Textmagic vs Text Request

Textmagic8.6Visit Text Request8.2Visit

Higher score Textmagic #4 in Business Texting Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Textmagic

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Text Request #5 in Business Texting Software 8.2/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Text Request

• Textmagic fits best

  Usage-based SMS marketing and automation

• Text Request fits best

  Organizations needing broad channel and platform access

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Side by side

Feature	Textmagic 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Text Request 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#4 in Business Texting Software	#5 in Business Texting Software
Best for	Usage-based SMS marketing and automation	Organizations needing broad channel and platform access
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.05/unit usage-based	$59.99/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Integrations	7,000+ integrations	16 integrations
Features Textmagic 1/6 · Text Request 6/6
Two-way messaging	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
MMS support	✓	✓
Shared team inbox	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automated sequences	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Scheduled messages	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Inbound keywords	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Included team seats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automation workflows support triggers, delays, and conditional logic. Segmentation includes contact lists, tags, dynamic fields, and segments. Supports two-way SMS, MMS, shared inboxes, and reporting.	Web, desktop, mobile, Chrome, and API access Sequences, autoresponders, keywords, and scheduled messages SMS, MMS, payments, and third-party integrations
Cons	There is no free plan. Pricing varies by destination country and messaging volume. Professional credits roll over for up to 2 months only.	No free plan Lower tiers include fewer dashboards High-volume plans add dashboard charges beyond the included allowance
Our verdict	Textmagic is a business messaging platform for small and medium-sized companies that need permission-based SMS marketing, notifications, alerts, reminders, confirmations, and two-way conversations. It supports web, iOS, Android, and API… Read the review →	Text Request is a paid business texting platform for organizations that communicate with customers through SMS and MMS. It supports two-way conversations, group and mass texting, image and PDF attachments, scheduled and repeating messages,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Textmagic — where it wins

  • Automation workflows support triggers, delays, and conditional logic.
  • Segmentation includes contact lists, tags, dynamic fields, and segments.
  • Supports two-way SMS, MMS, shared inboxes, and reporting.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan.
  • Pricing varies by destination country and messaging volume.
  • Professional credits roll over for up to 2 months only.

• Text Request — where it wins

  • Web, desktop, mobile, Chrome, and API access
  • Sequences, autoresponders, keywords, and scheduled messages
  • SMS, MMS, payments, and third-party integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Lower tiers include fewer dashboards
  • High-volume plans add dashboard charges beyond the included allowance

• Textmagic8.6/10 · Paid

  A usage-based messaging platform with automation, segmentation, MMS, and two-way SMS.

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• Text Request8.2/10 · 14-day trial

  Broad channel access and workflow automation for customer-facing texting teams.

  Visit Text RequestFull verdict →