5sim rents numbers from around 180 countries for a fraction of a cent per activation, from $0.008, to receive one verification code. Its own page states that the service does not support sending outgoing SMS or calls. Numero eSIM sells a number you keep and can call and text from, in 39 countries, from $3.99 a month.
5sim and Numero eSIM are different products, and the table shows it. 5sim rents you someone else's number for the ninety seconds it takes a code to arrive, at a fraction of a cent, and its page says there is no outgoing SMS, no calling and no monthly plan. Nothing about it is meant to be kept. A Numero eSIM number is yours for as long as you pay for it, and it calls and texts like any other line.
Can you send a text or make a call from a 5sim number?
No. 5sim's page states “The service does not support sending outgoing SMS and calls”. A Numero eSIM number does both, sending SMS and placing and taking calls, in every one of its 39 countries.
Is the number yours afterwards?
5sim is priced per activation, and its page says you “will not have to pay for monthly SIM plans”: the number does its one job and goes back into the pool. A Numero eSIM number stays yours, so the accounts you registered with it can still reach you for a password reset next month or next year.
What does $3.99 a month buy that $0.008 does not?
A private line in 39 countries, toll-free numbers in eight, a US area code of your choice, and the same account carrying a data eSIM in 181 countries and a full eSIM in 188.
5sim sells single-use numbers for receiving verification codes. The table compares it across all four Numero eSIM product lines; 5sim competes in part of one of them.
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | 5simnot published |
|---|---|---|
| Countries with a numberWhere you can get a local line of your own | 39 countries you keep the number in: 12 mobile-number countries, 32 additional countries and 8 toll-free countries, with some overlap | “Over 500,000 numbers originating from around 180 countries online” |
| Receive SMS and OTP codesWhether verification codes arrive | Varies. SMS arrives on the US, Canada and Nicaragua numbers; most of the additional countries do not receive it, as their pages state up front | |
| Send SMS from the numberWhether you can reply, not only receive | Included, all 39 countries | “The service does not support sending outgoing SMS and calls” |
| WhatsApp verificationNarrower than receiving: not every number that receives SMS | Narrower than receiving. 11 of the 12 mobile-number countries (all except Nicaragua) and the toll-free lines in Denmark and Colombia, each listed per country | Not stated |
| Make and receive callsWhether it behaves like a real phone line | same wording | |
| Toll-free numbersA 1-800 style line customers call for free | 8: Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Serbia, South Africa | Not offered |
| Monthly priceWhat one number costs per month | Mobile $3.99 to $38.00 · More Countries from $4.00 · Toll-Free $7.00 to $78.00 · USA areas $3.49 | Per activation, not monthly: “Pricing starts at $0.008 for a single number, and you will not have to pay for monthly SIM plans” |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | 5simnot published |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationsWhere mobile data works when you travel | 181 countries + 7 regions | Not offered |
| Fair-use capWhat happens after the high-speed allowance | Published in the terms: 2 GB high-speed per 24 hours, 1 Mbps for the rest of the period, reset daily | No data product |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | 5simnot published |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationsOne line carrying data, minutes and a number | 188 countries + 2 regions | Not offered |
| Entry priceCheapest way into the bundled product | €16.00 (20 GB, 30 days, number included) | Not applicable |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | 5simnot published |
|---|---|---|
| Calling plansCheap minutes to landlines and mobiles abroad | 17 local and 2 international plans | Not offered |
Last verified: September 2026
5sim rents you someone else's number for the time it takes a code to arrive, and prices it accordingly. Its page says there is no outgoing SMS, no calling and no monthly plan. Numero eSIM sells a line you keep, in 39 countries, that behaves like a phone number because it is one.
A rented number goes back into the pool, so the account you registered with it is one password reset away from being unrecoverable. That is the difference the price does not show: a number you keep, with data and calling attached in 181 and 188 countries, against a number you borrow.
If the entire job is receiving one code, once, for a service you will never need to recover, 5sim is far cheaper than Numero eSIM. Its country list, around 180, is also far wider than Numero eSIM's 39.
“30 000 phone numbers in 110 countries” from $4 per user per month on PBX plans. Numero eSIM sells a number to one person, without the phone system.
A private second number from $3.99 a month on an annual plan, the same entry price as Numero eSIM, which publishes its 39 countries and adds data and a full eSIM.
Free numbers that are public, shared and rotated at least every 30 days; paid plans add a dedicated line. Numero eSIM sells a private number in 39 countries.
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