Podium vs. SimpleTexting
Choose SimpleTexting to send messages that help you win customers. Podium has many features unrelated to text marketing campaigns. SimpleTexting does only SMS marketing and 17,000+ businesses use it to text for various reasons.
- Get unlimited keywords and SMS automation with every plan
- Access all of our powerful features on desktop and mobile
- Unused credits roll over to the next month
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We had tried three options simultaneously and picked SimpleTexting because it has so many integrations that are easy to use. We are able to do giveaway contests, collect data, it integrates with our email software – really, they are the pros and have figured out what most clients need from the start.
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| Features | Podium | SimpleTexting |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | ✅ | ✅ |
| Audience Targeting | 🚫 | ✅ |
| Bulk messages | 250 per month ($399 plan) | 500 per month ($39 plan) |
| Drip Campaigns | 🚫 | ✅ |
| Mass texting | ✅ | ✅ |
| Text-to-Win | 🚫 | ✅ |
| Event Triggered Actions | 🚫 | ✅ |
| Keyword Tracking | 🚫 | ✅ |
| Polls/surveys | ✅ | ✅ |
| Push notifications | 🚫 | ✅ |
| Rollover credits | 🚫 | ✅ |
| SMS Marketing | 🚫 | ✅ |
Why Choose SimpleTexting Over Podium
SimpleTexting is simple to use, has necessary and advanced text marketing features and a 24/7 customer support team. This blend of qualities makes it the perfect SMS marketing tool for small and growing businesses.
SimpleTexting is text marketing software
Focused on SMS marketing
SimpleTexting is a champion in SMS marketing. We stay narrow, concentrate on all-things text messages, and develop features that make texting a viable channel for your business.
Podium goes broad by doing lead generation, reputation management, calling, social media, etc. These may be ideal for enterprise companies. However, the starting price to access these features is prohibitive and begins at $399 per month. This cost is ten times higher than what SimpleTexting offers.
More Pricing Tiers
With SimpleTexting, you can select from 9 plans based on the number of texts you send per month. We have plans from 500 to 50,000+ texts per month. All plans come with Zapier integrations, custom fields, and assignments. You only pay for the SMS and MMS you send.
Podium has only 3 plans. The lowest plan, which begins at $399 per month, lets you send 250 bulk messages. You could switch to SimpleTexting and send 500 bulk messages for a cost that is ten times lesser.
Easy for Users to Opt-in
SimpleTexting gives you multiple ways to build your contact list. Every plan allows you to grow your contact list by using web forms, unlimited text-to-join keywords, text-to-win, and text-to-vote. Podium lacks these crucial features.
Award-Winning Customer Support
The SimpleTexting customer support team truly cares. Those are not our words. They sum how customers feel after they reach out to any of our support staff. Our support team is available Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 9 PM ET and 10 AM to 5 PM ET on the weekends. So if you have urgent questions, you can ask them, relax, and be certain you’ll get a valuable response.
Podium is a great platform. However, an overwhelming number of customer reviews show its support team may not be doing their best work.
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