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Comparison Table of SMS Service Providers (SMS Gateway Providers, SMS Resellers, SMS Brokers)


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This web page contains a comparison table of some SMS service providers that we found on the web. (SMS service providers are also called SMS gateway providers, SMS resellers or SMS brokers. See "SMS Service Providers (SMS Gateway Providers, SMS Resellers, SMS Brokers)" for the details.) The SMS service providers in the comparison table are listed in order of Google PageRank that we saw on Google Toolbar at the time we checked their web sites. PageRank is a technology developed by Google to determine how important a web page is. Usually highly-regarded web sites have higher Google PageRank values. If two SMS service providers have the same Google PageRank value, we will list them in alphabetical order.

In the comparison table:

  • The first field "Last updated date" shows the date that we last checked the SMS gateway provider's web site. Since SMS gateway providers may change the information on their web sites from time to time, you should visit their web sites to obtain the most up-to-date and detailed information about their SMS messaging services.

  • The definition of "credit-based" and "SMS-based" can be found in the article "How to Choose an SMS Service Provider (SMS Gateway Provider, SMS Reseller, SMS Broker)? -- 1. How much does it cost to send 1 SMS message?".

  • All prices shown are VAT excluded.

  • "?" means the information cannot be found on the SMS gateway provider's website, or the information is not available without registering an account.

Note that we have not tried the services of most SMS gateway providers listed on this web page. So, we are not sure about their service quality. You have to test the SMS gateway providers yourself. (Some SMS gateway providers give new users a number of free SMS messages for testing purposes.)


Finding More SMS Service Providers (SMS Gateway Providers, SMS Resellers, SMS Brokers)

Besides the SMS gateway providers included on this web page, there are many more SMS gateway providers that can be found on the web. Have a look at the Google Directory / Open Directory or search with Google using keywords such as:

  • bulk sms

  • sms gateway provider

  • sms service provider


To scroll the table, use the scroll bars on the right and bottom of the table. A full-page version is available additionally.

Last updated date

URL to the SMS gateway provider's web site

Google PageRank

Credit-based or SMS-based?

Cost for sending SMS messages

Setup fees for 1-way SMS messaging

Minimum purchase requirements

Monthly minimum usage requirements

Will purchased credits or SMS messages expire?

Payment options

Network coverage

Protocols or interfaces supported

API documents

Number of free SMS messages or credits

2-way SMS messaging: SIM card hosting

2-way SMS messaging: shared virtual mobile number (keyword sharing)

2-way SMS messaging: dedicated virtual mobile number

2-way SMS messaging: shared short code (keyword sharing) (not for SMS billing)

2-way SMS messaging: dedicated short code (not for SMS billing)

Short code for SMS reverse billing / premium SMS

1 Jun 2006

http://www.air2web.com/

7

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

Covers all major US wireless carriers and more than 470 wireless carriers worldwide. You need to contact their staff for the details.

(Details)

HTTPS, SMTP, SMPP, SOAP and XML

(Details)

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

Premium SMS is available. You need to contact their staff for the details.

(Details)

1 Jun 2006

http://www.clickatell.com/

6

Credit-based

(Details)

0.044 - 0.034 Euros per credit

Buying 500000 or more credits: the price is not available and you need to contact their staff.

(Details)

Sending one SMS message requires 0.8 to 3 credits.

(Details)

None

(Details)

You need to buy at least 200 credits.

(Details)

You need to have at least 5000 credits in your account before asking them to set up the SMPP API for you.

(Details)

None, except the SMPP API, where a monthly minimum usage of 5000 credits is required.

(Details)

An account will expire if no SMS message is sent within 6 months.

(Details)

Credit card, Euro deposit, UK deposit, South African deposit, PayPal and wire transfer

(Details)

(Details)

HTTP / HTTPS, SMTP (email to SMS), SMPP, XML, FTP and COM Object

(Details)

Available for download without account registration.

(Details: HTTP / HTTPS, SMTP (email to SMS), SMPP, XML, FTP and COM Object)

10 credits upon account activation.

5 credits for Messenger-PRO users.

No free credits for the SMPP API and two-way SMS.

(Details)

?

?

Standard number:

Setup fee: € 100

Monthly fee: € 25 - € 100

Switching fee: 1/3 credit per inbound SMS message

Tagged number:

Setup fee: € 50

Monthly fee: € 15

Switching fee: 1/3 credit per inbound SMS message

Tagged number range:

Setup fee: € 100

Monthly fee: € 30 - € 90

Switching fee: 1/3 credit per inbound SMS message

(Pricing details)

(Network coverage)

?

USA short code:

Setup fee: € 600

Monthly fee: € 600 - € 1000

Switching fee: 1/3 credit per inbound SMS message

(Pricing details)

USA short code:

Setup fee: € 1700

Monthly fee: € 600 - € 1000

Switching fee: 1/3 credit per inbound SMS message

(Details)

South Africa short code:

Setup fee: 100 - 2000 South African Rands

Monthly fee: 200 - 500 South African Rands

Switching fee: 1/3 credit per inbound SMS message

(Details)

Namibia short code:

Setup fee: 2000 South African Rands

Monthly fee: 500 South African Rands

Switching fee: 1/3 credit per inbound SMS message

(Details)

1 Jun 2006

http://www.mblox.com/

6

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

Only geographical coverage is available on the web site.

MSIP (mBlox Simple Interface Protocol), SMPP / SMPP over SSL and XML

(Details)

You need to contact their staff for the interface specifications.

(Details)

?

?

Two-way SMS messaging service is available. The web page does not state clearly whether shared mobile numbers are available.

(Details)

(Geographical coverage)

?

?

Available for Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States

(Details)

(Geographical coverage. Note: the map on this web page cannot be seen with Firefox.)

1 Jun 2006

http://www.sms2email.com/

6

SMS-based

(Details)

Economy option:

£ 0.031 - £ 0.021 per SMS message

Standard option:

£ 0.12 - £ 0.027 per SMS message

Premium (UK only) option:

£ 0.12 - £ 0.037 per SMS message

Premium (global) option:

£ 0.15 - £ 0.0558 per SMS message

(Details)

?

Economy option:

You need to buy at least 1000 SMS messages.

Standard option, Premium (UK only) option, and Premium (global) option:

You need to buy at least 50 SMS messages.

(Details)

?

It depends on the option you chosen.

(Three options are available: prepay, contract [rollover messages] and contract [expiring messages])

(Details)

?

(Details)

HTTP / HTTPS, email to SMS, SMPP / SMPP (SSL)

(Details)

XML / SOAP

(Details)

Available without account registration.

(Details for HTTP / HTTPS, email to SMS, SMPP / SMPP (SSL))

(Details for XML / SOAP)

?

Setup fee: £1500

Monthly fee: £50

(Details)

Free of charge for all account holders (10 keywords)

(Details 1, Details 2)

Setup fee: £1000

PCM hosting charge for initial virtual mobile number: £125

Additional charge per extra virtual mobile number, PCM: £110 - £70

(Details)

?

?

Available for the UK

Setup charge: £950 - £850

Monthly access charge: £800

(Details)

1 Jun 2006

http://www.commzgate.com/

5

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

HTTP

(Details)

Available for download without account registration.

(Details)

?

?

?

?

?

?

Available for Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

(Details)

2 Jun 2006

http://www.quios.com/

5

?

You need to contact their staff for the pricing information.

(See "What are your per message prices?" in the FAQ web page.)

Whether there are setup fees depends on your requirements. You need to contact their staff for the pricing information.

(See "What will it cost me to set-up such a service?" in the FAQ web page.)

?

?

?

?

(Details)

XML, SOAP, SMTP, SMPP

It is possible to connect via VPN (IPSec) or SSL.

(Details)

Available for download without account registration.

(Details)

You can try their SMS messaging service before you buy. To do so, you need to contact their sales team.

(For the details, see "Can I try your service before I buy?" in the FAQ web page.)

A 2-way SMS messaging service called "One World One Number" is available. You have to contact their staff for the details.

(Details)

?

?

Available for Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and the US.

(Pricing information: Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, US)

(Other details)

2 Jun 2006

http://www.tm4b.com/

5

Credit-based

(Details)

£0.01 - £0.0073 per credit

(Details)

None

(Details)

None

(Details)

None

(Details)

Purchased credits will expire after 12 months.

(Details)

Visa card, PayPal, money transfer, money deposit and cheque

(Details)

(Details)

HTTP, SMTP

(Details)

Available for download without account registration.

(Details)

?

No SIM hosting service is provided. But you can host the SIM card by yourself or a third party and forward the SMS messages received to TM4B's platform to take advantage of its keyword management feature.

(Details)

Annual cost: £99

(Details)

UK mobile numbers are available.

One dedicated keyword with an unlimited number of sub-keywords:

Annual cost: £39

Using sub-keywords under the shared "tm4b" keyword:

Free of charge

(Details 1, details 2)

UK mobile numbers are available.

Annual cost: £349

(Details 1, details 2)

UK short codes are available.

One dedicated keyword with an unlimited number of sub-keywords:

Annual cost: £149

Using sub-keywords under the shared "tm4b" keyword:

Free of charge

(Details 1, details 2)

UK short codes are available.

You need to contact their staff for the details.

(Details 1, details 2)

?

2 Jun 2006

http://www.kapow.co.uk/

4

SMS-based

(Details)

£0.085 - £0.05 per SMS message

Buying 100000 SMS messages: the price is not available and you need to contact their staff.

(Details)

There is no setup fee if you do not use the dynamic from-ID/originator feature.

Setup fee of the dynamic from-ID/originator feature: £50.

(Details)

You need to buy at least 100 SMS messages.

(Details)

None

(See "Is there a minimum monthly purchase required?" in the FAQ web page)

Purchased credits will expire after 12 months. The expiry date can be extended.

(Details)

Credit / debit card, cheque and bank transfer

(Details)

Covers more than 500 mobile networks in more than 200 countries. You need to contact their staff for the details.

(See "Can I send messages abroad?" in the FAQ web page)

HTTP, email to SMS, CSV (Comma Separated Values) file upload via HTTP or email

(Details)

Available for download without account registration.

(See "How can I send an SMS with the Kapow! Service?" in the FAQ web page)

50 free SMS messages with your first order

(Details)

You can trial their SMS service before you buy SMS messages.

(See "Am I able to trial the service before I buy some credits?" in the FAQ web page)

?

Setup fee: £50

Monthly fee: £25

(Details)

Setup fee: £500

Monthly fee: £50

(Details)

?

?

UK dedicated short code:

Setup fee: £500

Monthly fee: £700

UK shared short code:

Setup fee: £50

Monthly fee: £100

(Details)

2 Jun 2006

http://www.mysmsaddress.com/

4

For the "International Bulk (Excluding Europe)" plan:

Credit-based

For the "Bulk SMS Europe" plan:

SMS-based

(Details)

For the "International Bulk (Excluding Europe)" plan:

0.011 - 0.010 Euros per credit

For the "Bulk SMS Europe" plan:

0.026 - 0.024 Euros per SMS message

(Details)

They provide other SMS packages that start from a price of 15 Euros. The pricing information is not available without login.

(Details)

?

For the "International Bulk (Excluding Europe)" plan:

You need to buy at least 200000 credits.

For the "Bulk SMS Europe" plan:

You need to buy at least 500000 SMS messages.

(Details)

?

?

PayPal, MoneyBookers.com, direct deposit

(Details)

(Details 1, details 2)

HTTP, SMPP

(Details)

?

?

None. But they offer a free program that you can use to host a SIM card by yourself.

(Details)

Two-way SMS messaging services are available.

(Details)

Short codes are available but MySMSAddress does not state whether they provide SMS billing services.

(Details)

2 Jun 2006

http://www.mxtelecom.com/

4

SMS-based

(Details)

0.070 - 0.039 GBP (British Pound) per SMS message

(Details)

Additional internetworking fees are required to send an SMS message to some mobile network operators.

(Details)

To send SMS messages to the US, you need a dedicated short code. The service pricing is not available on the web site. You have to contact their staff for the details.

(Details)

None

(Details)

To send SMS messages to the US, you need a dedicated short code. A setup fee is required.

(Details)

You need to buy at least 2000 SMS messages.

(Details)

?

Purchased SMS messages must be used within one month.

(Details 1, details 2)

?

(Details)

HTTP / HTTPS, SMPP, XML / SOAP

(Details)

Available without account registration.

(Details: HTTP / HTTPS, SMPP, XML / SOAP)

?

Setup fee: 1000 GBP (British Pound)

Monthly hosting fee: 200 GBP

(Details)

Setup fee: 0 GBP (British Pound)

Monthly fee: 150 GBP

(Details)

Setup fee: 1000 GBP (British Pound)

Monthly fee for the service: 300 GBP

Monthly fee for each virtual mobile number: 50 - 2 GBP

(Details)

For Ireland:

Setup fee: 500 Euros

Monthly fee for the service: 300 Euros

(Details)

?

?

Available with some mobile network operators in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and the USA

(Overview)

2 Jun 2006

http://www.smsitaly.com/

4

SMS-based

(Details)

For the Default Routing profile:

€ 0.0670 - € 0.0310 per SMS message

(Details)

Sending SMS messages to some mobile network operators requires additional internetworking fees. Details can be found at here.

For the Premium Routing profile (Italy):

€ 0.1042 - € 0.0685 per SMS message

(Details)

None

(Details)

For both the Default Routing profile and the Premium Routing profile (Italy):

You need to buy at least 500 SMS messages.

(Details)

?

?

Credit card

(Details) (There are some credit card logos at the bottom of the web page.)

(Details)

HTTP, SMTP (email to SMS), ActiveX / COM, EMI / UCP

(Details)

Available for download without account registration.

(Details)

?

?

Cost per keyword: 45 Euros per year

(Details 1, details 2)

?

?

?

?

2 Jun 2006

http://www.smspoint.net/

4

SMS-based

(Details)

For the SMS Basic option:

€ 0.067 - € 0.038 per SMS message

For the SMS Premium option:

€ 0.14 - € 0.12 per SMS message

(Details)

None

(Details)

For the SMS Basic option:

You need to buy at least 1000 SMS messages.

For the SMS Premium option:

You need to buy at least 2000 SMS messages

(Details)

?

?

Credit card

(Details)

(Details)

HTTP, XML

(Details)

Available only after login.

(Details)

3 SMS messages

(Details)

?

?

?

?

?

?

2 Jun 2006

http://www.smsxchange.com/

4

Credit-based

(Details)

US$ 0.007 - US$ 0.0055 per credit

(Sending one SMS message requires 8 - 30 credits.)

(Details)

None

(Details)

You need to buy at least 1000 credits.

(Details)

None

(Details)

?

Credit card or wire transfer

(Details)

PayPal

(See the paragraph under the heading "Immediate Crediting with Online Purchase" on the home page)

(Details)

HTTP, email to SMS

(Details)

The HTTP interface's technical specification is available for download at here.

White papers and sample scripts are available for download after signing up. (See Q1 and Q8 in the FAQ web page.)

3 SMS messages

(See the paragraph under the heading "Free Trial" on the home page)

The "Pricing" web page states that:

Setup fee: US$100

Monthly hosting fee: US$100

However, the "Info-on-Demand" web page states that:

Setup fee: US$2000

Monthly hosting fee: US$50

Available. But the cost of service is not stated.

(Details)

?

?

?

They do not state clearly in the web page whether they provide SMS billing services.

(Details)

2 Jun 2006

http://www.smsgui.com/

3

Not SMS-based (the cost per SMS message depends on the country you send the SMS message to)

Not sure whether it is credit-based

(Details)

US$ 0.16 - US$ 0.032 per SMS

message

(Details)

?

?

?

?

?

(Details)

Email to SMS

(Details)

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?


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