12 DIFFERENCES ยท 9 THE SAME
EZ Texting vs Plivo
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EZ Texting and Plivo both meet every requirement for 5 jobs we track, including bulk and A2P SMS, two-way business texting and order and delivery notifications. The biggest differences in the data: Plivo costs 100% less for bulk and A2P SMS at 100,000 messages/month and Plivo costs 96% less for RCS business messaging at 10,000 messages/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose Plivo if
- - You want the lower cost for bulk and A2P SMS at 100,000 messages/month: $13.80 a month against $3,000.
- - You want the lower cost for RCS business messaging at 10,000 messages/month: $13.80 a month against $385.
- - You want the lower cost for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month: $13.80 a month against $200.
- - You need breadth in countries with phone numbers: Plivo 5 countries, EZ Texting 2 countries.
Differences 12
| Field | EZ Texting | Plivo |
|---|---|---|
| COSTBulk and A2P SMS: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $3,000/mo | $13.80/mo |
| COSTTwo-way business texting: monthly cost at 5,000 messages/month | $200/mo | $13.80/mo |
| COSTRCS business messaging: monthly cost at 10,000 messages/month | $385/mo | $13.80/mo |
| COSTPricing model | Flat monthly plans | Per message |
| FEATURESContact lists and segments | Included | Unknown |
| COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAA | Not published by the vendor | Higher tier (Enterprise) |
| COMPLIANCEData residency | Not published by the vendor | US, EU |
| COVERAGECountries with phone numbers | 2 countries | 5 countries |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | 2 countries | 37 countries |
| REVIEWSReview sentiment | Mixed | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEFinance | Accepted with conditions | Unknown |
| ACCEPTANCEi-gaming | Not accepted | Unknown |
Assumptions used: Average call length 3 minutes per call (stated assumption); Call volume when the page is not sized by calls 400 calls per month (stated assumption). How costs are computed
The same on both 9
| Field | EZ Texting | Plivo |
|---|---|---|
| COSTFree trial | Yes | Yes |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURES10DLC brand and campaign registration | Included | Included |
| FEATURESKeywords and automatic opt-out | Included | Included |
| FEATURESDelivery receipts | Included | Included |
| FEATURESTwo-way texting | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSends MMS (images) | Included | Included |
| FEATURESRCS business messaging | Included | Included |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | 8 native | 8 native |