// use case

Communication Platform

"I sell messaging, voice, and email APIs. Per-message and per-minute billing with regional pricing."

Multi-channel communication billing. Per-SMS, per-minute voice, and per-email charges with regional filters and included usage bundles on higher tiers.

// billable metrics

What you meter

metric

SMS Sent

code: sms_sent

aggregation: count

filter by region: US, EU, APAC, LATAM

metric

Voice Minutes

code: voice_minutes

aggregation: sum

field: duration_minutes, rounding: ceil

metric

Emails Sent

code: emails_sent

aggregation: count

// features

Feature entitlements

Phone Number Provisioning

code: phone_number_provisioning

type: boolean

MMS Support

code: mms_support

type: boolean

Dedicated Short Code

code: dedicated_short_code

type: boolean

// plans

Pricing tiers

Pay-as-you-go

$0/mo

comms_payg · monthly

Charges

sms_sent → standard

$0.0075/SMS

voice_minutes → standard

$0.013/min

emails_sent → package

$1.00 per 1,000 emails

Entitlements

✓ phone_number_provisioning

✗ mms_support

✗ dedicated_short_code

Growth

$50/mo

comms_growth · monthly

Charges

sms_sent → graduated

0–5,000 @ $0 (included), 5,000+ @ $0.005/SMS

voice_minutes → graduated

0–500 @ $0 (included), 500+ @ $0.01/min

emails_sent → package

$0.50 per 1,000 emails

Entitlements

✓ phone_number_provisioning

✓ mms_support

✗ dedicated_short_code

Enterprise

$500/mo

comms_enterprise · monthly

Charges

sms_sent → volume

0–100k @ $0.003, 100k+ @ $0.001

voice_minutes → volume

0–10k @ $0.005, 10k+ @ $0.003

emails_sent → standard

$0.0002/email

Entitlements

✓ phone_number_provisioning

✓ mms_support

✓ dedicated_short_code

// add-ons

Optional add-ons

toll_free_number

Toll-free phone number

$15/mo

whatsapp_channel

WhatsApp Business API access

$50/mo

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