How we make this list: we compare pricing pages, product documentation and public user reviews. Ratings come from G2, Capterra or Trustpilot, with the date we checked them.
Key takeaways
- SimpleTexting is the closest like for like swap, from $29 a month with rollover friendly plans.
- EZ Texting is the long established budget rival, with plans from $20 a month.
- Attentive and Postscript are the ecommerce specialists, priced on revenue scale rather than messages alone.
- Klaviyo makes sense when email and SMS should share one brain and one bill.
- TextMagic is the pay as you go route: no monthly plan, credits that suit occasional senders.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|
 SimpleTexting | Closest like for like SMS platform | $29/month | No |
 EZ Texting | Budget mass texting for small business | $20/month | No |
 SlickText | Growing lists with strong compliance tooling | $29/month | No |
 Attentive | Enterprise ecommerce SMS programmes | See website | No |
 Postscript | SMS built purely for Shopify stores | See website | No |
 Klaviyo | Email and SMS in one platform | Free | Yes |
 TextMagic | Pay as you go business texting | See website | No |
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The best Textedly alternatives in 2026
#1SimpleTexting
Best for: Closest like for like SMS platform4.7/5 on
G2 (647 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit simpletexting.com
Starting price$29/month
Free planNo
SimpleTexting is the alternative most Textedly users are picturing: the same core product, mass texting to an opted in list, with a cleaner interface and a two way inbox that turns campaigns into conversations. Keywords grow the list, segments target it, and scheduled campaigns and autoresponders cover the weekly rhythm of a local business or a growing brand.
Plans start at $29 a month for a block of credits and scale by volume, so price your real send count, including the second reminder text everyone forgets to budget. What SimpleTexting will not do is the deep ecommerce automation of Attentive or Postscript. For straightforward SMS marketing done well, it is the benchmark rival in this list.
What we like- Familiar shape to a Textedly user: keywords, campaigns, autoresponders, two way inbox for replies, so conversations are possible, plans scale by credits with clear overage rules, integrations cover the common CRMs and email tools
Watch out for- No free plan beyond a short trial, advanced automation is lighter than the ecommerce platforms, short code costs sit on top of the plan for serious senders
#2EZ Texting
Best for: Budget mass texting for small business4.5/5 on
G2 (744 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit eztexting.com
Starting price$20/month
Free planNo
EZ Texting has sold texting to small businesses since before SMS marketing was fashionable, and its pitch is reliability at a low entry price. Local services, churches, schools and retailers use it for the classic jobs: appointment reminders, offers, alerts and event updates, sent to lists built through keywords and forms.
At $20 a month to start it undercuts SimpleTexting and SlickText, and for a sender whose needs stop at campaigns and reminders the saving is real. The limits show when a business wants journeys, behavioural triggers and revenue attribution; that road leads to Klaviyo or Attentive, at their prices. Judge EZ Texting on the job most small senders actually have, and it holds up well.
What we like- Among the oldest names in business texting, with stable deliverability, plans from $20 a month keep the entry lowest here, contact growth tools include keywords, QR codes and web forms, AI assisted message writing helps small teams draft campaigns
Watch out for- Interface and reporting feel older than newer rivals, automation depth is modest beside Klaviyo or Attentive, credit based plans need watching at campaign peaks
#3SlickText
Best for: Growing lists with strong compliance tooling4.8/5 on
G2 (1,934 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit slicktext.com
Starting price$29/month
Free planNo
SlickText aims a step above the basic blasters, at brands building a list they intend to keep. Its growth tools are the draw: giveaways, website popups and QR codes feeding one list, with workflows that welcome new subscribers and follow up automatically. Its compliance posture is marketed as a feature, with consent tracking and opt out handling built in rather than bolted on, which matters more every year.
Plans start at $29 a month and scale with list size and volume, so a fast growing list should model the year ahead, not the month ahead. For a business whose SMS list is becoming an asset, SlickText is the natural step up from Textedly without jumping to enterprise pricing.
What we like- List growth tooling is a strength: contests, QR codes, popups and keywords, workflows automate welcome series and drip campaigns, compliance features and consent records are front and centre, inbox supports real two way conversations with customers
Watch out for- Plans price by contacts and messages, so growth raises the bill twice, ecommerce integrations are thinner than Postscript or Attentive, no free plan beyond a trial
#4Attentive
Best for: Enterprise ecommerce SMS programmes4.6/5 on
G2 (1,078 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit attentive.com
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
Attentive is where SMS marketing becomes a department. Large online retailers run their texting through it because it combines list growth, campaign and flow automation, deliverability management and compliance support at volumes where a carrier problem costs real money. Its AI tooling tests and tunes messages against revenue, which is the metric its customers report to their boards.
None of that is priced for a company sending to five thousand subscribers, and Attentive does not pretend otherwise: pricing is by quote against your programme size. If your SMS channel produces measurable store revenue and your list is in the hundreds of thousands, Attentive is the category's enterprise default and the correct comparison for Postscript.
What we like- Built for large ecommerce brands, with SMS and email in one programme, list growth and deliverability teams come with the platform, advanced segmentation and AI message optimisation, strong compliance support for high volume senders
Watch out for- Priced for enterprise revenue, out of reach for small senders, onboarding and contracts are a sales process, not a signup, far more platform than a local business can use
#5Postscript
Best for: SMS built purely for Shopify stores4.8/5 on
G2 (161 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit postscript.io
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
Postscript made a narrower bet than Attentive: SMS for Shopify stores, nothing else. That focus shows in the details, flows triggered by real store behaviour, list growth tools shaped for storefronts, and support staff who speak fluent Shopify. For a store doing serious revenue, it is the specialist alternative to both Textedly and the generalists.
Pricing is usage based and confirmed against your store's volume, hence See website here. The honest comparison for a Shopify brand is Postscript against Attentive and Klaviyo's SMS, judged on flow depth and the bill at your send count. A store on any other platform should skip this entry entirely; Postscript cannot help you, by design.
What we like- Designed only for Shopify, so flows use live store data natively, on site popups and checkout collection built for list growth, two way conversations and AI shopping assistants in the inbox, pricing scales with the programme rather than a heavy platform fee
Watch out for- Shopify only: other platforms need not apply, costs grow with message volume and add ons, depth is wasted on a store doing occasional campaigns
#6Klaviyo
Best for: Email and SMS in one platform4.6/5 on
G2 (1,368 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit klaviyo.com
Starting priceFree
Free planYes
Klaviyo is the consolidation answer. If your email already runs there, adding SMS puts both channels on the same customer profiles, so a flow can email first, text the non openers, and report revenue per person rather than per channel. That joined up view is why so many ecommerce brands accept Klaviyo's usage priced SMS instead of a dedicated texting tool.
The free plan covers small lists and the email side scales by profiles, with SMS billed by messages sent and country. Model both meters together at your growth rate, because the combined bill surprises teams who priced email alone. For a texting only business, SimpleTexting is simpler. For an email led brand adding texts, Klaviyo is the obvious door.
What we like- Email and SMS share segments, flows and reporting, free plan covers a small list to start, ecommerce data depth drives targeting both channels respect, one vendor, one bill and one consent record for both channels
Watch out for- SMS is usage priced on top of the email plan, costs stack as both channels grow, the platform's centre of gravity is email
- SMS specialists out feature it, overkill for a business that only ever texts
#7TextMagic
Best for: Pay as you go business texting4.4/5 on
G2 (128 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit textmagic.com
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
TextMagic serves the sender the monthly plans fit badly: the business that texts in bursts. Clinics sending reminders, logistics teams sending updates, services sending one off alerts. You top up credits, send through the web app, the API or email to SMS, and pay for what left the building. There is no plan fee ticking away in quiet months.
That honesty about scope is the point. TextMagic will not run a welcome series or attribute store revenue, and at campaign volumes its per message maths loses to SimpleTexting's plans. As the pay as you go baseline against which every subscription here should be justified, it earns its place on the list.
What we like- No monthly subscription: buy credits and spend them as you send, suits alerts, reminders and operational texts better than campaigns, two way messaging, API and email to SMS cover business workflows, credits model makes costs predictable for low volume senders
Watch out for- Not a marketing automation platform, flows and journeys are minimal, per message pricing loses to plans at high volume, list growth and ecommerce tools are not its game
How we chose
Alternatives were judged on the jobs Textedly users actually hire SMS for: building an opted in list, sending campaigns people can reply to, automating the routine flows, and staying inside consent and carrier rules while doing it. Pricing is stated with its basis, plan credits, contacts or usage, because SMS prices only compare honestly on the same send volume. Every platform listed is operating and selling in October 2026, and compliance tooling was treated as a core feature, not a footnote.
Price your real volume, with replies. Plans meter sent messages, segments and sometimes contacts, and a campaign to ten thousand people with a reminder follow up is twenty thousand units before replies and tests. Run last quarter's actual sends through each finalist's pricing and compare totals, not entry tiers. The cheapest $20 plan is expensive if your volume lives three tiers up it.
Check the compliance machinery in the trial. Import a small list and watch how consent is recorded, how STOP and HELP are handled, whether quiet hours are enforced and what the 10DLC or short code registration process looks like. In the US, that registration is now the gate to reliable delivery, and platforms differ in how much of it they carry for you.
Test deliverability on your own list. Send the same campaign to a seed segment through the trial and your current tool, and compare delivery and reply rates. Carrier filtering is unforgiving of new senders and sloppy lists, and the platform's sender reputation tools are worth more than a dollar a month either way.
Frequently asked questions
Why switch from Textedly at all?
Usually one of three reasons: credits that expire before a seasonal business uses them, campaign and automation tools that feel thin as the list grows, or a move into ecommerce where SMS needs to join email and store data. The platforms here divide exactly along those reasons.
How much does SMS marketing cost in 2026?
Small business plans run from about $20 to $29 a month at entry, metered by messages or credits, scaling with volume. Ecommerce platforms price on usage and programme size, by quote. Pay as you go services such as TextMagic charge per message with no plan fee, which wins at low volume and loses at high volume.
Do I need a short code?
Not to start. Most small senders start on a registered local number (10DLC) through their platform, which carriers now require to be registered for application to person texting. Dedicated short codes cost more and suit high volume brands that need throughput and a memorable number. Your platform's registration support matters more than the number type at the beginning.
Can I move my list from Textedly to a new platform?
Yes, provided your list was built with proper consent, which is the legal asset you are moving. Export contacts with their opt in records, import them into the new platform, and keep the consent evidence. A list without documented consent is not portable in any way that matters, because the new platform cannot defend sending to it either.
Is SMS or email better for a small business?
They do different work. Email is cheap, roomy and easy to ignore; SMS is costly per message, tiny and read within minutes. Most businesses use email for content and SMS for the few messages that are time sensitive or high value: reminders, offers with a deadline, delivery and appointment updates. Klaviyo exists for the teams who want both under one roof.
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