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See how we compare to building it yourself, carrier gateways, and API-first platforms.
| Feature | mail2txt.io | Carrier Gateways | Twilio API | TextMagic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 30 seconds | N/A (shutdown) | Hours | Minutes |
| Code required | Yes (SDK) | Some | ||
| Price per SMS | From $0 (free tier) | Was free | ~$0.0079 + fees | ~$0.049 |
| Free tier | 100 SMS/mo | N/A | ||
| Delivery speed | <10 seconds | Unreliable | <5 seconds | <30 seconds |
| Failover | Dual provider | |||
| Compliance | Built-in (A2P, TCPA) | Manual | Manual | |
| Phone verification | Manual | Manual | ||
| Dashboard | Full analytics | Basic | Basic | |
| Email-to-SMS | Native (dead) |
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile shut down their free email-to-SMS gateways in 2024. Addresses like number@txt.att.net no longer work.
These gateways were unreliable even when active — messages were delayed, silently dropped, or blocked by carrier spam filters. There was no delivery confirmation, no compliance, and no fallback.
mail2txt.io is the modern replacement: same simplicity, real delivery guarantees.
Twilio is a powerful API platform — but it requires a developer. You need to write code, manage API keys, handle webhooks, and build your own compliance layer.
There is no free tier. You pay per message from day one, plus phone number fees, plus A2P registration fees. For simple email-to-SMS, it is a sledgehammer for a nail.
Twilio does not offer email-to-SMS at all. You would need to build the entire email parsing and routing layer yourself.
Zero code required. Sign up, create a route, and start receiving SMS from any email sender in under 30 seconds.
100 free SMS per month on the free tier. Built-in A2P and TCPA compliance so you never worry about carrier regulations. Dual-provider failover between Telnyx and Twilio ensures delivery.
Full analytics dashboard, phone verification, quiet hours, blocked senders — all included. No SDK, no API keys, no infrastructure to manage.