14 DIFFERENCES ยท 8 THE SAME
Textmagic vs Twilio
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Textmagic and Twilio both meet every requirement for 5 jobs we track, including bulk and A2P SMS, two-way business texting and appointment reminders. The biggest differences in the data: Textmagic costs 2% less for bulk and A2P SMS at 100,000 messages/month and Textmagic costs 2% less for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose Textmagic if
- - You want the lower cost for bulk and A2P SMS at 100,000 messages/month: $10 a month against $10.20.
- - You want the lower cost for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month: $10 a month against $10.20.
- - You want the lower cost for appointment reminders at 5,000 messages/month: $10 a month against $10.20.
- - Textmagic includes scheduled and triggered messages in the base plan; on Twilio it is add-on.
Differences 14
| Field | Textmagic | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| COSTBulk and A2P SMS: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $10/mo | $10.20/mo |
| COSTTwo-way business texting: monthly cost at 5,000 messages/month | $10/mo | $10.20/mo |
| COSTAppointment reminders: monthly cost at 5,000 messages/month | $10/mo | $10.20/mo |
| COSTPricing model | Per number per month | Per message |
| FEATURESShared team inbox for messages | Included | Unknown |
| FEATURESScheduled and triggered messages | Included | Add-on |
| FEATURESContact lists and segments | Included | Unknown |
| COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAA | Not published by the vendor | Included |
| COMPLIANCEData residency | Not published by the vendor | EU |
| COVERAGECountries with phone numbers | 2 countries | Unknown |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | 4 native | 1 native |
| REVIEWSReview sentiment | Unknown | Mostly negative |
| ACCEPTANCEFinance | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEi-gaming | Not accepted | Unknown |
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); Phone numbers when the page is not sized by numbers 1 phone numbers (stated assumption). How costs are computed
The same on both 8
| Field | Textmagic | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| COSTFree trial | Yes | Yes |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURES10DLC brand and campaign registration | Included | Included |
| FEATURESKeywords and automatic opt-out | Included | Included |
| FEATURESDelivery receipts | Included | Included |
| FEATURESTwo-way texting | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSends MMS (images) | Included | Included |
| COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type II | Included | Included |