---
title: ClickSend
slug: clicksend
url: "https://toolweight.com/tools/clicksend"
homepage: "https://www.clicksend.com/au/"
categories: sms-api-providers-australia
last_verified: 2026-11-07
dataset_version: 0738be72
license: CC-BY-4.0
---

# ClickSend

> Perth-based multichannel API with a public rate table and no sales gate.

- Australian-headquartered API covering SMS, MMS, voice, email and physical post from one credit balance.
- Publishes a tiered public price list and issues API credentials at signup.
- Maintains SDKs across the usual language set.
- The most complete self-serve option with an AU entity; multichannel breadth helps regulated workflows.

## Identity

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Name | ClickSend |
| Company | ClickSend Pty Ltd |
| One-liner | Perth-based multichannel API with a public rate table and no sales gate. |
| Site | https://www.clicksend.com/au/ |
| Docs | https://developers.clicksend.com/ |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Compared in | 1 |

## Where it is compared

### [AU SMS APIs](https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia)
Ranked **#5 of 13** on default weights.
| Field | Value | Confidence | Verified | Source | Note | Permalink |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price /SMS @ 1k | A$0.072/SMS | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-06 | https://www.clicksend.com/au/pricing/ | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--price_1k |
| Price /SMS @ 10k | A$0.067/SMS | Inferred | 2026-11-06 | https://www.clicksend.com/au/pricing/ | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--price_10k |
| Price /SMS @ 100k | A$0.062/SMS | Inferred | 2026-11-06 | https://www.clicksend.com/au/pricing/ | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--price_100k |
| Dedicated number | A$19/mo | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-06 | https://www.clicksend.com/au/pricing/ | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--dedicated_number_cost |
| Min top-up | A$20 | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-06 | https://www.clicksend.com/au/pricing/ | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--min_topup |
| Billing model | prepay-self-serve | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--billing_model |
| Self-serve API key | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://developers.clicksend.com/docs/rest/v3/ | Signup, dashboard, API key, send. No approval step for standard AU traffic. | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--self_serve_api_key |
| Alphanumeric sender | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--alpha_sender_id |
| Two-way messaging | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--two_way |
| MMS to AU | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--mms |
| RCS | ○ | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-07 | https://help.clicksend.com/en/articles/68247-rcs-at-clicksend | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--rcs |
| Delivery receipts | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--delivery_receipts |
| Unicode billing doc | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--unicode_billing_doc |
| API style | rest-json | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--api_style |
| SDK languages | node, python, php, ruby, java, dotnet, go | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-20 | https://developers.clicksend.com/ | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--sdk_languages |
| Public status page | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--status_page |
| AU legal entity | ● | Inferred | - | - | Perth-headquartered and Australian registered. | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--au_legal_entity |
| ACMA Sender ID | - | Unknown | - | - | Deliberately unrecorded. Australia's SMS Sender ID Register obligations changed recently and vendor documentation lags the regulator. Pending verification against ACMA directly, do not rely on this for compliance. | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--acma_sender_id |
| AU data residency | ◐ | Inferred | - | - | Australian company, but infrastructure is multi-region and residency is not clearly documented. | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--au_data_residency |
| Opt-out built in | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--optout_handling |
| Carrier route | au-aggregator | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--carrier_route |
| MCP server | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-07 | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clicksend/clicksend-mcp-server/main/README.md | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--mcp_server |
| Agent-ready docs | 4 | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--agent_ready_docs |
| Operating since | 2008 | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--operating_since |
| Ownership | independent-au | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--ownership |
| Positioning | The self-serve Australian generalist. SMS, MMS, voice, email and physical mail on one credit balance. | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/sms-api-providers-australia#clicksend--positioning |

**Verdict.** The best balance of Australian entity, published pricing, no sales call, and real multichannel breadth.

## Alternatives

- [AWS End User Messaging](https://toolweight.com/tools/aws-end-user-messaging), SMS as an AWS primitive: no vendor relationship, but registration is a support ticket.
- [Bird](https://toolweight.com/tools/bird), MessageBird rebuilt as a CRM-first platform; SMS is now a channel inside it.
- [Cellcast](https://toolweight.com/tools/cellcast), Australian-owned SMS provider competing mainly on published per-message price.
- [Esendex AU](https://toolweight.com/tools/esendex), Commify's Australian business messaging arm, sold through account management.
- [Kudosity](https://toolweight.com/tools/kudosity), Burst SMS rebuilt as a customer-engagement platform, with the original API still underneath.
- [MessageMedia](https://toolweight.com/tools/messagemedia), Long-established Australian A2P provider, now inside Sinch, sold through a sales team.
- [Sinch](https://toolweight.com/tools/sinch), Global tier-one aggregator that owns MessageMedia and sells Australia through both brands.
- [SMS Broadcast](https://toolweight.com/tools/sms-broadcast), The cheapest credible Australian bulk SMS API, with a deliberately minimal interface.
- [SMSGlobal](https://toolweight.com/tools/smsglobal), Melbourne-based provider offering both REST and a direct SMPP bind for high throughput.
- [Telstra Messaging API](https://toolweight.com/tools/telstra-messaging), The only provider on this list that owns the Australian network your message lands on.
- [Twilio](https://toolweight.com/tools/twilio), The default global messaging API, with the best docs and Australia's least competitive rates.
- [Vonage](https://toolweight.com/tools/vonage), Ericsson-owned CPaaS with clean self-serve access and no Australian entity story.

## Logo & brand colours

SVG files: https://toolweight.com/teams/clicksend/logo.svg and https://toolweight.com/teams/clicksend/mono.svg. JSON: https://toolweight.com/api/v1/brands/clicksend.

| Hex | oklch |
| --- | --- |
| #000000 | oklch(0.0% 0.000 0.0) |

## Licence and attribution

Data from Toolweight (https://toolweight.com), licensed CC-BY-4.0.

- Licence: [CC-BY-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Canonical HTML: https://toolweight.com/tools/clicksend
- Machine-readable: https://toolweight.com/tools/clicksend.md · https://toolweight.com/api/v1 · https://toolweight.com/mcp
- Toolweight takes no affiliate revenue and sells no placements.