A JoltSMS alternative for numbers outside the US

The short, fair answer

Both services believe the same thing: for accounts you keep, you need a number you keep. The choice comes down to geography and workflow. JoltSMS is a US-only product with strong team and automation features and card billing. SMSCreation covers 181 countries at one price, takes stablecoins instead of cards and focuses on individual numbers with SMS and calls in a browser.

A US-based operations team that wants codes to land in a shared Slack channel will likely prefer JoltSMS. Someone who needs a German, Brazilian or Indonesian number for their own accounts, without handing over card details, will find SMSCreation the better match.

What JoltSMS is

JoltSMS provides real-SIM, non-VoIP numbers, and its FAQ says it currently offers US numbers only; area codes are assigned rather than chosen. Numbers are long-term rentals billed per number, monthly or yearly, and a plan auto-renews until you cancel. You keep the number as long as the subscription stays active; the FAQ says a cancelled number will eventually be recycled and should no longer be used for logins.

Around the number, JoltSMS adds team features: up to 10 members per number with owner, manager and viewer roles, and code notifications to Slack, Discord, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, email and signed webhooks. It also offers a REST API, an MCP server and iPhone and Android apps.

Payments are taken up front through Stripe, with 3D Secure support. Its privacy policy says sign-up collects your name, email and password, and that Stripe handles card details; it does not describe identity-document checks.

Its refund policy is narrow: annual plans are non-refundable from checkout, monthly renewals can be refunded only if cancelled in a short window before the carrier renews the number, and there are no partial refunds. It makes an exception for numbers that can't receive SMS at all because of a fault on JoltSMS's side, but not for rejections by third-party platforms.

At a glance

Number type

JoltSMS: real-SIM, non-VoIP US numbers, per its site · SMSCreation: real mobile numbers in each country's official mobile format

Keep the number vs. one-time

JoltSMS: long-term rental kept while the subscription is active; recycled after cancellation · SMSCreation: yours for as long as you renew it, with auto-renew from your wallet balance

Countries

JoltSMS: United States only · SMSCreation: 181 countries, same price in each

Payment methods

JoltSMS: card payments through Stripe · SMSCreation: crypto only, USDT and USDC on Tron, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Base and Solana

KYC

JoltSMS: name, email and password at sign-up plus card billing details; no ID checks described · SMSCreation: no KYC, email-only sign-up, no card

Refund policy

JoltSMS: annual plans non-refundable; narrow monthly renewal window; exception for faults on its side, not platform rejections · SMSCreation: free replacement in the same country within 7 days of activation if the number doesn't work with your app, or a 100% refund

Price model

JoltSMS: flat subscription per number, monthly or yearly · SMSCreation: from $1.80 a month on the yearly plan ($21.60 billed yearly)

Team and developer tools

JoltSMS: team roles, alerts to Slack, Teams and more, REST API, MCP server, phone apps · SMSCreation: web dashboard with SMS inbox, sending, calls and support tickets

When JoltSMS may suit you better

• You only need US numbers and want them on real SIMs with long-term continuity.
• Several people need to see the same codes, with roles controlling who can do what.
• You want codes pushed to Slack, Discord, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, email or a webhook.
• You need an API or MCP server to fetch codes automatically; SMSCreation has neither.
• You want to pay by card and receive Stripe invoices, or you want a phone app for your inbox.

When SMSCreation fits better

• You need a number outside the United States: SMSCreation covers 181 countries.
• You want to pay in USDT or USDC rather than by card, and sign up with an email address alone.
• You want a written guarantee that covers the app you care about: free replacement in the same country within 7 days of activation, or a 100% refund, if the number doesn't work with it.
• You want to choose your number from a list rather than be assigned one.
• You want to text and call from the number: 500 outgoing SMS and 1,000 minutes a month, plus unlimited incoming SMS and calls.

Keeping a number: the part both get right

JoltSMS and SMSCreation agree on the underlying problem. Platforms re-check accounts: at new logins, after password changes, during risk reviews. A code service that hands you a number for ten minutes can't help with that, and a number that goes back into a pool can end up with someone else.

Both services let you hold one number for as long as you pay, and both warn, in effect, that letting it lapse is where trouble starts. JoltSMS's FAQ says a cancelled number will eventually be recycled; with SMSCreation, auto-renew from your wallet balance keeps the number active so you don't lose it by accident.

How to switch from JoltSMS

1. 01List the accounts attached to your JoltSMS number and decide which country each should move to.
2. 02Sign up at SMSCreation with an email address and a password; no phone number and no ID.
3. 03Choose a country and pick a number; the first two and last two digits show as XX until activation.
4. 04Pay in USDT or USDC on Tron, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Base or Solana.
5. 05In each account, replace the phone number and confirm it with the code in your SMSCreation dashboard inbox.
6. 06Keep your JoltSMS subscription until every account has moved; its FAQ warns that a cancelled number will eventually be recycled.

Why it works with WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram & Google

Apps check more than the digits: they look up the line type, the country format and whether the number can actually receive their code. Every SMSCreation number is a real mobile number in its country's official format — not a VoIP line — so it passes those checks the same way a SIM in your pocket does.

And we stand behind it with a 7-day replacement guarantee: if your number doesn't work with WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, Google or any app you need, we replace it free with a new number in the same country — or refund 100% if you prefer.

• Non-VoIP, real mobile line type — line-type checks see an ordinary SIM number, not a VoIP line
• Official country format with the right country code, prefix and digit count
• Unlimited incoming SMS and calls — codes arrive by text or through the “call me” option
• Private to you — never listed on public SMS sites, so it isn't flagged or rate-limited
• Yours for as long as you want — re-verification and account recovery keep working

Price, keeping the number and the 7-day guarantee

SMSCreation costs from $1.80 a month on the yearly plan ($21.60 billed yearly), the same in every one of our 181 countries. The number stays yours for as long as you renew it, with auto-renew from your wallet balance. If it doesn't work with WhatsApp, Telegram, Google or another app that verifies by SMS or call, you get a free replacement in the same country within 7 days of activation, or a 100% refund, and there's a no-questions-asked refund within 7 days if the number hasn't been used for any call or SMS.