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SMS4Sats vs TextVerified

It is a trade-off. TextVerified has the higher Safety grade (6.6 against 4.6), while SMS4Sats has the higher Privacy grade (8.5 against 6.0).

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 →

TextVerified

US numbers for one-time SMS and voice verification and rentals; cards or crypto

Privacy

6.0/ 10

Fair

Safety

6.6/ 10

Fair

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

SMS4SatsTextVerified
Category Phone Numbers & SMS Phone Numbers & SMS
KYC policy ID never required No ID mentioned
Custody N/A N/A
Sign-up No account needed Email required
Open source No No
Tor onion address Yes No
Coins BTC Not published
Pay with Lightning Crypto, Card
Fees Not published From $0.25 per verification; rentals from $1.50 (short-term) or $5/month (long-term)
Limits Not published US numbers only
Founded Not published 2019
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only SMS4Sats

No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts LightningAnonymous operator

Both

Nothing distinct

Only TextVerified

Requires emailRefund without ID5+ years operating

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 SMS4Sats or TextVerified safer?

TextVerified has the higher Safety grade: SMS4Sats 4.6, TextVerified 6.6, out of 10.

Does SMS4Sats or TextVerified require KYC?

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

Which has more incidents on record?

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

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