Free
For trying SmsEgress on one phone.
- 100 SMS a month
- 1 Android phone
- 500 contacts
Free with an Empowered Founders account
SMS and WhatsApp for founders
Own the line to your customers.
Send through the Android phones, SIMs and provider accounts you already have. Every reply lands in one inbox your team shares.
The free plan covers 100 SMS a month from one Android phone. The shared inbox, WhatsApp and provider accounts come with the Bundle plan.
Paired
Shop phone
SIM 1+44 7700 900123
SIM 2+44 7700 900789
Your order #1042 is ready for pickup.SIM 1 · sent
Can I change the pickup time?Tola · reply
01 Connect
Every line starts with a route you own.
Pair an Android phone with the SmsEgress app, downloaded from your dashboard. Add a Twilio, Vonage, Telnyx or Plivo account, or connect a WhatsApp number.
- Shop phone · SIM 1+44 7700 900123
- Shop phone · SIM 2+44 7700 900789
- SMS providerTwilio, Vonage, Telnyx or Plivo
- WhatsAppYour number, or WhatsApp Business
02 Send
A decent hour, in every time zone.
Send one message or a whole campaign. Set it for 10:00 and it leaves when it is 10:00 for each contact, not for you.
- Singapore02:00 UTC38 contacts
- Lagos09:00 UTC61 contacts
- London10:00 UTC74 contacts
- New York15:00 UTC41 contacts
Scheduled sends, A/B tests, keyword auto-replies, drip sequences and flows.
03 Reply
Every reply, one inbox.
Replies from SMS, WhatsApp and web chat come back down the same lines. Assign them, answer them, and let AI assist draft the routine ones.
Tola Adeyemi · SMSYouCan I change the pickup time?
Suggested replyOf course. Your order is held until 6pm today. Would 5pm suit you better?RewriteTranslateSummarise
Marcus Lee · WhatsAppAmaIs the blue one back in stock?
AI assist spends your organisation’s Empowered Founders credits. Sending messages does not.
What the name means
- Networking Traffic leaving a system.
- Plainly A way out.
SmsEgress is the way out for your messages: through phones and numbers that stay yours, run from one place, with every reply finding its way back to you.
How it works
From the phone in your pocket to a team inbox.
This is the whole machine. Scroll to run one message through it: out from your number, back to your inbox.
Compose
Write it once, or send it from your code.
One message or a whole campaign with A/B versions, from the dashboard or the REST API.
Compile
See it counted as you type.
Encoding, length and how many segments the message takes, before anything is sent.
Route
Route it through numbers you own.
An Android phone and its SIMs, a Twilio, Vonage, Telnyx or Plivo account, or a WhatsApp number.
Send
A decent hour, in every time zone.
A campaign set for 10:00 leaves when it is 10:00 for each contact.
Reply
Every reply, one inbox.
SMS, WhatsApp and web chat in one list. Assign a teammate, and let AI assist draft, rewrite, summarise or translate.
Consent
One word is enough.
STOP, UNSUB, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, END or QUIT marks the contact unsubscribed. START, UNSTOP or RESUME opts them back in.
READY
routesShop phone SIM 1 · SIM 2 · SMS provider · WhatsApp
inboxshared
COMPOSE
toOrders ready · 214 contacts
versionsA / B
sourcedashboard, or POST /api/v1/messages/sms
COMPILE
body
length111 / 160 · 1 segment · GSM-7
ROUTE
viaShop phone · SIM 1
from+44 7700 900123your number
SEND 10:00 local
Singapore02:00 UTC
Lagos09:00 UTC
London10:00 UTC
New York15:00 UTC
REPLY
Tola“Can I change the pickup time?”
inboxassigned to youreply suggested
CONSENT
Dayo“STOP”
contactunsubscribed
Developers
Send from your own code.
A REST API and webhooks connect SmsEgress to what you already run. Messages still leave through your own phones and accounts. Included with the Bundle plan.
curl -X POST https://app.smsegress.com/api/v1/messages/sms \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMSEGRESS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"to": "+447700900123", "body": "Your order #1042 is ready for pickup."}'REST API
Send messages and launch campaigns with scoped API keys.
Webhooks
Message, contact and conversation events, posted to your endpoint.
Website chat
A chat widget for your site that feeds the same inbox.
Web push
Browser notifications alongside SMS and WhatsApp.
Plans
Start free. Grow with the bundle.
SmsEgress is part of the Empowered Founders bundle. Your plan follows your bundle seat, and SmsEgress adds no per‑message charge.
Bundle
For running customer messaging with a team.
- 10,000 SMS a month
- 5,000 WhatsApp messages a month
- 10 Android phones
- 5 team members
Included with an Empowered Founders bundle seat
Questions
Before you connect a phone.
Do my customers see SmsEgress?
Not in their messages. Texts leave from the phone number or provider account you connect, and WhatsApp messages from your own WhatsApp number, so your customers see your business.
Where do I get the Android app?
From your dashboard, not a public download, because each install pairs with your account. Sign in at app.smsegress.com, open Channels, choose Connect Channel, then Android Device, and download the app from Pair Device.
What does sending cost?
Messages count against your plan’s monthly allowance. They leave through your own SIM or provider account, so your carrier or provider bills you as usual. SmsEgress adds no per‑message charge.
What happens when I reach my allowance?
Sends over the allowance are refused, and nothing is charged. To raise your limits, take an Empowered Founders bundle seat; your plan updates within about a minute.
Can I use my existing Twilio, Vonage, Telnyx or Plivo account?
Yes, on the Bundle plan. Add the account in your dashboard and send through it alongside your Android phones.
How do opt-outs work?
When a contact texts STOP, UNSUB, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, END or QUIT as the whole message, they are marked unsubscribed and campaigns skip them. START, UNSTOP or RESUME opts them back in.
What do the AI features cost?
Suggested replies, rewriting, summaries and translation spend your organisation’s Empowered Founders credits. Sending messages does not.
Why do I sign in with Empowered Founders?
SmsEgress is part of the Empowered Founders bundle. One account signs you in to every app in the bundle, and your SmsEgress plan follows your bundle seat.