rich media · out | RCS rich media · in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | $0.0045 | $0.0045 | $0.0100 | $0.0100 |
| T-Mobile | $0.0062 | $0.0025 | $0.0125 | $0.0125 |
| Verizon | $0.0050 | $0.0000 | $0.0070 | $0.0000 |
| US Cellular | $0.0062 | $0.0025 | $0.0135 | $0.0135 |
| All other carriers | $0.0045 | $0.0045 | $0.0100 | $0.0100 |
TCR fees
The Campaign Registry charges for brand registration and per-campaign use cases. We handle registration and pass these through at cost.
| Item | Frequency | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Brand registration | One-time | $4.50 |
| DCA campaign vetting (toll-free & local) | One-time | $15.00 |
| Campaign · standard use cases | Monthly | $10.00 |
| Campaign · low-volume mixed | Monthly | $1.50 |
| Campaign · sole proprietor | Monthly | $2.00 |
| Campaign · charity / non-profit | Monthly | $3.00 |
| Campaign · emergency | Monthly | $5.00 |
| Campaign · agents & franchises | Monthly | $30.00 |
| Campaign · political | Monthly | $10.00 |
| Standard vetting (Aegis / WMC) | One-time | $41.50 |
| Enhanced vetting (Aegis) | One-time | $101.50 |
| Political vetting (Aegis) | One-time | $66.00 |
RCS sender fees
Getting an RCS Sender live requires carrier vetting and activation. We handle it and pass these through at cost.
| Item | Frequency | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Aegis Sender Review, required to send RCS | Annual · per sender | $200.00 |
| T-Mobile Sender Activation | One-time · per sender | $500.00 |
Short code carrier fees
One-time carrier setup or migration fees for short codes, passed through at cost.
| Carrier | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile | Setup / migration | $500 |
| Verizon | Migration | $250 |
| Claro | Setup / migration | $150 |
Add agentic AI
AI builds your bots, generates RCS card art, and runs conversations, metered as credits. Credits flex across models, so simple bots cost less and complex reasoning more. The platform itself is free on every plan.
- Messaging at the rates above
- Buy AI credits anytime
- Full builder + API
- ~1,500 AI conversations / mo
- ~400 AI-generated images / mo
- Advanced agentic workflows
- Priority support
What this costs in practice
Three illustrative scenarios, we estimate your exact lines before you commit. For the market-wide picture rather than ours, see how much RCS costs and RCS pricing by provider, or model your own volume with the free RCS tools.
Pass-through lines are itemized on your invoice, never marked up.
Quoted before you commit, never buried in your bill.
Pricing questions, answered.
How much does RCS business messaging cost per message?
SimplyRCS charges $0.0039 per RCS text message and $0.0150 per RCS multimedia message, the same rate inbound and outbound, and the same rate whether the message is plain text or a rich card. 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 for rich messages and $0.0070 to $0.0135 for rich media, depending on the carrier. The platform itself is free; the only fixed cost is $250 per month per verified RCS Agent.
Is there a contract or monthly minimum?
No, no contracts, no monthly minimums. Pay for what you use, cancel anytime.
What does the $250/month RCS Agent fee cover?
Everything: the app, the API, bots, inbox, analytics, and human support. There is no separate platform or software fee.
Does SimplyRCS charge a platform fee, or only usage-based rates?
There is no platform, software, seat or API fee. SimplyRCS bills two things: usage-based messaging at $0.0039 per RCS or SMS text and $0.0150 per RCS multimedia or MMS message, with carrier and registry fees passed through at cost, and one fixed charge of $250 per month per verified RCS Agent. That charge is billed per verified sender rather than per seat, per feature or per API key, and it includes the app, API, bots, inbox, analytics and support. There are no contracts, monthly minimums or feature tiers, so a brand with one verified sender pays $250 a month plus what it sends.
What am I charged when an RCS message falls back to SMS?
Fallback is automatic and billed at the same published SMS/MMS rates, no penalty, no separate fallback fee.
What are carrier surcharges and registry fees?
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, so both are published as their own tables. The 10DLC, toll-free and short code surcharges are the same as each other.
What is RCS business messaging pricing on SimplyRCS?
RCS business messaging pricing on SimplyRCS is usage-based: $0.0039 per RCS text or interactive card, $0.0150 per message carrying media, the same rates inbound and outbound, plus a flat $250 per month per verified RCS Agent that covers the app, API, bots, inbox, analytics and support. 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.
What does the API cost, and is there separate SMS API pricing?
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 text, $0.0150 per MMS or RCS multimedia message, plus carrier fees at cost and $250 a month per verified RCS agent. There is no API access fee, no per-request charge and no developer tier.
What does 10DLC cost?
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.
Will taxes apply?
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.
What you’d pay vs Twilio
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