01In short
BulkSMS.com is a long-running SMS platform with a web app and a JSON API, priced in credits: bundles run from 200 credits for $7.60 to 50,000 for $1,605, a message consumes a different number of credits per country, the pricing page describes its per-message figures as close estimates, and credits expire after two years. SMSMeteor prices in dollars per message and never expires a balance.
Facts about BulkSMS.com 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 | BulkSMS.com | SMSMeteor | SMSMeteor is |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | not published | $0.0084 | n/a |
 United Kingdom | not published | $0.0130 | n/a |
 Germany | not published | $0.0238 | n/a |
 India | not published | $0.0256 | n/a |
 Nigeria | not published | $0.0326 | n/a |
 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.
| BulkSMS.com | SMSMeteor | |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-up and identity | Mobile activation code; document requirements not stated | Email address and password; no phone verification |
| Payment | Card, PayPal, bank transfer; credits expire after two years; crypto not listed | Seven cryptocurrencies; balance never expires |
| Pricing model | Credit bundles from 200 credits ($7.60) to 50,000 ($1,605); credits per message vary by country and route; per-message figures shown as estimates | USD per segment, one firm rate per destination |
| Free trial | 5 free SMS credits | Test key that validates and prices without sending |
| Coverage and senders | 200+ countries; sender name or mobile number, not for the US or South Africa | 228 destinations; alphanumeric senders delivered as typed in 114 of them |
| API | JSON REST v1 with a published OpenAPI file and webhooks | REST; idempotency keys; batches of 1,000; HMAC-SHA256 webhooks; OpenAPI 3.1 |
| Message history | Delivery reports kept 30 days | Per-message reports kept 90 days |
03Who should pick which
Looking for a BulkSMS.com alternative? Start here.
A desktop and web messenger for non-developers, 242 country guides, email-to-SMS and payment by card or PayPal: that is what BulkSMS.com has and we do not. The rest is below.
Pick BulkSMS.com if
- You want a simple web messenger and pay by card or PayPal.
- You already hold their credits.
Pick SMSMeteor if
- You want a firm price in dollars per message rather than credits and estimates.
- You want reports kept 90 days rather than 30.
- You pay in crypto and never want credit to expire.
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 BulkSMS.com, answered.
Is SMSMeteor cheaper than BulkSMS.com?
BulkSMS.com does not publish a per-message price on a public page for United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Nigeria and Brazil. Our figures are all-in per segment, with no carrier surcharge line; theirs are quoted as their pages state them.
Does BulkSMS.com require identity verification?
BulkSMS.com: Mobile activation code; document requirements not stated. SMSMeteor: Email address and password; no phone verification.
Can I pay BulkSMS.com in cryptocurrency?
BulkSMS.com: Card, PayPal, bank transfer; credits expire after two years; crypto not listed. SMSMeteor: Seven cryptocurrencies; balance never expires.
What does BulkSMS.com offer that SMSMeteor does not?
A desktop and web messenger for non-developers, 242 country guides, email-to-SMS and payment by card or PayPal. If those matter to you, BulkSMS.com is the better fit; SMSMeteor sends SMS and nothing else.
Can I use SMSMeteor alongside BulkSMS.com?
Yes. There is no contract on our side: keep BulkSMS.com 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 BulkSMS.com facts come from.
Public pages only, read on 21 September 2026. Anything we could not verify is written as not published rather than guessed.
- BulkSMS.com pricing: bulksms.com/pricing/
- BulkSMS.com frequently asked questions: bulksms.com/support/frequently-asked-questions.htm
- BulkSMS.com JSON API: bulksms.com/developer/json/v1/
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