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EZ Texting vs Podium

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EZ Texting and Podium both meet every requirement for two-way business texting and review requests. The biggest differences in the data: EZ Texting costs 80% less for review requests at 2,000 messages/month and EZ Texting costs 50% less for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month.

Both meet every requirement for

Choose EZ Texting if

  • - You want the lower cost for review requests at 2,000 messages/month: $80 a month against $399.
  • - You want the lower cost for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month: $200 a month against $399.
  • - You need breadth in native integrations: EZ Texting 8 native, Podium 1 native.

Differences 11

FieldEZ TextingPodium
COSTTwo-way business texting: monthly cost at 5,000 messages/month$200/mo$399/mo
COSTReview requests: monthly cost at 2,000 messages/month$80/mo$399/mo
COSTFree trialYesNot published by the vendor
FEATURESSigns a HIPAA BAANot published by the vendorIncluded
FEATURESSends MMS (images)IncludedHigher tier (Pro)
COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAAUnknownYes
COVERAGECountries with phone numbers2 countriesUnknown
COVERAGECountries you can text2 countriesUnknown
INTEGRATIONSNative integrations8 native1 native
REVIEWSReview sentimentMixedUnknown
ACCEPTANCELead generationUnknownNot accepted

EZ TextingPodium

The same on both 9

FieldEZ TextingPodium
COSTPricing modelFlat monthly plansFlat monthly plans
FEATURESTwo-way textingIncludedIncluded
FEATURESShared team inbox for messagesIncludedIncluded
FEATURES10DLC brand and campaign registrationIncludedIncluded
FEATURESReview request automationIncludedIncluded
FEATURESScheduled and triggered messagesIncludedIncluded
FEATURESSends SMSIncludedIncluded
ACCEPTANCEFinanceAccepted with conditionsAccepted with conditions
ACCEPTANCEi-gamingNot acceptedNot accepted