12 DIFFERENCES ยท 5 THE SAME
Postscript vs Telnyx
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Postscript and Telnyx both meet every requirement for short codes, MMS marketing and RCS business messaging. The biggest differences in the data: Telnyx costs 99% less for short codes at 100,000 messages/month and Telnyx costs 91% less for RCS business messaging at 10,000 messages/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose Telnyx if
- - You want the lower cost for short codes at 100,000 messages/month: $8.40 a month against $1,650.
- - You want the lower cost for RCS business messaging at 10,000 messages/month: $8.40 a month against $90.
- - You want the lower cost for MMS marketing at 10,000 messages/month: $8.40 a month against $90.
- - Telnyx includes dedicated or shared short codes in the base plan; on Postscript it is add-on.
Differences 12
| Field | Postscript | Telnyx |
|---|---|---|
| COSTShort codes: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $1,650/mo | $8.40/mo |
| COSTRCS business messaging: monthly cost at 10,000 messages/month | $90/mo | $8.40/mo |
| COSTMMS marketing: monthly cost at 10,000 messages/month | $90/mo | $8.40/mo |
| COSTFree trial | Yes | Unknown |
| FEATURESDedicated or shared short codes | Add-on | Included |
| FEATURESContact lists and segments | Included | Not published by the vendor |
| COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAA | Not published by the vendor | Included |
| COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type II | Not published by the vendor | Included |
| COVERAGECountries with phone numbers | Not published by the vendor | 130+ countries |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | 2 countries | Not published by the vendor |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | 6 native | 2 native |
| REVIEWSReview sentiment | Unknown | Mostly positive |
Assumptions used: Average call length 3 minutes per call (stated assumption); Call volume when the page is not sized by calls 400 calls per month (stated assumption). How costs are computed
The same on both 5
| Field | Postscript | Telnyx |
|---|---|---|
| COSTPricing model | Per message | Per message |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURESKeywords and automatic opt-out | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSends MMS (images) | Included | Included |
| FEATURESRCS business messaging | Included | Included |