Question 1

What is smsroute?

Accepted Answer

smsroute is a crypto-native consumer SMS gateway that delivers SMS to 149 countries at wholesale rates from $0.004 per message. Sign up with email only, top up with Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, or Solana, and send. Target users are consumers sending international SMS and developers integrating an SMS API without enterprise onboarding.

Question 2

How much does smsroute cost?

Accepted Answer

Pricing is per-SMS, per-country, with no monthly fee, no contract, and no subscription. SMS prices start from $0.004 for the lowest-cost routes and range up to $0.24 for premium destinations in small Pacific nations. The $5 minimum top-up applies across all supported cryptocurrencies. The full per-country price grid is at smsroute.cc/prices.

Question 3

What payment methods does smsroute accept?

Accepted Answer

Crypto only. Bitcoin (mainnet), USDT (TRC-20 preferred for low fees, ERC-20 supported), Ethereum (mainnet and Layer 2), Litecoin, Monero (XMR), and Solana. USDT TRC-20 top-ups typically confirm in about one minute. smsroute does not accept credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, or bank transfers. The crypto-only rail is how we keep per-message pricing at wholesale rates and avoid the KYC/compliance overhead driving competitor prices up.

Question 4

Does smsroute require KYC or business verification?

Accepted Answer

No identity verification or business registration is required at account creation. Sign up with an email address only — 30 seconds to first send. This targets individual consumers and developer prototypes. Larger volume commercial accounts (above 100,000 messages per month) may be asked for basic business context to help set up dedicated carrier routes.

Question 5

How many countries does smsroute deliver to?

Accepted Answer

149 countries across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East. The full supported-country list with per-country pricing is at smsroute.cc/prices. Direct carrier interconnects are available in tier-1 markets (Germany, UK, US, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, France, Netherlands).

Question 6

What is the delivery success rate and latency?

Accepted Answer

Rolling 90-day delivery success rate — operator-acknowledged delivered, not just submitted — is 99.2% across all destinations. Median API-to-handset latency is 1.4 seconds; 95th percentile is 3.8 seconds. Premium direct-carrier routes (EU destinations, US tier-1 operators, Japan, South Korea) typically land at sub-800ms median.

Question 7

Can I use smsroute for 2FA or OTP delivery?

Accepted Answer

Yes. smsroute supports 2FA and OTP use cases across all 149 destinations. API latency and delivery reliability are tuned for transactional use. Developer integration guides for Python, Node.js, Go, PHP, Ruby, and Rust are published at smsroute.cc/integrate, with webhook delivery receipts for status callbacks.

Question 8

How does smsroute compare to Twilio, Vonage, and MessageBird?

Accepted Answer

smsroute is typically 40-70% cheaper per SMS than Twilio, Vonage, and MessageBird on international routes, primarily because smsroute does not carry enterprise compliance overhead and passes wholesale carrier rates through directly. smsroute is the only provider in this comparison accepting crypto-only payment. For small business, consumer, and indie-developer use cases, smsroute is the cheaper and faster-to-onboard option. For enterprise accounts requiring formal KYC, HIPAA, or dedicated account management, the incumbents may still be the right fit.

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