| SimplyRCS | Sinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Per-message price | $0.0039 per RCS text segment, $0.0150 per card or media message, carrier fees at cost (pricing) | Rich RCS $0.0078 and Rich Media RCS $0.0188 per message, carrier fees apply, footnoted as international pricing; US-domestic rates by contacting Sinch (Sinch RCS pricing, checked 7 October 2026) |
| Go-live time | First verified US send targeted in 2 to 4 weeks | Not published (Sinch RCS pricing, checked 7 October 2026) |
| Who files verification | SimplyRCS files the brand, 10DLC campaigns and RCS sender for you | Not published (Sinch RCS pricing, checked 7 October 2026) |
Competitor figures are taken from Sinch's own pages, linked in each cell, and were checked on 7 October 2026.
Sinch is a global CPaaS and SMS aggregator whose Engage product spans SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, RCS and social channels. Its RCS pricing page shows Rich RCS at $0.0078 and Rich Media RCS at $0.0188 per message with carrier fees on top, but footnotes those as international rates and asks US-domestic senders to contact Sinch, so a US price is a quote. That page publishes no US onboarding timeline. SimplyRCS is a US-only RCS platform connected directly to AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Its US rates are published: $0.0039 per RCS text segment and $0.0150 per card or media message, carrier fees at cost. SimplyRCS files the brand, 10DLC campaigns and RCS sender for you and targets a first verified US send in 2 to 4 weeks.
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Sinch is a large Swedish CPaaS and tier-1 SMS aggregator with strong North American reach and an all-in-one product, Sinch Engage, that spans SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, RCS, and social. Its RCS pricing page lists Rich RCS at $0.0078 and Rich Media RCS at $0.0188 per message, with carrier fees on top, as international pricing, and asks US-domestic senders to contact Sinch for rates. Engage is sold in tiered plans, and its AI chatbot product, Chatlayer, is sold separately.
SimplyRCS vs Sinch, line by line.
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| Feature | SimplyRCS | Sinch |
|---|---|---|
| SimplyRCS US-only; direct to AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile | Sinch Global; strong North America | |
| SimplyRCS RCS, SMS, MMS, short code, toll-free, 10DLC, two-way | Sinch SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, social (Engage) | |
| SimplyRCS Yes, bot canvas, blasts, templates, assets | Sinch Yes, Engage UI (tiered) | |
| SimplyRCS Yes, renders as Google Messages before send | Sinch Yes (within Engage) | |
| SimplyRCS Yes, shared inbox with routable queues | Sinch Yes (tiered) | |
| SimplyRCS Yes, application and full API, one price | Sinch Tiered plans; AI chatbot is a separate product | |
| SimplyRCS REST API, signed webhooks, OpenAPI, self-serve keys | Sinch Robust APIs and docs | |
| SimplyRCS Yes, we prep & submit brand + campaigns for you | Sinch Assisted onboarding | |
| SimplyRCS Yes, unified queue with audit trail | Sinch Onboarding-managed | |
| SimplyRCS 2-4 weeks (target) | Sinch Not published | |
| SimplyRCS Yes, on the website | Sinch International rates published; US-domestic by contacting Sinch | |
| SimplyRCS Carrier rates, no monthly platform fee; software free | Sinch Per message, carrier fees apply | |
| SimplyRCS Yes, itemized at checkout, carrier fees on their own line | Sinch "Carrier fees apply"; US-domestic quote-based | |
| SimplyRCS $0.0039 text segment; $0.0150 card or media | Sinch Rich $0.0078, Rich Media $0.0188 per message (international pricing) | |
| SimplyRCS $250 one-time RCS Sender ID setup and review (support; waived with Premium Support) / $0 to change | Sinch Not published on its RCS pricing page | |
| SimplyRCS $0 a month, software free; email support free, Premium Support optional at $250/mo | Sinch Tiered Engage plans; Chatlayer AI chatbot sold separately |
Where the two differ.
Weigh both sides. The bar shows how the reasons stack up.
- A published US timeline: SimplyRCS targets a first verified US send in 2 to 4 weeks; Sinch's RCS pricing page publishes no US onboarding timeline.
- No platform activation fee and no charge to change a sender profile. Carrier vetting and activation charges are passed through at cost and itemized.
- Everything in one price: SimplyRCS includes its no-code bot builder rather than selling the AI layer as a separate product.
- Published US per-message rates instead of "contact us" for US-domestic traffic.
- Free email support on every account, and an optional dedicated expert through Premium Support, with no feature tiers.
A comparison that only lists our strengths is not worth reading. These are things Sinch offers that SimplyRCS does not, stated as facts.
- Operator connections and messaging coverage across many countries; SimplyRCS is US-only.
- Social channels such as Instagram and Facebook in the same Engage inbox as SMS and RCS; SimplyRCS covers RCS, SMS and MMS.
- WhatsApp alongside SMS, MMS and RCS on one platform; SimplyRCS does not carry WhatsApp.
- Tiered Engage plans and custom enterprise contracts.
Sinch RCS pricing, what it costs
Sinch publishes RCS rates, but not for US-domestic traffic. Its RCS pricing page shows a US panel with Rich RCS at $0.0078 per message and Rich Media RCS at $0.0188 per message, with the note that carrier fees apply, and a footnote that reads "Pricing for international traffic. Contact us for details on domestic traffic." A US business sending to US numbers therefore gets its rate from a quote, not from the page.
The published parts
- Rich RCS: $0.0078 per message, international traffic, carrier fees on top.
- Rich Media RCS: $0.0188 per message, international traffic, carrier fees on top.
- Sinch Engage: tiered plans for the campaign and inbox tooling.
- Chatlayer, the AI chatbot: a separate product from Engage.
The parts that are not published
The US-domestic per-message rate, the US onboarding timeline and any US setup or sender-change fee are not on the pricing page. A quoted rate cannot be compared against a published one without asking for the quote first, and a US quote is usually tied to volume and contract terms set in a sales conversation.
How SimplyRCS prices the same channel
Every rate is on the pricing page. RCS text is $0.0039 per segment and an RCS rich card or multimedia message is $0.0150, the same rate inbound and outbound, plus $0.0004 per RCS device check. There is no monthly platform fee: the app, the API, the bot builder, the shared inbox, analytics and email support are free, with no tiers and no separate AI product to license.
Beyond a one-time $250 sender setup, the fees that do exist are the carrier's, and they are passed through at cost on their own line rather than marked up or hidden in a quote: $200 a year for Aegis vetting, and a one-time $500 T-Mobile sender activation. Changing a sender profile afterwards is free. That is the honest comparison: not "no fees at all", but every fee visible and at cost, against a quote you cannot see until you are in a sales process.
What migration involves
SimplyRCS ports the US long codes, toll-free numbers and short codes you run through Sinch, so customers keep the numbers they already text. Numbers Sinch holds for you outside the US stay where they are, because SimplyRCS is US-only. The registrations behind a US number do not travel with it: 10DLC brand and campaign filings and the verified RCS agent are tied to the provider that filed them, so SimplyRCS re-files the brand, the campaigns and the RCS sender for you.
Sinch and SimplyRCS can run in parallel during cutover, with no overlap charge from SimplyRCS, so US traffic moves when the new registrations clear. Long codes and toll-free numbers carry no carrier migration fee. Short-code migrations carry carrier-set fees passed through at cost: $500 T-Mobile, $250 Verizon, $150 Claro.
Where Sinch RCS stands in 2026
Sinch's RCS is open to new customers, and has been getting easier to start on rather than harder: in November 2024 Sinch announced that RCS agents can be provisioned from its Customer Dashboard and through a Provisioning API, alongside the Conversation API it has offered RCS on since 2020. The comparison above is therefore not about whether you can get RCS from Sinch, which you can, but about what it costs to find out the US price, which Sinch quotes rather than publishes, and how many separately priced products the tooling is spread across. The Sinch figures on this page are from its RCS pricing page, checked on 7 October 2026.
Sinch alternatives for US RCS
If the reason you are reading this is that Sinch would not put a US-domestic rate in writing, these are the providers a US team usually shortlists, and how each one prices and onboards.
- SimplyRCS: published rates ($0.0039 per RCS text segment, $0.0150 per card or media message, no monthly platform fee), verification and 10DLC filed for you, a no-code builder and inbox, first US send targeted in 2 to 4 weeks. US carriers only.
- Twilio: an API-first CPaaS; RCS at $0.0083 per text segment and $0.022 per rich media message plus carrier fees, with a Console form Twilio reviews and submits to the carriers. See SimplyRCS vs Twilio.
- Infobip: a global omnichannel suite; no published dollar rates for RCS, enterprise onboarding. See SimplyRCS vs Infobip.
- Plivo: a developer-first API with published rates and RCS in early access; the UI is built by the customer. See SimplyRCS vs Plivo.
- Bandwidth: a wholesale carrier-network provider sold on contract. See SimplyRCS vs Bandwidth.
What each of them publishes, side by side with Sinch, is in the Sinch switch guide.
A US business, for example in financial services, that wants to be live on RCS in weeks rather than months, with one predictable bill and every feature (including bots and two-way) included, not tiered plans, separate AI products, and a US rate that arrives only as a quote. Comparing the big CPaaS players? See SimplyRCS vs Twilio and SimplyRCS vs Infobip. For pricing and migration across all three, see SimplyRCS vs Twilio vs Sinch.
SimplyRCS vs Sinch, answered.
How long does Sinch take to set up US RCS?
Sinch does not publish a US onboarding timeline on its RCS pricing page. SimplyRCS targets a first verified US send in 2-4 weeks by handling brand and campaign submission for you.
Does Sinch charge to activate RCS?
Sinch's RCS pricing page lists no US activation or sender-change fee; it asks US-domestic senders to contact Sinch for details. SimplyRCS charges a one-time $250 sender setup and nothing to change a sender profile. The carrier charges that do apply, $200 a year for Aegis vetting, and a one-time $500 T-Mobile sender activation, are passed through at cost and listed on the pricing page.
Is the AI chatbot included with Sinch?
A keyword-level builder is in Engage, but a full AI chatbot (Chatlayer) is a separate product. SimplyRCS includes its no-code bot builder.
Is SimplyRCS a good Sinch alternative for US RCS?
Yes, for US business messaging. It covers the US channels that matter most (RCS, SMS, MMS) on one platform, targets a 2-4 week launch, and includes the bot builder and inbox that Sinch tiers or sells separately. Sinch's footprint covers many more countries; SimplyRCS is US-only.
Does Sinch publish US RCS pricing?
Not for US-domestic traffic. Sinch's RCS pricing page shows Rich RCS at $0.0078 and Rich Media RCS at $0.0188 per message, footnoted as international pricing, and asks US-domestic senders to contact Sinch. SimplyRCS publishes carrier-rate pricing with no monthly platform fee.
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