Pricing comparison
On a subscription, the quiet months pay for the busy ones.
Most texting platforms sell a monthly plan: a fee that arrives whether you send or not, and an allowance that shames you for not using it. We sell credits. Here is the same question, what sending actually costs, answered both ways.
Side by side
Entry plans · checked August 2026| Pony Express HQ | EZ Texting | SlickText | SimpleTexting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | None | From $25/mo + $5/mo carrier fee | From $29/mo | From $39/mo |
| 500 texts cost you | $24, once | One month of the entry plan | One month of the entry plan | One month of the entry plan |
| A month you send nothing | $0 | Still billed | Still billed | Still billed |
| Unused credits | Stay while your account is active* | Monthly allowance model | Roll over while you keep paying | Roll over while you keep paying |
| Extra team members | Unlimited, included | $10 per user per month | Varies by plan | 3 included on entry plan |
| To stop paying | Nothing to cancel | Cancel the subscription | Cancel the subscription | Cancel the subscription |
Competitor figures are the entry plans published on their own pricing pages as of August 2026; plans and prices change, so check theirs before you decide. We are not affiliated with any of them.
A year of occasional sending
Say you send about 3,000 texts a year. A church, an HOA, a venue with a busy season. On a subscription, the meter runs all twelve months. On credits, you buy twice and you are done.
The gap widens the quieter your year is, and disappears only if you send at full allowance every single month, the one customer the subscription model is priced for.
3,000 texts, twelve months
Entry plans- Pony Express HQ · a 2,000 and a 1,000 bundle $122
- EZ Texting · 12 × ($25 + $5) $360
- SlickText · 12 × $29 $348
- SimpleTexting · 12 × $39 $468
Subscription totals assume the entry plan runs all year. Overage, carrier and add-on fees not included on either side.
Try the model that waits for you
100 free credits when you sign up, no card, and nothing billed until you buy your first bundle.
This page compares published entry prices. For a platform-by-platform read on what each one is actually built for, and where they beat us, see the comparison pages.