EZ Texting vs Textmagic
Textmagic scores 6.92 out of 10 against 5.67 for EZ Texting, and is higher on features, reliability, reputation and customer service. EZ Texting is higher on value for money and compliance. At 1,000 texts a month, Textmagic charges $49 in message charges before number rental and carrier fees, and the cheapest EZ Texting plan comes to $50 with its fees in.
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Compare costs at your volume
| Provider | What applies | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| EZ Texting | Launch plan, 500 credits $25 + 500 extra credits $20 + Monthly telecom fee $5 | $50Plan month, captured fees |
| Textmagic | 4.90c, one rate at any volume | $49Message charges |
Message charges exclude number rental and carrier fees. Plan months include only captured plan fees. Number type applies to message rates, not plan eligibility. Registration, setup, inbound SMS, MMS and tax excluded. Unknown fees are not zero.
Pricing sources and read dates
EZ Texting
Textmagic
- Reference SMS rate
- Source 1, read
- Gateway number rental
- Not captured
- Gateway carrier fees
- Not captured
EZ Texting and Textmagic side by side
| What we compared | EZ Texting | Textmagic | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our scores | |||
| Overall score | 5.67 | 6.92 | Textmagic higher |
| Value for money | 3 | 2.5 | EZ Texting higher |
| Features | 8 | 9 | Textmagic higher |
| Reliability | 2 | 3.5 | Textmagic higher |
| Reputation | 8 | 10 | Textmagic higher |
| Compliance | 7 | 6.5 | EZ Texting higher |
| Customer service | 6 | 10 | Textmagic higher |
| US prices | |||
| How the rate is published | By monthly plan | One flat rate | Different basis |
| Published reference rate per SMS | 1.00c | 4.90c | EZ Texting lower |
| Cost of 1,000 SMS a month | $50 (a month on the plan, fees in) | $49 (message charges) | Not comparable |
| Long code rental | Not captured | Not captured | Not comparable |
| Toll-free number rental | Not captured | Not captured | Not comparable |
| Carrier fees on top | Not captured | Not captured | Read each |
| Numbers and sending | |||
| 10DLC long codes | Yes | Yes | Both |
| Toll-free numbers | Yes | Yes | Both |
| Short codes | Yes | Not published | Only EZ Texting states it |
| REST API for sending | Yes | Yes | Both |
| Send to a whole list from the web app | Yes | Not captured | Not comparable |
| Two-way SMS | Not published | Yes | Only Textmagic states it |
| Email to SMS | Not published | Yes | Only Textmagic states it |
| Trial and reputation | |||
| Free trial | 14 day free trial, no credit card | Free test balance on sign-up; top up when ready to send. | Read each |
| Trustpilot | 3.4 out of 5 from 257 reviews (21 September 2026) | 4.7 out of 5 from 298 reviews (28 September 2026) | Textmagic higher |
Every row names the winner in words. Scores are out of 10 on the six equally weighted criteria; Rate, volume-band and fee read dates are listed in the pricing evidence above. Not captured means our capture holds no value for that field, which is not the same as the provider lacking it. Not published means the provider's own pages were checked and state no figure.
What each costs at your volume
A per message provider is priced by the band, top-up or number type your volume reaches, before number rental and carrier fees. A plan provider is priced by its cheapest published plan, or plan plus overage, that covers the volume, with the number and carrier fees it publishes added in: the rule the SMS marketing platforms comparison uses. The two figures are not like for like, so no winner is named.
Read the two reviews
Each review carries the scores behind this table and the dated quotes they come from: the EZ Texting review and the Textmagic review. Both are ranked with the other 43 providers: where EZ Texting and Textmagic rank among the best SMS gateway providers.
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