# Nodium vs Twilio for the WhatsApp Business API

Twilio bills WhatsApp per message: $0.005 for each message sent or received, on top of Meta's fees. Nodium bills a flat monthly price that includes the messages: €19 a month covers 100,000 of them. Twilio is a multi-channel platform; Nodium does WhatsApp only.

## What each one charges

|  | Nodium | Twilio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pricing model | Monthly plan, messages and numbers included | Per message, no monthly fee |
| Platform fee per message | None inside the plan; then €1 or €0.50 per 1,000 | $0.005, inbound or outbound |
| Failed message | Not counted | $0.001 extra |
| Free tier | Build: 3,000 messages a month, 1 number, no time limit | Not listed on the WhatsApp pricing page |
| Meta's fees | Paid by the number's owner directly to Meta | Passed through on the Twilio invoice |
| Channels | WhatsApp | WhatsApp, SMS, voice, email and more |

## The same volume, two bills

The platform fee alone, before Meta's own fees, for messages sent and received in one month:

| Messages a month | Nodium | Twilio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3,000 | €0 (Build) | $15 |
| 100,000 | €19 (Launch) | $500 |
| 1,000,000 | €249 (Scale) | $5,000 |

## When Twilio fits better

- You already send SMS or voice with Twilio and want WhatsApp on the same account and invoice.
- Your volume is very low and irregular, and you prefer to pay nothing in a quiet month.

## When Nodium fits better

- Your volume is steady: the price per message falls as soon as you pass a few thousand messages a month.
- You publish software and connect your customers' numbers: see [one client per customer](https://nodium.io/en/features/multi-tenant).
- You want prices in euros and data in the European Union.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Nodium charge per message like Twilio?

No. Each Nodium plan includes a monthly volume: 3,000 messages on Build, 100,000 on Launch, 1,000,000 on Scale. Beyond it, paid plans bill each extra block of 1,000 messages, up to a cap you set.

### Do I still pay Meta with Nodium?

Yes, as with any provider. Meta bills its message fees to the WhatsApp Business account of the number, and Nodium adds no markup. See [Meta's pricing explained](https://nodium.io/en/guides/meta-pricing).

## Sources

- [Twilio — WhatsApp pricing](https://www.twilio.com/en-us/whatsapp/pricing)
- [Nodium — Pricing](https://nodium.io/en/pricing)

Updated 2026-11-10 · https://nodium.io/en/compare/twilio