Sakari
Flexible business SMS with segment based pricing and rollover credits, strong for two way and integrations.
Sakari is a flexible texting platform that prices by message segment rather than a flat text count, which rewards short messages and steady senders. The Starter plan opens at $25 a month with a generous segment allowance, a dedicated number and credits that roll over for 90 days, and every plan includes unlimited users and contacts. Native integrations and an open API make it a fit for teams wiring SMS into a CRM or automation stack, and two way messaging is handled well. The catches: segment pricing takes a moment to understand, longer or Unicode messages burn more credits, automation and reporting are leaner than the marketing first leaders, and US rates sit higher than the cheapest broadcast tools.
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Texting billed by the segment, for teams that wire it into everything.
In its favour
Held against it
A flexible, integration friendly texter for teams.
Sakari scores evenly on value and flexibility and shines for teams wiring SMS into other tools. Lighter automation and a learning curve on segment pricing keep it in the solid tier.
Scored against the same five weighted criteria we use across SMS marketing. See the rubric →
a team that wants flexible two way SMS wired into a CRM or automation stack with rollover credits.
a marketer who wants the deepest campaign automation or the simplest flat rate text bundles.
What it costs
Per month, by message segmentPricing as of June 2026. Sakari Starter is $25 a month including about 12,500 message segments, a dedicated number and credits that roll over for 90 days, at roughly $0.032 per US segment with MMS about $0.02 more; every plan includes unlimited users and contacts, with month to month or annual billing and higher tiers lowering the per segment rate. Check the vendor for current pricing.