Textla review
Textla is an SMS marketing platform with two monthly plans: Starter at a $25 platform fee and Professional at $50, both at $0.01 per SMS, carrier fees included, read September 28, 2026. A 14-day free trial includes 100 credits. We score Textla 4.33 out of 10.
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Textla cost at your volume
$35 a month on Starter
- Starter plan$25
- 1,000 messages at $0.01$10
The cheapest published way to send that many SMS in a month on Textla: the smallest plan whose credits cover it, or a smaller plan plus its overage rate, plus any fixed monthly fee, from the plans read 28 September 2026. The same function prices Textla on the SMS marketing page.
Textla scores
| Value for money | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Features | 5 | |
| Reliability | 0 | |
| Reputation | 6 | |
| Compliance | 4 | |
| Customer service | 6 |
Six criteria, equally weighted, each scored out of 10 from Textla's own published pages by the published scoring checks, every answer read on 28 September 2026.
Textla US rates
| As published | Price | How it compares |
|---|---|---|
| Each US SMS segment, on top of a monthly plan (Starter $25/month, Professional $50/month) | 1.00c per SMS beyond the plan | Lower than 15 of 32 other providers' lowest US rates, level with 2 |
| Toll-free number rental | One toll-free number is included free on sign-up. Professional allows multiple numbers; no price for extra numbers is published. | Billed on top of message charges |
Read from Textla's own US pricing page on 28 September 2026. By monthly plan. Each row is read against the lowest published US rate of every other provider we price. Source.
Textla fees, trial and support
| What | Textla | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 10DLC registration fees | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Toll-free verification | Toll-free verification is required and handled by Textla through its setup form; approval currently takes 1 to 4 business days. No fee is stated. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Carrier fees | Carrier fees are included in the $0.01 per text rate. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| MMS rate | $0.03 per US MMS, sent or received (3 credits). | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with 100 free credits; upgrading is required to buy more credits. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Minimum plan or spend | Starter is $25 a month billed monthly ($19 a month billed yearly), plus $0.01 per SMS segment. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Credit expiry | Credits never expire while you remain a customer. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| API and SDKs | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Web app | Web app with bulk campaigns, a shared reply inbox, contacts and an analytics dashboard. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Email to SMS | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Integrations named | Zapier (Textla says it reaches 6,000+ platforms that way, with guides for Google Forms and Calendly) and bring-your-own Twilio. HubSpot and Slack are named as Zapier examples. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Support channels | Phone (423) 407-3513, email [email protected], live chat and a help centre, free on every plan, with US-based staff. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Support hours | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| SOC 2 | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| ISO 27001 | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| HIPAA | Not HIPAA compliant: Textla's terms say the service is not built for HIPAA and must not be used where HIPAA applies. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| GDPR | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Opt-out handling (TCPA) | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| 10DLC registration | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Founded | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Head office | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Ownership | The contracting entity is Textla LLC. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Uptime or SLA | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Two way inbox | Yes: replies land in an inbox that can be shared with a team. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Mobile app | No: Textla says its mobile app is coming soon. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Rcs | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Church offer | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Nonprofit offer | A nonprofit discount is offered on request; the amount is not published. A military discount is also offered on request. | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Real estate offer | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Healthcare hipaa baa | Not published | Read 28 September 2026 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 out of 5 from 5 reviews | Read 28 September 2026 |
Not published means Textla's own pages were checked on that day and state no figure. Nothing here is carried over from the earlier version of this review.
When Textla fits
Textla fits a US business that runs campaigns from a web app on a small budget, since Starter costs $25 a month, or $19 billed yearly, plus $0.01 per SMS segment as of September 28, 2026. A team sharing one inbox benefits from the shared reply inbox. A nonprofit seeking texting services for nonprofits gets a discount on request, though the amount is not published. One toll-free number is free on sign-up.
When to look elsewhere
Look elsewhere when you need documented reliability: Textla does not publish uptime as of September 28, 2026. Textla does not publish SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, as of September 28, 2026. Avoid Textla for healthcare, because its terms say the service is not built for HIPAA and must not be used where HIPAA applies. A business needing a mobile app should pass too, since Textla says its mobile app is coming soon. API pricing is also unpublished.
Textla compared
Textla joined this site after the best SMS marketing platforms in the USA were last ranked, so it is not in that ranking yet.
Textla questions
How much does Textla cost?
Textla costs a $25 monthly platform fee on Starter or $50 on Professional, plus $0.01 per SMS with carrier fees included, read September 28, 2026 from its pricing page. MMS costs $0.03 per US message.
Does Textla offer a free trial?
A free trial lasts 14 days and includes 100 credits, read September 28, 2026. Upgrading is required to buy more credits. Credits never expire while you remain a customer.
What is Textla?
Textla is an SMS marketing platform with bulk campaigns, a shared reply inbox, contacts and an analytics dashboard, read September 28, 2026. It connects to other tools through Zapier.