The Avochato Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Avochato in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Avochato
The Insider’s Guide
Business texting with a shared inbox, broadcasts and AI agents
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SMS and chat marketing tools, read from Avochato’s own pages.
Made by Avochato · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Avochato’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Avochato’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 47 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade
Avochato is a business texting platform with a shared team inbox, broadcast SMS and MMS, drip campaigns, live chat widgets, voice calls and AI agents. Every feature is on every plan; the plans differ in platform fee and per-message rate. Salesforce, Slack, Zapier and Microsoft Teams integrations are listed, along with iOS and Android apps.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Avochato, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and number registration and integrations need setup.
- 1
Best for a shared texting inbox with a prepaid balance
Avochato has a shared inbox, broadcasts, drips, chat and voice on every plan.
- 2
What it costs
Paid plans start at $0 platform fee, 8¢ per message segment, billed from a prepaid balance.
- 3
You can try it first
Free trial on each plan; pay-as-you-go has no subscription
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Shared inbox
Team texting in one inbox with skill routing, automatic assignment, user roles and conversation disposition logging.
- 6
Broadcasts and drips
Unlimited broadcasts, keywords, drip campaigns, surveys and message templates on every plan, with SMS and MMS billed from the balance.
- 7
Live chat and voice
Website chat widgets with unlimited chat messages, plus voice calls billed by the minute.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 47 of 77
That is against the other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Avochato you would be making texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Avochato at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $0 platform fee, 8¢ per message segment, billed from a prepaid balance
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free trial on each plan; pay-as-you-go has no subscription
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- Avochato
- Category
- SMS & Chat Marketing
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a shared texting inbox with a prepaid balance
Avochato has a shared inbox, broadcasts, drips, chat and voice on every plan. But messages are billed from a prepaid balance at 8 cents a segment on pay as you go, and the $210 Standard fee covers only 5 users.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $0 platform fee at 8 cents a segment, or $210 a month at 3 cents; the middle of the category is $36. |
| Free plan and trial | D | A free trial on each plan, but the page doesn't give its length or whether a card is needed. |
| Features | B | Inbox, broadcasts, drips, chat, voice and AI agents, all on every plan. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and number registration and integrations need setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, with Salesforce, Slack, Zapier and an API. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Avochato is for
- Fits if a team needs one inbox for customer texts
- Works for low volumes on the $0 platform fee
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you send more: 8 cents a segment, or $210 a month plus 3 cents
- Tight if you have more than 5 users: each extra user is $42 a month
- Watch out: carrier fees and registration also come out of the balance
- Watch out: Salesforce embedding and sync are separate purchases
Good to know
Good for
- Support, sales or operations teams texting customers together
- Teams that want every feature on a single plan
- Salesforce users who need texting inside their CRM
Worth knowing
- Messages, calls, carrier fees and phone number registration are billed from a prepaid balance on top of the plan.
- Salesforce embedding, data syncing and automation are separate purchases.
- Avo AI is optional and requires adding balance.
- Rates shown are for US and Canada numbers; international rates are listed separately.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$0
To start
Avochato is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $0 platform fee, 8¢ per message segment, billed from a prepaid balance.
A free trial on each plan, but the page doesn't give its length or whether a card is needed.
Pay as you Go
$0
per month platform fee, plus 8¢ per message segment
Includes 5 users; extra users $42 a month each. Aimed at under 2,000 segments a month; usage comes from a prepaid balance.
Standard
$210
per month platform fee when billed monthly, plus 3¢ per segment
Includes 5 users; extra users $42 a month each. Aimed at over 2,000 segments a month. Annual billing saves 18%, per the page.
Premium
Custom
Volume discounts from 15,000 segments a month, faster broadcasts, higher API limits, nonprofit discounts, HIPAA BAAs and account management.
Trying it first
Free trial on each plan; pay-as-you-go has no subscription
Read from avochato.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
18% saving on annual billing
The pricing page offers a Pay Annually option marked Save 18% against the monthly platform fee.
Stated on avochato.comNonprofit
Nonprofit discounts on Premium
The Premium plan lists discounts for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations, arranged through sales.
Stated on avochato.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Business texting with a shared inbox, broadcasts and AI agents. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, shared inbox, workflow automation, AI agents, live chat, business texting, sMS marketing.
Inbox, broadcasts, drips, chat, voice and AI agents, all on every plan.
- Shared inbox
- Team texting in one inbox with skill routing, automatic assignment, user roles and conversation disposition logging.
- Broadcasts and drips
- Unlimited broadcasts, keywords, drip campaigns, surveys and message templates on every plan, with SMS and MMS billed from the balance.
- Live chat and voice
- Website chat widgets with unlimited chat messages, plus voice calls billed by the minute.
- Avo AI agents
- AI agents, insights and recommendations that are an optional add-on and draw from the account balance.
- Integrations and webhooks
- Salesforce (sold separately), Slack, Zapier, Microsoft Teams, Okta and Azure SSO, an API and webhooks for opt-ins, messages and surveys.
- Compliance and security
- Automatic opt-out keyword handling, help with 10DLC and toll-free registration, MFA, and a SOC 2 Type II statement on the pricing page.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Salesforce
- Slack
- Zapier
- Microsoft Teams
- Okta
- Microsoft Azure
Avochato is made by Avochato.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
47/77
Other SMS and chat marketing tools it is graded above
Avochato's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 47 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on features (B, above 65 of 77) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 24).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 78 SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Avochato’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 15 of 77
- DFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 77
- BFeaturesAbove 65 of 77
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 77
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 19 of 77
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Avochato you would be making texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
What you could not
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- One mailbox that several people work at once.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers.
- A chat box on your site that reaches you the moment a customer types.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and SOC 2.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Avochato’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
TextUs, Heymarket, SimpleTexting, Sakari and EZ Texting
The 5 tools Avochato is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.6GPA
TextUs
From $299/mo
Business texting for recruiting, sales and customer teams.
- Only Avochato lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Avochato lists a browser extension.
- Avochato also covers workflow automation, AI agents and live chat.
- 2.0GPA
Heymarket
Free trial · from $49/mo
Shared inbox for business texting and email.
- Only Avochato lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Avochato lists a browser extension.
- Avochato also covers workflow automation and live chat.
- 2.4GPA
SimpleTexting
Free trial · from $23.20/mo
SMS marketing and two-way texting priced by monthly message credits.
- Only Avochato lists a browser extension.
- Avochato also covers shared inbox, workflow automation, AI agents and live chat.
- SimpleTexting also covers marketing automation and forms.
- 2.0GPA
Sakari
Free trial · from $25/mo
SMS marketing and two-way texting with a dedicated number.
- Only Avochato lists a browser extension.
- Avochato also covers workflow automation, AI agents and live chat.
- Sakari also covers marketing automation.
- 2.2GPA
EZ Texting
Free trial · from $20/mo
SMS, MMS and RCS marketing for US and Canadian businesses.
- Only Avochato lists a browser extension.
- Avochato also covers shared inbox, workflow automation, AI agents and live chat.
- EZ Texting also covers marketing automation and qR codes.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Avochato free?
No, Avochato is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial on each plan; pay-as-you-go has no subscription.
How much does Avochato cost?
Avochato lists 3 plans. Pay as you Go: $0 per month platform fee, plus 8¢ per message segment.
What platforms does Avochato work on?
Avochato is available on Web, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does Avochato offer any discounts?
Avochato publicly lists the following: 18% saving on annual billing; Nonprofit discounts on Premium.
Does Avochato have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Avochato is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Avochato have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Avochato is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Avochato open source?
Avochato is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Avochato have an API?
Yes. Avochato offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Avochato integrate with?
Avochato's listing names Salesforce, Slack, Zapier, Microsoft Teams, Okta and Microsoft Azure.
Who makes Avochato?
Avochato is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Avochato?
The closest alternatives to Avochato in our directory are TextUs, Heymarket, SimpleTexting, Sakari and EZ Texting.
How does Avochato compare with other SMS and chat marketing tools?
Avochato's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 47 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, and level with 20.
Could I make my own version of Avochato?
To replace Avochato you would be making texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Avochato’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Avochato's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Avochato. Prices change, so check avochato.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Avochato, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/avochato
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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