SMS Gateway for Android (SMSGate) is a free Apache-2.0 app that exposes an API and webhooks for SMS and MMS on the phone, through a local, public cloud or self-hosted server.

Overview

SMS Gateway for Android, also called SMSGate, is an Android app by Aleksandr Soloshenko that lets you send and receive SMS through the phone by API. It runs in three modes: a local server on the phone itself, a free public cloud server, or a private server you host. The app and server are Apache-2.0 at github.com/capcom6/android-sms-gateway and github.com/android-sms-gateway/server, with release v1.77.4 in October 2026.

Key features

Send SMS and MMS; receive SMS, MMS and data SMS
Message status tracking and webhooks with payload signing
Multiple SIM cards and multiple phones per account
End-to-end encryption of message text and phone numbers
JavaScript, Python, Go and PHP clients, a CLI and a web dashboard
Add-ons: SMPP server, email-to-SMS bridge and Twilio fallback

Pricing

The software is free. Local and private servers have no limits; you supply the phones, SIM plans and, for private mode, a server. The public cloud server is free, with limits applied only to accounts that affect other users, and the docs ask users to contact support above 10,000 messages a day. The docs say paid tiers may come for new cloud users.

How it compares to Linq

SMS Gateway for Android has no iMessage or RCS. It sends SMS and MMS from your own phones and numbers at no software cost. Linq is a managed service for iMessage, RCS and SMS from $260 a month on Pro, and cannot be self-hosted.

Best for

Developers who want a free Android SMS gateway, including setups that stay on a local network.

SMS Gateway for Android