01In short
seven.io is a German SMS gateway based in Kiel, in business since 2003, offering SMS, inbound numbers, voice, RCS and number lookups over HTTP and SMPP; it accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero and other coins next to cards, SEPA and PayPal, from a base price of EUR 0.075 per SMS. SMSMeteor is crypto-only, SMS-only, and several times cheaper on the routes we both list.
Facts about seven.io 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 | seven.io | SMSMeteor | SMSMeteor is |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | not published | $0.0084 | n/a |
 United Kingdom | not published | $0.0130 | n/a |
 Germany | €0.075base price | $0.0238 | lower |
 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.
| seven.io | SMSMeteor | |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-up and identity | Identity requirements not stated on the pricing page | Email address and password; no ID |
| Payment | "Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Dash, Litecoin, Monero and many more", cards, SEPA, PayPal | Seven cryptocurrencies, prepaid USD balance |
| Products | SMS, inbound numbers, voice, RCS, HLR lookups | SMS: campaigns, API, scheduling, reports, webhooks |
| API | HTTP and SMPP | REST with idempotency keys, batches of 1,000, signed webhooks, OpenAPI 3.1; no SMPP |
| Company | German company in Kiel, imprint and GDPR pages | Operator of smsmeteor.com; legal pages with versioned clauses |
| Status and documentation | status.seven.io, docs.seven.io | Status page with six months of history, docs, guides, glossary |
03Who should pick which
Looking for a seven.io alternative? Start here.
Inbound numbers, voice, RCS and HLR lookups, an SMPP interface, SEPA and PayPal payments and a German imprint: that is what seven.io has and we do not. The rest is below.
Pick seven.io if
- You need HLR lookups, voice or inbound numbers from the same vendor.
- You want a German company and SEPA invoices.
- You need SMPP.
Pick SMSMeteor if
- Price per message matters: Germany is $0.0238 here against a EUR 0.075 base price.
- You want no identity and no bank details anywhere in the relationship.
- You want the sender rule and quiet hours of every destination documented.
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 seven.io, answered.
Is SMSMeteor cheaper than seven.io?
On the public price pages read on 21 September 2026, SMSMeteor is lower to Germany. seven.io does not publish a per-message price on a public page for United States, United Kingdom, 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 seven.io require identity verification?
seven.io: Identity requirements not stated on the pricing page. SMSMeteor: Email address and password; no ID.
Can I pay seven.io in cryptocurrency?
seven.io: "Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Dash, Litecoin, Monero and many more", cards, SEPA, PayPal. SMSMeteor: Seven cryptocurrencies, prepaid USD balance.
What does seven.io offer that SMSMeteor does not?
Inbound numbers, voice, RCS and HLR lookups, an SMPP interface, SEPA and PayPal payments and a German imprint. If those matter to you, seven.io is the better fit; SMSMeteor sends SMS and nothing else.
Can I use SMSMeteor alongside seven.io?
Yes. There is no contract on our side: keep seven.io 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 seven.io facts come from.
Public pages only, read on 21 September 2026. Anything we could not verify is written as not published rather than guessed.
- seven.io prices: seven.io/en/prices/
- seven.io status: status.seven.io/
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