10 DIFFERENCES ยท 7 THE SAME
Bird vs Textedly
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Bird and Textedly both meet every requirement for two-way business texting and short codes. The biggest differences in the data: Bird costs 98% less for short codes at 100,000 messages/month and Bird costs 98% less for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose Bird if
- - You want the lower cost for short codes at 100,000 messages/month: $0.50 a month against $29.
- - You want the lower cost for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month: $0.50 a month against $29.
- - You need breadth in native integrations: Bird 6 native, Textedly 2 native.
Differences 10
| Field | Bird | Textedly |
|---|---|---|
| COSTShort codes: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $0.50/mo | $29/mo |
| COSTTwo-way business texting: monthly cost at 5,000 messages/month | $0.50/mo | $29/mo |
| COSTPricing model | Per message | Flat monthly plans |
| FEATURESSends MMS (images) | Not published by the vendor | Included |
| COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type II | Yes | Not published by the vendor |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | Unknown | 1 country |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | 6 native | 2 native |
| ACCEPTANCEHealthcare | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEi-gaming | Unknown | Not accepted |
| ACCEPTANCELead generation | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
The same on both 7
| Field | Bird | Textedly |
|---|---|---|
| FEATURESTwo-way texting | Included | Included |
| FEATURESShared team inbox for messages | Included | Included |
| FEATURES10DLC brand and campaign registration | Included | Included |
| FEATURESDedicated or shared short codes | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURESKeywords and automatic opt-out | Included | Included |
| ACCEPTANCEFinance | Accepted with conditions | Accepted with conditions |