Verdict · SMS Marketing

Textmagic

Pay as you go business texting with no monthly commitment, strong for alerts, notifications and two way support.

Textmagic is built around flexibility rather than marketing campaigns. There is no subscription to start: you load credit and pay per message, which suits businesses that text in bursts or send operational alerts rather than steady promotions. A clean web app, email to SMS, two way inboxes and a solid API cover the basics well, and a Bring Your Own Carrier option lets you route through your own Twilio or Vonage number at a steep discount on volume. The tradeoffs are that the standard per message rate is higher than credit based marketing tools, deeper campaign automation and segmentation are thinner than the marketing first leaders, and two way messaging needs a paid number. It is a business texting and notification tool first, a marketing platform second.

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Reviewed by M. HALLORAN·Updated FEBRUARY 2026·How we vet
In one line
Texting you pay for by the message, with nothing locked in.
What we found

In its favour

+ No subscription, pay as you go with credit you top up
+ Clean web app, email to SMS, API and two way inbox
+ Bring Your Own Carrier routes near $0.01 per SMS on volume
+ Reliable delivery for alerts, reminders and notifications

Held against it

Standard rate near $0.049 per SMS is high for marketing volume
Automation and segmentation are lighter than marketing first tools
Two way messaging needs a paid number from $10 a month
Better for operational texting than campaign marketing
The scorecard

A flexible business texter, not a campaign engine.

Textmagic scores well on ease, value at low volume and reliability. It sits behind the marketing first leaders on automation depth, the expected tradeoff for a pay as you go notification tool.

Scored against the same five weighted criteria we use across SMS marketing. See the rubric →

Ease of use 86
Features and automation 80
Value for money 86
Deliverability and compliance 85
Support and onboarding 83
Buy it if you’re…

a business that sends alerts, reminders or two way support texts in bursts and wants no monthly commitment.

Skip it if you’re…

a high volume marketer who needs deep campaign automation and the lowest per message rate.

What it costs

Pay as you go, per message

Pricing as of June 2026. Textmagic has no subscription: standard pay as you go is about $0.049 per SMS for 160 characters, dropping to roughly $0.04 on volume based monthly plans; MMS is about $0.08, a dedicated number for two way texting runs about $10 a month, and a Bring Your Own Carrier option routes your own Twilio or Vonage number at about $0.01 per SMS. Check the vendor for current pricing.

★ Our pick
Pay as you go
$0.049
Per SMS, no subscription
+160 characters per message part
+No monthly fee, top up credit
+Web app, email to SMS and API
+MMS about $0.08
Monthly plans
$0.04
Discounted per SMS on volume
+Lower rate for steady senders
+US, UK, CA and AU volume tiers
+Two way inbox included
+Number rented separately
Dedicated number
$10
Per month for two way
+Toll free or virtual number
+Required for inbound replies
+Per number, per month
+Add multiple numbers
Bring Your Own Carrier
$0.01
Per SMS via your carrier
+Route your own Twilio or Vonage
+About $0.01 per SMS on volume
+Keep the Textmagic interface
+Best for high volume