13 DIFFERENCES ยท 7 THE SAME
Plivo vs SlickText
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Plivo and SlickText 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 96% less for RCS business messaging at 10,000 messages/month and Plivo costs 92% less for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month.
Both meet every requirement for
Choose Plivo if
- - You want the lower cost for RCS business messaging at 10,000 messages/month: $13.80 a month against $319.
- - You want the lower cost for two-way business texting at 5,000 messages/month: $13.80 a month against $169.
- - Plivo includes RCS business messaging in the base plan; on SlickText it is add-on.
- - You need breadth in countries you can text: Plivo 37 countries, SlickText 2 countries.
Differences 13
| Field | Plivo | SlickText |
|---|---|---|
| COSTBulk and A2P SMS: monthly cost at 100,000 messages/month | $13.80/mo | Unknown |
| COSTTwo-way business texting: monthly cost at 5,000 messages/month | $13.80/mo | $169/mo |
| COSTRCS business messaging: monthly cost at 10,000 messages/month | $13.80/mo | $319/mo |
| COSTPricing model | Per message | Flat monthly plans |
| FEATURESDelivery receipts | Included | Unknown |
| FEATURESContact lists and segments | Unknown | Included |
| FEATURESRCS business messaging | Included | Add-on |
| COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAA | Higher tier (Enterprise) | Included |
| COMPLIANCEData residency | US, EU | Not published by the vendor |
| COVERAGECountries with phone numbers | 5 countries | Unknown |
| COVERAGECountries you can text | 37 countries | 2 countries |
| ACCEPTANCEFinance | Unknown | Accepted with conditions |
| ACCEPTANCEHealthcare | Unknown | Accepted with conditions |
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 7
| Field | Plivo | SlickText |
|---|---|---|
| COSTFree trial | Yes | Yes |
| FEATURESSends SMS | Included | Included |
| FEATURES10DLC brand and campaign registration | Included | Included |
| FEATURESKeywords and automatic opt-out | Included | Included |
| FEATURESTwo-way texting | Included | Included |
| FEATURESSends MMS (images) | Included | Included |
| INTEGRATIONSNative integrations | 8 native | 8 native |