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DroidSender vs Twilio
Choose DroidSender if you want to keep the number your customers already have and pay no fee per message. Choose Twilio if you are building SMS into your own software and need a carrier-grade API that works without a phone.
| Feature | DroidSender | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| Sends from | The SIM in your Android phone, so your own number | Numbers rented from Twilio, or a sender name |
| Phone needed | Yes, switched on with signal and internet | No |
| Price | Monthly plan with no fee per message. Try it free with 1,000 SMS in your first 30 days, then 100 a month, or pay from $7.99 a month | Pay per segment, at a price that depends on the country, plus carrier fees in some countries |
| A local number | The one you already have | Rented by the month, at a price that depends on the country |
| Replies | Shared inbox on the computer, synced with the phone | Through the API, into your own software. A sender name cannot receive replies |
| A long message counts as | 1 message, whatever its length | Every segment is billed |
| Built for | Small businesses texting their own customers | Developers building SMS into their product |
Where Twilio is better
- No phone to look after. Messages go through Twilio's connections to the carriers, not through a SIM card.
- Volume. It is built for large, automated sends from your own software.
- A sender name instead of a number, for messages that do not need replies.
Where DroidSender is better
- Customers see and reply to the number they already know, with no new number to rent.
- Campaigns from Excel or CSV and a shared inbox, without writing code. The API and webhooks are there if you want them.
- No fee per message. The SMS go through your mobile plan, and a plan with unlimited texts covers them.
- A fixed monthly price that does not change with message length.
Long messages and accents
DroidSender counts messages, not parts. At services that charge per segment, an emoji or an accented letter like á, ó, ç or â limits each SMS to 70 characters, so a 100-character text counts as 2 SMS instead of 1. How SMS length works
Twilio prices by country
Twilio's price per segment changes a lot from one country to another, and the number is rented by the month. Our table shows Twilio's price for 222 countries next to what you pay with your own SIM. Twilio SMS pricing by country
So Twilio can cost less per message where SMS are cheap, like the US, while DroidSender usually costs less where SMS are expensive, and it never charges for message length or replies.
Checked November 2026
SMS prices and numbers in each country, and the sender name: twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing
Billing per segment, and segment sizes: twilio.com/docs/glossary/what-sms-character-limit
Sender names are one-way, and recipients cannot reply: twilio.com/docs/numbers-and-senders/alphanumeric-senders
Prices in USD or EUR before tax, as published by each service. If something has changed, write to hello@droidsender.com and we will correct it.
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Can customers reply?
With DroidSender, replies come to your own number and show in the shared inbox. With Twilio, replies need a number you rent from them; a sender name cannot receive replies.
Which is cheaper?
It depends on the country and on your messages. Twilio's price per segment is low in the US and higher in much of Europe, and you also rent the number. DroidSender has a monthly plan with no fee per message, length or reply, and the SMS go through your own mobile plan.
Start today, with your own number.
Connect your Android phone to send campaigns and answer customers from your computer. Your customers keep reaching you on the number they know.
Try it free: 1,000 SMS in your first 30 days, then 100 a month. No card needed.
