# 7 SMS Aero alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 8, 2026.

SMS Aero alternatives for phone validation APIs. SMSC.ru costs $8.95 per 1,000 phones, TanshuAPI $8.97 and HLR Lookup $9.00. SMS Aero's website is smsaero.ru.

## Phone validation API alternatives

On our [SMS Aero plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/sms-aero/top-up-from-1-other-operators-numbers-not-megafon-or-yota), we compare each SMS Aero plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 phones first.

- [SMSC.ru, top-up from ₽50,000, Tariff plan 7, other countries](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/smsc-ru/top-up-from-1-tariff-plan-1-other-countries#top-up-from-50000-tariff-plan-7-other-countries): $8.95 per 1,000 phones
- [TanshuAPI, CNY 60 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/tanshuapi/free-10-get-api-phone-online-status-v1-index#cny-60-pack): $8.97 per 1,000 phones
- [HLR Lookup, £22.50 pack, 5,000 lookups, POST /apiv2/mnp, MNP-only lookup, full](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/free-200-free-credits-post-apiv2-mnp-mnp-only-lookup-full#22-50-pack-5000-lookups-post-apiv2-mnp-mnp-only-lookup-full): $9.00 per 1,000 phones
- [HLR Lookups, top-up from €20,000, 2.5M - 5M, POST /hlr-lookups](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookups/free-100-free-lookups-post-hlr-lookups#top-up-from-20000-2-5m-5m-post-hlr-lookups): $9.00 per 1,000 phones
- [Postcoder, £530 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/postcoder/free#530-monthly): $21.20 per 1,000 phones
- [Listar, top-up from €500, Bronze, POST /search/verify-whatsapp](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/listar/free-start-for-free-post-search-verify-whatsapp#top-up-from-500-bronze-post-search-verify-whatsapp): $21.38 per 1,000 phones
- [Openapi.com, €11,400 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/openapi-com/top-up-single-request-post-mobile-advanced-mobile-phone-number#11400-yearly): $21.38 per 1,000 phones

Compare every phone validation API plan: [Phone validation API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/phone-validation-api-pricing)

## See also

- [SMSC.ru alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/smsc-ru-alternatives)
- [TanshuAPI alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/tanshuapi-alternatives)
- [HLR Lookup alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/hlr-lookup-alternatives)
- [HLR Lookups alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/hlr-lookups-alternatives)
- [Postcoder alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/postcoder-alternatives)
- [Listar alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/listar-alternatives)
- [Openapi.com alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/openapi-com-alternatives)