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About ClickSend is a simple, global SMS platform built for developers and the businesses they support. Built on a battle-tested API that always delivers with: - Billions of messages delivered globally - Direct routes only to 190+ countries - 99.95%+ uptime - Lightning-fast delivery - Pay-as-you-go pricing — no lock-ins - 24/7 support from people who actually understand APIs - It works straight out of the box — and keeps working as you scale. Already use Zapier, ActiveCampaign, Make or Power Automate? There are pre-built integrations ready to go. Sign up and send your first message in minutes with free test credits. Perfect for: alerts, 2FA codes, marketing campaigns and transactional messaging.	About At the SMS Works, we only bill you for delivered text messages. Our prices are amongst the lowest in the UK. Message costs start at 3.45 pence + VAT and go as low as 2.75 pence for larger volumes. On average, our customers save over 30%. Compare us with other SMS Gateway companies on our price comparison table. Contact us for a quote if you'd like us to beat an existing price. For high SMS volume customers, sending and receiving over 50,000 texts a month, we offer even lower rates. With our free SMS API, you only pay for SMS credits; there’s no contract or minimum order. We only charge you for delivered messages. Failed texts are credited straight back to your account. Almost all SMS companies charge for failed texts, when they haven't been charged themselves. You can save as much as 18% by not paying for undelivered texts. Our delivery reports give you a detailed outcome of all texts sent, including refunded SMS credits.
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Trusted by 90,000+ developers, no-code app builders, enterprise and SMBs.	Audience Companies searching for a solution to manage their data protection and security operations
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online	Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API	API Offers API
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Company Information ClickSend Founded: 2013 Australia www.clicksend.com/en/	Company Information The SMS Works Founded: 2017 United Kingdom www.thesmsworks.co.uk
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Categories Bulk SMS Cloud Communication Platform Communication APIs Employee Communication Tools Online Fax SMS API SMS Gateways SMS Marketing Transactional Email Unified Communications Voice Calling API & SDK	Categories Bulk SMS SMS API SMS Gateways SMS Marketing
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