Send SMS to China
from $0.0680/msg

Pricing: smsroute.cc vs Twilio, Vonage, MessageBird, Plivo, and Sinch

smsroute.cc's $0.0680/SMS price reflects our crypto-only payment model and direct carrier partnerships in China. No payment processing fees, no card fraud overhead, no compliance burden for traditional payment rails. You save 36% compared to Twilio's $0.1063 rate. Billing is per segment; UCS-2 segments (70 chars) are billed at the same rate as GSM-7 segments (160 chars). Minimum account balance is $5; no monthly fees, no hidden charges.

All prices are for China-only termination. Inbound SMS, shortcodes, and advanced routing options (e.g., premium delivery, priority queuing) are available at additional cost. Volume discounts apply at 100,000+ segments/month; contact sales for custom pricing.

Latency and Delivery Performance

smsroute.cc delivers SMS to China with a median latency of 85 ms (50th percentile) and 95th percentile latency of 120 ms. This performance is achieved through direct interconnection with China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom via our licensed partner network. Messages are routed through MIIT-approved sender IDs, ensuring they are not filtered or delayed by carrier spam blocks.

Delivery success rate is 97.2% across all three operators. Failures are typically due to invalid phone numbers, carrier-side filtering of unregistered sender IDs, content blocks (banned keywords, financial terms), or user-level blocks (carrier-side opt-out). We provide detailed Delivery Status Reports (DLR) for every SMS, including status codes (delivered, failed, pending, rejected) and carrier-specific failure reasons. DLR data is available via API webhook or dashboard export for troubleshooting and compliance audits.

Network uptime is 99.9% across our China routing infrastructure. Redundancy is built into carrier interconnect; if one operator network is congested, traffic is automatically rerouted through alternative paths. Message queuing ensures no SMS is lost during brief outages.

Cybersecurity Law, Anti-Spam Regulations, and Consent Requirements in China

China's SMS ecosystem is regulated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) under the Cybersecurity Law (2017, amended 2021) and Anti-Spam Regulations (2015). Unlike many Western jurisdictions, China requires pre-registration of all commercial sender IDs with MIIT before any message is sent. Your sender ID must be tied to your business license (营业执照) and carrier contract. Foreign enterprises cannot directly register; they must establish a Chinese legal entity or partner with a licensed local telecom reseller.

Consent is mandatory for marketing SMS. The regulator distinguishes between marketing messages (promotional, sales-focused) and transactional messages (OTP, order confirmations, delivery updates). Marketing SMS requires explicit prior consent from recipients and is subject to strict logging and audit by carriers. Transactional messages have softer opt-in requirements if they relate to an existing user interaction, but even transactional SMS must include an unsubscribe mechanism and comply with quiet-hour rules.

All SMS activity is logged by carriers and subject to regulator audit. Violations—unregistered sender IDs, unsolicited marketing, content violations, or quiet-hour breaches—result in sender ID suspension, carrier penalties, or blocking of future campaigns. Compliance is non-negotiable. smsroute.cc's partner network ensures that all outbound messages are sent through MIIT-approved sender IDs. You must provide proof of user consent (opt-in records, user agreements) and campaign details before activation.

Frequently Asked Questions

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curl -X POST https://api.smsroute.cc/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+86 13512345678",
    "message": "Your verification code is 123456",
    "sender_id": "1234"
  }'

import requests

api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
    "to": "+86 13512345678",
    "message": "Your verification code is 123456",
    "sender_id": "1234"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.smsroute.cc/send",
    json=payload,
    headers=headers
)
print(response.json())

import fetch from "node-fetch";

const apiKey = process.env.SMSROUTE_API_KEY;

const res = await fetch("https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/messages", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    to: "+865551234567",
    from: "smsroute",
    text: "Your verification code is 384921",
  }),
});

console.log(await res.json());