BudgetSMS.net

Spec sheet

What it does

BudgetSMS provides a hosted SMS gateway for sending messages worldwide through an HTTP(S) API.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Product

BudgetSMS provides an HTTP(S) SMS gateway for sending messages to mobile operators worldwide.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Support

The FAQ directs users to a support team for API and account questions when documentation does not answer them.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Headquarters

Hulten, NetherlandsRead 28 Sep 2026 · budgetsms.net

Founded

2010Read 28 Sep 2026 · budgetsms.net

Company

The site identifies the provider as BudgetSMS B.V. and displays company registration number 65704207.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Account credit

A credit parameter lets applications retrieve remaining account balance in a send response, and a separate check-credit function is documented.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

API endpoint

Sending uses a GET request to https://api.budgetsms.net/sendsms/ with account, sender, recipient and message parameters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

API integration

The HTTP API can be called from any programming language able to open a URL, and the maker lists PHP, C#, Java, Python, Go, Ruby, Perl, and Node.js as examples.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Company incorporation

Dutch registry information lists BudgetSMS B.V. as incorporated on 24 March 2016 and active in Hulten.Read 15 Oct 2026 · drimble.nl

Company industry

Company.info classifies BudgetSMS B.V. under wired/wireless telecommunications and computer consultancy activities.Read 15 Oct 2026 · companyinfo.nl

Coverage

The provider advertises reach to most operators worldwide through wholesale routes, direct connections and aggregators.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Data protection

The privacy statement says access to personally identifiable information is limited to employees who need it for their work and describes precautions to protect information online and offline.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Data residency

The provider says customer data and backups are kept on its own cloud platform in Amsterdam data centers in the Netherlands.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Delivery reports

Free delivery notifications are posted to a customer endpoint, although some routes and operators do not provide reports.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Documentation depth

A version 2.7 PDF documents send, test-send, operator, HLR, credit, delivery-report and pricing functions with parameter tables and error responses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Dynamic sender IDs

The API accepts numeric sender IDs up to 16 digits or alphabetic sender IDs up to 11 characters where destinations permit them.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Independent company record

Creditsafe lists the legal form as a Dutch private limited company, founded in 2016, headquartered at Hulteneindsestraat 13A in Hulten.Read 15 Oct 2026 · creditsafe.com

Independent directory description

SaaSHub describes BudgetSMS as a low-cost worldwide SMS gateway centered on a simple HTTP API and records zero user reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saashub.com

Independent status

SaaSHub's monitoring page showed BudgetSMS up with 100% monitored uptime over 30 days, while one user report said nothing was loading about nine days earlier.Read 15 Oct 2026 · saashub.com

Infrastructure

The gateway is described as running on high availability, low latency cloud infrastructure across multiple data centers in the Netherlands with redundant connectivity.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Language compatibility

The maker says any language able to open a URL can call the API and lists PHP, C#, Java, Python, Go, Ruby, Perl and Node.js examples.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Limit: SMPP ecosystem

A Traccar maintainer said Traccar supported SMPP rather than the GET method needed for BudgetSMS, leaving that integration unavailable at the time.Read 15 Oct 2026 · traccar.org

Long-message handling

Messages over 160 GSM characters or 70 Unicode characters are automatically split into multiple SMS parts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Maker legal name

The contact page identifies the provider as BudgetSMS B.V. with Dutch CoC number 65704207 and VAT NL856224480B01.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Messaging features

The API supports Unicode, dynamic sender IDs, automatic concatenation of long SMS messages, delivery notifications, credit checks, pricing details, MCC/MNC information, and HLR lookups.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Operator data

API responses can include destination MCC and MNC codes and a separate HLR lookup can identify the current operator.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Platform launch

BudgetSMS says its platform went live for external users in March 2010 after being built for internal messaging.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Praise: API usage

A Traccar forum user reported using BudgetSMS as an SMS provider and posted a working GET API format.Read 15 Oct 2026 · traccar.org

Praise: low price

Dutch Tweakers forum participants described BudgetSMS as reliable and very cheap, including a reported Belgium rate of about €0.04 per message.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gathering.tweakers.net

Pricing lookup API

The getpricing endpoint returns the account's current operator pricing as JSON and requires username, userid and handle credentials.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Pricing model

The service has no monthly or setup costs and charges based on usage, with SMS prices listed by destination.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Privacy practice

Phone numbers are retained for logging, security, delivery and status purposes and are not used to contact the number owners.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Rating on Cryptwerk

Cryptwerk displays 2.1 out of 5 from 0 reviews and labels the listing as having no reviews yet.Read 15 Oct 2026 · cryptwerk.com

Routing

Customers can use default wholesale routing or request higher-quality and direct-operator routes with customized pricing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Routing limitation

The maker says default routing does not support every feature in every destination and is usually suitable for marketing purposes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Security and privacy

The privacy statement says mobile numbers are stored for logging and security, used to deliver the service and report status, and not used by BudgetSMS to contact number owners.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Sender-ID limitation

Some operators require sender-ID whitelisting and may charge a pass-through fee for it.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

SMPP limitation

BudgetSMS states that it currently offers only an HTTP API and does not yet provide SMPP connectivity to customers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Stored data

Stored records include company details, about 90 days of SMS data, IP logs and completed payments; card details are not stored and passwords use bcrypt.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Test credit

The site advertises free test credit and says users can test first and pay later.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Third-party Node package

npm lists @korchagin/budget-sms version 1.0.6 with TypeScript declarations for BudgetSMS calls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · npmjs.com

Third-party PHP wrapper

Packagist lists buibr/budget-sms-php, a BSD-4-Clause licensed PHP package for BudgetSMS integration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · packagist.org

Two-way messaging limitation

The service does not receive replies to SMS messages, and alphabetic sender IDs cannot accept responses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Unicode

The service detects characters outside GSM 03.38 and sends those messages as Unicode SMS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Usage billing

The HTTP API has no monthly or setup fee; credit is deducted only after a successful OK response and rates vary by country and operator.Read 15 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Volume discounts

The maker offers discounts to customers sending 25,000 or more SMS messages per month and invites them to request a quote.Read 7 Oct 2026 · budgetsms.net

Plans and prices

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