$20/month and one cent per text. No contracts, no bloat, no enterprise pricing designed to confuse you. Just clean, reliable SMS you can actually afford.
Built by a small business owner who needed this for a band, a LuLaRoe business, and a media company — and couldn't justify paying $150/month for tools he'd only use 10% of.
Load credits once, use them whenever. No monthly send limits, no hidden fees, no expiry pressure.
Add $25, $50, $100, or $250 to your balance. Spend only what you use. No monthly surprise invoices.
Write your message, pick your audience, add a merge tag for personalization. Texta shows your segment count and cost in real time.
Hit send. Watch delivery status, link clicks, and replies roll in. Your credits never expire — use them next week or next year.
Set a low-balance threshold and Texta tops you up automatically. Set it once, never think about it again.
No buried settings. No 40-minute onboarding videos. No features you'll click once and never use again.
Personalize every message with the recipient's first name, company, or any field in your contact list. Each text feels one-on-one, not a blast.
Any URL you include is automatically shortened to a go.texta.me link. Saves characters, saves money, and tracks exactly how many people clicked.
Create a simple opt-in form to grow your list directly. Share the link on social, your website, or in store. New contacts land straight in Texta.
Every campaign is logged with delivered count, failures, and total link clicks. See how each send performed and re-send to the same group in one click.
Write your message now, send it Friday at 10am. Texta enforces business hours and handles timezone detection so you never accidentally text someone at 2am.
STOP replies are caught automatically and the contact is excluded from all future sends. You stay compliant without lifting a finger. Manual opt-out available too.
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 count as you type so there are never any surprises.
Plain text under 160 characters. Most messages land here. This is the normal, everyday 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 perfectly normal small business workload. Use the calculator below to run your exact numbers.
| Platform | Monthly base | Per text | 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 |
| Feature | Texta | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts required | ✓ | ✗ |
| Credits never expire | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free inbound replies | ✓ | ✗ |
| Hidden fees | ✓ | ✗ |
| Auto link shortening | ✓ | ✗ |
| Live segment counter | ✓ | ✗ |
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 Unicode encoding that reduces segment size to 70 characters. The app warns you the moment this happens and shows you exactly which character is causing it. For best results, stick to plain text.
The first 500 inbound messages per month are on us. After that, replies cost the same as an outgoing text — one cent per segment. Most accounts never come close to 500 inbound messages in a month. Your dashboard always shows your current inbound count so you know exactly where you stand.
Every inbound reply shows up in your Replies tab, matched to the contact name if we recognize the number. You get an email notification when someone responds so you never miss it. If a contact replies STOP, UNSUBSCRIBE, QUIT, END, or CANCEL, they are automatically removed from future sends — no manual work needed.
If you include a URL in your message, Texta automatically shortens it to a go.texta.me link before sending. You don't have to do anything — it just happens. This saves you characters (which saves you money) and lets you see exactly how many people clicked, right in your send history. Long URLs can eat up a big chunk of your 160-character segment, so the shortener is an easy win on both cost and analytics.
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 mid-send.
Yes. Image messages (MMS) cost 2.5 cents each, regardless of file size. Attach photos, promotional graphics, or GIFs directly in the compose window. That's still cheaper than what the major competitors charge for plain text messages.
Yes. You can import contacts via CSV, add them manually one by one, use the Zapier integration to pull them in from your existing tools, or use a Texta sign-up form to let people opt in directly. All contacts are organized in one place and you can group them however makes sense for your business.
Yes. No contracts, no cancellation fees, no awkward phone calls. Cancel from your billing settings in under a minute. Your unused message credits never expire — if you cancel and come back later, your credits are still there waiting for you.
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