SMS verification price index 2026: October edition
Public list prices for one-time numbers, short and long rentals and second-number apps, read on the providers' own pages on 18 October 2026.
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How much does it cost to rent a number for SMS in October 2026?
In October 2026 the median public price of a 30-day rental that receives SMS from any service was $20, across three USD list prices ($18 to $24.99). Rentals tied to one service cost less: a median of $5 for 30 days. One-time numbers last minutes and cost cents. Prices were read on 18 October 2026.
Headline numbers, October 2026
- $20: median 30-day rental for any service (SMSPool US $18 for 28 days, SMSPool UK $20, VirtualSMS "Full Access" from $24.99).
- $5: median 30-day rental tied to one service (PVADeals from $2.25, TextVerified from $5, SMSPVA $45 computed for its "Other" service).
- $7.99: median monthly price of three second-number apps (MySudo $1.99, Hushed $7.99, Burner $7.99), which add calls.
- 2: SMS services that announced their closure on their own site: SMS-Activate and DaisySMS (shut down on 26 March 2026).
What does a 30-day rental cost?
Prices split clearly by scope. A number that receives texts from any service costs $18 to $45 for about a month; a number reserved for one website or app costs $2.25 to $5 at the low end. Read the scope before comparing.
| Provider | Scope | Period | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMSPool | Any service (inferred) | US, 28 days | $18 | Public price list |
| SMSPool | Any service (inferred) | UK, 30 days | $20 | Public price list |
| VirtualSMS | Any service ("Full Access") | 30 days | $24.99–$44.99 | By country; US not listed |
| JuicySMS | Any service | 1 month | €15 | In euros, not in the USD median |
| SMSPVA | One service ("Other") | US, 30 days | $45 | Computed: $1.50 a day × 30 |
| TextVerified | One service | US, 30 days | from $5 | Long-term rental, billed every 30 days |
| PVADeals | One website | 30 days | from $2.25 | "Starting price"; region not stated |
| KeepANumber | SMS sent to the number | US, 30 days | $13.50 | Our price; not in the medians |
Median of the any-service USD prices: $18, $20, $24.99 → $20. Median of the one-service prices: $2.25, $5, $45 → $5.
What does a 7-day rental cost?
| Provider | Scope | Price |
|---|---|---|
| SMSPool | US, any service (inferred) | $12 |
| SMSPVA | US, one service ("Other") | $10.50 (computed) |
| VirtualSMS | "Full Access", by country | $9.99–$17.99 |
| PVADeals | One website | from $1.25 |
| KeepANumber | US | $8.50 |
What do one-time numbers and apps cost?
- One-time numbers live minutes: 5SIM states 10 to 20 minutes, with longer use "currently unavailable"; PVADeals sells 20-minute numbers from $0.09.
- TextVerified sells short rentals of 1 to 14 days from $1.50 each.
- Second-number apps include calls: MySudo from $1.99 a month, Hushed prepaid from $7.99, Burner $7.99 a month; Numero eSIM lists US and UK numbers from €4 a month.
- For developers, Twilio lists a US local number at $1.15 a month plus $0.0083 per inbound SMS segment and carrier fees ("pricing current as of October 2026").
Who accepts crypto, and who asks for ID?
| Provider | Crypto | ID check stated |
|---|---|---|
| TextVerified | BTC, LTC, ETH, USDC, XMR, USDT (ERC-20, TRC-20) | None mentioned |
| PVADeals | BTC, LTC, SOL, DOGE, USDT on 7 chains | None mentioned |
| JuicySMS | BTC, ETH, LTC, XMR | None stated |
| VirtualSMS | BTC, USDT, ETH, LTC, BNB | None stated |
| SMSPVA | Crypto and TRON mentioned | ID and liveness check for card payments (AML policy, May 2026) |
| SMSPool | Crypto; direct Monero being removed (reported July 2026) | Not readable |
| KeepANumber | BTC, ETH, USDT (ERC-20, TRC-20), USDC, SOL, LTC | None: no ID upload, no selfie |
Which services closed?
SMS-Activate's site now carries a notice titled "SMS-Activate service is closed", with withdrawals available until 5 February and urgent contact until 30 April, and points users to HeroSMS. DaisySMS announced its closure on 24 February 2026 and shut down on 26 March 2026. Users of both had to move numbers and balances; see SMS-Activate alternatives and DaisySMS alternatives.
How was this index built?
- Prices were read on each provider's own pages or public price list on 18 October 2026, in USD unless stated, without promo codes.
- Prices we could not read (SMS-Man, non-voip.com, Quackr, OnlineSIM and Grizzly SMS, behind bot checks, logins or scripts) are left out rather than estimated.
- "Computed" prices are a per-day price multiplied by the days; they are labelled.
- KeepANumber is shown for reference and is not counted in any median.
- Next edition: November 2026. Corrections: contact us.
Where do KeepANumber prices sit?
A US 30-day rental at KeepANumber costs $13.50, below the $20 median of any-service rentals and above the $5 median of single-service ones. A UK number costs $15 for 30 days. We do not claim to be the cheapest: single-service rentals and one-time numbers cost less, for a narrower use.
- SMSPool public rental price list (API), read 2026-10-18
- VirtualSMS rentals, read 2026-10-18
- JuicySMS rental packages, read 2026-10-18
- SMSPVA US rental prices, read 2026-10-18
- SMSPVA AML/KYC policy (May 2026), read 2026-10-18
- TextVerified home page, read 2026-10-18
- TextVerified FAQ, read 2026-10-18
- PVADeals home page and prices, read 2026-10-18
- 5SIM FAQ: long-term use of a number, read 2026-10-18
- MySudo plans, read 2026-10-18
- Hushed pricing, read 2026-10-18
- Burner pricing, read 2026-10-18
- Numero eSIM virtual numbers, read 2026-10-18
- Twilio US SMS pricing, read 2026-10-18
- SMS-Activate closure notice, read 2026-10-18
- DaisySMS closure notice, read 2026-10-18
- Privacy Guides forum: SMSPool removing direct Monero payments (21 July 2026), read 2026-10-18