# Private and open-source alternatives to Google Voice

1. [JMP.chat](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/jmp-chat/): C (69/100). Paid phone number service for calls, SMS and MMS through an XMPP account, with optional SIP for calls and numbers in the US and Canada. Run by the MBOA Technology Co-operative using open source Soprani.ca software.
2. [Crypton.sh](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/crypton-sh/): C (63/100). Phone numbers backed by physical SIM cards hosted in the cloud, for receiving and sending SMS through a web interface, API or Android app, plus eSIM data plans. Stored messages are encrypted with a user key.
3. [MoneroSMS](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/monerosms/): D (53/100). Prepaid US phone numbers for sending and receiving SMS, paid in Monero, with access through a web app, command-line client or API. Operated by VoidNetwork LLC.
4. [PikaSim](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/pikasim/): D (53/100). Prepaid eSIM data plans for many countries, plus phone plans and SMS verification numbers, bought without an account, email or ID. Accepts cards and cryptocurrency through a self-hosted BTCPay Server.
5. [nadanada](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/nadanada/): D (47/100). Disposable and rental phone numbers for receiving SMS verification codes, plus eSIM data plans and a WireGuard VPN, bought without an account, email or ID. Formerly known as LNVPN.
6. [Silent.link](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/silent-link/): D (47/100). Prepaid eSIM for mobile data in many countries, with optional US or UK numbers for receiving SMS and activation calls. No personal data is required, and payment is in Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero or other cryptocurrencies.
7. [Narayana](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/narayana/): F (38/100). Estonian telecom provider selling physical SIM cards, eSIMs, virtual numbers and SIP calling without KYC, paid by card or cryptocurrency. Registration needs no email or personal details.
8. [SMSPool](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/smspool/): F (38/100). Paid service that rents one-time and longer-term non-VoIP phone numbers in many countries for receiving SMS verification codes. Operated by SMSPool B.V. in the Netherlands.
9. [Hushed](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/hushed/): F (25/100). Second phone number app from AffinityClick Inc. in Canada. Paid plans provide numbers in many area codes for calls and texts over Wi-Fi or mobile data.
10. [TextNow](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/textnow/): F (19/100). Free, ad-supported phone number service from TextNow, Inc. in Waterloo, Canada, offering US and Canadian numbers for calls and texts over Wi-Fi or its mobile network, with paid options to remove ads.
11. [Burner](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/burner/): F (16/100). Second phone number app from Ad Hoc Labs in the United States. Paid subscriptions provide disposable or long-term numbers for calls and texts from a smartphone.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/google-voice/