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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SMS.to

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ASMS.to is a bulk SMS marketing tool, available via an API that enables developers to add bulk SMS features to Viper, or Whatsapp, etc.

    $0.01

    per month

    WATI.io

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AWATI is a SaaS platform that helps businesses communicate with their customers through customer engagement software built on WhatsApp’s Business API. With it, businesses can conduct personalized conversations, be accessible and engage with customers in real-time.

    $49

    per month

    Pricing
    SMS.toWATI.io
    Editions & Modules
    Outbound SMS
    $0.14
    price per sms
    Inbound
    free
    Outbound Viber or WhatsApp
    Contact Sales
    Standard
    $49
    per month
    Professional
    $98
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SMS.toWATI.io
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    SMS.toWATI.io
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    SMS.toWATI.io
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SMS.to
    SMS.to is ideal when you have a large number of users and you need to be charged by SMS delivered not by number of users. Let's put an example other solutions out there wanted us to pay user or contact which is illogican for a product that has more than 100K users because it doesn't matter if you send no message or you send 10 messages they will charge you per contact in the other hand solutions as SMS.to they will charge per SMS delivered which makes really economic the scenario specially if you only send to specific segments of contacts by making use of contact lists. A least appropiate scenario is when you need to send emergency/urgent SMS because for some resaon the SMS in this platform will be sent after 20-30 minutes even an hour I ignore why it happens but that's why we always try to schedule our campaigns and be sure they are generic marketing messages. For emergency/urgent SMS is recommended to use another platform.
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    WATI.io
    If your userbase is small. Want to set up and start using the system quickly, then go for Wati.io. Easy setup, integration with google sheets, chrome extension, Zapier, Woo-Commerce, an option of the no-code chatbot, etc. will ease up too much work. Pricing-wise, it's costlier than other tools. Also, it's for WhatsApp only. IF you want to do the same with Instagram or Facebook, or LinkedIn, then it will not be possible on Wati.io.
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    Pros
    SMS.to
    • Bulk messaging.
    • Easy to send notifications to customers.
    • With SMS.to, it is easy to market our business thanks to the ability to send promotional messages.
    • It's easy to use and affordable.
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    WATI.io
    • Segmented campaigns.
    • Easy to access documents for developers.
    • Integrations with other tools.
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    Cons
    SMS.to
    • Inbound SMSs not yet available in my country
    • API Intergration, it is a bit complicated and i had to get a developer to help me understand it all
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    WATI.io
    • Open marketplace for integrations.
    • Inclusion of the social platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn & Instagram.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SMS.to
    I already pointed out this but basically we decided to go with SMS.to because 2 reasons:
    1. It can be paid with paypal (first reason) we have some bad experience with other products because payment gateways may suddenly block your cards and you're unable to pay even if you want to use the service so when we saw that SMS.to has Paypal payment we just decided to go for this option.
    2. You pay per message and not per contact this is ideal other platforms will ask you a monthly fee for marketing features that you're not looking plus paying per SMS or per contact we were just looking a straight forward software in order to send SMS campaigns.
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    WATI.io
    Wati.io is easy and quick to set up and start using it. No need for any technical person. Also, reviews of other users led us to select Wati.io.
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    Return on Investment
    SMS.to
    • Easy communication.
    • Better engagements thanks to fast delivery of messages.
    • It's a great marketing software.
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    WATI.io
    • Quick setup gave us good advantage.
    • Easy to use, no need of any technical knowledge.
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