16 DIFFERENCES ยท 7 THE SAME
Bird vs SimpleTexting
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Bird and SimpleTexting both meet every requirement for 5 jobs we track, including SMS marketing, bulk and A2P SMS and two-way business texting. The biggest differences in the data: Bird costs 100% less for SMS marketing at 10,000 messages/month and Bird costs 100% less for short codes at 100,000 messages/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose Bird if
- - You want the lower cost for SMS marketing at 10,000 messages/month: $0.50 a month against $562.
- - You want the lower cost for short codes at 100,000 messages/month: $0.50 a month against $6,512.
- - Bird includes dedicated or shared short codes in the base plan; on SimpleTexting it is add-on.
Differences 16
| Field | Bird | SimpleTexting |
|---|---|---|
| COSTSMS marketing: monthly cost at 10,000 messages/month | $0.50/mo | $562/mo |
| COSTBulk and A2P SMS: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $0.50/mo | Could not compute from published prices |
| COSTShort codes: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $0.50/mo | $6,512/mo |
| COSTPricing model | Per message | Flat monthly plans |
| COSTFree trial | Not published by the vendor | Yes |
| FEATURESSends MMS (images) | Not published by the vendor | Included |
| FEATURESScheduled and triggered messages | Unknown | Included |
| FEATURESDedicated or shared short codes | Included | Add-on |
| COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type II | Included | Not published by the vendor |
| COVERAGECountries with phone numbers | Unknown | 2 countries |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | Unknown | 2 countries |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | 6 native | 7 native |
| REVIEWSReview sentiment | Unknown | Mostly positive |
| ACCEPTANCEFinance | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEHealthcare | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCELead generation | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
Assumptions used: Phone numbers when the page is not sized by numbers 1 phone numbers (stated assumption). How costs are computed
The same on both 7
| Field | Bird | SimpleTexting |
|---|---|---|
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURESKeywords and automatic opt-out | Included | Included |
| FEATURESContact lists and segments | Included | Included |
| FEATURES10DLC brand and campaign registration | Included | Included |
| FEATURESDelivery receipts | Included | Included |
| FEATURESTwo-way texting | Included | Included |
| FEATURESShared team inbox for messages | Included | Included |