# SMSMeteor compared with other SMS providers > Third-party facts come from each provider's public pages, with the date they were read; SMSMeteor figures come from the live rate card. ## Enterprise CPaaS and cloud platforms - [SMSMeteor vs Twilio](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/twilio): Twilio is the largest multi-channel CPaaS; it verifies identity and registers US senders. SMSMeteor is SMS only, without KYC, paid in crypto. - [SMSMeteor vs Plivo](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/plivo): Plivo publishes per-country SMS prices and vets every sign-up; SMSMeteor needs no vetting and is paid in crypto. - [SMSMeteor vs Telnyx](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/telnyx): Telnyx is a carrier-grade platform that accepts Bitcoin above $100 and verifies accounts in levels; SMSMeteor takes seven coins without verification. - [SMSMeteor vs Bird (MessageBird)](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/bird): Bird, formerly MessageBird, is a business-only platform with an ID check for numbers and senders; SMSMeteor has no ID check and takes crypto. - [SMSMeteor vs Vonage (Nexmo)](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/vonage): Vonage caps new accounts until business registration proof is provided; SMSMeteor has no cap tied to documents. - [SMSMeteor vs Sinch](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/sinch): Sinch applies know-your-customer and credit standards and checks first payments manually; SMSMeteor does neither. - [SMSMeteor vs Infobip](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/infobip): Infobip shows average prices in a widget and network prices inside its portal; SMSMeteor prints one rate per destination on a public page. - [SMSMeteor vs Bandwidth](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/bandwidth): Bandwidth is a US carrier sold through contracts with a 12-month initial term; SMSMeteor has no contract at all. - [SMSMeteor vs Amazon SNS](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/amazon-sns): Amazon SNS starts every account in an SMS sandbox with a $1 monthly quota; SMSMeteor sends to any number from the first top-up. - [SMSMeteor vs Clickatell](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/clickatell): Clickatell needs no documents for prepaid accounts but takes cards and PayPal only; SMSMeteor is crypto-funded with every rate public. ## Crypto-paid SMS gateways - [SMSMeteor vs SMSRoute](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/smsroute): SMSRoute is another no-KYC, crypto-paid SMS API, with SMPP and a $5 minimum deposit; SMSMeteor covers more destinations and documents the sender rule of each. - [SMSMeteor vs GENSMS](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/gensms): GENSMS is a no-KYC gateway with a $40 entry (including a $10 setup fee) and prices in euros; SMSMeteor has no setup fee. - [SMSMeteor vs BudgetSMS](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/budgetsms): BudgetSMS is a Dutch SMS gateway since 2010 that accepts Bitcoin and USDT; its published prices are two to five times ours on the benchmark routes. - [SMSMeteor vs seven.io](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/seven-io): seven.io is a German gateway that accepts many cryptocurrencies next to cards, SEPA and PayPal, at a base price of EUR 0.075 per SMS. - [SMSMeteor vs CheapGlobalSMS](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/cheapglobalsms): CheapGlobalSMS sells credit units and accepts Bitcoin and USDT; card payments there need KYC pre-approval. Its US price is about six times ours. ## Card-paid SMS gateways - [SMSMeteor vs SMS.to](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/sms-to): SMS.to is a card-paid gateway with a 25-unit minimum and no refunds; SMSMeteor is crypto-paid, with refundable balance and lower published rates. - [SMSMeteor vs D7 Networks](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/d7-networks): D7 Networks lists a local and an international price per country; without a local sender, its India and Nigeria prices are $0.058 and $0.32. - [SMSMeteor vs BulkSMS.com](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/bulksms): BulkSMS.com sells credit bundles whose cost per message varies by country and route; SMSMeteor prints dollars per message. - [SMSMeteor vs MSG91](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/msg91): MSG91 states that "KYC verification is required" with ID and business documents; SMSMeteor requires none. ## Business texting and marketing tools - [SMSMeteor vs ClickSend](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/clicksend): ClickSend prices SMS in volume tiers unlocked by top-ups of $20 to $10,000; SMSMeteor has one rate per destination whatever you deposit. - [SMSMeteor vs Textmagic](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/textmagic): Textmagic is a business texting app at $0.049 per US message, with brand registration for North America; SMSMeteor is a gateway at $0.0084 with none. - [SMSMeteor vs Textlocal](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/textlocal): Textlocal Messenger closed on 31 July 2026. SMSMeteor is a pay-per-message alternative for UK and international bulk SMS, without a contract or identity checks. - [SMSMeteor vs EZ Texting](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/ez-texting): EZ Texting is a US and Canada marketing platform on monthly plans with mandatory 10DLC; SMSMeteor is pay-per-message to 228 countries. - [SMSMeteor vs SimpleTexting](https://smsmeteor.com/compare/simpletexting): SimpleTexting is a US and Canada texting platform from $39 a month with 10DLC registration; SMSMeteor has no monthly fee and sends worldwide. --- Source: https://smsmeteor.com/compare (HTML). Generated by SMSMeteor from the same data as the page. Summary of the whole site: https://smsmeteor.com/llms.txt