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Pony Express HQ vs SimpleTexting: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 22nd, 2025
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Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 5,510 reviews from SMS Marketing users.
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SMS Messaging
4.8
Mass Texting
4.5
Campaign Scheduling
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Scheduled Messaging
4.2
Message Personalization
4.5
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Feature ratings
SMS Messaging
4.2
Mass Texting
3.5
Campaign Scheduling
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Scheduled Messaging
4.0
Message Personalization
3.6
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews51
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.7
4.7
User reviews241
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.8
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Small-medium-sized businesses, retail, realtors, schools, event organizers, large communities, and non-profit organizations need a low-cost, easy-to-use texting solution.

Text message marketing allows any business or organization to reach people wherever they are, with a simple text. Send and receive texts from a 6-digit short code or text-enable your current number.

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5.0

Ryan G.: My name is Ryan, I'm founder and owner. I'd give SimpleText a five out of five rating. And if you want more reviews like this, click below. Prior to using SimpleText, I was pretty much using my phone and sometimes Google Voice. And the problem with that is management of contacts, responses that you get. When you start getting into hundreds and thousands of people that you're trying to communicate with via text, you really need a system like SimpleText to do that. The reasons we initially chose SimpleTexting was because of the ease of use of the interface and their willingness to accommodate our needs specifically. They worked out a package, a price plan that worked for us based on our budget and our need for specific features and benefits of the system. So that had most to do with why we went forth with SimpleTexting to get started with our true SMS marketing strategy. Getting started with SimpleText was actually quite easy. The interface is clear and easy to use. We were able to create all the keywords that we needed, put in the auto responses, all the configuration settings that were necessary. We got our groups in order. We were able to upload our list of people. So just generally very easy. And then when we needed assistance or tech support, we were able to reach out to their tech support team easily with a quick response. They were always very courteous and prompt and willing to help us out. So if you're looking to get started with SimpleText, my first recommendation would be just consider longevity and scalability. What's great about SimpleText is it's simple and nimble. But then again, if you need to reach tens and hundreds of thousands of people and you need lots of different features, then you might want to look at more sophisticated applications. SimpleText is what it is. It's simple. It'll get the job done for your general SMS marketing needs. And so you'll want to consider the size of your list, your growth of your list and for scalability.

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2-Way Messaging
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Pony Express HQ

15/34
  • Activity Tracking
  • API
  • Campaign Planning
  • Compliance Management
  • Consent Management
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Marketing Automation
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Language
  • Open Rate Tracking
  • Polls/Voting
  • QR Codes
  • Reputation Management
  • Shortcodes
  • Text-to-Win
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • 2-Way Messaging
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Automated Responses
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Management
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Templates
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Mass Texting
  • Message Personalization
  • Mobile Coupons
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Scheduled Messaging
  • SMS Messaging
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SimpleTexting

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Pony Express HQ
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
SimpleTexting
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Pony Express HQ
  • By Pony Express HQ
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2017
SimpleTexting
  • By Sinch
  • Located in Belgium
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