Send SMS to Spain
from $0.0180/msg

SMS Pricing: Spain vs. Competitors

smsroute.cc charges $0.0180 per SMS to Spain—42% less than Twilio's $0.0310. All prices include delivery receipts, operator interconnect, and access to the REST API and Python SDK. There are no setup fees, monthly minimums, or hidden charges. Pay only for what you send. Pricing is the same whether you send 100 SMS or 1 million per month.

Spanish Mobile Operators and Market Reach

Movistar (Telefónica): Spain's largest mobile operator with 40% market share and approximately 19 million active subscribers. Movistar owns the legacy infrastructure and backbone of Spanish mobile networks. Interconnect is direct and highly reliable. All SMS campaigns to Movistar numbers are routed through Telefónica's gateways; sender ID pre-registration is required.

Orange España: The second-largest operator, serving 30% of the market (~14.5 million subscribers). Orange operates an independent network and has strong 4G/5G coverage. Direct interconnect with Orange is standard; sender ID registration ensures delivery to all Orange customers.

Vodafone España: The third player, with 23% market share (11 million subscribers). Vodafone runs a modern, competitive network and has invested heavily in data services. Interconnect is direct. Sender ID registration with Vodafone is required for marketing SMS.

MásMóvil: A smaller alternative operator with 7% market share (~3.4 million subscribers). MásMóvil leases infrastructure from other carriers but has growing independent coverage. Sender ID pre-registration is also required for MásMóvil routes.

Together, these four operators cover Spain's entire mobile landscape. smsroute.cc maintains live interconnects with all four, ensuring 99% delivery reach to any valid Spanish phone number (6xx or 7xx prefix for mobile, E.164 format +34).

GDPR, LSSI-CE, and AEPD Enforcement

Spain is a full GDPR member, meaning all EU data protection rules apply. The Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD, https://www.aepd.es/) oversees compliance. Separately, LSSI-CE (Spanish Telemarketing Law) delegates enforcement of SMS consent rules to the AEPD and the National Communications Commission (CNMC, https://www.cnmc.es/). In practice, AEPD leads GDPR enforcement and conducts investigations into non-consensual marketing campaigns.

Explicit prior opt-in is the legal baseline. A subscriber must affirmatively consent—via checkbox, SMS confirmation, or double opt-in form—before you send marketing or promotional content. Legitimate Interest is not a valid basis for marketing SMS in Spain. If you send unsolicited SMS, AEPD may issue corrective orders (obliging you to cease, delete records, or implement safeguards). The regulator has published enforcement actions against major senders across Europe; Spain is no exception. Fines have reached significant levels for systematic GDPR violations.

Soft opt-in (sending SMS to customers about related services within 12 months of a transaction) is technically permitted under GDPR but is often restricted or disallowed under LSSI-CE for new customers or unrelated promotions. To avoid disputes, always implement double opt-in for marketing and keep proof of consent (timestamps, subscriber email, SMS confirmation receipts) for at least 3 years.

Sender ID registration is mandatory for marketing SMS. You cannot send under a generic alphanumeric sender ID without pre-registering it with the receiving operator. smsroute.cc manages sender ID registration with Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, and MásMóvil on your behalf, ensuring your campaigns are properly identified.

Latency and Delivery Performance

smsroute.cc delivers SMS to Spanish numbers with a median latency (p50) of 175 milliseconds and a 95th percentile (p95) of 335 milliseconds. These benchmarks reflect direct operator interconnects and regional gateway optimization. Latency is measured from API acceptance to receipt at the carrier, not including handset delivery time.

Delivery success to Spanish mobile numbers averages 99.0% across all four operators. The remaining 1% of failures are typically due to invalid phone numbers, recipient blocks, or carrier-initiated rejections (e.g., spam filters, Do Not Call lists). smsroute.cc provides delivery receipts for every SMS—accepted, pending, delivered, or failed—so you can diagnose issues per message.

99.9% platform uptime is guaranteed. Our infrastructure uses redundant gateways and automatic failover. If one interconnect path experiences congestion, SMS are rerouted through backup carriers within seconds, ensuring minimal impact on your campaigns.

Frequently Asked Questions

Related

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: "+345551234567",
    from: "smsroute",
    text: "Your verification code is 384921",
  }),
});

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

import smsroute

client = smsroute.Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
response = client.send(
    to="+34612345678",
    text="Your verification code is 123456",
    from_id="YourAlphaID"
)
print(response.message_id)
print(response.status)  # "delivered", "pending", or "failed"

curl -X POST https://api.smsroute.cc/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+34612345678",
    "text": "Your verification code is 123456",
    "from": "YourAlphaID"
  }'

package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
        "to":   "+345551234567",
        "from": "smsroute",
        "text": "Your verification code is 384921",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/messages",
        bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("SMSROUTE_API_KEY"))
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    if err != nil { panic(err) }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

<?php
$apiKey = getenv('SMSROUTE_API_KEY');

$payload = json_encode([
    'to'   => '+345551234567',
    'from' => 'smsroute',
    'text' => 'Your verification code is 384921',
], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/messages');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . $apiKey,
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $payload,
]);

echo curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);