ClickSend vs Textedly (2026): which should you pick?

Pick ClickSend if

• Fits if you send occasional SMS and want no monthly fee
• Works for developers who want an SMS API on prepaid credit

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you send little: $20 buys about 48 US messages
• Skip it if you want one clear price, because the per-SMS rate depends on the size of each top-up
• Watch out: carrier fees apply on top of the per-message rates, and prices exclude taxes
• Watch out: a US toll-free number is $3.44 a month, and a dedicated shortcode $996.73 a month plus a setup fee
• Watch out: the page defaulted to Malaysia, so the figures here are the US view

Pick Textedly if

• Fits if you run a restaurant, salon or shop and text offers to regulars
• Works for businesses that want to take payments and ask for Google reviews by text

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a discount for paying yearly, as you get more texts, not a lower price
• Tight if you often run over your monthly messages, since no overage price is published
• Skip it if your customers chat on WhatsApp or Instagram rather than text
• Pricey if several people send texts, since each extra teammate costs $10 a month
• Watch out: the free account is a one-time 50 texts, and numbers past the first carry the carriers' fees

ClickSend

• There is no subscription tier. The price per SMS depends on how much credit you add in one top-up.
• Additional carrier fees apply on top of the per-message rates, and prices exclude taxes.
• A US toll-free number costs $3.44 a month, and a dedicated shortcode $996.73 a month plus a $996.73 setup fee.
• The page redirects by country and showed Malaysia by default; the figures here are the United States view, shown in USD.

Textedly

• Plans are capped by messages a month and keywords; inbound texts are free, and no overage price is published.
• Each extra teammate costs $10 a month.
• Textedly pays 10DLC registration for the first local number only; more numbers carry the carriers' standard fees.
• The free account is a one-time 50 texts and one keyword, not a monthly free plan.

ClickSend

Bulk and two-way SMS

Send one-off or scheduled texts to contact lists and read replies in the same account. Inbound messages are free.

SMS API and email to SMS

Trigger messages from a website or app through the API, or by emailing a gateway address.

MMS and RCS

Add pictures, animation or audio to messages. MMS in the US is listed at $0.0364 per message.

Contact segmenting

Split contact lists into segments before a send.

Unlimited users

The pricing page says there are no extra seat charges.

Other channels on one balance

The same credit also pays for voice calls, email, fax and postal letters.

Textedly

Mass SMS and MMS

Text blasts and picture messages of up to 1,600 characters, with rich font formatting and a free GIPHY library.

Drip and birthday campaigns

Automated message sequences and birthday texts that go out on a schedule after someone joins a list.

Text-to-pay

Payment requests sent by text and paid through Stripe, without an app or an invoice.

Google review requests

Texts that ask customers to leave a Google Business review, included on every plan.

AI agents

Conversational AI agents that answer texts and AI voice agents for calls, included on every plan with an omnichannel inbox.

Keywords and web forms

Custom text-to-join keywords, the shared short code 55222 and compliant web forms for collecting opt-ins.

ClickSend

• Boost$20

  one-time top-up, used as you go

  $0.0281 per US SMS when you top up from $20 (about 48 messages).

• Growth$100

  one-time top-up, used as you go

  $0.0200 per US SMS when you top up from $100 (about 266 messages).

• Scale$1,000

  one-time top-up, used as you go

  $0.0129 per US SMS when you top up from $1,000 (about 2,977 messages).

• Enterprise$2,000

  one-time top-up, used as you go

  $0.0092 per US SMS when you top up from $2,000 (about 6,138 messages).

Textedly

• Basic$29

  per month for 500 messages (600 if billed annually)

  Every feature, unlimited contacts, a free toll-free and a free local number. Inbound texts are free.

• Bronze$49

  per month for 1,000 messages (1,200 if billed annually)

  Same features with more messages and keywords.

• Plus$79

  per month for 2,000 messages (2,400 if billed annually)

  Same features with more messages and keywords. The 3,500-message Enterprise plan is $125 a month.

• Elite$169

  per month for 5,000 messages (6,000 if billed annually)

  Same features with more messages and keywords.

• Business$299

  per month for 10,000 messages (12,000 if billed annually)

  Same features. Steps continue through Silver ($420, 15,000) and Premium ($599, 25,000).

• Gold$1,020

  per month for 50,000 messages (60,000 if billed annually)

  Same features. Larger plans run up to Legend at $5,520 for 300,000 messages, and custom plans beyond that.

ClickSend

• Other savings

  25% bonus credit on the first top-up

  The pricing page advertises a new-customer promotion of 25% extra credit on a first top-up; terms and conditions apply.

Textedly

• Annual discount

  20% more texts each month with yearly billing

  Textedly's pricing page says annual payment keeps the monthly price and adds 20% more messages: Basic gives 600 messages a month instead of 500.