Simple and Reasonably Priced
March 12, 2019

Simple and Reasonably Priced

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with SimpleTexting

We are currently using SimpleTexting as a means to communicate updates and reminders to a portion of our church congregation members (the English-speaking department within a Korean immigrant church). We currently don't have the capacity to sustain an email newsletter system, so mass-texting has been a workaround solution in sending pertinent updates.

Pros

  • Simple, user-friendly interface.
  • Clear and straightforward billing/subscription model.

Cons

  • Web/embed integrations can be more fleshed out in terms of customization; I often feel limited in the way I can use the integrations and add-ons which deters me from using them at all.
  • As a non-profit, our main reason for using SimpleTexting was simply to send out updates/reminders; so we have no particular positive/negative impact on ROI.
TextMarks offered all the features/functions we were looking for, especially their "Text for Info" function. We were looking for a solution that would simply allow people to receive information without actually subscribing into a list. However, the cost was too high.

Flocknotes is a service specifically designed for churches and therefore much more affordable, but they were offering an all-in-one solution in terms of having an entire database of members which wouldn't be useful for us as we already have a database established.

SimpleTexting was the middle ground for us in terms of function and price.
Of the other mass-text marketing solutions I've looked into, I would certainly recommend SimpleTexting above the rest due to its simplicity (in use and cost). Even for non-profits, I feel like pricing is reasonable and affordable enough. For churches specifically, it would be great to see integrations with existing church management systems (CRMs) such as Planning Center which would certainly increase the appeal.

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