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MoneroSMS vs Narayana

It is a trade-off. Narayana has the higher Safety grade (5.1 against 4.6), while MoneroSMS has the higher Privacy grade (7.0 against 5.9).

MoneroSMS

US virtual number for sending and receiving texts, paid in Monero or other crypto

Privacy

7.0/ 10

Strong

Safety

4.6/ 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

MoneroSMSNarayana
Category Phone Numbers & SMS Phone Numbers & SMS
KYC policy No ID mentioned ID in rare cases
Custody N/A N/A
Sign-up Random account number No account needed
Open source No No
Tor onion address Yes Yes
Coins XMR, BTC BTC, LTC, ETH, USDT, XMR
Pay with Crypto, Monero Crypto, Monero, Card, Bank transfer
Fees $3.60/month plus per-message charges; $1.49 to port a number in Virtual numbers from €10/month; eSIM from €9; physical SIM €14 plus delivery
Limits One number per account; US numbers only Prices page says first top-up from 1 EUR, while the FAQ mentions a 51 EUR payment at registration
Jurisdiction Not published 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 MoneroSMS

Anonymous operator

Both

Tor onion serviceAccepts Monero

Only Narayana

No email neededNo phone neededLegal 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
Trade Spend Infrastructure Identity 17 services. Hover or tap a point.

Questions

Is MoneroSMS or Narayana safer?

Narayana has the higher Safety grade: MoneroSMS 4.6, Narayana 5.1, out of 10.

Does MoneroSMS or Narayana require KYC?

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

Which has more incidents on record?

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

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