# SMSMeteor vs BudgetSMS

> 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.

Third-party facts read on 2026-09-21 from the public pages listed under Sources. SMSMeteor figures are generated from the live rate card (last updated 2026-09-22).

## Published price per SMS segment (USD)

| Destination | BudgetSMS | SMSMeteor |
|---|---|---|
| United States | €0.045 | $0.0084 |
| United Kingdom | €0.045 | $0.0130 |
| Germany | not published | $0.0238 |
| India | €0.058 | $0.0256 |
| Nigeria | €0.07 | $0.0326 |
| Brazil | not published | $0.0042 |

## Side by side

- Sign-up and identity. BudgetSMS: Identity requirements not stated on the public pages. SMSMeteor: Email address and password; no ID.
- Payment. BudgetSMS: "Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin and USDT. Monero will be removed in the future)", bank transfer, iDEAL. SMSMeteor: Seven cryptocurrencies including Monero.
- Coverage. BudgetSMS: 900+ operators; per-country price pages. SMSMeteor: 228 destinations, each with a public page.
- API. BudgetSMS: HTTP(S) API; SMPP not mentioned. SMSMeteor: REST with idempotency keys, batches of 1,000, signed webhooks, OpenAPI 3.1.
- Company. BudgetSMS: BudgetSMS B.V., Chamber of Commerce 65704207, Tilburg. SMSMeteor: Operator of smsmeteor.com; legal pages with versioned clauses.
- Status and documentation. BudgetSMS: API docs and FAQ; no status page found. SMSMeteor: Status page with six months of history, docs, guides, glossary.

## 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.

## Sources

- BudgetSMS SMS gateway pricing: https://www.budgetsms.net/sms-gateway-pricing/
- BudgetSMS home page: https://www.budgetsms.net/


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Source: https://smsmeteor.com/compare/budgetsms (HTML). Generated by SMSMeteor from the same data as the page. Summary of the whole site: https://smsmeteor.com/llms.txt