Open, machine-readable pricing for sending SMS across 40 international routes — the kind of data normally locked inside carrier contracts. Published by smsroute.cc under CC-BY-4.0, refreshed monthly.
Why it exists: "how much does it cost to send an SMS to " has no honest open answer. This is that answer, versioned and citable.
sms_pricing_by_country_2026.csv— one row per route.sms_pricing_by_country_2026.json— same data + documented schema.CHANGELOG.md/VERSION— monthly refresh cadence.
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
| country, iso2 | destination |
| price_usd_per_sms | published route rate, USD per SMS |
| route_type | direct · premium · wholesale |
| carriers | terminating carriers on the route |
| indicative_* | operator telemetry — indicative, not independently audited |
40 routes this release (price range $0.0080–$0.085/SMS),
expanding monthly toward full coverage. Pricing figures are published route rates; the
indicative_* latency/success columns are operator telemetry and are labeled as indicative, not
third-party-audited — so cite the pricing with confidence and the telemetry as directional.
smsroute.cc, Global SMS Pricing Dataset 2026.07, CC-BY-4.0, https://smsroute.cc
Each links back to smsroute.cc as maintainer/source.