SimpleTexting vs TextBetter (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 TextBetter if

• Fits if your customers already know your landline or toll-free number and you want it to take texts
• Works for small teams that want a shared texting inbox on web and phone

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you send a lot: 200 or 500 outbound segments a month is the limit
• Not for you if you want to try it first, as no trial is listed
• Watch out: extra numbers on Email to Text Pro cost $20 a month each
• Skip it if you need an API, which is sold only on custom Enterprise pricing

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.

TextBetter

• Plans are measured in outbound message segments (200 or 500 a month), not unlimited messages.
• The pricing page lists no free trial; it points visitors to a demo.
• Additional text-enabled numbers on Email to Text Pro cost $20 a month each.
• API access and high volumes are sold only through Enterprise, at custom pricing.

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.

TextBetter

Text from existing numbers

Landline, toll-free or VoIP numbers can be text-enabled, so customers see a number they already recognize.

Shared inbox on web and mobile

Several users can work from one business number, with conversations synced between the web and mobile apps.

Email to text

Send and receive texts from a regular email inbox, which also keeps messages in an existing email archive.

Automation and scheduling

Canned responses, keyword replies, scheduled messages and drip campaigns on the Marketing Pro plan.

Compliance help

Opt-out tools are built in, and the vendor says its team leads 10DLC registration and carrier approvals.

CRM and chat alerts

The vendor lists HubSpot and Pipedrive sync, plus Slack and Microsoft Teams notifications, and an SMS API.

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.

TextBetter

• Email to Text Solo$79

  per month for 1 number and 200 outbound segments

  Texting from your email inbox on one existing number, with unlimited incoming segments.

• Email to Text Pro$109

  per month for up to 5 numbers

  500 outbound segments per number each month, pooled; adds phonebook, opt-out tools and auto replies.

• Marketing Pro (web and mobile app)$109

  per month for 1 user and 1 number

  Shared inbox, 500 outbound segments, scheduled messages and drip campaigns. Extra users $7 a month each.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Volume-based segment pricing, reporting, admin controls and SMS and MMS API access; priced to usage.

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.

TextBetter

No public discounts listed.