Tencent Cloud SMS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Tencent Cloud SMS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Tencent Cloud SMS's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Global SMS $100 package | $100, paid once | Verification SMS · Notification SMS · Marketing SMS for enterprise-verified senders only · No expiration |
| Global SMS $1,000 package | $1,000, paid once | Verification SMS · Notification SMS · Marketing SMS for enterprise-verified senders only · No expiration |
| Global SMS $5,000 package | $5,000, paid once | Verification SMS · Notification SMS · Marketing SMS for enterprise-verified senders only · No expiration |
| Global SMS prepaid package | $5,000, paid once | Verification SMS · Notification SMS · Marketing SMS for enterprise-verified senders only · No expiration; prepaid balance is deducted based on destination and messages sent |
| Custom Global SMS package | Priced on request | Verification SMS · Notification SMS · Marketing SMS for enterprise-verified senders only · Termless |
| Global SMS custom package | Priced on request | Verification SMS · Notification SMS · Marketing SMS for enterprise-verified senders only · Customize/Termless; destination-based SMS charges apply |
The facts
Each one read from Tencent Cloud SMS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account restriction
- Individual accounts cannot manage signatures and body templates through APIs and must use the console.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Reports cover volume, success rates and failure reasons and can be filtered by template or phone number.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API endpoint
- The API documentation identifies sms.intl.tencentcloudapi.com as the international SMS endpoint.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API limit
- The Java SDK documentation says one message can be sent to up to 200 numbers at a time.checked 5 Oct 2026
- API throughput
- The SendSms API has a stated default limit of 3,000 requests per second.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Batch size
- A SendSms request can contain up to 200 phone numbers.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance support
- Tencent says the service supports US 10DLC registration, follows GDPR requirements and requires customers to handle consent responsibly.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- The service supports delivery to over 220 countries and regions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- The product page states a 99.9% message delivery success rate and delivery under 10 seconds in most areas.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Delivery claim
- The product page states a 99.9% message delivery success rate.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Delivery tracking
- The service tracks delivery status in real time and splits long messages into billable segments automatically.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The documentation includes API categories, delivery and status APIs, statistics, callbacks, error codes, SDK guides, FAQs and service agreements.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Fraud controls
- Daily sending limits can be set by account, application or region, with automatic alerts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Global coverage
- The service advertises delivery to more than 220 countries and regions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Developers can send through APIs, SDKs, HTTPS, SMPP, or the console after template approval.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Limit: learning and complexity
- G2 reviewers report a difficult learning curve and complex implementation for larger organizations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: product behavior
- G2 reviewers mention occasional lag and a Lighthouse configuration that allows upgrades but not downgrades.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Trustpilot complaints
- Trustpilot reviewers of the broader Tencent.com profile allege scam-site hosting and inadequate abuse response; these comments are not SMS-specific.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- The product provides delivery tracking, volume limits and alerts, and reports on message volume, success rates, and failure reasons.checked 5 Oct 2026
- News: pricing change
- Tencent's announcement log records a Global SMS pricing adjustment announcement dated June 1, 2026, with changes effective July 1, 2026.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Approval requirement
- SMS signatures and body templates must be approved before messages can be sent.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company identity
- LinkedIn lists Tencent Cloud as a public information-technology company founded in 2013 with headquarters in Nanshan District, Shenzhen and 10,001+ employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free trial
- Tencent states it does not currently offer free trial SMS credits and recommends testing with a prepaid package.checked 5 Oct 2026
- No free credits
- The product FAQ says no free trial SMS credits are currently offered and recommends testing with a small prepaid package.checked 15 Oct 2026
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