$20/month and one cent per text. No contracts, no bloat, no surprises. Just clean, reliable SMS that any small business can afford.
Load credits when you need them. They never expire. Set auto-recharge and your balance tops up automatically when it gets low — your campaigns never get cut off mid-send.
Load your balance in $25, $50, $100, or $250 increments. Spend only what you use. No monthly surprise invoices.
Load up in January, use in July. Your credits stay in your account as long as you do. No use-it-or-lose-it pressure.
Set a low-balance threshold and Texta tops you up automatically. Set it once and never think about it again.
Most messages cost exactly one cent. A standard SMS holds up to 160 plain-text characters — that's one segment, one cent. We show you the segment count as you type so there are never any surprises.
Plain text under 160 characters. Most messages land here. This is the normal case.
Curly quotes, em dashes, or certain emojis trigger a different encoding that shrinks segments to 70 characters.
Based on 1,000 contacts texted twice a month — a normal small business workload. Use the calculator below to run your own numbers.
| Platform | Monthly base | Per message | Your total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texta you | $20 | $0.01 | $40/mo |
| SimpleTexting | $79 | $0.045 | $169/mo 4× more |
| EZTexting | $55 | $0.05 | $155/mo 3.9× more |
| SlickText | $59 | $0.04 | $139/mo 3.5× more |
| Podium | $299 | included (capped) | $299/mo 7.5× more |
Drag the sliders to match your business. See exactly what you'd pay on Texta versus the competition every month.
A standard text message holds up to 160 characters. That's one segment — one cent. If your message is longer than 160 characters, it splits into multiple segments and costs one cent each. Most short messages are a single segment. The app shows you the segment count as you write so there are no surprises.
Certain characters — like curly quotes, em dashes, or some emojis — trigger a different encoding that reduces segment size to 70 characters. The app warns you the moment this happens and shows you the fix. For best results, keep messages in plain text.
No. You only pay when you send. Inbound replies are free.
You can set up auto-recharge so your balance tops up automatically when it drops below a threshold you choose. Or add credits manually any time. Either way you stay in control and your campaigns never get cut off unexpectedly.
Yes. Image messages (MMS) cost 2.5 cents each, regardless of file size. You can attach photos, promotional graphics, or GIFs directly in the compose window. That's still cheaper than what the major competitors charge for plain text.
Yes. No contracts, no cancellation fees. Your unused message credits never expire — if you cancel and come back later, your credits are still there waiting for you.
Get $5 in free credits when you sign up. No card required.
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