specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: ClickSend
providerId: clicksend
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Communications
- SMS
- MMS
- Voice
- Email
- Post
- Messaging
- Plans
description: >-
  ClickSend uses a pay-as-you-go, prepaid-credit model. There is no monthly
  subscription for standard messaging: customers top up account credit and are
  charged per message (SMS / MMS), per minute or message (voice), per email, and
  per physical item (letters, postcards). Per-unit rates vary by destination
  country and, for post, by page count, colour, and duplex options; higher
  prepaid balances unlock lower per-message SMS pricing tiers. Rates below are
  representative and vary by country - always confirm current pricing on the
  ClickSend pricing pages and via the /*/price endpoints before sending.
notes: >-
  ClickSend exposes a price-check endpoint for each channel (/sms/price,
  /mms/price, /voice/price, /email/price, /post/letters/price,
  /post/postcards/price) that returns the exact charge for a given payload,
  which is the authoritative source of truth over any published table.
sources:
- https://www.clicksend.com/us/pricing/
- https://developers.clicksend.com/
plans:
- id: clicksend-pay-as-you-go
  name: Pay-as-you-go (Prepaid Credit)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Prepaid account credit is drawn down per message and per physical item.
    No monthly minimum or subscription for standard messaging.
  entries:
  - label: SMS (per message segment, US)
    name: sms
    type: usage
    metric: messages
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: US
    unit: 1
    price: from ~$0.0243 per SMS segment; destination- and volume-dependent
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: MMS (per message, US)
    name: mms
    type: usage
    metric: messages
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: US
    unit: 1
    price: from ~$0.15 per MMS; destination-dependent
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Voice / Text-to-Speech (per message)
    name: voice
    type: usage
    metric: messages
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from ~$0.049 per voice message; destination- and duration-dependent
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transactional Email
    name: email
    type: usage
    metric: emails
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from ~$0.001 per email; free allowance may apply
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Post - Letter (per item)
    name: post_letter
    type: usage
    metric: items
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from ~$1.15 per letter; varies by pages, colour, duplex, destination
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Post - Postcard (per item)
    name: post_postcard
    type: usage
    metric: items
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from ~$1.28 per postcard; varies by destination
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Inbound / Dedicated Number
    name: dedicated_number
    type: usage
    metric: numbers
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from ~$5-$10 per number per month; country-dependent
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: SMS
  - name: MMS
  - name: Voice
  - name: Email
  - name: Post Letters
  - name: Post Postcards
  - name: Contacts and Lists
  - name: Delivery Receipts and Inbound
- id: clicksend-volume
  name: Volume / Committed Pricing
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Higher prepaid balances and committed volumes unlock lower per-message SMS
    rate tiers automatically, with custom rates available for high-volume
    senders on request.
  entries:
  - label: Volume SMS Tier
    name: volume_sms
    type: usage
    metric: messages
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: reduced per-message rate at higher prepaid balances
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Tiered SMS Pricing
- id: clicksend-enterprise
  name: Enterprise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Custom volume rates, dedicated numbers and sender IDs, subaccounts,
    reseller arrangements, SLAs, and account management. Contact ClickSend
    sales.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Custom Volume Pricing
  - name: Subaccounts
  - name: Reseller Accounts
  - name: Dedicated Numbers
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com