SimpleTexting vs Trumpia (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 Trumpia if

• Fits if you run a nonprofit or small business and want mass texts plus email and voice
• Works for teams that want to text from an existing business number

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to see a price first: we couldn't read one
• Not for you if you need a mobile or desktop app, since none was found
• Watch out: the free sign-up's limits and length aren't stated
• Watch out: the full integrations list wasn't read, so check yours is on it

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.

Trumpia

• The pricing page returned a 403 error to our reader, so no plans or prices were verified.
• The homepage and SMS page say Sign Up Free but do not state what a free account includes or how long it lasts.
• The site lists a Salesforce guide through Zapier and mentions Shopify and an API, but no full integrations list was read.
• Only a browser-based product is described; no mobile or desktop apps were found on the pages read.

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.

Trumpia

Automated workflows

A drag-and-drop workflow builder, plus pre-built workflows, runs reminders and follow-ups that depend on how subscribers have responded.

Targeting and data capture

Responses are captured automatically and used to filter the database by subscriber interests and behavior before a message goes out.

Several channels

Contacts can be reached by SMS, MMS, email, Facebook posts and voice broadcasts, with link click tracking on messages.

Two-way texting and landline texting

Customers can reply to texts, and an existing landline or toll-free business number can be enabled to send and receive texts.

Branching text surveys

Surveys sent by text branch automatically on each answer, so later questions depend on earlier ones.

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.

Trumpia

Pricing could not be confirmed. See trumpia.com.

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.

Trumpia

No public discounts listed.