SMS-Activate has closed: where to go now
SMS-Activate stopped operating at the end of 2025, and its operators pointed users to HeroSMS. With no SMS-Activate prices left to check, this page has no live comparison with it. Below are the services most ordered on 2FASMS, with live prices, and how 2FASMS compares with the providers still operating.
Most-used services on 2FASMS
live| Service | Countries | From |
|---|---|---|
 WhatsApp | 183 | $0.013 |
 Google | 184 | $0.007 |
 Facebook | 183 | $0.006 |
 Amazon | 184 | $0.004 |
 Telegram | 182 | $0.075 |
 LinkedIn | 183 | $0.004 |
 Uber | 184 | $0.004 |
 Apple | 183 | $0.004 |
 Instagram | 182 | $0.006 |
 TikTok | 183 | $0.004 |
 WeChat | 184 | $0.004 |
 Tinder | 184 | $0.004 |
Ranked by 2FASMS orders. Price = cheapest country right now. · Prices checked 2026-10-21 11:45 UTC
Compare with providers still operating
| Provider | Pairs compared | 2FASMS cheaper | Same price | Provider cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5SIM alternative | 21,154 | 59% | 38% | 3% |
| Grizzly SMS alternative | 58,217 | 41% | 59% | <1% |
| OnlineSim alternative | 7,335 | 78% | 1% | 21% |
| SMS-Man alternative | 62,052 | 42% | 58% | <1% |
| SMSBower alternative | 13,464 | 54% | 46% | <1% |
| HeroSMS alternative | 17,698 | 40% | 60% | <1% |
Competitor prices are their public prices, collected automatically by our tracker (all less than 48 hours old): the lowest price per service and country, in USD, for one activation. A service × country pair is compared when both 2FASMS and the provider list a price for it.
Moving an SMS-Activate API integration
2FASMS exposes an SMS-Activate-style endpoint, /stubs/handler_api.php, with the getNumber, getStatus, setStatus, getBalance and getPrices actions and plain-text replies such as ACCESS_NUMBER and STATUS_OK. Point your code to the new base URL with a 2FASMS API key, then adapt the parameters: services and countries are passed by name (service=whatsapp&country=france), not by SMS-Activate codes. API documentation
FAQ
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2FASMS is not affiliated with any of the providers named on this page, SMS-Activate included. Names are only used to identify the services.