Twilio Lookup alternative
Twilio Lookup's basic formatting and validation is free, and Line Type Intelligence costs $0.008 per request, about $40 for 5,000 numbers. SimpleVerifier's $49.99 Email + Phone plan includes 5,000 live carrier lookups a month plus unlimited email verification and CSV upload. Stay on Twilio for per-request API billing or its extra data packages; pick SimpleVerifier to check phones and emails in one upload.
Prices read from twilio.com · prices checked · By SimpleVerifier Team
Current prices
| Product | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Twilio Lookup | Formatting and validation (basic lookup) | Free |
| Twilio Lookup | Line Type Intelligence | $0.008 per request |
| Twilio Lookup | Line Status | $0.007 per request up to 100,000, tiered down to $0.00385 |
| Twilio Lookup | Caller Name (US only) | $0.01 per request |
| Twilio Lookup | Identity Match | $0.10 per request (varies by country) |
| Twilio Lookup | Reassigned Number | $0.02 per request up to 1,000, tiered down to $0.0015 |
| Twilio Lookup | SMS Pumping Risk Score | Free in North America, $0.025 elsewhere |
| Twilio Lookup | SIM Swap and Call Forwarding | Contact sales |
| SimpleVerifier | Phone number validator (format, country and line type by numbering range) | Free tool |
| SimpleVerifier | Pro: unlimited email verification plus unlimited phone format checks | $29.99/mo |
| SimpleVerifier | Email + Phone: everything in Pro plus 5,000 live carrier lookups a month | $49.99/mo |
What a Twilio Lookup lookup returns
- Basic lookup: E.164 formatting and country code validation
- Line Type Intelligence: carrier and line type (mobile, landline, VoIP and others)
- Optional packages: line status, caller name, identity match, reassigned number, SIM swap, call forwarding, SMS pumping risk
Who should pick which
Pick Twilio Lookup if
you call one number at a time from code, already use Twilio for SMS or voice, or need line status, caller name or SIM swap data.
Pick SimpleVerifier if
you clean lead lists that hold both emails and phones and want a flat monthly price with a CSV upload.
Where Twilio Lookup is better
- Billing is per request, so a quiet month costs little and there is no subscription.
- It offers data we don't: line status, caller name (US), identity match, reassigned number, SIM swap and SMS pumping risk.
- It sits in the same account as Twilio SMS and Voice, with the same keys and one bill.
- Twilio says tiered volume discounts apply automatically on high-volume packages.
Where SimpleVerifier is better
- CSV upload: send a whole list and download it back with columns added, with no code.
- Unlimited email verification is included in the same $49.99 plan, so a list with emails and phones is checked in one pass.
- Failed carrier lookups don't count against the 5,000 a month.
- Format, country and numbering-plan line type are unmetered on every plan, including the $29.99 Pro plan.
Twilio Lookup without paying: Formatting and validation (basic lookup) is free per request; you need a Twilio account
Facts checked October 19, 2026: Twilio Lookup pricing · SimpleVerifier API docs
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Common questions
- How much does Twilio Lookup cost?
- Basic formatting and validation is free. Line Type Intelligence is $0.008 per request, so 5,000 lookups cost about $40. Other packages are priced separately on Twilio's Lookup pricing page, read on 19 October 2026.
- Is there a free alternative to Twilio Lookup?
- For format, country and numbering-plan line type, yes: our phone number validator does that in your browser at no cost, and Twilio's own basic lookup is free too. Live carrier line type is paid everywhere, including on Twilio and on our $49.99 plan.
- Does SimpleVerifier return the same line type as Twilio?
- On the Email + Phone plan, a live carrier lookup returns the carrier and the line type (mobile, landline or VoIP), which is the same kind of answer as Line Type Intelligence. On other plans the line type comes from the numbering plan, which can't separate US mobiles from landlines.
- Can either one tell me if a number is in service?
- SimpleVerifier can't: no field we return says a number is switched on or answered. Twilio sells a separate Line Status package for that question.
Check your own numbers
The phone number validator is a free tool with no account. Live carrier lookups come with the Email + Phone plan at $49.99 a month.