# TXT180 review (2026): is it worth $18.49 a month, billed yearly? > Low-cost US text message marketing with a reseller program Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. TXT180 is a US-only text marketing service sold by monthly message credits, starting at 500. Each account gets a dedicated number, unlimited keywords, unlimited contacts and groups, and free incoming texts. It is based in St. George, Utah, and also runs a reseller and an affiliate program. - **Category:** SMS & Chat Marketing - **Made by:** TXT180 - **Website:** https://www.txt180.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you text outside the US, as it is US only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, TXT180 is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $18.49 per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($24.95 month to month). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 15-day free trial with 50 messages, a dedicated number and a keyword; no card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 500 credits | $18.49 per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($24.95 month to month) | Dedicated number, unlimited keywords and contacts, free incoming SMS and phone, email and chat support. 1 SMS is 1 credit; 1 MMS is 3. | Read from https://www.txt180.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with TXT180 before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Lower price on annual billing** (Annual discount): The 500-credit plan is $18.49 a month billed annually against $24.95 month to month. Source: https://www.txt180.com/pricing ## Key features - **Credit-based texting:** One SMS costs one credit and one MMS costs three, with plans from 500 up to 50,000 credits a month. - **Dedicated number and keywords:** Each account gets a dedicated number and unlimited keywords on toll-free plans, so people can opt in by texting a keyword. - **Unlimited contacts and groups:** Contact and group counts are not capped, and incoming messages are free. - **Reseller program:** Agencies can resell the service, with a buy-rate page, a signup and an optional billing system. ## Good for - Small US businesses starting with a low-volume text plan - Agencies that want to resell texting under their own brand ## Worth knowing - Only the 500-credit price is readable on the page; prices for the larger steps up to 50,000 credits are picked in a selector. - The service is US only. - Extra credits cost $0.04 each at small packs, falling to $0.0125 at 100,000. - Additional numbers cost $10 to set up and $10 a month. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. TXT180 sells US text marketing by monthly credits, from $18.49 a month on annual billing, with a 15-day trial that needs no card. But the page only shows the 500-credit price, it is US only, and it does little beyond sending texts. - **Value for money: B.** $18.49 a month on annual billing is inside the cheaper quarter of the category, though it covers only 500 credits. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 15-day trial with 50 messages and no card, and no free plan. - **Features: C.** A dedicated number, keywords and groups for sending texts, and nothing else on the page. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and you set up a keyword and number. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with no integrations on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TXT180'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 - TXT180'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 value for money (B, above 66 of 77) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $18.49 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 6 of the 50 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 5 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 TXT180 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. It costs $221.88 a year. - You could not: Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. - 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:** SMS marketing, Business texting ## Alternatives - [Textedly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/textedly): Mass texting with every feature on every plan, priced by volume. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/textedly-vs-txt180) - [SimpleTexting](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simpletexting): SMS marketing and two-way texting priced by monthly message credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/simpletexting-vs-txt180) - [SlickText](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slicktext): SMS marketing with workflows and popups, every feature on every plan. 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