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title: Vonage SMS Alternative | Switch to Telnyx
canonical: https://telnyx.com/landing/vonage-sms-alternative
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# Vonage SMS Alternative | Switch to Telnyx

# Vonage SMS letting you down? Telnyx delivers.

Switch to Telnyx for reliable, cost-effective SMS at scale.

[Talk to an SMS expert](https://telnyx.com/contact-us)[See SMS API pricing](https://telnyx.com/pricing/messaging)

**WHY TELNYX**

## When SMS goes down, revenue, OTPs, and customer trust go with it.

Telnyx runs SMS and MMS on our own private global IP network with carrier status, automatic message queuing, intelligent encoding, and detailed delivery reports. Customers typically save 30% on messaging costs after switching, and you can keep your existing numbers with Hosted SMS.

* ### Billion-scale Messaging API  
Used by Iterable, Fetch, and Pangea
* ### #1 ranked API for results and ease of use  
Ranked #1 on G2 for messaging API results and ease of use, with developer-first docs.
* ### 24/7 in-house engineering support  
Direct access to the engineers who built the platform, not tier-one ticket gatekeepers reading scripts.

HOW IT WORKS

[Talk to an expert](https://telnyx.com/contact-us)

### Purchase or port SMS numbers

Purchase or port number(s) with SMS capability. If you have an existing number that you wish to port, try our Hosted SMS solution.

### Complete registration

Set up a Messaging profile and complete any required registrations (such as 10DLC brand and campaign setup). You can do this via the Portal or our API.

### Test sending and receiving

Connect to our all-in-one SMS API service with your credentials. Test sending and receiving to and/or from handsets. Work closely with our award-winning expert support team to resolve any issues.

### Scale from tens to millions

Scale your messaging with one of the world’s only billion-scale Messaging APIs. Notifications, marketing and outreach, customer support, sales and much more.

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**CUSTOMER STORIES**

Hunter Lamirande

Founder, Point Blank Political

We have the ability to offer our services at scale through Telnyx… Telnyx works closely with us, making sure we're always connected and ready to send.

[Read customer story](https://telnyx.com/customer-stories/pointblank-political-campaign-sms)

**RESOURCES**

## Learn more

* ### The Better Vonage Voice API Alternative  
See how Telnyx compares to Vonage on latency, pricing, and reliability.  
[Read more](https://telnyx.com/the-better-vonage-voice-api-alternative)
* ### SMS API  
Programmable SMS and MMS on a private global IP network with carrier-grade delivery.  
[Read more](https://telnyx.com/products/sms-api)
* ### Send a Message  
Get started with the Telnyx Messaging API in minutes.  
[Read more](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/messaging/messages/send-message)

## Switch to Telnyx.

Sign up or talk to an SMS expert today.

[Sign up](https://telnyx.com/sign-up)[Contact us](https://telnyx.com/contact-us)

[Start building](https://telnyx.com/sign-up)

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