# Sakari review (2026): is it worth $25 a month? > SMS marketing and two-way texting with a dedicated number Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Sakari is a business texting service for mass texts, two-way conversations, auto-replies and drip campaigns. Every plan includes unlimited users and contacts and a dedicated phone number, and messaging is sold as a monthly or annual allowance of message segments. A mobile app is optional. - **Category:** SMS & Chat Marketing - **Made by:** Sakari - **Website:** https://sakari.io - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you need to text from your existing mobile number. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Sakari is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $25 per month. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial; the FAQ mentions 100 free messaging credits. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Standard | $25 per month for the entry allowance; billing basis not shown | Price rises with the monthly segment allowance chosen on a slider. Unlimited users and contacts, one free number; 90-day credit rollover. | | Enterprise | Custom | Higher-volume plans and custom integrations. Priced by contacting Sakari. | Read from https://sakari.io/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sakari before buying. ## Key features - **Mass texting and two-way messages:** Send texts to large lists and handle replies in conversation, with MMS available in the United States and Canada. - **Auto-replies and drip campaigns:** Schedule messages and set automatic replies and follow-ups so texts go out without manual sending. - **Opt-in forms and compliance:** Customizable opt-in forms are meant to keep lists 10DLC compliant, and a URL shortener is included. - **API and integrations:** An API is included, along with native integrations such as HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Pipedrive and Slack at no extra charge. - **Reporting:** Analytics track conversion rates, open rates and return on investment for campaigns. ## Good for - Small and mid-size teams sending promotional and reminder texts - Teams that want unlimited users and contacts on one plan - HubSpot and Pipedrive users who text from their CRM ## Worth knowing - You are billed for every segment sent and received, about 160 characters each, and MMS costs $0.02 more than the plan's rate. - Sakari cannot message from your current mobile number; you choose a new local, toll-free, landline or VoIP number. - Additional numbers start at $4 a month, and purchases are non-refundable per the pricing FAQ. - Only the $25 entry price was readable; the slider's higher steps and annual prices are not shown in page text. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Sakari is business texting with mass sends, two-way chats, auto-replies and drip campaigns. Every plan has unlimited users and contacts, starting at $25 a month. But you're billed for each segment sent and received, and you can't text from your current mobile number. - **Value for money: C.** $25 a month for the entry allowance, just above the category's cheaper quarter at $23.20. Price then rises with the slider, and only the entry step was readable. - **Free plan and trial: D.** 14-day free trial, and the FAQ mentions 100 free messaging credits. No free plan, and the page doesn't say whether a card is needed. - **Features: C.** Mass texts, two-way chats, auto-replies and drip campaigns with unlimited users. But it can't text from your current mobile number, and every segment in and out is billed. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A web app that needs a new number picked and registered before you send. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone and Android, with HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Pipedrive and Slack. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sakari's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among SMS and chat marketing tools - Sakari's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 7 of the 31 other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 5 of 31) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 8). - Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $38.25 for the category: 7 of the 19 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/chat-marketing ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Sakari 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. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 14 of the 31 other SMS and chat marketing tools grade higher. It costs $300 a year. - You could not: Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. - You could not: Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. - You could not: One mailbox that several people work at once. - You could not: Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign and Pipedrive among them, and has an API. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Pipedrive, Slack **Tags:** SMS marketing, Business texting, Marketing automation, Public API, Shared inbox ## Alternatives - [SimpleTexting](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simpletexting): SMS marketing and two-way texting priced by monthly message credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sakari-vs-simpletexting) - [EZ Texting](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ez-texting): SMS, MMS and RCS marketing for US and Canadian businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ez-texting-vs-sakari) - [Textedly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/textedly): Mass texting with every feature on every plan, priced by volume. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sakari-vs-textedly) - [SlickText](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slicktext): SMS marketing with workflows and popups, every feature on every plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sakari-vs-slicktext) - [Heymarket](https://toolgpa.com/tools/heymarket): Shared inbox for business texting and email. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/heymarket-vs-sakari) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://sakari.io/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/sakari Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).