Postscript vs Textedly
We give Postscript and Textedly the same GPA: 2.2 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Postscript
SMS and RCS marketing for Shopify stores, billed per message sent
Textedly
Mass texting with every feature on every plan, priced by volume
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPostscriptFair | 2.2GPATextedlyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter has no platform fee, just a $49 monthly minimum spend. Texting 1,000 customers once at $0.009 per SMS stays inside that minimum, so $49 is the figure, plus US carrier fees averaging $0.0033 per SMS. That's the dear end of ordinary for this category. | CBronze is $49 a month for 1,000 messages, or 1,200 if billed yearly, the plan for texting 1,000 customers once. Yearly adds texts, not a discount. Inbound texts are free and Textedly pays 10DLC registration for your first number, but no overage price is published. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a free trial with a $100 credit toward message and carrier fees for your first 30 days. That's a decent run at a first campaign. | CNo monthly free plan, but a free account with 50 texts and one keyword, no card and no time limit. It's a one-off taster, not something to run a business on. |
| Features | CThe texting job done fully for a Shopify store: campaigns, cart and browse abandonment flows, popups, two-way replies and segments built on order data. But texting is one channel of this category, RCS waits for Enterprise and email is still a waitlist. | CThe texting job done fully, and a bit more: mass SMS and MMS, drip and birthday texts, text-to-pay through Stripe, Google review requests and AI agents for texts and calls. But texting is one channel of this category, with no WhatsApp or Instagram. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. It plugs into Shopify, but you still set up opt-in popups, keywords and flows before the first text goes out. | CNo App Store rating on record. Same features on every plan helps, but there are keywords, forms and campaigns to set up, and extra numbers carry the carriers' fees. |
| Platforms and integrations | BRuns on the web, with Shopify, Klaviyo, Gorgias, Zendesk, Kustomer, Mailchimp, Omnisend and Triple Whale. API access waits for Professional at $500 a month, and there's no app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Zapier, Mailchimp, Shopify, Salesforce, HubSpot and Stripe. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | SMS marketing for Shopify stores | texting offers to regular customers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Postscript and Textedly. How we grade
Price against what you get
Postscript starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Textedly starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Textedly starts $20 a month lower. Of the other SMS and chat marketing tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Postscript for less, and 3 score higher than Textedly for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Postscript starts at $49 per month minimum spend on messages, with no platform fee. Textedly starts at $29 per month for 500 messages (600 if billed annually).
- Only Textedly lists iOS and Android apps.
- Postscript also covers popups.
- Textedly also covers business texting and review collection.
At a glance
| Postscript | Textedly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per month minimum spend on messages, with no platform fee | $29 per month for 500 messages (600 if billed annually) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial with a $100 credit toward message and carrier fees for the first 30 days | Free account with 50 texts and one keyword to try it, no credit card and no time limit |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Postscript | Textedly |
| Price read from | postscript.io | textedly.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Postscript
- Shopify stores starting or growing an SMS list
- Ecommerce brands that want cart and browse abandonment texts
- Brands sending enough texts that a lower per-message rate pays off
Textedly
- Restaurants, salons and retail stores texting offers to regulars
- Small businesses that want payments and reviews by text
- Teams that want every feature without moving to a higher tier
Worth knowing
Postscript
- Every text is billed on top of the plan: $0.009 per SMS on Starter down to $0.007 on Professional, plus US carrier fees that average $0.0033 per SMS and $0.00799 per MMS.
- Built for Shopify; other stores can add Postscript's popups and opt-in checkbox through an SDK in their own code.
- A dedicated short code costs $750 a month, passed through from the carriers; the toll-free number is free.
- API access and removing "Powered by Postscript" from opt-ins start at Professional, at $500 a month.
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.
Key features
Postscript
- Flow builder with templates
- Automations for cart and browse abandonment, welcome series, upsells and shipping updates, included on every plan.
- Subscriber acquisition
- Popups, checkout collection, onsite opt-in, forms and keywords, with Starter limited to 2 opt-in keywords and higher plans unlimited.
- Shopify segmentation
- Segments built from Shopify order data and third-party integrations, with reports on subscribers, revenue and message performance.
- Two-way texting
- Reply to subscribers who text back, and pass conversations to help desks such as Gorgias, Zendesk and Kustomer.
- RCS messages
- Rich messages from a branded profile alongside SMS and MMS; on the plans page RCS is an option on Enterprise.
- Postscript AI plan
- A $699 a month bundle sold through sales, with on-brand AI messages, large-scale message testing and AI-driven one-to-one journeys.
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.
Plans
Postscript
Starter$49
per month minimum spend on messages, with no platform fee
Shown as $0 a month with a $49 monthly minimum spend. $0.009 per SMS and $0.045 per MMS, 2 opt-in keywords, a toll-free number, campaigns and flows.
Growth$100
per month, plus messages
$0.008 per SMS and $0.03 per MMS, unlimited opt-in keywords, and live chat and email support.
Professional$500
per month, plus messages
$0.007 per SMS and $0.024 per MMS, enhanced analytics, priority support, API access, and no "Powered by Postscript" on opt-ins.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom pricing with a customer success manager, personalized product recommendations, data warehouse push and the option to add RCS.
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.
Ways to pay less
Postscript
No public discounts listed.
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.
