01In short
BudgetSMS is a Dutch HTTP SMS gateway operating since 2010 under a registered company, paid by bank transfer, iDEAL, Bitcoin or USDT, with per-country price pages in euros. Its published prices to the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Nigeria are two to five times ours, and it states that Monero will be removed.
Facts about BudgetSMS come from its own public pages, read on 21 September 2026 and listed at the bottom of this page. They change; check the source before deciding. SMSMeteor figures are generated from the live rate card.
| Destination | BudgetSMS | SMSMeteor | SMSMeteor is |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | €0.045 | $0.0084 | lower |
 United Kingdom | €0.045 | $0.0130 | lower |
 Germany | not published | $0.0238 | n/a |
 India | €0.058 | $0.0256 | lower |
 Nigeria | €0.07 | $0.0326 | lower |
 Brazil | not published | $0.0042 | n/a |
Published price per SMS segment. US prices include the carrier pass-through fee where the provider adds one. Full rate card.
02Side by side
What each one asks of you, and gives you.
| BudgetSMS | SMSMeteor | |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-up and identity | Identity requirements not stated on the public pages | Email address and password; no ID |
| Payment | "Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin and USDT. Monero will be removed in the future)", bank transfer, iDEAL | Seven cryptocurrencies including Monero |
| Coverage | 900+ operators; per-country price pages | 228 destinations, each with a public page |
| API | HTTP(S) API; SMPP not mentioned | REST with idempotency keys, batches of 1,000, signed webhooks, OpenAPI 3.1 |
| Company | BudgetSMS B.V., Chamber of Commerce 65704207, Tilburg | Operator of smsmeteor.com; legal pages with versioned clauses |
| Status and documentation | API docs and FAQ; no status page found | Status page with six months of history, docs, guides, glossary |
03Who should pick which
Looking for a BudgetSMS alternative? Start here.
A registered Dutch company with fifteen years of history, bank transfer and iDEAL payments: that is what BudgetSMS has and we do not. The rest is below.
Pick BudgetSMS if
- You want to pay by bank transfer or iDEAL from the Netherlands.
- A long-registered EU company is a requirement.
Pick SMSMeteor if
- You want lower published rates: $0.0084 against EUR 0.045 to the United States, for example.
- You pay in Monero, which BudgetSMS says it will remove.
- You want signed webhooks, idempotency and a public status page.
Moving traffic is an afternoon: import the list, send a small test per destination, point the integration, move country by country. The four steps. What no-KYC means here.
04Questions, answered
SMSMeteor and BudgetSMS, answered.
Is SMSMeteor cheaper than BudgetSMS?
On the public price pages read on 21 September 2026, SMSMeteor is lower to United States, United Kingdom, India and Nigeria. BudgetSMS does not publish a per-message price on a public page for Germany and Brazil. Our figures are all-in per segment, with no carrier surcharge line; theirs are quoted as their pages state them.
Does BudgetSMS require identity verification?
BudgetSMS: Identity requirements not stated on the public pages. SMSMeteor: Email address and password; no ID.
Can I pay BudgetSMS in cryptocurrency?
BudgetSMS: "Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin and USDT. Monero will be removed in the future)", bank transfer, iDEAL. SMSMeteor: Seven cryptocurrencies including Monero.
What does BudgetSMS offer that SMSMeteor does not?
A registered Dutch company with fifteen years of history, bank transfer and iDEAL payments. If those matter to you, BudgetSMS is the better fit; SMSMeteor sends SMS and nothing else.
Can I use SMSMeteor alongside BudgetSMS?
Yes. There is no contract on our side: keep BudgetSMS for the destinations or channels where it suits you and route the others here. The API is one endpoint with a bearer key, and the test key lets you integrate before depositing anything.
05Sources
Where the BudgetSMS facts come from.
Public pages only, read on 21 September 2026. Anything we could not verify is written as not published rather than guessed.
- BudgetSMS SMS gateway pricing: budgetsms.net/sms-gateway-pricing/
- BudgetSMS home page: budgetsms.net/
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