SMS · EuropeSMS pricing in Germany
SMS to Germany costs from $0.08 per message (indicative list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24) over 3 direct operators (Telekom Deutschland, Vodafone Germany, Telefónica O2); sender IDs (BNetzA): Free-form (numeric preferred).
Across 3 direct operators · regulator BNetzA
How much does SMS to Germany cost?
SMS to Germany costs from $0.08 per message (indicative list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24) over 3 direct operators. Direct binds, registered sender IDs and BNetzA-approved routes. List-tier rates shown — Growth, Volume and Enterprise discounts apply automatically.
| Operator | Rate (EUR per SMS) | Send window |
|---|---|---|
Telekom Deutschland Direct bind · A2P registered | € 0.0776 per SMS · $ 0.0843 USD | — |
Vodafone Germany Direct bind · A2P registered | € 0.0756 per SMS · $ 0.0822 USD | — |
Telefónica O2 Direct bind · A2P registered | € 0.0736 per SMS · $ 0.0800 USD | — |
- Alphanumeric sender IDs allowed but numeric preferred for transactional.
- GDPR opt-in mandatory for marketing.
- Long messages (>160 GSM-7 chars) split into segments — billed per segment.
- Concatenation, Unicode and Latin all priced identically per segment.
- Delivery receipts (DLRs) included — no per-DLR fee.
SMS in Germany: routes, rules and timing.
The same operator, regulator and timing data as our Germany coverage page, so both pages always agree.
| Regulator | Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) |
|---|---|
| Operator routes | 3 · Telekom Deutschland, Vodafone Germany, Telefónica O2 |
| Sender-ID lead time | Free-form (numeric preferred) |
| Typical OTP latency | 2.3 s |
| Mobile subscribers | 108M |
| Dialling code · MCC | +49 · 262 |
| Time to launch | Live in 5–15 business days from test-access request to production |
| Billing currencies | EUR · USD |
| Published SMS band | EUR 0.07 – 0.09 |
SMS to Germany: common questions
Which operators carry SMS to Germany, and at what rate?
What does the SMS price include?
Do I need to register a sender ID in Germany?
How do I get test access for Germany?
Tiers upgrade automatically — the moment you cross the line.
Your effective rate is recalculated every billing cycle from the volume you sent that month. No paperwork, no renegotiation. Discounts apply automatically.
List rate. No commitment, no minimums.
Auto-applies on traffic above 100K/mo.
Includes monthly route review + Slack channel.
Direct operator pricing, signed SLAs, optional private cloud.
| Tier | Monthly volume | Discount | Effective rate (EUR per SMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | 0 – 100K messages / month | List rate | € 0.0736$ 0.0800 USD |
| Growth | 100K – 1M messages / month | −12% | € 0.0648$ 0.0704 USD |
| Volume | 1M – 5M messages / month | −26% | € 0.0545$ 0.0592 USD |
| Enterprise | 5M+ messages / month | −40% | € 0.0442$ 0.0480 USD |
More on Germany
Above 1M / month, pricing becomes a conversation.
Per-country rate cards negotiated against your traffic mix, dedicated SMPP binds, named account management, signed delivery SLAs and optional on-premise or private-cloud deployment. Most quotes come back within two business days.
- Custom per-country rate cards
- Dedicated SMPP binds (capacity agreed per bind, up to 30,000 SMS/s per node)
- Named account manager + on-call engineer
- Signed delivery SLA — 99.99% uptime
- On-prem or private-cloud deployment
- Quarterly route review and benchmark
Launch SMS in Germany on approved routes.
Test access on request, with a reply within one business day. Live in 5–15 business days from test-access request to production. Billed in AED, SAR, USD, EUR or GBP.
$ curl -X POST https://api.broadnet.me/sms/sendSms -H "Authorization: Bearer $BROADNET_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"senderId":"BroadNet","destinationNumber":"447700900123","message":"Hello from BroadNet","messageType":"TEXT"}'