SMS pricing in India
Sending an SMS to India starts around $0.0541 per message segment on Orbit by Devotel. This is an indicative starter rate; the confirmed price varies by mobile operator, so contact sales for the India per-network rate card. Billing is pure pay-as-you-go — no monthly fee, no minimums.
SMS price for India
USD per segment · India
SMS to India is billed per message segment. A message up to 160 GSM-7 characters (70 for Unicode) is one segment; longer messages split into additional segments, each billed at the rate above. You top up pre-paid credits and only pay for what you send — there is no monthly platform fee, and high-volume senders get a lower per-network rate card on request.
The rate shown for India is an indicative starter number. The confirmed price varies by mobile operator — contact sales for the India per-network rate card.
Prices in USD, excluding applicable VAT, GST, or sales tax (added at checkout based on your billing address). International rates vary by destination and mobile operator.
Why send India SMS on Orbit
AI agents on every message
Deploy an AI agent that reads inbound texts and replies over SMS to India numbers — same platform, no separate bot stack to wire up.
One platform, one bill
SMS, voice, WhatsApp, RCS, email, and AI agents run on a single account and settle on one pay-as-you-go invoice.
Routed over our own network
Orbit is built by Devotel, a wholesale telecom operator, so messages to India terminate over our own softswitch — not resold through a middle layer.
Pay only for what you send
No monthly fee, no minimums, and no contract. Pre-pay credits, top up when you need to, and pre-paid credit never expires.
Why carrier-of-record status changes your India rate
A published per-segment price is only half the evaluation: a rate quoted by a facilities-based carrier and the same-looking rate resold through an aggregator can move differently at volume, because each resold hop is a point where a route can be re-priced or fail. Orbit's messages to India route over Devotel's own wholesale softswitch rather than a resold aggregator hop, so the rate you evaluate is the rate the traffic actually runs on.
Read the full framework for verifying a vendor's network claim in which CPaaS providers actually own carrier infrastructure vs. resell it, and compare voice rates for the same destination on the India voice pricing page.
India SMS pricing — frequently asked
- How much does it cost to send an SMS to India?
- Sending an SMS to India starts around $0.0541 per message segment. That is an indicative starter rate — contact sales for the confirmed per-operator price for India.
- Is Orbit SMS pricing for India pay-as-you-go?
- Yes. Sending to India is billed per segment against pre-paid credits, with no monthly fee, no minimums, and no contract. You top up and pay only for what you send.
- Can I get a volume discount on SMS to India?
- Yes. High-volume senders get a lower per-network rate card for India on request — still pay-as-you-go, just at a reduced per-segment rate. Contact sales to set one up.
- Can an AI agent reply to SMS in India?
- Yes. Orbit runs AI voice and chat agents on the same platform, so an agent can read inbound texts from India numbers and reply over SMS without a separate stack.
Start sending SMS to India
Sign up free with no credit card, then top up and pay only for what you send. One pay-as-you-go bill across SMS, voice, WhatsApp, email, and AI agents.