PureSMS
PureSMS sends business-to-person SMS through a web portal and API.
What PureSMS is
PureSMS sends business-to-person SMS through a web portal and API. The portal handles individual, bulk, mail-merged, and scheduled messages, plus Excel or CSV imports, contact lists, and campaign analytics and reports. Messages can be sent as one concatenated message up to 900 characters or split automatically for unlimited length. Virtual mobile numbers accept replies, and automated responses are available. A REST API supports integration into other systems; the maker also lists no-code Zapier integration. Pay-as-you-go SMS costs $2.80, paid once, billed per SMS part sent, ex VAT; international rates vary by destination. Validated charities can use the Charity rate of $2.35, paid once, also per SMS part sent. A Virtual Mobile Number for two-way messaging is listed at £10/mo. Messages longer than 160 GSM characters or 70 Unicode characters are divided into segments. The maker says its systems are certified to ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and ISO 22301, and describes GDPR compliance, PECR sender checks, and fraud controls including sender verification and traffic monitoring. The product is presented for small businesses as well as larger companies or the public sector.
Good
- Supports scheduled, bulk, and mail-merged SMS.
- Campaign analytics and reports are available.
- REST API and Zapier integration are listed.
- Validated charities have a listed SMS rate.
- Virtual numbers support incoming replies.
Watch out
- SMS is billed per segment.
- Messages over GSM or Unicode thresholds split into segments.
- Two-way messaging virtual number costs £10/mo.
- MMS messaging is not available.
Who it suits
PureSMS suits organizations sending SMS campaigns or integrating messaging into other systems. Validated charities have a listed rate, while larger organizations and public-sector users are also among its intended customers.
Verdict
PureSMS combines portal-based campaigns, two-way messaging, and API access, with rates billed by SMS part sent. Account for message segmentation and the separate virtual number charge when estimating costs.
Plans and prices
From PureSMS's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Free | Portal and API account is free · no card required |
| Charity rate | $2.35, paid once | Validated charities only · flat rate · per UK SMS part |
| Pay-as-you-go SMS | $2.80, paid once | No tiers · No volume commitments · International rates vary by destination · Per SMS part sent; ex VAT |
| Standard pay-as-you-go | $2.80, paid once | No volume commitment · no minimums · no tiers · international rates vary by destination · per UK SMS part, ex VAT |
| Virtual Mobile Number | $10 a month | Required for two-way messaging · monthly addon |
The facts
Each one read from PureSMS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- The portal provides campaign analytics and reports.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API
- PureSMS offers a high-performance REST API for integrating its features into other systems.checked 7 Oct 2026
- API batch limit
- The Swagger API documents batch sending with a maximum of 15,000 SMS per batch.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API operations
- The public API exposes client, credit, usage, ping, single-send, batch-send and cost endpoints.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Branded sender
- The service supports sending with a company name as the sender ID.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Bulk import
- Excel and CSV files can be uploaded for mass messaging.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Campaign tools
- Users can import Excel or CSV files, manage contact lists, and track campaigns with analytics and reports.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Community PHP SDK
- A third-party PHP package is available through Composer, but PureSMS says it does not support that library.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Contact management
- Contacts can be stored and separated into marketing lists.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Delivery performance
- The developer page claims about 40 ms API completion time, 99.99% uptime and sub-second average handset delivery.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer package evidence
- NuGet lists a Cedita.PureSms.Client package targeting .NET Standard 2.0 and .NET Framework 4.7.2, last updated in May 2021.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Developer documentation includes request and response schemas, webhook payloads, SDK references and code examples.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Fraud controls
- Controls include sender KYC, verified Sender IDs, traffic monitoring, scam-URL blocking and human review of suspected scams.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- The provider states that the platform, API and storage are hosted in the European Union.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- PureSMS offers direct API integration and no-code connections through Zapier.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The site describes the product as enterprise-grade messaging for small businesses and also presents an enterprise option for larger companies or the public sector.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Legal corporate record
- Companies House lists DIVERGENT GROUP LTD as an active private company incorporated on 20 May 2016.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The reviewed maker pages and NuGet listing do not state an open-source licence; the service is presented as a hosted commercial product.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: international pricing
- International SMS prices differ by destination rather than using the UK flat rate.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: message segmentation
- Messages over 160 GSM characters or 70 Unicode characters are split into multiple billable SMS parts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: review evidence
- GetApp and Software Advice list no user reviews, so those directories provide no recurring user complaints or praise.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Long messages
- Messages can be concatenated up to 900 characters or automatically split for unlimited length.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding
- LinkedIn lists Cedita as founded in 2008.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company identity
- LinkedIn identifies Cedita as the software company behind PureSMS, with 11–50 employees and Manchester headquarters.checked 15 Oct 2026
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