# Virtual phone numbers privacy ratings

Phone numbers for sign-ups without handing over a real number.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [JMP.chat](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/jmp-chat/) | C (69/100) | Canada (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [Crypton.sh](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/crypton-sh/) | C (63/100) | United Kingdom (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [MoneroSMS](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/monerosms/) | D (53/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [PikaSim](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/pikasim/) | D (53/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [nadanada](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/nadanada/) | D (47/100) | Unknown | 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. |
| [Silent.link](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/silent-link/) | D (47/100) | Unknown | 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. |
| [Google Voice](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/google-voice/) | F (38/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Phone number service from Google that gives a US number for calls, texts and voicemail through web and mobile apps. It is free for personal accounts in the US and paid as part of Google Workspace. |
| [Narayana](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/narayana/) | F (38/100) | Estonia | 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. |
| [SMSPool](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/smspool/) | F (38/100) | Netherlands (Nine Eyes) | 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. |
| [Hushed](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/hushed/) | F (25/100) | Canada (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [TextNow](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/textnow/) | F (19/100) | Canada (Five Eyes) | 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. |
| [Burner](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/burner/) | F (16/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | 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. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
- **Transparency report** (weight 2): Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
- **Tells users about requests** (weight 1): Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
- **TLS configuration** (weight 2, automated): Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
- **Security headers** (weight 1, automated): Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
- **Modern web standards** (weight 1, automated): Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/