Acudo Phone Validation
Acudo Phone Validation is a paid web and API service that checks phone numbers for validity, reachability, and formatting.
What Acudo Phone Validation is
Acudo Phone Validation is a paid web and API service that checks phone numbers for validity, reachability, and formatting. Its intelligence features include HLR and carrier lookup, line-type detection, country normalization, and ported-number detection. Bulk uploads can process millions of records in hours and produce reports separating clean, invalid, and ported numbers. Acudo says it validates numbers in more than 200 countries using network intelligence and direct operator connections where available. Risk checks can identify disposable or fake numbers, roaming or inactive SIMs, SIM swaps, port-outs, and recently issued or burner numbers. UK TPS and CTPS screening is supported, while compliance remains the customer’s responsibility. Global SMS includes delivery reporting, redundant routing, and failover. The API connects with CRMs, order systems, and apps. Pricing is usage- and volume-based, with a quote required.
Good
- Real-time validity and reachability checks
- Bulk processing for millions of records
- Coverage across more than 200 countries
- Fraud and SIM-risk signals
- Global SMS with delivery reporting
Watch out
- Pricing requires a custom quote
- Customer remains responsible for compliance
- Specific CRM products are not named
Who it suits
Acudo suits businesses in retail, enterprise, healthcare, logistics, financial services, and communications that need phone validation, risk signals, or SMS delivery.
Verdict
Acudo combines validation, number intelligence, fraud indicators, screening, and SMS capabilities through web and API access. Its usage-based pricing and broad business focus make a direct quote necessary before adoption.
Plans and prices
From Acudo Phone Validation's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Custom usage-based package | Priced on request | Selected services and destinations determine final pricing · illustrative UK campaign rates: £0.029 per sent/delivered number and £0.002 per unsent/undelivered number · Usage and volume based; contact Acudo for a quote. |
The facts
Each one read from Acudo Phone Validation's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- The product page states 99.9% uptime is guaranteed; the homepage separately describes an API backed by a 99.99% uptime SLA.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Bulk validation
- Bulk uploads can process millions of records in hours and produce reports identifying clean, invalid, and ported numbers.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Compliance
- The service supports UK TPS and CTPS screening, while Acudo says compliance remains the customer's responsibility.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Fraud checks
- Risk signals include disposable or fake numbers, roaming or inactive SIMs, SIM swaps, port-outs, and recently issued or burner numbers.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Global coverage
- Acudo says it validates numbers across more than 200 countries using network intelligence and direct operator connections where available.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Acudo says its API integrates directly with CRMs, order systems, and apps; it does not name specific CRM products on this page.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- Acudo presents the service for businesses including retail, enterprise, healthcare, logistics, financial services, and communications providers.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Number intelligence
- Its validation features include HLR and carrier lookup, line type detection, country normalisation, and ported number detection.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Phone validation
- Acudo validates phone numbers in real time for validity, reachability, and formatting.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- Acudo's privacy policy says it typically acts as a data processor for business customers' service data and describes security measures aligned to recognised standards including ISO 27001.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Security certifications
- Acudo says its infrastructure is backed by ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification.checked 9 Oct 2001
- SMS
- Acudo offers global SMS sending with delivery reporting, redundant routing, and failover.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- Acudo directs prospective customers to speak with its team and describes its service as backed by support, without publishing support hours on these pages.checked 9 Oct 2001
The company
- Founded
- 2026checked 28 Sep 2001
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