# SMSMeteor vs SMS.to

> SMS.to is a multi-channel messaging gateway (SMS, Viber, WhatsApp, RCS, Telegram) with public per-country prices, a minimum purchase of 25 euros, dollars or pounds, a "no refund, exchange only" rule, and sign-up by email link and phone code. SMSMeteor asks for no phone number, refunds unused balance and publishes lower rates on every benchmark route.

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 | SMS.to | SMSMeteor |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $0.0253 | $0.0084 |
| United Kingdom | $0.0448 | $0.0130 |
| Germany | $0.0826 | $0.0238 |
| India | $0.0746 | $0.0256 |
| Nigeria | $0.2640 | $0.0326 |
| Brazil | $0.0230 | $0.0042 |

## Side by side

- Sign-up and identity. SMS.to: Email link plus phone one-time code; identity documents not mentioned. SMSMeteor: Email address and password; no phone verification.
- Payment. SMS.to: Bank transfer, cards, PayPal; minimum 25 EUR, USD or GBP; "No refund, exchange only"; crypto not listed. SMSMeteor: Seven cryptocurrencies; unused balance refundable under the refund policy.
- Free trial. SMS.to: Free credits on sign-up, amount not stated. SMSMeteor: Test key that validates and prices without sending.
- Coverage and senders. SMS.to: 245 destinations listed; alphanumeric up to 11 characters, numeric, rented numbers. SMSMeteor: 228 destinations; alphanumeric senders delivered as typed in 114 of them.
- API. SMS.to: REST with Postman documentation; webhooks signed with X-SMSto-Signature. SMSMeteor: REST; idempotency keys; batches of 1,000; HMAC-SHA256 webhooks; OpenAPI 3.1.
- Support and status. SMS.to: status.sms.to; business hours 09:00 to 17:00. SMSMeteor: Conversations in the panel, seven days a week; public status page.

## Pick SMS.to if

- You want Viber, WhatsApp or Telegram from the same account.
- You pay by card, PayPal or bank transfer.

## Pick SMSMeteor if

- You want lower published rates on every benchmark route.
- You want unused balance to be refundable.
- You do not want to verify a phone number, and you pay in crypto.

## Sources

- SMS.to pricing: https://sms.to/pricing/
- SMS.to payment options: https://support.sms.to/support/solutions/articles/43000513773-payment-options
- SMS.to account creation and verification: https://support.sms.to/support/solutions/articles/43000571250-account-creation-and-verification
- SMS.to secure webhooks: https://support.sms.to/support/solutions/articles/43000668451-secure-webhooks-and-callbacks


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