13 DIFFERENCES ยท 7 THE SAME
SlickText vs Twilio
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SlickText and Twilio both meet every requirement for appointment reminders, short codes and RCS business messaging. The biggest differences in the data: Twilio costs 65% less for short codes at 100,000 messages/month and Twilio costs 65% less for appointment reminders at 5,000 messages/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose SlickText if
- - You need scheduled and triggered messages: SlickText lists it as included, Twilio as add-on.
- - You need breadth in native integrations: SlickText 8 native, Twilio 1 native.
Choose Twilio if
- - You want the lower cost for short codes at 100,000 messages/month: $10.20 a month against $29.
- - You want the lower cost for appointment reminders at 5,000 messages/month: $10.20 a month against $29.
- - You want the lower cost for RCS business messaging at 10,000 messages/month: $10.20 a month against $29.
- - You need RCS business messaging: Twilio lists it as included, SlickText as add-on.
Differences 13
| Field | SlickText | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| COSTShort codes: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $29/mo | $10.20/mo |
| COSTAppointment reminders: monthly cost at 5,000 messages/month | $29/mo | $10.20/mo |
| COSTRCS business messaging: monthly cost at 10,000 messages/month | $29/mo | $10.20/mo |
| COSTPricing model | Flat monthly plans | Per message |
| FEATURESScheduled and triggered messages | Included | Add-on |
| FEATURESRCS business messaging | Add-on | Included |
| COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type II | Not published by the vendor | Yes |
| COMPLIANCEData residency | Not published by the vendor | EU |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | 2 countries | Unknown |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | 8 native | 1 native |
| REVIEWSReview sentiment | Unknown | Mostly negative |
| ACCEPTANCEFinance | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEHealthcare | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
The same on both 7
| Field | SlickText | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| COSTFree trial | Yes | Yes |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURESTwo-way texting | Included | Included |
| FEATURESKeywords and automatic opt-out | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSigns a HIPAA BAA | Included | Included |
| FEATURESDedicated or shared short codes | Included | Included |
| COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAA | Yes | Yes |