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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Plivo

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Plivo’s cloud communication platform offers a way for companies to modernize their business communications. Plivo’s API platform lets businesses incorporate voice and text messaging capabilities (both SMS and MMS) into their own applications, and offers SIP trunking and phone number rental services. Benefits of choosing Plivo include: • Supports sending messages and making voice calls to 190+ countries. • Enterprise-ready Premium Communication Network boasts an uptime…

    $0

    per SMS recieved

    SimpleTexting

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ASimpleTexting is an SMS marketing and text messaging service from the company of the same name headquartered in Miami Beach.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    PlivoSimpleTexting
    Editions & Modules
    SMS API Platform
    $0
    per SMS recieved
    Zentrunk - SIP Trunking
    $0
    per call recieved/per minute
    SMS API Platform
    $0.01
    per SMS sent
    Zentrunk - SIP Trunking
    $0.01
    per call made/per minute
    Voice API Platform
    $0.01
    per call recieved/per minute
    Voice API Platform
    $0.01
    per call made/per minute
    Local Numbers
    $0.50
    per month
    Toll Free Numbers
    $1
    per month
    Short Code
    $500
    per month
    500 credits
    $29
    per month
    1,000 credits
    $49
    per month
    2,000 credits
    $79
    per month
    3,000 credits
    $109
    per month
    7,500 credits
    $229
    per month
    15,000 credits
    $399
    per month
    25,000 credits
    $549
    per month
    50,000 credits
    $899
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PlivoSimpleTexting
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PlivoSimpleTexting
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    Plivo
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    SimpleTexting
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
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    User Ratings
    PlivoSimpleTexting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.6
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PlivoSimpleTexting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Plivo
    If you have a business and a phone you need Plivo so you can track all incoming calls. Using this service allows for you to track an[y] missed calls allowing you the ability to try to call potential customers, clients and see how you can help them with your products and or services.
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    SimpleTexting
    SimpleTexting has been wonderful for the purposes for which we signed up. We wanted an easy-to-use platform that allowed 2-way texting, assigned a phone number, had the ability to collect phone numbers/contact easily (whether through an import or a user sign-up, spoiler SimpleTexting has both), etc. It has provided all of that and more easily, without a contract. And the platform is so easy to use for our team. One of the only issues we're having is wanting to expand our use of SimpleTexting, and using multiple options for texting (i.e., shortcode, toll-free, landline/business enabling) has been difficult on one account.
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    Pros
    Plivo
    • Easy integration
    • Customer service is good
    • Services are prompt
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    SimpleTexting
    • SimpleTexting provides excellent value based on their messaging packages but also by allowing its customers to utilize multiple keywords. This is helpful for our organization because we utilize this software across many different departments.
    • SimpleTexting analytics and reporting is a key strength of the software. The numbers they report weigh heavily on what we determine as a success of un-successful communication campaign.
    • SImpleTexting has excellent customer service available at the click of a button. Their team has always been available and offered solutions when we have had questions or run into a problem.
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    Cons
    Plivo
    • Customer support
    • Response times
    • Account transparency
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    SimpleTexting
    • A lot of glitches and bugs, with promised fixes that keep dragging on for some time.
    • Mobile notifications are very buggy. You have to keep force-closing the app and re-opening it multiple times to get the notifications to refresh.
    • Constant toggling of 'Unread' and 'All' on mobile or desktop to get the notifications to clear and show up as opened, otherwise it will imply it's not read.
    • Also, sometimes new notifications don't show up.
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    Usability
    Plivo
    They deserve a 10+ rating starting from signing up to implementing their services. I am not the best person to get computer tasks done and this company made it a breeze.
    Incentivized
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    SimpleTexting
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Plivo
    • It is good to use Plivo for integration, and also it provides easy access to APIs, and also, the UI is understandable.
    • Even a non-techy can use Plivo and integrate the services if required.
    • You have all the APIs available at a single place for your ready reference. Things are manageable and easy.
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    SimpleTexting
    With SimpleTexting updating little things here and there almost daily. We reach out to their support team constantly. They have one of the best response rates I have ever experienced! Normally it takes less than a minute to speak to a real person, but even if they are busy they have an answer bot send you articles to see if you can solve the issue yourself first! One of the best support teams ever
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    Alternatives Considered
    Plivo
    • Yes, it is good to use Plivo, as per the pricing and ease of integration. Twilio has a difficult pattern for business developers and could be understood only by a developer.
    • Plivo has proper delivery reports as compared to Twilio. Using Plivo has helped us grow efficiently and in a good manner.
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    SimpleTexting
    SimpleTexting is just simple. From the pricing to the interface, it stacks up against the competition by just being as powerful and simple as possible. No extra distractions or confusion. For our company, we wanted texting software that we could easily upsell and integrate into our overall marketing campaigns and SimpleTexting did just that.
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    Return on Investment
    Plivo
    • None now that they no longer support their product
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    SimpleTexting
    • Because we are able to reach more people through subscribing, our number of donations has increased and the number of volunteers has increased. We have gone from an average of 5 volunteers an even to 25-30. Our donations increased by 25%.
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