specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Prelude
providerId: prelude-so
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Number Verification
- Phone Verification
- OTP
- Anti-Fraud
- Plans
description: >-
  Prelude prices on a usage basis: a per-verification fee plus carrier message
  costs charged "at cost, zero markup" (Prelude passes through exactly what
  carriers charge). Three tiers are published. Pay-As-You-Go starts at EUR 0.032
  per verification with message costs billed separately and no minimum
  commitment. Startup is EUR 360 / month and adds custom Sender ID, Slack
  support, advanced anti-fraud, and 6-month data history. Enterprise is custom
  priced with committed-volume discounts, a 99.95% SLA, dedicated support,
  post-payment terms, and unlimited data history. Volume discounts apply
  automatically at higher commitment levels, and an annual subscription includes
  a 10% discount. Message rates vary by country and channel (SMS, WhatsApp, RCS,
  Telegram, Viber) - for example a USD SMS is about EUR 0.0043.
notes: >-
  Figures reflect the Prelude pricing page as of 2026-07-11 and are in EUR.
  Per-message carrier rates are pass-through and country/channel-specific;
  verify current numbers on prelude.so/pricing. Lookup (Intel) and Watch
  (anti-fraud) usage may be metered separately - confirm with Prelude.
sources:
- https://prelude.so/pricing
- https://prelude.so/verify
- https://prelude.so/twilio-alternative
plans:
- id: prelude-pay-as-you-go
  name: Pay As You Go
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Entry tier with no minimum commitment. Per-verification fee plus carrier
    messages at cost. Includes code generation, basic fraud protection,
    observability, and multichannel delivery.
  entries:
  - label: Per Verification
    name: verification
    type: usage
    metric: verifications
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: EUR 0.032 per verification
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Messages (Carrier Pass-Through)
    name: messages
    type: usage
    metric: messages
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: at cost, zero markup (varies by country/channel; e.g. USD SMS ~EUR 0.0043)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Code Generation
  - name: Basic Fraud Protection
  - name: Observability
  - name: Multichannel Delivery (SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, Viber, Voice)
- id: prelude-startup
  name: Startup
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Monthly plan for scaling teams. Everything in Pay-As-You-Go plus custom
    Sender ID, Slack support, advanced anti-fraud, and 6-month data history.
    Message costs still apply separately at cost.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: EUR 360 per month (10% discount on annual)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Messages (Carrier Pass-Through)
    name: messages
    type: usage
    metric: messages
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: at cost, zero markup (varies by country/channel)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Custom Sender ID
  - name: Slack Support
  - name: Advanced Anti-Fraud
  - name: 6-Month Data History
- id: prelude-enterprise
  name: Enterprise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Custom-priced plan with committed-volume discounts, a 99.95% uptime SLA,
    dedicated support, post-payment terms, and unlimited data history. Contact
    Prelude sales.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: custom (committed-volume discounts)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 99.95% SLA
  - name: Dedicated Support
  - name: Post-Payment Terms
  - name: Unlimited Data History
  - name: Committed-Volume Discounts
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com