{% 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 %}
To use GOV.UK Notify, there’s:
{% if not current_user.is_authenticated %} Create an account then add as many different services as you need to.
{% else %} You can add as many different 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.
From 1 April 2021, we’re changing the free text message allowance for some services. We’re also increasing the cost of sending additional text messages.
Every service you add has an annual allowance of free text messages.
If your organisation has more than one service on Notify, they each have a separate allowance.
You will only start paying for text messages when a service has used its free allowance for the year.
The current allowance is:
From 1 April 2021, the new allowance will be:
We’re making this change so we can continue to support all the teams that use Notify. The new allowance means over 90% of teams can still send all the text messages they need to without paying.
When you’ve used your annual allowance of free text messages, it costs 1.58 pence (plus VAT) for each additional text message you send.
From 1 April 2021, the cost will increase to 1.6 pence (plus VAT). This is because some mobile networks are changing their rates.
See how to pay.
If a text message is longer than 160 characters (including spaces), it’ll be charged as more than one message.
The following characters are charged as 2 characters each:
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Some languages, such as Welsh, use accented characters.
Text messages containing the following accented characters are charged at the normal rate: 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.
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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:
These prices were updated on 1 February 2021.