Respond.io vs. Text Request

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Respond.io
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Respond.io is a business messaging platform from the Hong Kong based company of the same name, that connects customers from any channel to every team. As consumers grow to demand personal communication on a wide variety of channels, businesses are looking to their software vendors and partners to innovate and deliver these customer experiences. Respond.io is designed to meet this challenge, simply.
$99
per month
Text Request
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Text Request is a business texting platform built to ignite customer engagement. It is a plug-and-play messaging solutions to everyday communication problems that enables businesses to connect to customers anytime, anywhere. Text Request is designed to scale from one person handling a few conversations, to thousands of employees sending millions of messages, to custom solutions built on its API.
$59
per month
Pricing
Respond.ioText Request
Editions & Modules
Starter
$99
per month
Growth
$199
per month
Advanced
$349
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Basic
$59
per month
Starter
$139
per month
Corporate
$279
per month
Enterprise
$549
per month
High Volume Tier 1
$850
per month
High Volume Tier 2
$1,400
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Respond.ioText Request
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsUp to a 20% discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Respond.ioText Request
Considered Both Products
Respond.io
Chose Respond.io
They offer similar services; the call service, at least, is the one that has the connection, and in some cases we replace one of them with Respond.io and use the other on hand to complement the functions we have.
Chose Respond.io
Previously we used this product, but there were several setbacks that did not allow us to improve the service, for that reason we chose to use respond.io, which in comparison the service has improved exponentially, in addition to the support they provide us is very good, giving …
Chose Respond.io
In my opinion, Respond.io is by far the most user-friendly platform out of other similar products. Other advantages rely on features such as AI Agents and automated workflows that are easily adaptable to our company's needs. Lastly. customer support from the Respond.io is …
Chose Respond.io
Respond.io is very user friendly, with the least system problems, if any, unlike Zoho. The chats can be easily assigned and assigned to and between employees. Respond.io support desk is very quick and helpful whenever you need them. Respond.io is financially reasonable compared …
Chose Respond.io
Respond.io's cost-benefit ratio compared to the aforementioned solutions is evident. It's no wonder that Respond.io's development and support teams work tirelessly to ensure stability, functionality, and scalability. Its broad applicability in any type of industry and the …
Chose Respond.io
When we were implementing WhatsApp business api number in Bussi. We had 2 options the first Zendesk smooch.io and the second one a Twilio WhatsApp number. In the beginning, it seemed that Zendesk smooch.io was the option to go but the conversation was quite slow also the …
Text Request
Chose Text Request
The other program was very difficult to use, didn’t accept MMS messages and didn’t work with other programs we used.
Chose Text Request
The frachise that I own has a partnership with us so I have not looked at other companies.
Chose Text Request
Zipwhip was our company's go-to text app for years. There is NOTHING that would compete with Text Request. It was so behind it's time. Besides charging for each word typed, the way we needed to use the application just did not fit our needs. We used Zipwhip for at least 5 years …
Chose Text Request
I use Hatch for my service businesses because they integrate with our CRM tool and Text Request does not. I am NOT a fan - their support is not even half as good as TR but they fill a need that our company has. I like the technology, customer service and ease of use that Text …
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User Ratings
Respond.ioText Request
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Respond.ioText Request
Likelihood to Recommend
The company's sales funnel support is well represented in Respond.io. I like how its workflow is configured with the initial support bot. It filters and provides a summary of the customer's needs, making the advisor's job easier. Calls are something the platform is sorely lacking. I understand they are under development and something we're eagerly awaiting at the company to be able to track more efficiently on a single platform. La atención del embudo de ventas de la compañía está bien representada en Respond.io me gusta como se configura su flujo de trabajo con el BOT de atención inicial, filtra y me entrega resumen de la necesidad del cliente haciendo más fácil el trabajo del asesor. Las llamadas son algo que le hace mucha falta a la plataforma, entiendo que se encuentra en desarrollo y es algo que esperamos con ansias en la compañía para poder hacer un seguimiento más eficiente en una sola plataforma. This review was originally written in Spanish and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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Text Request makes it simple to communicate with your team, clients and their teams. We can send messages and they can respond as quickly as needed and all team members have access to the responses so it makes it easy for us to help our clients and their customers. It does not integrate with Service Monster so I don't use TR for my service businesses, only my scheduling center. Easy way to communicate, ask for payments and reviews and keep conversations going.
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Pros
  • Very easy onboarding process for a variety of different communication channels (easy to do yourself)
  • Detailed onboard of new clients with a white glove approach enabling a quick setup
  • Constantly innovating, updating, and listening to user feedback to provide a growing platform!
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  • text clients quickly and efficiently
  • Allow all team members to communicate with all clients and keep the conversation going
  • Templates to easily send regular texts
  • Customer service is better than excellent!
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Cons
  • Improve the quality of calls via WhatsApp
  • Multimedia files are frequently affected
  • Sometimes contact channels do not allow sending or receiving messages using automated templates
  • Mejorar la calidad en las llamadas vía Whatsapp
  • Archivos multimedia frecuentemente se ven afectados
  • En ocasiones los canales de contacto no permiten enviar o recibir mensajes mediante plantillas automatizadas
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  • I think so far the only improvement I could suggest would be to be able to "un-send" a text within like 30 secs in case you send something out incorrectly.
  • Maybe adding more emojis
  • When sending a file make the size of the pic they see bigger
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Usability
Respond.io is highly intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy for team members across different departments to adopt and use effectively. The features various tools that allow handling and assigning customers rapidly. The small gap preventing a perfect score relates to limited internal collaboration features, relying solely on mentions and notes.
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Text Request is very user friendly. I started using the Text Request platform on Day 1 without any specific instructions and I was able to figure it out very easily!
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
I have never used the support
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Alternatives Considered
They offer similar services; the call service, at least, is the one that has the connection, and in some cases we replace one of them with Respond.io and use the other on hand to complement the functions we have.
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Zipwhip was our company's go-to text app for years. There is NOTHING that would compete with Text Request. It was so behind it's time. Besides charging for each word typed, the way we needed to use the application just did not fit our needs. We used Zipwhip for at least 5 years and it did not feel like they updated to fit our business needs nor did they implement any strategies that could help our company.
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Return on Investment
  • Thanks to Respond.io, the company has seen a 30% increase in sales, considering only new customers, and the flow of sales messages has increased by 60%.
  • Support cycles shortened by up to 50%
  • Automation of up to 30% in technical support tasks
  • Gracias a Respond.io la compañía a tenido incremento de ventas en un 30% considerando solo clientes nuevos , además el flujo de mensajes de ventas aumento en un 60%
  • Ciclos de soporte acortados hasta en un 50%
  • Automatización hasta en un 30% en tareas de soporte técnico
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  • That is not something we see from an office standpoint. This is something that our Headquarters would keep track of.
  • What I can say is that the amount of patients being scheduled after implementing TR has been in an upward trend.
  • Also patients that missed their appointments are more likely to reschedule when being able to do so with just a text message
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ScreenShots

Respond.io Screenshots

Screenshot of Unified Contact Management. This is the location to manage all customer profiles on a single page and track their details across all connected messaging channels. Merge, filter, or edit contacts from one centralized location.Screenshot of the Omnichannel Messaging Inbox. A single customer story containing every message, call, email, web chat and internal discussion.Screenshot of the Supervisor Dashboard. It is a daily dashboard for managers to pick up on conversation or agent anomalies at a glance. Identify conversations that have been on hold or unresolved for too long and monitor agents’ performance and workload in real time.Screenshot of Mobile Messaging. The native mobile app can be used to sell and chat with customers on the go.Screenshot of workflows. These automate tasks and streamline processes with customizable workflows, boosting efficiency and ensuring smooth operations by handling repetitive tasks.Screenshot of Data-Driven Insights. These comprehensive reports track key metrics, monitor trends and visualize performance data. Viewers can analyze conversations and team productivity.