$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.
Texta is built around the things small businesses actually use every day. No buried settings, no onboarding videos, no features you will never touch.
Personalize every message with the recipient's first name, company, or any field in your contact list. Each text feels like a one-on-one message, not a blast.
Any URL you include is automatically shortened to a go.texta.me link before sending. Saves characters, saves money, and tracks 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 your Texta account.
Every campaign is logged with delivered count, failed count, and total link clicks. See exactly 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 is 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 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.
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. If you run a campaign that asks people to text back, we show your current month inbound count in the dashboard so you always know 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 (or UNSUBSCRIBE, QUIT, END, or CANCEL), they are automatically removed from future sends. You do not need to manage opt-outs manually.
If you include a URL in your message, Texta automatically shortens it to a go.texta.me link before sending. You do not have to do anything — it just happens. This saves you characters (and therefore segments), which saves you money. It also lets you see exactly how many people clicked your link, right in your send history. Long URLs can eat up a significant chunk of your 160-character segment, so shortening them is an easy win on both cost and performance tracking.
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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