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Follow-ups that run themselves
Send a text when a booking is made, a form is filled or an invoice is overdue.
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SMS marketing
SMS campaign manager for small business
Write a text, pick an audience, schedule it and see who received it, with your own sender ID and opt-outs handled.
Free plan, no card needed. Or book a demo.
Texts still get read
Not every customer is on WhatsApp or reads email. An SMS lands on every phone, which makes it good for short offers, reminders and anything urgent.
startbuddi's SMS campaigns take a minute: name it, choose the audience, write the message with merge tags and check the phone preview. The counter shows how many segments it uses. Send now or schedule it.
- Built-in SMS, or your Termii, Africa's Talking, Twilio or Brevo account.
- Your own sender ID per campaign.
- STOP and similar replies remove people automatically.
- Delivery rate, replies and opt-outs over time.
- A minute to sendWrite, preview, schedule.
- Your provider or oursBuilt-in SMS or your own account.
- Opt-outs handledSTOP means stop.
- Delivery reportsSee what arrived.
Write and send
Write it, preview it, schedule it.
Merge tags, a phone preview and a segment counter, then send now or later.
- Merge tags: {first_name}, {last_name}, {city} and more
- Live phone preview and segment counter (160 characters each)
- Send Now, Schedule Campaign or Save Draft
Results
See what was delivered.
Messages sent, delivery rate, replies and opt-outs, with an export for your records.
- Messages Sent, Delivery Rate, Replies and Opt-Outs
- An SMS insights drawer on each contact
- Export Report for your records
Import numbers
Bring your numbers in one go.
Upload a CSV and the numbers join your main contact list, ready for email and WhatsApp too.
- Import numbers from a CSV
- Saved to the same contacts as your CRM
- SMS lists are the same lists as email
Same workspace
Texts that go to the same contacts as everything else.
SMS lists are your contact lists, so the same people are ready for email and WhatsApp too.
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WhatsApp campaigns
Switch to WhatsApp templates for richer messages to opted-in contacts.
Explore WhatsApp campaigns
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Every client on one record
Every text a contact received shows on their page.
Explore Every client on one record
Plans
SMS unlocks on Starter
SMS is part of the Marketing hub, which is not on Free. Starter includes 50 texts a month, and texts sent through your own provider account are paid to that provider.
- Free Not on this plan $0
- Starter Included, 30-day trial $29/mo
- Growth Included, 30-day trial $79/mo
- Scale Included, 30-day trial $199/mo
Keep reading
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Questions people ask
Can I use my own SMS provider?
Yes. Connect Termii, Africa's Talking, Twilio or Brevo, or use startbuddi's built-in SMS with no setup.
Can I set my own sender ID?
Yes, on each campaign.
How are opt-outs handled?
STOP, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, END and QUIT remove someone from every SMS campaign. Replies are read automatically on built-in SMS, Twilio and Africa's Talking.
What plan do I need?
SMS unlocks on Starter ($29 a month) with 50 texts a month at global prices.
Send a text your customers will read.
Write it, personalise it and schedule it, with opt-outs handled for you. Try it free for 30 days.
Free plan available. Every paid plan starts with a 30-day trial.