Best TotalSMS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from Sega master system emulators ranked against TotalSMS on the same published basis.
- 1TotalSMS vs Gearlynx
- 2TotalSMS vs Genesis Plus GX
- 3TotalSMS vs Dega
- 4TotalSMS vs MasterGear
- 5TotalSMS vs Virtual Jaguar
- 6TotalSMS vs ares
- 7TotalSMS vs BizHawk
- 8TotalSMS vs Emulicious
- 9TotalSMS vs MasterEmu
- 10TotalSMS vs Mira
- 11TotalSMS vs PicoDrive
- 12TotalSMS vs Mednafen
- 13TotalSMS vs jgenesis
- 14TotalSMS vs vibe-sms
- 15TotalSMS vs ESP32-FabGL-SMSEmulator
- 16TotalSMS vs Nuked-SMS
- 17TotalSMS vs SMS
- 18TotalSMS vs DSP Emulator
- 19TotalSMS vs Miracle
- 21TotalSMS vs Sandopolis
TotalSMS alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gearlynx | 7.0 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Genesis Plus GX | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 3 | Dega | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 4 | MasterGear | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 5 | Virtual Jaguar | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | ares | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | BizHawk | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 8 | Emulicious | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | MasterEmu | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 10 | Mira | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | PicoDrive | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | Mednafen | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 13 | jgenesis | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 14 | vibe-sms | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | ESP32-FabGL-SMSEmulator | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 16 | Nuked-SMS | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 17 | SMS | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | DSP Emulator | 5.0 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| 19 | Miracle | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Sandopolis | 4.9 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about TotalSMS alternatives
What is the best alternative to TotalSMS?
Gearlynx, number 1 in Sega master system emulators with a score of 7.0 out of 10. The others here: Genesis Plus GX, Dega, MasterGear and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to TotalSMS?
Genesis Plus GX is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.