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Published product plans
Monthly plan prices and included capacity come from the published Billing catalogue.
Free
US$0/ month
Monthly plan price (USD)
- Messages per day
- 200.000
- Concurrent connections
- 100
Startup
US$50/ month
Monthly plan price (USD)
- Messages per day
- 1M
- Concurrent connections
- 500
Growth
US$100/ month
Monthly plan price (USD)
- Messages per day
- 4M
- Concurrent connections
- 2.000
Scale
US$700/ month
Monthly plan price (USD)
- Messages per day
- 40M
- Concurrent connections
- 15.000
Compare plans
| Feature | Free | Startup | Growth | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | ||||
| Messages per day | 200.000 | 1M | 4M–20M | 40M–90M |
| Sending and receiving | ||||
| Publish API | 100 / minute | 250 / minute | 500–2.000 / minute | 3.000–9.000 / minute |
| Concurrent connections | 100 | 500 | 2.000–10.000 | 15.000–30.000 |
| Public and private channels | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Presence | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Encrypted channels | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Client events | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Cache channels | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Integrations and tools | ||||
| Webhooks | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Client SDKs | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| API limits | ||||
| Create requests | 60 / minute | 60 / minute | 60 / minute | 60 / minute |
| Retrieve requests | 500 / minute | 500 / minute | 500 / minute | 500 / minute |
| List requests | 150 / minute | 150 / minute | 150 / minute | 150 / minute |
| Update requests | 60 / minute | 60 / minute | 60 / minute | 60 / minute |
| Delete requests | 60 / minute | 60 / minute | 60 / minute | 60 / minute |
| Message status requests | 500 / minute | 500 / minute | 500 / minute | 500 / minute |
| Verification sends | 60 / minute | 60 / minute | 60 / minute | 60 / minute |
| Verification checks | 120 / minute | 120 / minute | 120 / minute | 120 / minute |
Rate limits describe how fast the API accepts requests, and a higher plan raises them. Webhook endpoints from each of your plans add up. Organization and provider limits may also apply.
Pricing questions
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