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SMSGo REST SMS API: $1.8K in 30 days with free testing

SMSGo provides a REST SMS API for developers in Brazil to send OTPs, alerts, and campaigns. Its $1.8K in the last 30 days is verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026.

What it actually sells

SMSGo sells a REST SMS API for sending OTPs, alerts, and campaigns in Brazil. Its site describes the product as a REST API for developers in Brazil who send these three message types.

The product includes a clean, typed REST API and a Node SDK with zero dependencies. It also supports carrier failover for message delivery and native LGPD opt-out support.

How it charges

SMSGo uses prepaid BRL credits. The site says the credits never expire and that new signups receive 3 free SMS to test without a credit card.

Month by month

Monthly revenue as read from the payment provider by TrustMRR, in US dollars, as of September 30, 2026.

MonthRevenue (USD)
2026-07$88
2026-08$901
2026-09$1,739

Where customers come from

SMSGo identifies developers in Brazil as its audience. The founder listed SEO and Blog as growth channels, while the product page presents a REST SMS API for developers in Brazil.

What stands out

The site highlights a clean, typed REST API, a Node SDK with zero dependencies, and carrier failover for message delivery. It also lists native LGPD opt-out support.

From the official site

REST SMS API for developers in Brazil.
REST clean, typed API SDK Node · zero deps
Prepaid BRL credits never expire — get 3 free SMS to test, no card required.

Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.

Where it sits in the data

SMSGo's $1.8K in the last 30 days is higher than 81% of the 5,602 projects with payment-verified revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $150. Within the “Customer Support” category (188 projects) it is higher than 75% (category median $274). Snapshot: 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.

Currency

All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.

Could you build something like this?

In my view, the buyer would be developers and businesses in Brazil that need to send OTPs, alerts, and campaigns through an API. Distribution would have to come from developer search, content, documentation, and integrations.

In my view, the hard parts include dependable carrier delivery, carrier failover, compliance around messaging and opt-outs, API reliability, and support for developers integrating the service. Competition would matter in API documentation, pricing, delivery, and support.

Verdict: Needs real work.

One thing to take from it

SMSGo combines prepaid BRL credits with 3 free SMS for testing and no credit card required. That gives a developer a direct way to try the REST SMS API before committing credits.

Sources

  1. SMSGo official website, fetched October 1, 2026
  2. TrustMRR: revenue verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026

Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure

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