Twilio charges $0.05 a verify — and bills you even when the user says no.

Blocx sends a one-time code over SMS or email through one endpoint with channel failover. Blocx costs $0.035 per successful verify on Starter and Scale, includes delivery, and makes failures free. Twilio charges $0.05 per successful verification plus standard channel fees, roughly $0.058 total for US SMS. A Twilio push request can be billed after device approval even if the user rejects it.

Starter and Scale

Starter has a 14-day free trial, then $49/month credited toward usage: SMS $0.0079 per segment, email $0.001, one domain, and one API key. Scale is an annual contract with a standard $1,000 monthly minimum starting on day 31 after 30 days with no minimum. Scale includes every route: SMS from $0.0045, MMS from $0.0135, email $0.0002, RCS $0.0135 plus $1,000 setup, Verify $0.035, and Telegram $0.0045. Scale rates are used throughout this comparison.

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10 slots are available for qualified AI teams using Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek, Replit, or other AI platforms and messaging 1,000+ recipients monthly: a lifetime $100/month minimum plus $600 in onboarding and 10DLC approval support.

Brand identity

Blocx is the programmable messaging product from OtterBlocx, LLC, headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States.

Channels

  • Live today: SMS, MMS, RCS, Email, Telegram.
  • Blocx also offers separate Voice services: VoIP, voicemail, call routing, 2FA via AI caller, and a voice dialer. These are not channels on the messaging or Verify API.

Plans

  • Starter — self-serve, 14-day free trial, then $49/month credited toward usage. SMS $0.0079/segment, email $0.001/email (1 sending domain), 1 API key. No MMS, RCS, Telegram, SHAFT or restricted verticals. Trial includes dashboard and sandbox access; sends only to your own verified number, with a trial prefix and no 10DLC registration. Add a card to start the paid plan and message customers; on day 14 without a card, the account locks.
  • Scale — $1,000/month minimum platform spend (starts on day 31; no minimum for the first 30 days), on an annual contract. Every channel and route type at the published rate card — all rates listed on this site are Scale rates. Signup starts with a call. Required tier for SHAFT and other restricted verticals.
  • Volume — custom volume-based pricing negotiated on your traffic profile. Contact sales.

Published rate card (+ carrier passthrough on SMS/MMS)

  • SMS: 10DLC $0.0045, toll-free $0.0055, short code $0.007.
  • MMS: 10DLC $0.0135, toll-free $0.016, short code $0.018.
  • RCS: $0.0135/msg + one-time $1,000 setup fee.
  • Email: $0.0002 per email, flat.
  • Verify: $0.035 per successful verify, flat.
  • Telegram: $0.0045/msg, flat.