Localphone calls “167 countries” on monthly subscriptions “from 0.3c per minute”, with SMS “as little as 0.1c per text”. It offers an Incoming Numbers product without publishing a country list, and sells no data or eSIM. Numero eSIM publishes 39 number countries with what each number does, 19 calling plans, a data eSIM in 181 countries and a full eSIM with a real number in 188.
Localphone's per-minute rate is the lowest in this set: 0.3 cents a minute across 167 countries, with texts from 0.1 cents. On price per minute it beats Numero eSIM's plans. It also sells Incoming Numbers, so it can be dialled. The site does not say how many countries those cover or whether they take SMS, and a buyer needs both answers before paying for one.
Which countries do Localphone's Incoming Numbers cover?
The site does not publish a count, and references “Global SMS” without detail. Numero eSIM publishes 39 number countries, each with its price and a note on whether the number receives SMS and is listed for WhatsApp, plus toll-free lines in eight.
What does the per-minute rate buy?
Calls to 167 countries from 0.3c a minute and texts from 0.1c, on a monthly subscription. Numero eSIM sells 17 local and 2 international calling plans with published prices, and includes minutes on its full eSIM with the number.
What about the connection itself?
Localphone sells no data and no eSIM, so it works only where you already have a connection. Numero eSIM sells a data eSIM in 181 countries and a full eSIM in 188 carrying data, minutes and a real number.
Localphone sells cheap international calling with local access numbers. The table compares it across all four Numero eSIM product lines; Localphone competes in one of them and touches virtual numbers.
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | Localphonenot published |
|---|---|---|
| Countries with a numberWhere you can get a local line of your own | 39 countries published with what each number does: 12 mobile-number countries, 32 additional countries and 8 toll-free countries, with some overlap | an “Incoming Numbers” product; country count not published |
| Receive SMS and OTP codesWhether verification codes arrive | Country by country. SMS arrives on the US, Canada and Nicaragua numbers; most of the additional countries do not receive it, which each country page states | Not stated: the site references “Global SMS” without detail |
| Send SMS from the numberWhether you can reply, not only receive | On every one of the 39 countries' numbers | SMS “as little as 0.1c per text” |
| WhatsApp verificationNarrower than receiving: not every number that receives SMS | Narrower than receiving: 11 of the 12 mobile-number countries (all but Nicaragua) and 2 of the 8 toll-free lines, Denmark and Colombia, listed per country | Not stated |
| Make and receive callsWhether it behaves like a real phone line | outbound; Incoming Numbers for inbound | |
| Toll-free numbersA 1-800 style line customers call for free | 8: Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Serbia, South Africa | Not stated |
| 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 | Not stated |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | Localphonenot published |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationsWhere mobile data works when you travel | 181 countries + 7 regions | Not offered |
| Unlimited data, and where Which destinations offer an unlimited plan | 14 countries (USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia) plus the Europe region. 6 durations, 3 to 30 days. From €9 (Turkey, 3 days); Europe €9 to €59. 5G in 13 of the 14; Egypt is 2G/3G/4G | Not offered |
| Fair-use capWhat happens after the high-speed allowance | Published in the terms: 2 GB at high speed in each 24-hour window, then 1 Mbps until the window resets | No data product |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | Localphonenot 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 | Localphonenot published |
|---|---|---|
| Calling plansCheap minutes to landlines and mobiles abroad | 17 local and 2 international plans | “167 countries available” on monthly subscriptions, “from 0.3c per minute” |
Last verified: September 2026
Localphone wins the calling row outright on price, and its Incoming Numbers product means it can be dialled. The number rows read “not stated” because the site documents that product too thinly to compare: no country count, no SMS detail, no price.
Numero eSIM's case rests on the set of products: a number people can reach you on in 39 countries, data in 181, a full eSIM in 188 and 19 calling plans, each priced on the page.
0.3 cents a minute across 167 countries and 0.1 cents a text are the lowest rates in this comparison set. Specialists win on price, and for someone who only needs to call and text abroad cheaply, Localphone is the better buy.
Calls to 190+ countries from $0.04 a minute and $0.15 per SMS, outbound only, with no number product. Numero eSIM adds a number for the calls coming in.
Outbound calling only, by its own statement, from $0.24 a minute with US numbers as caller ID. Numero eSIM sells a number that also rings.
Cheap diaspora calling, such as 20 minutes to Cuba for €6, with no number, eSIM or data product. Numero eSIM sells a number people can call back.
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