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AnonymSMS vs Narayana

It is a trade-off. Narayana has the higher Safety grade (5.1 against 5.0), while AnonymSMS has the higher Privacy grade (6.8 against 5.9).

AnonymSMS

Free public numbers for receiving SMS online, plus private number rentals

Privacy

6.8/ 10

Fair

Safety

5.0/ 10

Caution

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Narayana

Estonian VoIP provider: SIP calls, virtual numbers, SIM cards and eSIMs

Privacy

5.9/ 10

Fair

Safety

5.1/ 10

Caution

ID in rare cases KYC 2 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

AnonymSMSNarayana
Category Phone Numbers & SMS Phone Numbers & SMS
KYC policy No ID mentioned ID in rare cases
Custody N/A N/A
Sign-up No account needed No account needed
Open source No No
Tor onion address No Yes
Coins Not published BTC, LTC, ETH, USDT, XMR
Pay with Card, PayPal, Crypto Crypto, Monero, Card, Bank transfer
Fees Public numbers free; private rentals priced per country and duration Virtual numbers from €10/month; eSIM from €9; physical SIM €14 plus delivery
Limits Messages to public numbers are visible to everyone Prices page says first top-up from 1 EUR, while the FAQ mentions a 51 EUR payment at registration
Jurisdiction United States Estonia
Not available in Not published Russia, United States, North Korea, Iran, China, annexed territories of Ukraine
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only AnonymSMS

No registration

Both

Nothing distinct

Only Narayana

No email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts MoneroLegal entity disclosedMay request IDExcludes US users

Where they sit among phone numbers & sms

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → TextVerified Privacy 6.0 · Safety 6.6 JMP Privacy 6.7 · Safety 5.8 Veritel Privacy 6.2 · Safety 5.5 Quackr Privacy 5.1 · Safety 5.2 Narayana Privacy 5.9 · Safety 5.1 Anosim Privacy 4.3 · Safety 5.1 Crypton.sh Privacy 7.7 · Safety 5.0 AnonymSMS Privacy 6.8 · Safety 5.0 5SIM Privacy 5.8 · Safety 5.0 SMSPool Privacy 5.8 · Safety 4.7 SMS4Sats Privacy 8.5 · Safety 4.6 MoneroSMS Privacy 7.0 · Safety 4.6 Skytelecom Privacy 6.6 · Safety 4.6 JuicySMS Privacy 6.2 · Safety 4.6 VirtualSMS Privacy 5.9 · Safety 4.6 MrSMS Privacy 5.8 · Safety 4.6 Fetch SMS Privacy 5.1 · Safety 4.3
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Questions

Is AnonymSMS or Narayana safer?

Narayana has the higher Safety grade: AnonymSMS 5.0, Narayana 5.1, out of 10.

Does AnonymSMS or Narayana require KYC?

AnonymSMS is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Narayana is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases).

Which has more incidents on record?

AnonymSMS has 0 and Narayana has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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