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Textmagic logoTextmagic

Textmagic

4.5/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueSame day in UK/AU; 2-7 business days in US/Canada (~7d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$2,600/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$169/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersUnlimited contacts and users; no per-seat pricing on any planNot seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction2/53/5
Friction meter
Best forSmall and mid-market teams running permission-based SMS campaigns, reminders and alerts; Operations and support teams that need shift alerts, dispatch updates and appointment reminders sent instantly; Businesses wanting guided 10DLC, toll-free and Sender ID registration across the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Europe; Companies consolidating SMS, email and social messaging (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram) into one shared inbox; Buyers who prefer prepaid, pay-as-you-go credits with unlimited contacts and users over per-seat licencesMidsize and enterprise marketing teams running lifecycle campaigns across email, web, SMS and social; Organizations that want an open ecosystem platform rather than a CRM-locked add-on; Brands running distributed marketing through branch offices, franchisees, agents and partners; Teams that want CRM choice (Salesforce, Dynamics, Sugar, NetSuite, Zendesk) with Act-On embedded in the CRM UI; Marketers who need advanced automation in an approachable, non-technical interface
Not forEnterprises needing custom carrier contracts or deeply programmatic, high-volume CPaaS infrastructure; Teams that cannot absorb 2-7 business days of 10DLC brand and campaign registration before texting in the US or Canada; Organisations wanting multi-touch marketing automation, CRM or BI built in; Regulated buyers requiring on-premise deployment, strict data residency or FedRAMP authorisationVery small teams needing a free tier or sub-$500/month entry point; Buyers who require published, self-serve list pricing before a sales call; Companies that want an all-in-one CRM plus marketing suite from a single vendor; Regulated buyers who need publicly documented SOC 2 or ISO 27001 attestations; Teams needing native Snowflake, AWS or Slack integrations out of the box

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceNot supportedIntegration
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotIntegrationNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)NativeNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

Founded2001 (25 yrs)2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersNot recordedPortland, US
PhoneAll plansNot listed
EmailAll plansAll plans
Live chatAll plansNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot listedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hours24/7Not recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsOfficial serverNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistantAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

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Quadrant view

Implementation friction × Verified buyer score

1.9/52.2/52.5/52.8/53.1/54.5/54.3/54.2/54.0/53.8/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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