Head to head · SMS Marketing

Textmagic vs SlickText

These two serve different jobs. Textmagic is operational pay as you go business texting for alerts, reminders and two way conversations, with international reach and no monthly commitment. SlickText is marketing first small business texting on published monthly plans, known for rollover credits and one on one onboarding. Pick Textmagic for operational messaging you pay for by the text; pick SlickText to run marketing campaigns with predictable billing.

Reviewed by M. HALLORAN·Updated FEBRUARY 2026·How we vet
★ Our pick
Textmagic
84 /100
vs
Challenger
SlickText
83 /100
◂ Textmagic Advantage SlickText ▸
Textmagic leads on pay as you go flexibility, two way messaging and international reach · SlickText answers on marketing automation, rollover credits and onboarding.

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How they score

Criteria Textmagic SlickText Winner
Pay as you go flexibility
92
70
Textmagic
Marketing campaigns and automation
74
86
SlickText
Two way messaging and inbox
90
84
Textmagic
Onboarding and support
80
90
SlickText
Published pricing clarity
85
88
SlickText
International reach
90
72
Textmagic

Scores are our editorial assessment against the VettedSaaS rubric · not vendor supplied.

Choose Textmagic if…
+You want pay as you go texting with no monthly commitment
+Operational messages like alerts, reminders and confirmations matter most
+You need international reach beyond the US and Canada
+Two way conversations and a shared inbox are central
Choose SlickText if…
+You run marketing campaigns and want published monthly plans
+Rollover credits and predictable monthly billing appeal
+Hands on one on one onboarding matters
+You are a US small business, nonprofit or church

Feature by feature

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Capability Textmagic SlickText
Pay as you go, no monthly plan
Monthly plans with rollover credits
Marketing automation
Two way inbox
International SMS 190+ countries US and Canada
One on one onboarding

Feature support verified as of June 2026 · check the vendor for current details.

Pricing, side by side

Verified June 2026
Textmagic Our pick
Pay as you go $0.049/SMS
Monthly plan rate $0.04/SMS
Dedicated number $10/mo
SlickText Challenger
500 texts $29/mo
2,000 texts $79/mo
Onboarding tier from $129/mo

Pricing as of June 2026. Textmagic is pay as you go at about $0.049 per SMS with no monthly fee, dropping toward $0.04 on monthly plans and about $0.01 per SMS with bring your own carrier, plus about $10 a month per dedicated two way number and $0.08 per MMS; SlickText runs from $29 a month for 500 texts up to about $939 at the top, adds rollover credits and a 14 day trial, and unlocks one on one onboarding from about $129 a month. Carrier fees are passed through at cost. Check the vendor for current pricing.