{% from "components/content-metadata.html" import content_metadata %} {% from "components/table.html" import mapping_table, row, text_field, field, row_heading %} {% from "components/live-search.html" import live_search %} {% from "components/details/macro.njk" import govukDetails %} {% extends "content_template.html" %} {% block per_page_title %} Pricing {% endblock %} {% block content_column_content %}
GOV.UK Notify is free to use unless you:
You’ll only pay for the additional text messages or letters that you send. There’s no monthly charge, no setup fee and no procurement cost.
{% if not current_user.is_authenticated %} Create an account then add as many unique services as you need to.
{% else %} You can add as many unique services as you need to. {% endif %}When you add a new service it will start in trial mode.
It’s free to send emails through Notify.
Each unique service you add has an annual allowance of free text messages.
When a service has used its annual allowance, it costs 1.72 pence (plus VAT) for each text message you send.
You’ll use more free messages, or pay more for each message, if you send text messages longer than 160 characters.
You may also use more free messages, or pay more for each message, if you:
See how to pay.
The current allowance is:
Each unique service you add has a separate allowance.
If a text message is longer than 160 characters (including spaces), it counts as more than one message.
The following signs and symbols count as 2 characters each:
[]{}^\|~€
Using them can increase the cost of sending text messages.
Some languages, such as Welsh, use accented characters.
The following accented characters do not affect the cost of sending text messages: Ä, É, Ö, Ü, à, ä, é, è, ì, ò, ö, ù, ü.
Using other accented characters can increase the cost of sending text messages.
{% set accentedChars %}
It might cost more to send text messages to international numbers than UK ones, depending on the country.
{% set smsIntRates %} {{ live_search(target_selector='#international-pricing .table-row', show=True, form=search_form, label='Search by country name or code') }}The cost of sending a letter depends on the postage you choose and how many sheets of paper you need.
Prices include: