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JMP vs SMS4Sats

It is a trade-off. JMP has the higher Safety grade (5.8 against 4.6), while SMS4Sats has the higher Privacy grade (8.5 against 6.7).

JMP

US and Canadian phone numbers delivered over XMPP, built on open-source software

Privacy

6.7/ 10

Fair

Safety

5.8/ 10

Fair

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

SMS4Sats

Receive SMS verification codes by paying a Lightning invoice, no account

Privacy

8.5/ 10

Excellent

Safety

4.6/ 10

Caution

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

JMPSMS4Sats
Category Phone Numbers & SMS Phone Numbers & SMS
KYC policy No ID mentioned ID never required
Custody N/A N/A
Sign-up No account needed No account needed
Open source Yes No
Tor onion address No Yes
Coins BTC BTC
Pay with Crypto, Card Lightning
Fees $4.99 per month Not published
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only JMP

Open source

Both

No email needed

Only SMS4Sats

No registrationNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts LightningAnonymous operator

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 JMP or SMS4Sats safer?

JMP has the higher Safety grade: JMP 5.8, SMS4Sats 4.6, out of 10.

Does JMP or SMS4Sats require KYC?

JMP is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SMS4Sats is KYC level 0 (ID never required).

Which has more incidents on record?

JMP has 0 and SMS4Sats has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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