Mobile Text Alerts vs SimpleTexting (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Mobile Text Alerts if

• Fits if you send texts to a list built by keyword or QR code
• Works for small senders who don't need the API

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you want the API: Professional, from $500 a month
• Watch out: only the annual price is shown, with no monthly figure
• Watch out: an MMS costs 3 credits, and unused credits don't roll over on annual plans
• Pricey if you outgrow 1,000 credits: extra messages are 4 cents each

Pick SimpleTexting if

• Fits if you're a small US business sending promotions and reminders by text
• Works for churches and nonprofits, with 15% off monthly plans

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if your customers are on WhatsApp or Instagram rather than plain texts
• Pricey if your team is big, as each user past 3 costs $20 a month
• Tight if you downgrade, as rolled-over credits are lost when you do
• Watch out: a local number adds $10 a month and $4 to register, and carriers add about $0.0025 per US text
• Pricey if you want a dedicated short code, from $1,000 a month with 6 to 8 weeks to set up

Mobile Text Alerts

• The 1 SMS to the US or Canada costs 1 credit and an MMS costs 3; international rates vary.
• The API is only on Professional and above, which start at $500 a month.
• Unused messages roll over for one month on monthly plans; on annual plans they do not roll over.
• Only the annual price is shown by default; the page offers a 20% annual saving but not a monthly figure.

SimpleTexting

• A local number adds a $10 monthly carrier fee and $4 one-time registration; carriers also charge about $0.0025 per US message, passed on without markup.
• Extra users cost $20 a month each beyond the 3 included, and extra numbers $10 a month each.
• A dedicated short code starts at $1,000 a month and takes 6 to 8 weeks to set up.
• Rollover credits are lost if you downgrade your plan.

Mobile Text Alerts

Campaigns and automations

Mass texts, message scheduling and automations, with reports and analytics, available even in the free trial.

Subscriber sign-up tools

Text-to-join keywords, automatic QR codes, web sign-up forms and spreadsheet import for building a list.

Two-way inbox

A 2-way messaging inbox for one-to-one replies, with contact grouping and unlimited groups.

Dashboard and mobile app

A web dashboard plus an iOS and Android app for sending and managing the account away from a desk.

Integrations and API

Zapier connects to 5,000-plus apps; Professional plans add API access for custom integrations.

SimpleTexting

Mass texting and MMS

Send campaigns to segments of unlimited contacts, with picture messages at 3 credits each and longer 306-character texts at 2.

Two-way messaging

Customers can reply and the team answers one to one; incoming SMS replies are free and incoming MMS cost 1 credit.

Keywords, forms and pop-ups

Unlimited text-to-join keywords, plus opt-in forms and website pop-ups that add people to your list.

Auto-replies and drip campaigns

Automatic replies and scheduled sequences of texts that go out after someone joins a list.

AI Assist

A message generator that drafts campaign texts, included on every plan.

Rollover credits

On monthly plans, unused plan credits roll over to the end of the following month; yearly plans get all credits up front.

Mobile Text Alerts

• Core$36

  per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually

  Unlimited keywords and users, iMessage sending and MCP server access. Extra messages $0.04 each. Monthly price is not shown.

• Professional$500

  per month and up, billed annually

  For up to 1 million messages a month. Adds API access, a launch specialist, branded short links and priority support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For over 1 million messages a month, with a dedicated account manager, custom reporting, Slack and a 5-digit short code.

SimpleTexting

• 500 credits$23.20

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

  All features, 3 users, unlimited contacts and keywords. Extra credits 5.5¢ each. An SMS uses 1 credit, a 306-character text 2 and an MMS 3.

• 1,000 credits$39.20

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

  Same features with twice the credits; extra credits 5¢ each.

• 3,000 credits$87.20

  per month for 3,000 credits, billed annually ($109 billed monthly)

  Same features; extra credits 4¢ each. The 2,000-credit step is $63.20 billed yearly ($79 monthly).

• 7,500 credits$183.20

  per month for 7,500 credits, billed annually ($229 billed monthly)

  Same features; extra credits 3.5¢ each. The 15,000-credit step is $319.20 billed yearly ($399 monthly).

• 50,000 credits$719.20

  per month for 50,000 credits, billed annually ($899 billed monthly)

  Same features; extra credits 2¢ each. The 25,000-credit step is $439.20 billed yearly ($549 monthly).

• CustomCustom

  Plans for more than 50,000 texts a month or a dedicated short code, built with the sales team.

Mobile Text Alerts

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  The pricing page toggle labeled Annual pricing (save 20%) shows the yearly-billed prices used here.

SimpleTexting

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  SimpleTexting's pricing page says yearly plans save 20% and deliver the year's credits up front: 500 credits a month is $278.40 a year against $29 a month.

• Nonprofit

  15% off for nonprofits and churches

  Nonprofits, churches and other tax-exempt organizations get 15% off any monthly plan, according to the pricing page FAQ.