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Narayana vs SMS4Sats

It is a trade-off. Narayana has the higher Safety grade (5.1 against 4.6), while SMS4Sats has the higher Privacy grade (8.5 against 5.9).

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 →

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

NarayanaSMS4Sats
Category Phone Numbers & SMS Phone Numbers & SMS
KYC policy ID in rare cases ID never required
Custody N/A N/A
Sign-up No account needed No account needed
Open source No No
Tor onion address Yes Yes
Coins BTC, LTC, ETH, USDT, XMR BTC
Pay with Crypto, Monero, Card, Bank transfer Lightning
Fees Virtual numbers from €10/month; eSIM from €9; physical SIM €14 plus delivery Not published
Limits Prices page says first top-up from 1 EUR, while the FAQ mentions a 51 EUR payment at registration Not published
Jurisdiction Estonia Not published
Not available in Russia, United States, North Korea, Iran, China, annexed territories of Ukraine Not published
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Narayana

Accepts MoneroLegal entity disclosedMay request IDExcludes US users

Both

No email neededNo phone neededTor onion service

Only SMS4Sats

No registrationAccepts 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
Trade Spend Infrastructure Identity 17 services. Hover or tap a point.

Questions

Is Narayana or SMS4Sats safer?

Narayana has the higher Safety grade: Narayana 5.1, SMS4Sats 4.6, out of 10.

Does Narayana or SMS4Sats require KYC?

Narayana is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases). SMS4Sats is KYC level 0 (ID never required).

Which has more incidents on record?

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

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