Heymarket vs SlickText (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Heymarket if

• Fits if a small team answers customer texts from one shared inbox
• Works for teams already living in HubSpot or Salesforce

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're solo: every plan has a 2-user minimum
• Pricey if you need campaigns or automations, which start at $99 a person
• Watch out: messages cost extra, $0.03 a credit, plus $10 a month per campaign for registration
• Skip it if you need the API, which sits on Pro at $199 a person

Pick SlickText if

• Fits if you want to grow a text list with website popups and landing pages
• Works for nonprofits, with 20% off any standard plan

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you text customers outside the US and Canada
• Pricey if you want RCS, at $500 to set up and $200 a year
• Tight if you bank credits, as unused ones roll over for one billing term only
• Watch out: there's no automatic overage charge, so running low on credits means upgrading your plan
• Skip it if your customers chat on WhatsApp or Instagram, as it's texting only

Heymarket

• Messages are billed separately in credits: the page shows $0.03 per credit and one SMS segment is 1 credit, MMS 2 and RCS rich media 3.
• Prices shown are billed annually with a 2-user minimum; the page says monthly billing is available but does not show its price.
• Group messaging, lists, campaigns and automations are not on Standard, and API access needs Pro.
• A $10 per month per campaign charge covers 10DLC registration and compliance, and RCS rich media is annual-plans only.

SlickText

• Works only for messaging in the United States and Canada.
• Carriers add a small fee per message, passed through without markup; there is no automatic overage charge, so you upgrade when credits run low.
• RCS costs a $500 one-time setup fee and $200 a year in maintenance.
• Unused credits roll over for one billing term only: one month on monthly plans, one year on annual plans.

Heymarket

Shared inbox

Texts and emails from many users, teams and channels land in one inbox that teammates can read and answer from desktop or their phones.

Broadcasts and campaigns

Personalized mass texts go to lists, and campaigns send a series of messages to them. Both start on the Plus plan.

Automations

Rules reply, assign chats or enroll contacts in a campaign based on keywords, timing or message sentiment.

AI agents

Q&A and scheduling agents trained on your own content answer questions and book appointments; AI Essentials and AI Advanced are tied to the Plus and Pro plans.

Text-enable existing numbers

A current business landline or number can be text-enabled or ported, and group messaging lets several contacts share one conversation.

SlickText

Campaigns and segments

Personalized mass texts to dynamic segments of unlimited contacts, with picture messages of up to 1,600 characters.

Workflows

Automations from simple drip sequences to branching journeys, included on every plan.

Popups, forms and landing pages

Branded website popups, embeddable forms and landing pages that collect phone numbers and other contact details.

Two-way inbox

One-to-one conversations with subscribers; incoming texts are free and do not use credits.

Sending numbers

Choose a local 10DLC number, toll-free number, short code or RCS, with carrier registration often done within hours.

Analytics

Reports on campaign and workflow performance across messages and subscriber touchpoints.

Heymarket

• Standard$49

  per user / month, billed annually

  Two-way messaging, shared inbox, unlimited contacts, templates, basic reporting and HubSpot. Minimum 2 users.

• Plus$99

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds lists and campaigns, automations, advanced reporting, group messaging and AI Essentials. Minimum 2 users.

• Pro$199

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds AI Advanced, API access, inbox transfer and advanced administration and security. Minimum 2 users.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom users and feature setup, white-glove onboarding, priority support and higher message volumes.

SlickText

• 500 credits$24.17

  per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  Every feature, unlimited contacts, free incoming texts and rollover credits. An SMS segment uses 1 credit and an MMS 3.

• 1,000 credits$40.83

  per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)

  Same features with twice the credits.

• 2,000 credits$65.83

  per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)

  Same features with more credits.

• 3,500 credits$107.50

  per month for 3,500 credits, billed annually ($129 billed monthly)

  Adds a free one-on-one onboarding session. The 5,000-credit step is $140.83 billed yearly ($169 monthly).

• 10,000 credits$265.83

  per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($319 billed monthly)

  Same features with onboarding. The 25,000-credit step is $482.50 billed yearly ($579 monthly).

• 50,000 credits$782.50

  per month for 50,000 credits, billed annually ($939 billed monthly)

  Adds a dedicated customer success manager. Larger programs get custom Enterprise quotes.

Heymarket

• Annual discount

  Save up to 18% on annual billing

  The pricing page has a Monthly and Annually toggle and says annual billing saves up to 18%.

SlickText

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  SlickText's pricing page gives two free months of credits for paying yearly: 500 credits a month is $290 a year against $29 a month.

• Nonprofit

  20% off for nonprofits

  Eligible nonprofits get 20% off any standard plan by contacting the sales team, according to the pricing page FAQ.

• Other savings

  Price match against SimpleTexting

  SlickText says it will match any SimpleTexting standard plan price, with custom quotes for high-volume needs.