SimpleTexting vs ActiveCampaign

Two email marketing tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	SimpleTextingSimpleTexting	ActiveCampaignActiveCampaign
In one line	SMS marketing and two-way texting for small businesses	Email automation for businesses that follow up over weeks
Starting price	From $33.20/mo + $20/extra person	From $15/mo
At 2,500 contacts	$33.20/mo	$39/mo
Plans	Billed yearly: $33.20/mo ($398.40/yr) for 6,000 credits a year plus a local number; monthly $39 (500 credits/mo, $29, plus a $10 local number); larger credit bundles cost more; extra credits 5.5¢; $4 one-time carrier registration; carrier fees extra; 3 users included, extra users $20/mo each	At 1,000 contacts, billed yearly: Starter $15/mo (1 user, 5 actions per automation); Plus $49 (landing pages, unlimited actions); Pro $79 (3 users). Starter billed yearly rises to $39 at 2,500 contacts, $79 at 5,000, $149 at 10,000. Monthly $19/$59/$99
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	—	14 days
Users	3 included; extra users $20/mo	1 on Starter and Plus; 3 on Pro
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	None in our catalog	HubSpot CRM, Pipedrive, Shopify, Squarespace Commerce, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Teachable1,059+ listed by the vendor
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · CA	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan	Plans not stated
Live chat	Every plan	Every paid plan
Support hours	Phone: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m. ET, Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ET, Mon-Fri 8am-12am ET, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm ET · Live chat: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m. ET, Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ET, Mon-Fri 8am-12am ET, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm ET	Not published
Incidents posted	2 incidents posted on SimpleTexting's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by SimpleTexting. Status page	11 incidents posted on ActiveCampaign's status page, which covers all ActiveCampaign products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by ActiveCampaign. Status page
Capterra score	4.7 / 5 from 249 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 2,571 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.7 / 5 from 592 reviews	2.7 / 5 from 1,450 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	85	65
Fit: Restaurant or café	85	55
Fit: Service business	80	82
Fit: Agency or studio	45	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	65	55
Fit: Online store	75	82
Why people pick it	Simple to set up Two-way inbox and keywords	Unlimited automation steps from Plus up Over 1,000 integrations
Where it falls short	Credits-based pricing US and Canada focus	Starter caps automations at 5 actions and has no landing pages CRM pipelines and SMS cost extra
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