{"question": "best sms marketing platforms for small businesses", "category": "sms-marketing-platforms", "category_name": "sms marketing platforms", "audience": "small-businesses", "audience_name": "small businesses", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-03T21:34:15Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/sms-marketing-platforms-small-businesses-2026-10-03", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/sms-marketing-platforms/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "SimpleTexting", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Klaviyo", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Shopify", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "EZ Texting", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "SlickText", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Postscript", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Textmagic", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Text-Em-All", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "TextUs", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.textla.com/post/sms-marketing-price", "domain": "textla.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://evolveamz.com/sms-marketing-postscript-attentive-klaviyo-2026/", "domain": "evolveamz.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.stackscored.com/pricing/sms-marketing/", "domain": "stackscored.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.slicktext.com/blog/2025/10/best-sms-marketing-platforms/", "domain": "slicktext.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://zapier.com/blog/best-sms-app/", "domain": "zapier.com", "source_type": "vendor"}], "answer_text": "Here's how I'd rank them, roughly in the order I'd actually recommend looking at them:\n\n**1. SimpleTexting** - My default pick for a general small business (restaurant, salon, gym, clinic, local retail). $29/mo for 500 credits, extra credits ~5.5¢. Two-way inbox, keywords, drip automation, segmentation, and they handle 10DLC registration for you. It's the least likely to make you regret the choice six months in. ([pricing detail](https://www.textla.com/post/sms-marketing-price))\n\n**2. Klaviyo** - If you sell online, especially on Shopify. SMS is bolted onto their email/CRM engine, so abandoned-cart and post-purchase flows trigger off the same customer data instead of a separate siloed list. Base plans start around $5/mo plus message credits (~$0.009/SMS US, carrier fees included). Steeper learning curve, but you're not paying twice for email and SMS. ([comparison](https://evolveamz.com/sms-marketing-postscript-attentive-klaviyo-2026/))\n\n**3. EZ Texting** - Cheapest real entry point, $20/mo billed annually ($24 monthly). Genuinely fast to set up, good MMS support. I'd choose this over SimpleTexting only if budget is the binding constraint or you're mostly blasting announcements rath", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}