SlickText vs Trumpia (2026): which should you pick?

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Trumpia

Pricing could not be confirmed. See trumpia.com.

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.

Trumpia

No public discounts listed.