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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HighLevel

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AHighLevel is an all-in-one white-label marketing platform for digital agencies boasting CRM, Email, 2-way SMS, Funnel Builder, web page / landing page designer or online calendar builder, etc., from the company of the same name in Eugene.

    $97

    per month

    Twilio

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ATwilio offers a CPaaS and CCaaS solution, with the combination of its programmable Voice, Video, and Messaging APIs, as well as the Twilio Flex cloud contact center. Additional capabilities include Twilio's Elastic SIP Trunking, as well as API for WhatsApp.

    $0

    per min per participant

    Pricing
    HighLevelTwilio
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $97
    per month
    Unlimited
    $297
    per month
    SaaS Pro
    $497
    per month
    Programmable Video
    $0.0015
    per min per participant
    WhatsApp Business API
    $0.0042
    Per WhatsApp Template message sent
    WhatsApp Business API
    $0.005
    Per WhatsApp session message
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.007
    Per min for termination
    Programmable Messaging
    $0.0075
    per message sent or received
    Programmable Voice
    $0.0085
    per minute to receive a call
    Programmable Voice
    $0.013
    per min to make a call
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.045
    Per min for origination
    Twilio Conversations
    $0.05
    per active user per month
    Twilio Authy
    $0.09
    per authentication
    Programmable Wireless
    $0.1
    per MB
    Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
    $1
    per active user hour (5000 hours free)
    Programmable Wireless
    $2.00
    per SIM card
    Twilio SendGrid Email API
    $14.95
    per month up to 100k emails. (Up to 40k emails free for 30 days)
    Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns
    $15
    per month for 5,000 contacts and 15,000 emails. Your first 2,000 contacts are free
    Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
    $150
    per named user per month (5000 hours free)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HighLevelTwilio
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—1. Pay-as-you-go pricing: Simple usage-based pricing without contracts. 2. Volume discounts: Discounts trigger as usage grows. 3. Free trial credit that includes full API access.
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    Community Pulse
    HighLevelTwilio
    Considered Both Products
    HighLevel
    No answer on this topic
    Twilio
    Chose Twilio
    Twilio is the idea solution for our needs, which involves sending targeted SMS messages to prospects who have opted into our ads. We do this to communicate offers/services and also to remind prospects in the lead-up to sales appointments (plus post-meeting communications). We …
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    68 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    Features
    HighLevelTwilio
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of HighLevel and Twilio
    Feature
    HighLevel
    9.4
    6 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages8.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of HighLevel and Twilio
    Feature
    HighLevel
    9.7
    6 Ratings
    37% above category average
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead segmentation and distribution9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of HighLevel and Twilio
    Feature
    HighLevel
    9.8
    6 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of HighLevel and Twilio
    Feature
    HighLevel
    9.4
    6 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of HighLevel and Twilio
    Feature
    HighLevel
    9.4
    6 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of HighLevel and Twilio
    Feature
    HighLevel
    5.4
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    API9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com1.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM1.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM1.64 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HighLevelTwilio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    8.1
    (94 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (38 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HighLevelTwilio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HighLevel
    HighLevel is great for so many types of businesses. Basically most business will be able to find value using HighLevel. It saves a lot of time playing with multiple software. It is more affordable being that everything you need is in the one place. So it allows you to focus on growing your business and not worrying about the technology and outgrowing your current technology setup. Companies from startups to global brands capitalise on HighLevel's features and functionality. The HighLevel community is also very helpful with hundreds of thousands of worldwide users it is easy to find support and help whenever you need it.
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    Twilio
    I have tried other competitors. But I always end up going back to Twilio because I feel like it is dependable, easy to use, and, has competitive pricing. The only time I wouldn't recommend Twilio to someone as if they are completely inexperienced about using webhooks or APIs. Because you can't really just sign up and start using Twilio without connecting it to another platform first.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    HighLevel
    • Evolves with the times
    • Incorporate user feedback and requests in feature and product development.
    • Very Customizable
    • Cost-effective
    • Wide ranging features
    Incentivized
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    Twilio
    • Easy to see my team in one place, when they log in and out and what call status they are in.
    • Twilio is a simple, user friendly way to log in and out of work activities.
    • Excellent services and support.
    • The omnichannel feature which allows agents to get request from all channels.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    HighLevel
    • We encounter bugs from time to time
    • Considering it's all-in-one, individual features are not as powerful as counterparts that specialize in those services
    • Loads slowly at times
    Incentivized
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    Twilio
    • Control panel. Often, navigating through lists is challenging. I want endless scrolling, not pagination.
    • Conversational intelligence service require a Language. I would like it to detect it.
    • We would like to have some credit on clients that chose to use their own Twilio account.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HighLevel
    No answers on this topic
    Twilio
    Unless we can get this handled quickly -- less than 1 week -- we will likely switch to another provider who, in my opinion, we'll have to spend close to $3,000 in development time to build a new integration for texting. Our clients need texting and I feel Twilio has failed us miserably.
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    Usability
    HighLevel
    HighLevel is a great tool, and is a real "all rounder" that helps agencies keep costs down and profits high. It really does serve the majority of marketing agency needs, but it does fall down slightly on some specialist areas, where a dedicated CRM would be best for example. It can be a little tricky to use and buggy, which does cause some frustration sometimes.
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    Twilio
    Twilio has well documented APIs and examples. There are several tutorials, videos and Q&As regarding their services. So, usability is very good. I must say that advanced knowledge of telephony, API/Programming and error-handling is essential to make good use of Twilio. It's not just plug-and-play unless you are integrated with a system that has all of the programming built for it.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    HighLevel
    No answers on this topic
    Twilio
    Twilio executes what it is designed to do: send SMS messages at scale while providing very good deliverability. I believe that Twilio is very good at what we use for adding SMS messages to our comms strategy. We can see those messages get opened and replied to, which is exactly what we are looking to achieve.
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    Support Rating
    HighLevel
    No answers on this topic
    Twilio
    I have not had to communicate with Twilio support in the last 3 years but my past experience with them has been very positive. They replied to my previous requests promptly and kept me well informed to resolve my inquiries. With their documentation that's available, I hardly imagine why anyone would need to contact support since it's all there in a concise and easy to understand format. It would probably take you longer to type out a support ticket than to just open their doc websites.
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    Implementation Rating
    HighLevel
    No answers on this topic
    Twilio
    The developer APIs and SDKs are super easy to follow.
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    Alternatives Considered
    HighLevel
    HighLevel competes with other funnel builders, automations providers and CRMs. HighLevel has a clear advantage in terms of value for money. It gives you a lot of bang for buck. We can get cheaper but you will not get all the same features and development speed as HighLevel. You can get a bit nicer page builders, email marketing tools etc but they will come at a lot more $$. So it really depends. You can spend some more $$ in HighLevel and get custom built css styling and make it look and feel the same as more $$ tools. So really you can't lose with HighLevel in the long run.
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    Twilio
    We evaluated many fundraising-based text-to-give programs and found the subscriptions prohibitively expensive for our small scale and uncertain first few years of development. While we may be willing to invest that kind of money after discovering how things work, we're happy with Twilio now and have no desire to start over.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    HighLevel
    No answers on this topic
    Twilio
    Being in South Africa, direct local currency support would be nice
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    Return on Investment
    HighLevel
    • HighLevel has helped our business grow over the past two years by giving us a place to manage our client communication.
    Incentivized
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    Twilio
    • We found that associates who had the opportunity to respond to a survey about their assigned job were 37% more likely to return to a job site
    • We were able to reduce the number of resources required to manually respond to associates using Twilio Studio, so those resources could have more time to complete other tasks
    • We were able to scale the number of associates who received survey messages at least by a factor of 8 without increasing our resource demand
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of the “Explore Products” section, which is where to build products.Screenshot of the optional drag-and-drop visual editor and code editor.Screenshot of Flex, which is a programmable Contact Center that puts you in control.