SimpleTexting Pricing and a SimpleTexting Alternative Built for Compliance
SimpleTexting pricing starts at $39 a month for 500 credits and 3 users, or $398.40 billed yearly, with extra credits at 5.5 cents, extra users at $20 a month and a local number at $10 a month. ColdTexting is the alternative for teams that need consent proof, state quiet hours and 10DLC filing enforced on every send.
SimpleTexting pricing
What SimpleTexting costs once the add-ons are counted
The headline price is $39 a month for 500 credits. What you actually pay depends on how many people on your team text, how many numbers you run and how often you go past the credit bundle.
SimpleTexting sells one configurable plan. You pick a credit volume, and every outbound SMS uses one credit while a picture message uses three. Incoming replies are free. The 500 credit tier is $39 billed monthly or $398.40 billed yearly, which works out to $33.20 a month. Larger tiers are priced in the plan builder, and above 50,000 texts a month the page asks you to request a custom plan.
The plan includes 3 users and unlimited contacts. Teams bigger than that pay $20 a month for each extra teammate, every number costs $10 a month, and carrier pass-through fees are billed on top. None of that is hidden, but it is easy to compare the $39 against another tool's all-in price and pick the wrong one.
| SimpleTexting item | Listed price |
|---|---|
| 500 credits a month, billed monthly | $39 per month |
| 500 credits a month, billed yearly | $398.40 per year ($33.20 a month) |
| Extra credits past the bundle | 5.5 cents each |
| Picture message (MMS) | 3 credits |
| Users included | 3 |
| Each additional teammate | $20 per month |
| Local number | $10 per month plus $4 one-time registration |
| US carrier fees | About $0.0025 per message, billed separately |
| Dedicated short code | From $1,000 per month |
Source: SimpleTexting public pricing page, checked October 2026. Prices change, so confirm on their site before you buy.
Why teams look elsewhere
Four reasons buyers search for a SimpleTexting alternative
SimpleTexting is a solid tool for retail and nonprofit broadcasts. The teams that outgrow it usually hit one of these walls.
Seat costs on bigger teams
Three users are included. A sales team of ten pays for seven more teammates at $20 each, which adds $140 a month before a single extra text.
Consent lives in your head
Broadcast tools usually ask you to tick a box confirming you have consent at import. When a lead later says they never signed up, you need the wording, time and page they agreed on, stored per contact.
Quiet hours by state
Florida and Oklahoma cap sales texts at three per 24 hours inside 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Sales teams texting across states need that enforced per recipient.
One to one sales follow-up
Broadcast tools shine at one message to a list. Reps who text leads one by one want sequences that stop on reply and replies routed to the owner of the deal.
Side by side
SimpleTexting vs ColdTexting feature and price comparison
Where SimpleTexting is the better buy, the table says so. Pick the tool that fits the texts you actually send.
| What you need | SimpleTexting | ColdTexting | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price, billed monthly | $39 for 500 credits | $49 for 500 segments (Starter) | SimpleTexting |
| Entry price, billed yearly | $33.20 a month | $24 a month | ColdTexting |
| Users on the entry plan | 3, then $20 each | 1 on Starter, 5 on Growth, 15 on Scale | Depends on team size |
| Contacts | Unlimited | 2,500 new contacts a month on Starter, up to 500,000 on Enterprise | SimpleTexting |
| API access | Every plan | Scale and Enterprise | SimpleTexting |
| Unused credits | Roll over | Monthly allowance | SimpleTexting |
| Consent record required on every import | Not listed on pricing page | Yes, rows without a source are held back | ColdTexting |
| Compliance score before a send | Not listed on pricing page | Yes, every message and sequence step | ColdTexting |
| Quiet hours by recipient time zone and state caps | Not listed on pricing page | Enforced per recipient, including Florida and Oklahoma | ColdTexting |
| 10DLC brand and campaign registration | Guidance | Filed inside your account | ColdTexting |
| Sequences that stop on reply or opt-out | Drip campaigns | Yes, from Growth | Even |
| HubSpot, Pipedrive and Salesforce sync | Through Zapier | Native from Growth, Salesforce on Scale | ColdTexting |
| Litigator and reassigned number scrub | Not listed | Scale and Enterprise | ColdTexting |
| Live support | 7 days a week | Priority support with SLA on Enterprise | SimpleTexting |
ColdTexting counts segments rather than credits. One text up to 160 characters is one segment, and a longer text uses two or more. Every plan includes a registered local number, STOP and HELP handling and consent records. The full limits are on the ColdTexting pricing page, and if EZ Texting is also on your shortlist, we broke down EZ Texting pricing and alternatives the same way.
Honest fit
Who should stay on SimpleTexting and who should switch
Stay on SimpleTexting if
- You send promotions and announcements to a large subscriber list that joined by keyword or a signup form.
- Your team is three people or fewer and you want unlimited contacts at the entry price.
- You rely on rollover credits because your volume swings a lot from month to month.
- You need API access without moving up to a larger plan.
Switch to ColdTexting if
- Your reps text inbound leads one to one and need sequences that end the moment someone replies.
- You work in a market where TCPA claims are common, such as insurance, real estate, solar or lending, and want consent proof on every contact.
- You text people in many states and need quiet hours and daily caps applied per recipient, not per account.
- You want 10DLC registration filed for you and HubSpot or Pipedrive synced without a Zapier step.
A single text sent without consent can cost $500 under the TCPA, or up to $1,500 when the court finds it willful. For a team texting a few thousand leads a month, the controls on our TCPA compliance software page matter more than a few dollars of plan difference.
Switching
How to move from SimpleTexting in four steps
- 1 Export contacts with their opt-in dataDownload your SimpleTexting contacts as a CSV. Keep the list name, signup keyword or form and the date each contact joined, because that is the start of your consent record.
- 2 Register your brand and campaignEnter your legal business name, EIN and website. ColdTexting files the 10DLC brand and campaign and assigns a local number in your area code. Carrier review usually takes a few business days.
- 3 Import and map consentUpload the CSV and map the opt-in columns to the consent source and date. Rows with nothing to show are held back instead of texted, and STOP history comes across as unsubscribed.
- 4 Rebuild the messages that workPaste your best campaigns and keyword replies into the composer, fix what the compliance score flags, and turn your follow-ups into sequences that stop on reply.
Run both tools in parallel for one billing cycle. Keep SimpleTexting on for replies to old campaigns while new sends go out from the registered number, then cancel once the new number has history.
Plans
Which ColdTexting plan replaces your SimpleTexting plan
Match on team size first, then on monthly volume. Yearly billing halves the monthly price on every plan.
- Starter, $24 per month billed yearly ($49 monthly). One user, one local number and 500 segments a month. Replaces the 500 credit SimpleTexting tier for a solo owner or rep.
- Growth, $74 per month billed yearly ($149 monthly). Five users, 3 numbers, 2,500 segments, sequences that stop on reply, reply routing and HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zapier sync. The usual move for a small sales team.
- Scale, $249 per month billed yearly ($499 monthly). Fifteen users, 10 numbers, 10,000 segments, Salesforce sync, REST API, agency sub-accounts and the litigator and reassigned number scrub.
Teams sending promotions to opted-in subscribers can see how campaigns, keywords and segments work on the SMS marketing software page.
FAQ
Questions about SimpleTexting pricing and alternatives
SimpleTexting starts at $39 per month for 500 credits, or $398.40 per year billed yearly, according to its pricing page in October 2026. Extra credits cost 5.5 cents each, extra teammates $20 a month, a local number $10 a month plus a $4 one-time registration fee, and carrier fees are billed separately.
No. SimpleTexting offers a free trial with no credit card required, then a paid plan starting at $39 a month. ColdTexting also has no free plan. You can score messages in the compliance checker without an account and get a one-time demo after signup before choosing a plan.
It depends on why you are leaving. For retail promotions to a big subscriber list, EZ Texting and SlickText are close substitutes. For sales teams, agencies and regulated industries that need consent records, quiet hours by state and sequences that stop on reply, ColdTexting is built for that job.
Yes. SimpleTexting lists carrier fees of about $0.0025 per message in the US and $0.0068 in Canada, billed separately from the plan. US carriers charge these pass-through fees on business texting, so ask any vendor whether they are included in the quoted price.
The SimpleTexting plan includes 3 users, and each additional teammate costs $20 a month. ColdTexting includes 1 user on Starter, 5 on Growth, 15 on Scale and unlimited users on Enterprise, so the better deal depends on the size of your team.
Yes. Export your contacts as a CSV with the opt-in date and source, then import the file into ColdTexting and map those columns to the consent record. Rows without a consent source are held back, so you start with a list you can defend.
Score your current SimpleTexting message before you switch
Paste a campaign you already send and see what the compliance check flags. Starter is $24 per month billed yearly, Growth with 5 users and sequences is $74.