{"id":1770,"date":"2025-05-17T14:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1770"},"modified":"2025-05-17T14:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:26:12","password":"","slug":"rate-per-msg-vs-rate-per-dlt-msg","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb\/rate-per-msg-vs-rate-per-dlt-msg\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference Between Rate Per Msg and Rate Per DLT Msg in the SMS Rate Plan on SMSGatewayCenter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>SMS rate plan<\/strong> on <strong>SMSGatewayCenter<\/strong> includes two key pricing columns\u2014Rate Per Msg and Rate Per DLT Msg\u2014which apply differently based on your SMS usage. Here\u2019s the difference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rate Per Msg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the standard cost per SMS message in INR (e.g., \u201c0.25 INR\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applies to all SMS messages sent to a specific country, regardless of DLT compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Used for countries or messages where DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) regulations don\u2019t apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rate Per DLT Msg<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the cost per SMS message in INR for messages that comply with India\u2019s DLT regulations (e.g., \u201c0.30 INR\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applies specifically to Indian customers sending SMS within India, where DLT registration is mandatory to combat spam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May be higher than the standard rate due to additional compliance costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How They Differ<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Applicability<\/em>: Rate Per Msg applies globally, while Rate Per DLT Msg is specific to India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Compliance<\/em>: Rate Per DLT Msg includes costs associated with DLT registration and compliance, which Rate Per Msg does not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Practices<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If sending SMS in India, ensure your DLT Principal Entity ID is updated in your profile to use the correct rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare both rates to budget accurately for Indian vs. international campaigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding these rates helps you manage SMS costs effectively on <strong>SMSGatewayCenter<\/strong>. For assistance, contact our support team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SMS rate plan on SMSGatewayCenter includes two key pricing columns\u2014Rate Per Msg and Rate Per DLT Msg\u2014which apply differently based on your SMS usage. Here\u2019s the difference: Rate Per Msg Rate Per DLT Msg How They Differ Best Practices Understanding these rates helps you manage SMS costs effectively on SMSGatewayCenter. For assistance, contact our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[1387],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1770","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-rate-plan"],"year_month":"2026-07","word_count":217,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Rate Plan","term_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb-cat\/rate-plan\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=1770"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=1770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}