Textmagic

textmagic.com
Communication & Collaboration
Weekend Project

Email & SMS Business Communication Service Platform

How to Replace Textmagic

Overview

Textmagic is an all-in-one business communication platform that enables companies to send SMS alerts, reminders, notifications, and marketing campaigns alongside email campaigns. It provides a unified shared inbox for managing conversations across SMS, email, live chat, and social channels, with automation flows for creating drip campaigns and message sequences.

Features

56 features across 28 categories

AI(3)

AI Reply SuggestionsAI

AI suggests replies and templates to handle common questions and save team time

AI Writing AssistantAI

AI-powered writing assistant to help compose email content

Point AIAIPremium

Upload documents and connect knowledge base for AI-powered answers

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

API(1)

SMS API Gateway

Integrate SMS gateway with website or software to add text messaging to business workflow

Analytics(3)

Campaign Delivery Reporting

Real-time delivery reporting and campaign results tracking

Email Open and Click Tracking

Track opens, clicks, and unsubscribes on email campaigns

Read and Unread Message Tracking

Track which messages were read and which still need a reply

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(3)

Automatic Follow-ups

Automatic follow-up emails triggered by user actions

Automation FlowsPremium

Build drip campaigns and message sequences with a simple flow builder

Incoming Messages Automation

Create automatic rules for processing incoming text messages including auto-replies

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Branding(1)

SMS Sender IDPremium

Display your company name as the sender of a text message for branding

Also in: Lightspeed POS, Lessonly, Setmore

CRM(1)

CRM

Customer relationship management features for organizing customer interactions

Also in: monday.com, Setmore, HubSpot

Chat(2)

Live Chat

Real-time conversations with website visitors to answer questions and solve problems

Omnichannel Chat Widget

Easy-to-embed chat widget for websites to provide real-time support and generate leads

Also in: OnceHub, OpenAI API, Zendesk

Collaboration(2)

Add Users and Share Access

Create sub-accounts that give team members access to all features

Shared Inbox

Connect SMS, live chat, and social channels in one inbox for your whole team

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Compliance(2)

Domain Verification and Spam Protection

Domain verification and spam protection measures for enhanced deliverability

Email Opt-out Management

Automatic opt-out management for email campaigns

Contacts(1)

Contact Management

Manage thousands of contacts, organize segments, create or edit lists

Email Marketing(4)

AI Email TemplatesAI

AI-powered email templates for quick campaign creation

Drag-and-Drop Email Editor

Easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface for creating email campaigns

Email CampaignsAI

Send engaging emails that drive opens and clicks with AI-powered templates

Prebuilt HTML and Rich Text Templates

Ready-to-use email templates with HTML and rich text options

Enterprise(2)

Enterprise SMS SolutionsPremium

Create sub-accounts for team members with SMS credit distributed through main account

SSO for EnterprisesPremium

Single sign-on integration for enterprise customers

Feedback(2)

Chat Satisfaction Surveys

Measure chat satisfaction with surveys after each conversation

SMS Surveys

Collect feedback and improve customer experience with SMS surveys

Helpdesk(1)

Email Helpdesk

Convert emails into tickets, assign tasks, and resolve customer inquiries efficiently

Integrations(2)

API & Integrations

SMS API gateway and integrations with external services

Zapier Integrations

Connect Textmagic with favorite apps using Zapier for business automation

Lead Generation(1)

List Building and Subscribe Forms

Capture visitor details with powerful subscribe forms for mobile subscriber collection

Marketing(1)

SMS Marketing

Two-way SMS marketing to generate sales and qualified leads for your business

Messaging(5)

Business SMS

Send alerts, reminders, notifications, and marketing campaigns to customers

Email to SMS

Convert emails into text messages and receive replies as emails

Mass Texting

Send personalized business texts to thousands of contacts in seconds

MMS SupportPremium

Send and receive multimedia messages including photos, videos, and audio

Two-way SMS Chat

Send and receive instant text messages with online SMS chat

Mobile(1)

iOS and Android Apps

Send and receive SMS texts, create lists and contacts, manage campaigns on mobile

Numbers(4)

10DLCPremium

10-digit long code for sending texts to U.S. customers with industry-wide compliance

Bring Your Own Number

Connect your existing CPaaS provider numbers to use Textmagic's interface at lower costs

Toll-free NumbersPremium

Send SMS campaigns, alerts, and reminders using verified toll-free numbers in U.S. and Canada

Virtual Mobile NumbersPremium

Get a dedicated number for your business to receive text messages

Personalization(2)

Dynamic Fields

Send personalized messages using dynamic fields, rich formatting, and custom templates

Mail Merge SMS and Templates

Send thousands of personalised text messages in seconds using custom fields

Project Management(1)

Task & Deal Management

Organize, assign, and track tasks and deals to keep your team moving forward

Scheduling(2)

Schedule Text Messages

Schedule SMS reminders, alerts, campaigns and notifications to be sent when needed

Scheduled Email Campaigns

Schedule email campaigns to send at optimal times

Security(1)

Secure Text Messaging

SSL/HTTPS secured sites and services with 24/7/365 backup of contacts, messages and accounts

Social Media(3)

Facebook Integration

Connect Facebook pages and manage Facebook conversations in Textmagic

Instagram

Manage Instagram messages in your shared inbox

WhatsApp

Reach almost 3 billion active users with WhatsApp integration

Targeting(1)

Visitor Targeting

Show chat widget only to selected audiences or pages to avoid distractions

Validation(2)

Carrier Lookup and Number ValidationPremium

Identify invalid phone numbers and carriers instantly for better delivery rates

Email LookupPremium

Check if an email address is valid and can receive emails

Voice(2)

Custom Call GreetingsPremium

Record personalized greetings to give customers a professional experience

Voice Calls and ForwardingPremium

Forward your Textmagic number to any phone so customers can call in response to texts

Pricing

Free Trial

Free
  • Free credit for testing
  • No credit card required
  • 10,000 free emails included

Pay-As-You-Go SMS

Popular
$0.049 per SMS
  • Mass texting & scheduled campaigns
  • Two-way messaging & free replies
  • Unlimited contacts & users
  • Delivery reporting
  • Flexible usage-based pricing
  • 100% refund on unused credit
  • No hidden fees

SMS via CPaaS

$0.01 per SMS
  • Connect Twilio, Vonage, Sinch, or Bandwidth
  • Lower cost SMS sending
  • 1-way SMS only
  • No replies supported

Pay-As-You-Go Email

$0.001-$0.006 per email
  • Click & open rate tracking
  • Prebuilt HTML & rich text templates
  • Drag-and-drop editor & AI templates
  • Scheduled email campaigns
  • Automatic follow-ups
  • AI writing assistant
  • Opt-out management
  • Unlimited contacts, no per-contact fees

Texting Numbers

$10/month
  • Local or toll-free number (U.S. or Canada)
  • Texting number (UK)
  • Texting number (Australia)
  • First month free

10DLC Campaign Registration

$10/month
  • 10DLC campaign registration
  • Industry-wide compliance
  • First month free

Alphanumeric Sender ID

$10/month
  • Register business name as sender
  • Professional branding
  • First month free
  • Monthly renewal required

Voice Services

$0.041/minute
  • Voice call forwarding
  • Outbound voice calls
  • Per-minute billing based on duration

Email Lookup

$0.04 per lookup
  • Email address validation
  • Check deliverability

Carrier Lookup

$0.04 per lookup
  • Phone number validation
  • Carrier identification

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Textmagic

Monthly$10/mo
Yearly$120/yr
5-Year Total$600

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~4 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$120
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$360
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$600
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 56 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Textmagic alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 56 features.

Buy Textmagic

Better Value
Monthly cost$100/mo
3-year total$3,600
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$36,000
Maintenance$540/mo
3-year total$55,440
Dev time~3 months

Buying Textmagic saves ~$51,840 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 56 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

8 known integrations

BandwidthFacebookInstagramSinchTwilioVonageWhatsAppZapier