SimpleTexting vs Text-Em-All (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Text-Em-All if

• Fits if you send announcements to a school, church or clinic list
• Works for groups that prefer buying credits to a subscription

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you have more than 50 contacts: $99 a month for 300
• Watch out: the Monthly plan caps texts at 320 characters, and images cost 5 cents each
• Skip it if you want broadcasts from your phone: they are sent from the web
• Watch out: keywords and auto-replies are limited on Monthly

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.

Text-Em-All

• The Monthly plan caps texts at 320 characters; images and longer texts cost 5¢ per recipient.
• Repeating broadcasts, keywords, auto-replies and drip campaigns are limited or credits-only; Monthly has reduced features.
• Monthly suits about 3 to 5 texts a week per contact; heavier senders are steered toward credits.
• The mobile app only manages replies; broadcasts are created and sent from the web account.

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.

Text-Em-All

Text and voice broadcasts

Send a text, a voice message or both to the same list, with a combo option that calls numbers that cannot receive texts.

Two-way shared inbox

Each broadcast arrives as a private message and replies land in one inbox that every user on the account can open.

Scheduling and keywords

Schedule sends for later; on the credits plan, repeat them daily, weekly or monthly and run keyword sign-ups and auto-replies.

Carrier registration included

The vendor says it handles 10DLC carrier registration for free and does not pass carrier surcharges on to users or numbers.

Integrations and API

Connects through Zapier, staffing and church-software integrations, and a REST API aimed at senders above 50,000 messages a month.

Reply app

The iOS and Android app handles replies and opt-outs on the go, while broadcasts are created and sent from the web account.

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.

Text-Em-All

• Starter$0

  Free account with test texting to your own number and 25 voice-broadcast credits. Mass texting needs credits or Monthly.

• Monthly$19

  per month for up to 50 unique contacts

  Flat price by group size: $39 for 100, $99 for 300, $239 for 1,000, $599 for 2,500. Texts up to 320 characters, no send cap.

• Credits9¢

  per credit, 400 credits and up, no monthly fee

  Pay as you go. 1 credit is one 160-character text per recipient. 7¢ at 10,000 credits, 6¢ at 50,000. Credits never expire.

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.

Text-Em-All

No public discounts listed.