Free Trial Tenant - "SMS is currently unavailable. Try another method or contact support"

Overview

When trying to enroll in Multifactor Authentication (MFA) with SMS using a Free Trial account, the following error occurs:

SMS is currently unavailable. Try another method or contact support

Applies To

  • Multifactor Authentication (MFA) SMS
  • Free Trial

Cause

Auth0 no longer includes the MFA SMS in free trial subscriptions. This can also be seen when trying to enroll in MFA and receiving logs with the error description Auth0 test provider cannot be used with a free subscription.

Solution

To benefit from SMS MFA, review the Auth0 Pricing page to find a subscription level that supports SMS.