TextUs Pricing and a TextUs Alternative for Sales and Recruiting Teams
TextUs pricing is $299 a month on Pro, which includes 5,000 messages and 5 phone numbers, then $0.02 per extra message and $49 a month per extra number. Enterprise is quoted on request, and contracts start with a 12 month term. ColdTexting is the alternative for teams that want consent proof on every contact, state quiet hours and a plan you can start for $49 a month.
TextUs pricing
Two published plans, one price and a 12 month term
The TextUs pricing page lists Pro with a dollar amount and Enterprise as custom. Everything below comes from that page.
Pro
$299 a month
5,000 messages a month and 5 phone numbers. Extra messages $0.02, extra numbers $49 a month. SMS, MMS, campaigns, automation and ATS, CRM integrations. WhatsApp is a $49 per user beta add-on.
Enterprise
Custom pricing
Everything in Pro plus custom volume pricing, a named customer success manager, short-code eligibility and RCS branded sender eligibility.
Contracts start with a 12 month term and month-to-month plans are not offered, though you can pay monthly on a 12 month commitment. There is no setup fee. A plain 160 character text counts as one message, an MMS counts as three, and long or special-character messages can use several.
The page does not publish a seat limit, an annual price or Enterprise volumes, so ask sales for those before you sign. If a text is cheap but the term is 12 months, the real price is $3,588 a year at minimum.
Worked examples
What TextUs costs three real teams each month
Published rates only, one message per text. The ColdTexting plan beside each covers the same volume.
2,000 texts, 4 reps
- Pro
- $299
- TextUs total
- $299
ColdTexting: Growth $149 monthly, or $74 billed yearly, with 5 users and 2,500 segments
ColdTexting, by $150 a month.
5,000 texts, 8 reps
- Pro
- $299
- TextUs total
- $299
ColdTexting: Scale $499 monthly, or $249 billed yearly, with 15 users and 10,000 segments
TextUs on monthly billing. ColdTexting on yearly.
8,000 texts, 10 numbers
- Pro
- $299
- 3,000 extra messages
- $60
- 5 extra numbers
- $245
- TextUs total
- $604
ColdTexting: Scale $499 monthly, or $249 billed yearly, with 10 numbers and 10,000 segments
ColdTexting, by $105 to $355 a month.
At around 5,000 texts on month to month billing TextUs is the cheaper sticker price. The gap changes with the 12 month term and with MMS, which uses three credits. Every ColdTexting limit is listed on the ColdTexting pricing page.
Side by side
TextUs vs ColdTexting for teams that text leads and candidates
TextUs is built around recruiting and staffing workflows with ATS integrations. ColdTexting puts consent checks in front of every send.
| What you need | TextUs | ColdTexting | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $299 a month | $49 a month for 1 user, $149 for 5 users | ColdTexting |
| Contract | 12 month term, no month to month | Month to month, or yearly at about 50% off | ColdTexting |
| Volume included | 5,000 messages, then $0.02 each | 500 to 40,000 segments by plan | Even |
| Extra phone numbers | $49 a month each | Included per plan, 3 on Growth and 10 on Scale | ColdTexting |
| ATS integrations for staffing | Listed on Pro | HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zapier sync, Salesforce on Scale | TextUs |
| Short code and RCS branded sender | Eligible on Enterprise | Not offered | TextUs |
| Consent source and time stored on every contact | Not listed on pricing page | Yes, rows without a source are held back at import | ColdTexting |
| Compliance score before a send | Not listed on pricing page | Every message and sequence step | ColdTexting |
| Quiet hours by recipient state | Not listed on pricing page | Applied per recipient, including Florida and Oklahoma rules | ColdTexting |
| Sequences that stop on reply or STOP | Automation on Pro | Yes, from Growth | Even |
Shortlisting more than one vendor? We priced Textline pricing and alternatives, Salesmsg pricing, SimpleTexting pricing and Heymarket pricing per user from their own published figures the same way.
Honest fit
Who should keep TextUs and who should switch
Keep TextUs if
- You run a staffing or recruiting firm that lives inside an ATS.
- You need a short code or RCS branded sender at high volume.
- You want a named customer success manager on the contract.
Switch to ColdTexting if
- Your reps text leads first, from web forms, ads or bought lead lists.
- You will not sign a 12 month term before you know the tool fits.
- You sell solar, insurance, lending, real estate or home services and fear TCPA claims.
- You want follow-ups that stop the moment a lead replies.
A single marketing text sent without consent can cost $500 under the TCPA, or up to $1,500 when the violation is willful. How we prevent that is covered on the TCPA compliance software page.
Switching
How to move from TextUs in four steps
- 1 Check your renewal dateTextUs terms start at 12 months, so line the move up with the end of your term and give notice as your agreement requires.
- 2 Export contacts and opt-in historyExport contacts from TextUs or your ATS or CRM and keep the form, keyword or call where each person agreed to texts, with the date.
- 3 Register your brandEnter your legal business name, EIN and website. ColdTexting files the 10DLC brand and campaign and assigns a local number.
- 4 Import and map consentMap the opt-in columns to consent source and date. Rows with no source are held back, and anyone who replied STOP stays unsubscribed.
Our 10DLC registration page lists what carriers ask for, and recruiting text messaging shows how candidate outreach works.
Plans
Which ColdTexting plan replaces your TextUs Pro
Count your reps first, then your monthly texts. Yearly billing roughly halves the price.
Starter
$24 a month billed yearly
$49 billed monthly
One user, one local number and 500 segments. For a solo rep or recruiter.
Growth
$74 a month billed yearly
$149 billed monthly
Five users, 3 numbers, 2,500 segments, sequences, reply routing and HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zapier sync.
Scale
$249 a month billed yearly
$499 billed monthly
Fifteen users, 10 numbers, 10,000 segments, Salesforce sync, REST API, sub-accounts and the litigator scrub.
The full outbound workflow is on sales texting software, and CRM sync on the HubSpot SMS integration page.
FAQ
Questions about TextUs pricing and alternatives
TextUs lists one public plan, Pro, at $299 a month, according to its pricing page in October 2026. It includes 5,000 messages and 5 phone numbers. Extra messages cost $0.02 each and extra numbers $49 a month. Enterprise has custom pricing and adds short-code and RCS eligibility.
The TextUs pricing page does not state a seat limit or a per-user fee on Pro. The only per-user charge listed is the WhatsApp add-on at $49 per user, which is in beta. Your cost is driven by message volume and phone numbers rather than headcount.
Yes. TextUs says agreements start with a 12 month term and that month-to-month plans are not offered. Monthly billing is available on commitments of 12 months or longer. ColdTexting sells month to month, or yearly at about 50 percent off the monthly price.
A standard 160 character text counts as one message and an MMS counts as three. Longer messages or special characters can use more than one credit. ColdTexting counts outbound segments against the plan allowance, and a plain text under 160 characters is one segment.
TextUs is built around recruiting and staffing workflows with ATS integrations. For sales teams that text leads, a better alternative stores the consent source on each contact, scores every message before sending, applies quiet hours by recipient state and stops sequences on reply. That is what ColdTexting does.
For teams under about 2,500 texts a month, yes. ColdTexting Growth costs $149 a month, or $74 billed yearly, with 5 users and 3 numbers. At 5,000 texts a month TextUs Pro at $299 is cheaper than Scale on monthly billing, and Scale at $249 yearly is cheaper again.
Score a text your team sends today before you sign a 12 month TextUs term
Paste a message your reps already send and see what the compliance check flags. Growth includes 5 users and 2,500 segments for $74 per month billed yearly, with no 12 month lock-in on monthly billing.