[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":157},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:en:\u002Fcompare\u002Fsmsparking":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"breadcrumb":17,"description":148,"extension":149,"lastChangedAt":150,"meta":151,"navigation":152,"path":153,"seo":154,"share":150,"stem":155,"__hash__":156},"content_en\u002Fcompare\u002Fsmsparking.md","Alternative to SMSParking",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":142},"minimark",[9,34,55,111,127],[10,11,19,31],"compare-hero",{":rows":12,":sources":13,"checked":14,"method":15,"sourcesLabel":16,"them":17,"us":18},"[{\"label\":\"How you pay\",\"us\":\"A fixed amount per parking action, no subscription\",\"them\":\"Rate 1: an amount a month plus per parking action. Rate 2: per parking action only\"},{\"label\":\"Per parking action\",\"us\":\"{serviceFee}\",\"them\":\"Rate 1: € 0.16. Rate 2: € 0.35\"},{\"label\":\"A month\",\"us\":\"Nothing\",\"them\":\"Rate 1: € 2.35. Rate 2: nothing\"},{\"label\":\"Signing up\",\"us\":\"Free\",\"them\":\"€ 5, once\"},{\"label\":\"Per payment\",\"us\":\"{transactionFee} per top-up or direct debit\",\"them\":\"None\"},{\"label\":\"Paying\",\"us\":\"In advance with iDEAL | Wero. Direct debit is not available to everyone straight away\",\"them\":\"Afterwards by direct debit or credit card, monthly\"},{\"label\":\"Where\",\"us\":\"On the street, in cities across the Netherlands\",\"them\":\"More than 200 municipalities in the Netherlands and Belgium, according to SMSParking\"},{\"label\":\"Starting\",\"us\":\"In the app\",\"them\":\"By text message, in the app, on the website or with a parking card\"}]","[{\"label\":\"Rates\",\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fsmsparking.nl\u002Ftarieven\u002F\"},{\"label\":\"Frequently asked questions\",\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fsmsparking.nl\u002Ffaq\u002F\"},{\"label\":\"Terms\",\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fsmsparking.nl\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002FSMSParking-BV-Algemene-Voorwaarden-Privacyverklaring-AVG.pdf\"},{\"label\":\"SMSParking\",\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fsmsparking.nl\u002F\"},{\"label\":\"Parking by text message\",\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fsmsparking.nl\u002Fhoe-het-werkt\u002Fsms-parking\u002F\"}]","SMSParking prices and details checked on 8 November 2026","How we compare","Sources","SMSParking","SimplePark",[20,21,23],"template",{"v-slot:title":22},"",[24,25,26,27],"p",{},"SimplePark or SMSParking? ",[28,29,30],"strong",{},"How they differ.",[24,32,33],{},"SMSParking has two rates: a fixed amount a month with a low price per parking action, or a price per parking action only. SimplePark has one. This is how they compare.",[35,36,43,52],"compare-scenarios",{":labels":37,":planLabels":38,":scenarios":39,"id":40,"note":41,"provider":42,"us":18},"{\"scenario\":\"How you park\",\"parking\":\"Parking fee\",\"parkingNote\":\"to the municipality\",\"perMonth\":\"a month\",\"lower\":\"Lowest\"}","[\"Rate 1\",\"Rate 2\"]","[{\"label\":\"A quick errand\",\"detail\":\"4 times a month, 20 minutes, € 2.00 an hour\",\"actions\":4,\"minutes\":20,\"rate\":2},{\"label\":\"An hour in town\",\"detail\":\"4 times a month, 1 hour, € 3.00 an hour\",\"actions\":4,\"minutes\":60,\"rate\":3},{\"label\":\"An afternoon in the center\",\"detail\":\"2 times a month, 3 hours, € 5.00 an hour\",\"actions\":2,\"minutes\":180,\"rate\":5},{\"label\":\"Twice a week\",\"detail\":\"8 times a month, 2 hours, € 4.00 an hour\",\"actions\":8,\"minutes\":120,\"rate\":4},{\"label\":\"Almost every working day\",\"detail\":\"20 times a month, 1 hour, € 2.50 an hour\",\"actions\":20,\"minutes\":60,\"rate\":2.5}]","worked-examples","Only what the app costs. The parking fee comes on top in every app and is the same everywhere. For the parking fee we use exactly the time you park; a municipality that bills in blocks can charge a little more. For SimplePark we include the € 0.29 per top-up, for a top-up of € 25; smaller top-ups cost a little more, and with direct debit it is € 0.29 per invoice, which you get every month you park. The € 5 to sign up with SMSParking and text message reminders are not included.","smsparking",[20,44,45],{"v-slot:title":22},[24,46,47,48],{},"What the app costs you ",[49,50,51],"em",{},"a month.",[24,53,54],{},"Five ways of parking, with what the app adds. Where SMSParking comes out lower, you see that too.",[56,57,58,63,66,70,104,108],"text-block",{},[59,60,62],"h2",{"id":61},"where-smsparking-is-strong","Where SMSParking is strong",[24,64,65],{},"With SMSParking you start a parking action the way that suits you: by text message, in the app, on the website or with a parking card. So you don’t need a smartphone. You can put unlimited license plates and users on one account, and it works in Belgium too.",[59,67,69],{"id":68},"where-simplepark-is-different","Where SimplePark is different",[71,72,73,80,86,92,98],"ul",{},[74,75,76,79],"li",{},[28,77,78],{},"A fixed amount, no monthly fee."," You pay € 0.29 per parking action, plus € 0.29 per top-up or direct debit. Signing up is free.",[74,81,82,85],{},[28,83,84],{},"No subscription."," If you don’t park for a month, you pay nothing that month.",[74,87,88,91],{},[28,89,90],{},"Always an end time."," When you start, you choose until when you park. At that time your parking action stops by itself, even when your phone is off.",[74,93,94,97],{},[28,95,96],{},"See what it costs first."," You see the zone, the rate and the maximum parking time before you start.",[74,99,100,103],{},[28,101,102],{},"Support on WhatsApp",", day and night.",[59,105,107],{"id":106},"which-one-suits-you","Which one suits you?",[24,109,110],{},"Against Rate 2 you pay less with SimplePark as long as a parking action costs less than almost € 5 in parking fees, if you top up € 25 at a time; at € 10 that line is around € 1.80. Rate 1 pays off if you park around fifteen times a month or more, sooner for dear parking actions. If you would rather park without a smartphone, by text message or with a card, you can with SMSParking and not with SimplePark.",[112,113,116,124],"home-faq",{":entries":114,"id":115},"[{\"question\":\"Is SimplePark cheaper than SMSParking?\",\"answer\":\"Often, if you park now and then: there is no monthly fee and signing up is free. Against Rate 2 the difference is a few cents per parking action, depending on how much you top up at a time. If you park around fifteen times a month or more, Rate 1 is cheaper.\"},{\"question\":\"Can I park by text message with SimplePark?\",\"answer\":\"No. With SimplePark you start and stop a parking action in the app.\"},{\"question\":\"Can I use both apps side by side?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. You can add your license plate to both. Start a parking action in one app only, or you pay twice.\"}]","questions",[20,117,118],{"v-slot:title":22},[24,119,120,121],{},"Questions about ",[49,122,123],{},"switching?",[24,125,126],{},"Is your question not here? Message us on WhatsApp, 24\u002F7.",[128,129,131,139],"home-closing",{"fine":130},"No subscription. € 0.29 per parking action, € 0.29 per top-up or direct debit.",[20,132,133],{"v-slot:title":22},[24,134,135,136],{},"Your next parking action ",[28,137,138],{},"takes 10 seconds.",[24,140,141],{},"Download SimplePark, add your license plate and top up your balance. At the next curb, you’re done.",{"title":22,"searchDepth":143,"depth":143,"links":144},2,[145,146,147],{"id":61,"depth":143,"text":62},{"id":68,"depth":143,"text":69},{"id":106,"depth":143,"text":107},"The costs of SMSParking and SimplePark side by side: per parking action, per month and in five worked examples, and where else the apps differ.","md",null,{},true,"\u002Fcompare\u002Fsmsparking",{"title":5,"description":148},"compare\u002Fsmsparking","aUnfkSa3U6tCyny8REv1T7ARrexWPRtg0a8NoJ-jBds",1794416990171]