# Text Request review (2026): is it worth $59.99 a month?

> Business texting with a shared dashboard, priced by included texts

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Text Request is a US business texting service for two-way conversations, mass texts, scheduled messages and sequences from a shared web dashboard. Plans are priced by a monthly allowance of texts and the number of dashboards (text lines), with unlimited users and contacts on every plan. It is part of the Esendex group and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

- **Category:** SMS & Chat Marketing
- **Made by:** Text Request
- **Website:** https://www.textrequest.com
- **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension
- **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you grow: $145 for 2,500 texts, $295 for 6,500.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, Text Request is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $59.99 per month for 1,000 texts, billed monthly.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Try it free; the page does not state the length or terms.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $59.99 per month for 1,000 texts and 1 dashboard, billed monthly | Two-way and mass texting, sequences, payments, templates and 10DLC sending. Extra texts 5.8¢. Shown at $47.99 for the first 3 months. |
| Starter | $145 per month for 2,500 texts and multiple dashboards, billed monthly | Adds location requests, unlimited keywords, a Chrome extension and third-party integrations. Extra texts 5.8¢. $116 for the first 3 months. |
| Corporate | $295 per month for 6,500 texts and 5 dashboards, billed monthly | Adds custom merge fields. Extra texts 4.9¢. Shown at $236 for the first 3 months. |
| Enterprise | $575 per month for 20,000 texts and 10 dashboards, billed monthly | Adds API access. Extra texts 3.2¢. High Volume tiers run from $890 a month for 50,000 texts to $2,900 for 250,000. |

Read from https://www.textrequest.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Text Request before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **20% off the first 3 months** (Other savings): Plan cards show a reduced price for the first 3 months, for example $47.99 against $59.99 on Basic, marked as for new customers. Source: https://www.textrequest.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Two-way texting dashboard:** A web dashboard for conversations with customers, with unlimited users, contacts and contact groups on every plan.
- **Mass texts and scheduling:** Send mass texts, schedule messages, and use message templates and sequences from the same account.
- **Payments and location requests:** Text-to-pay is listed on every plan; location requests come with Starter and above.
- **Chrome extension and integrations:** Starter and above add a Chrome extension and third-party integrations; the API arrives with Enterprise.
- **10DLC verified sending:** Every plan is listed with 10DLC verified sending for US business texting.

## Good for

- Small US businesses that want unlimited users on a flat monthly price
- Teams that run several text lines on separate dashboards

## Worth knowing

- Texts beyond the monthly allowance cost 5.8¢ down to 1.3¢ each, depending on the plan.
- The API is only on Enterprise and higher; integrations and the Chrome extension need Starter or above.
- The pricing page shows 20% off the first 3 months and a promo code banner; the list prices are recorded here.
- One dashboard is one text line, so extra lines mean a higher plan or a $5 add-on on High Volume tiers.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Text Request is a two-way and mass texting dashboard with unlimited users, from $59.99 a month for 1,000 texts. But the API starts on a $575 plan, integrations on $145, and the trial's length isn't stated.

- **Value for money: D.** $59.99 for 1,000 texts, with integrations from $145 and the API from $575; the middle of the category is $36.
- **Free plan and trial: D.** Try it free, but the page gives no length or terms.
- **Features: C.** Two-way and mass texts, sequences and payments, with the API, integrations and keywords held back for higher plans.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and 10DLC sending needs to be set up.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web with a Chrome extension, integrations and an API on top plans; no phone apps listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Text Request's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among SMS and chat marketing tools

- Text Request's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 16 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, and level with 10.
- It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 19 of 77) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $59.99 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 38 of the 50 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 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 Text Request 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: 51 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools grade higher. It costs $719.88 a year.

- You could not: Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- You could not: One mailbox that several people work at once.
- You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- You could not: Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

**Tags:** Business texting, SMS marketing, Shared inbox, Workflow automation, Public API

## Alternatives

- [SimpleTexting](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simpletexting): SMS marketing and two-way texting priced by monthly message credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/simpletexting-vs-text-request)
- [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-text-request)
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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.textrequest.com/pricing
- https://www.textrequest.com/about

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