Short-term number
For a single verificationA number you rent for one verification. It is issued automatically the moment your payment clears, stays active for the window you chose, and is released on its own afterwards. You are charged for the messages you actually receive, so an unused number never costs you anything.
- Issued automatically on payment
- Charged per message received
- Released automatically on expiry
Long-term rental
Pays off when you repeatOne number, held for 7 to 360 days. Everything sent to it during that window lands in your dashboard, no matter which service sent it. The number itself is paid for once for the whole period, so the cost per verification keeps falling the more often the same service asks you to verify again.
- 7, 15, 30, 90 or 360 days
- Receives from every service
- Small fee per message received
What actually differsShort-termLong-term
Typical useOne signup, one codeThe same service, over and over
Number held forMinutes to a few hours7 to 360 days
How you are chargedPer message receivedOnce per rental period
Codes you can getUsually just oneAs many as the period allows
Best whenYou will not need it againYou keep being asked for codes