Mobile Text Alerts vs SlickText (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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.