# SMSMeteor vs CheapGlobalSMS

> CheapGlobalSMS has sold bulk SMS credit units since 2015 with HTTP and SMPP APIs; crypto payments (Bitcoin, USDT on ERC-20) are instant while card payments "require profile pre-approval through KYC process". Its published prices are about six times ours to the United States and more than three times to the United Kingdom.

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 | CheapGlobalSMS | SMSMeteor |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $0.0520 | $0.0084 |
| United Kingdom | $0.0470 | $0.0130 |
| Germany | not published | $0.0238 |
| India | $0.0620 | $0.0256 |
| Nigeria | not published | $0.0326 |
| Brazil | not published | $0.0042 |

## Side by side

- Sign-up and identity. CheapGlobalSMS: Cards "would require profile pre-approval through KYC process"; crypto payments are "instant and automated". SMSMeteor: Email address and password; no KYC on any payment method.
- Payment. CheapGlobalSMS: Bitcoin, USDT (ERC-20), Perfect Money, wire, cards. SMSMeteor: Seven cryptocurrencies including USDT on low-fee networks.
- Pricing model. CheapGlobalSMS: Credit units: "1000 SMS Credits units = $1", consumed at a different number of units per country. SMSMeteor: USD per segment, one printed rate per destination.
- Coverage. CheapGlobalSMS: 200+ countries. SMSMeteor: 228 destinations, each with a public page.
- API. CheapGlobalSMS: HTTP gateway API and SMPP. SMSMeteor: REST with idempotency keys, batches of 1,000, signed webhooks, OpenAPI 3.1; no SMPP.
- Status and documentation. CheapGlobalSMS: Blog, FAQ, coverage list; no status page found. SMSMeteor: Status page with six months of history, docs, guides, glossary.

## Pick CheapGlobalSMS if

- You need SMPP or want to pay by wire or Perfect Money.
- You already hold their credit units.

## Pick SMSMeteor if

- You want prices in dollars per message rather than credit units per country.
- You want a lower published rate: $0.0084 against $0.052 to the United States.
- You want USDT on a low-fee network rather than ERC-20 only.

## Sources

- CheapGlobalSMS pricing: https://cheapglobalsms.com/pricing
- CheapGlobalSMS coverage: https://cheapglobalsms.com/coverage


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