Text-Em-All vs Textedly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Textedly grades higher than Text-Em-All: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Textedly grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Text-Em-All
Mass texting and voice broadcasts, billed by credit or by group size
Textedly
Mass texting with every feature on every plan, priced by volume
Which one is for you
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
Pick Textedly if
- Fits if you run a restaurant, salon or shop and text offers to regulars
- Works for businesses that want to take payments and ask for Google reviews by text
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a discount for paying yearly, as you get more texts, not a lower price
- Tight if you often run over your monthly messages, since no overage price is published
- Skip it if your customers chat on WhatsApp or Instagram rather than text
- Pricey if several people send texts, since each extra teammate costs $10 a month
- Watch out: the free account is a one-time 50 texts, and numbers past the first carry the carriers' fees
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAText-Em-AllFair | 2.2GPATextedlyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$19 a month covers 50 contacts, but 300 contacts cost $99. Credits are 9 cents each, against a middle of $36. | 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 | DThe free account only tests texting to your own number, and mass texting needs an upgrade. | 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 | CBroadcasts, a two-way inbox and scheduling, with repeating broadcasts, keywords and drips limited on the Monthly plan. | CThe texting job done fully: 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 store rating on record, and carrier registration is done for you. | CNo App Store rating on record. Every plan has the same features, but there are keywords, forms and campaigns to set up, and extra numbers carry the carriers' fees. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, plus an API and integrations; the app only manages replies. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Zapier, Mailchimp, Shopify, Salesforce, HubSpot and Stripe. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | text and voice broadcasts for schools and churches | 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: Text-Em-All and Textedly. How we grade
Price against what you get
Text-Em-All starts at $19 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 Text-Em-All starts $10 a month lower. Of the other SMS and chat marketing tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Text-Em-All 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
- Text-Em-All also covers workflow automation and text to speech.
- Textedly also covers marketing automation and review collection.
At a glance
| Text-Em-All | Textedly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per month for up to 50 contacts, or 9¢ per credit | $29 per month for 500 messages (600 if billed annually) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free account with 25 credits to test texting your own number; mass texting needs an upgrade | Free account with 50 texts and one keyword to try it, no credit card and no time limit |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Call-Em-All, Inc. | Textedly |
| Price read from | text-em-all.com | textedly.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Text-Em-All
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Text-Em-All or Textedly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Text-Em-All is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $29 a month for Textedly. Text-Em-All starts at $19 per month for up to 50 contacts, or 9¢ per credit, and Textedly starts at $29 per month for 500 messages (600 if billed annually).
Which has a free plan, Text-Em-All or Textedly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Text-Em-All nor Textedly has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.