SMS credits, its pricing and use - explained
In this article, you'll learn about SMS credits, it's pricing and uses.
SMS credits are the currency of SMS messaging. To send a message, a certain number of SMS credits is necessary. SMS providers negotiate pricing with the networks based on how much it costs per 160-character message. Those prices vary based on the destination country or network.
Country Rates Table
Country | Abbreviation | Rate (Credit/s) |
|---|---|---|
Japan | JP | 8 |
United States | US | 3 |
South Korea | GS | 4 |
Germany | DE | 10 |
Singapore | SG | 7 |
United Kingdom | GB | 5 |
Sweden | SE | 6 |
Israel | IL | 4 |
China | CN | 8 |
Switzerland | CH | 4 |
Russia | RU | 4 |
Canada | CA | 4 |
Finland | FL | 10 |
Netherlands | NL | 10 |
Norway | NO | 3 |
Denmark | DK | 3 |
India | IN | 4 |
United Arab Emirates | AE | 5 |
Australia | AU | 8 |
Hong Kong | HK | 8 |
You can find remainging country rates in the SMS Dashboard
How is credit spend calculated?
This is how we calculate SMS credit spend for each campaign:
Credit Spend = (SMS characters/153) x How Many Recipients x 1 Credit x Country Rate
Purchasing SMS Credit
You can directly purchase SMS Credit in MMIO.
Go to SMS Marketing > Buy SMS Credit
Select Credit Quality and make payment via credit card or Paypal.
Minimum credit of worth $10 can be purchased.