# SMSMeteor vs seven.io

> 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.

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 | seven.io | SMSMeteor |
|---|---|---|
| United States | not published | $0.0084 |
| United Kingdom | not published | $0.0130 |
| Germany | €0.075 (base price) | $0.0238 |
| India | not published | $0.0256 |
| Nigeria | not published | $0.0326 |
| Brazil | not published | $0.0042 |

## Side by side

- Sign-up and identity. seven.io: Identity requirements not stated on the pricing page. SMSMeteor: Email address and password; no ID.
- Payment. seven.io: "Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Dash, Litecoin, Monero and many more", cards, SEPA, PayPal. SMSMeteor: Seven cryptocurrencies, prepaid USD balance.
- Products. seven.io: SMS, inbound numbers, voice, RCS, HLR lookups. SMSMeteor: SMS: campaigns, API, scheduling, reports, webhooks.
- API. seven.io: HTTP and SMPP. SMSMeteor: REST with idempotency keys, batches of 1,000, signed webhooks, OpenAPI 3.1; no SMPP.
- Company. seven.io: German company in Kiel, imprint and GDPR pages. SMSMeteor: Operator of smsmeteor.com; legal pages with versioned clauses.
- Status and documentation. seven.io: status.seven.io, docs.seven.io. SMSMeteor: Status page with six months of history, docs, guides, glossary.

## 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.

## Sources

- seven.io prices: https://www.seven.io/en/prices/
- seven.io status: https://status.seven.io/


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