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Vonage

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Pay-as-you-go APIs for SMS, voice, video, and verification built into any app

  • Deployment Cloud Based
  • Starting price $0.0086/message
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Startups, SMEs, Agencies

What is Vonage?

Vonage Communications APIs (formerly Nexmo) is a cloud platform for adding SMS, voice, video, and authentication features into websites and applications. Businesses use its SMS, Messages, Voice, Video, and Verify APIs to reach customers across SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger, or to build in-app calling and video experiences on Vonage's carrier-grade global network spanning over 1,600 telecom networks.

Pricing is pay-as-you-go and billed per second or per message, with no fixed monthly fee for API access, and free trial credit is available with no credit card required. Vonage is part of Ericsson and serves developers and enterprises building customer engagement, fraud prevention, and contact center tools.

Key Features of Vonage

Vonage lists 8 documented features, including Programmable SMS and Messages API across SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, Voice API for inbound/outbound PSTN calling and WebRTC in-app voice and Video API for embeddable 1:1 and group video sessions with recording. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Programmable SMS and Messages API across SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger
  • Voice API for inbound/outbound PSTN calling and WebRTC in-app voice
  • Video API for embeddable 1:1 and group video sessions with recording
  • Verify API for two-factor authentication via SMS, voice, or WhatsApp with automatic channel failover
  • Conversation API for unified cross-channel customer conversations
  • Global reach across 1,600+ telecom networks in 200+ countries
  • Per-second billing with no long-term contracts required
  • Identity Insights API for phone number and carrier intelligence

Vonage Pricing

Vonage lists 5 plans without published figures. Pricing is quoted on request.

SMS API

$0.0086/message

US LVN

Rates vary by destination country and network

Messages API

$0.00129/message

SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger from a single API

Voice API

$0.01538/minute

PSTN leg

True per-second billing across the globe

Verify API

$0.06084/verification

Charged only for successful verifications

Video API

$0.0041/minute

Per-minute cost for video streaming and recording

Vonage Specifications

Vonage is available on web app. It offers an API and has a free trial.

Software Tagline :
Pay-as-you-go APIs for SMS, voice, video, and verification built into any app
Deployment :
  • cloud based
Subscription Plan :
transaction
Desktop Platforms :
  • web app
Mobile Platforms :
Language Support :
english
Target Audience :
  • startups
  • smes
  • agencies
  • enterprises
Available Support :
  • email
  • phone
  • live support
  • training
  • tickets
Integrations :
Zapier
Product Url :
API Available :
Yes
Free Trial Available :
Yes
Run On Mobile Browser :
Yes
Free Plan Available :
No
Customization Available :
Yes

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Vonage FAQs

Yes. Developers can sign up for free credit with no credit card required to start testing the SMS, Voice, Video, and Verify APIs.

Pricing is pay-as-you-go and usage-based. Voice and video are billed per second or minute, messaging is billed per message, and Verify is billed only for successful verifications.

It supports SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger through a single unified API.

Yes, the Verify API sends one-time passcodes over SMS, voice, or WhatsApp with automatic failover between channels.

Yes, its Identity Insights API returns real-time phone number and carrier intelligence to help assess risk before sending a code.