Easy Text Notifications vs SimpleTexting
SimpleTexting is a polished two-way texting platform for teams. If you want an inbox your staff live in, it is a fine choice. For automated website notifications, the math is not close.
| Easy Text Notifications | SimpleTexting | |
|---|---|---|
| 500 texts/mo | $19/mo — or $190/yr, which works out to $15.83/mo | ~$39 ($29 + $10/mo number fee) |
| Dedicated number | Included | $10/mo add-on |
| Carrier registration | Filed for you | You complete it; fees apply |
| Team inbox / two-way conversations | Replies forward to email | Full shared inbox — better |
| Campaign features | No — on purpose | Yes |
Where we win
- Total monthly cost at notification volume: $15.83 vs ~$39 — the $10/mo number fee alone is two-thirds of our annual price.
- Unlimited contacts and one-month quota rollover.
- Setup without carrier paperwork.
Where we lose
- Two-way team messaging: their shared inbox is a real product; our reply-to-email is deliberately simpler.
- Mobile app: they have one, we do not.
- Marketing sends to big lists: their platform, their win.
Switching from SimpleTexting
- Install and submit the one business form — registration is filed for you and typically clears in 1–3 days, while SimpleTexting keeps running.
- Move your website events (orders, forms, bookings) over and send a test.
- Cancel once alerts flow. Inbound replies do not vanish: they forward to your email, and STOP/HELP is handled automatically.
If your staff genuinely works the shared inbox all day, keep SimpleTexting for that and move only the automated website alerts — the overlap is smaller than it looks.
The honest verdict
If staff will hold conversations by text all day, SimpleTexting earns its price. If your website just needs to notify people reliably, you are overpaying by ~$23/mo for an inbox nobody opens.
Common questions
Should I pick SimpleTexting instead?
If you want a shared team inbox for two-way customer conversations, yes — genuinely. That is their product, not ours. If you want website notifications — order alerts, form leads, booking reminders — we are 35–50% cheaper at like volume with carrier registration handled instead of surcharged.
Are these prices current?
Prices are checked against public pricing pages and dated on this page. If a number is stale, tell us and we will fix it — the comparison only works if it is verifiable.
Do I lose two-way texting if I switch?
You lose the team inbox, not the replies. Customer replies forward to your email instantly — you just answer by email or phone instead of a shared console.