Directly vs. EZ Texting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Directly
Score 6.8 out of 10
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Directly’s crowd platform harnesses thousands of independent experts and AI technology to automate common customer questions and deliver customer service that consumers love. The vendor states companies like Airbnb, Microsoft, and Samsung partner with Directly to improve the customer experience, boosting CSAT by 20% while reducing contact center volume and saving millions per year. Directly is based in San Francisco and backed by Microsoft’s M12 Ventures, Samsung NEXT, True…N/A
EZ Texting
Score 8.8 out of 10
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EZ Texting provides businesses and organizations with a text marketing solution, including features and integrations to keep conversations going. The solution can be used by businesses to connect with their audiences. It can be used to send promotions, promote a new product, build brand awareness, or drive traffic to websites or storefronts. EZ Texting Key Features EZ Texting's features are designed to enhance the effectiveness of text marketing…
$25
per month
Pricing
DirectlyEZ Texting
Editions & Modules
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Launch
$25
per month
Boost
$75
per month
Scale
$125
per month
Enterprise
$3,000
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DirectlyEZ Texting
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsLAUNCH PLAN: Recommended for up to 500 contacts. Local EZ Textable Number. Max Speed: up to 500/day. Cost Per Msg:$0.030. Delivery Rate: 95% Includes 500 free msg/mo or 6k annually. BOOST PLAN: Recommended for 501-2,000 contacts. Local EZ High-Volume Number. Max Speed: up to 2,000/day. Cost Per Msg: $0.025. Delivery Rate: 95% Includes 500 free msg/mo or 6k annually. SCALE PLAN: Recommended for 2,000-50,000 contacts. Local EZ High-Volume, High-Speed Number. Max Speed: up to 50,000/day. Cost Per Msg: $0.020. Delivery Rate: 95%. Includes 500 free msg/mo or 6k annually. ENTERPRISE PLAN: Recommended for 50,000+ contacts. This Plan offers. Dedicated Short Codes. Max Speed: up to 1 MM/day. Cost Per Msg: $0.010. Delivery Rate: 99%. Includes 200k msg/mo. Pricing information for EZ Texting is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase EZ Texting must be conducted with the seller. Included in All Plans: Unlimited Incoming Messages, Contacts, & Keywords. New Features: Realize ROI faster with AI Compose & Team Inbox with AI Reply. Live Support Chat: Monday-Friday 8am-8pm ET and Saturday-Sunday 9am-5pm ET. Growth Tools: QR Codes, Keywords & Signup Forms. MMS Edge: Enhanced Image Library + Editor powered by Shutterstock. CRM-Lite: Upload, Management, Groups & Personalization.
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User Ratings
DirectlyEZ Texting
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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8.7
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.9
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Usability
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8.4
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Availability
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8.0
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Performance
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8.0
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Support Rating
-
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9.6
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Implementation Rating
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8.0
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Configurability
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7.0
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Ease of integration
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8.0
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Product Scalability
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7.0
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Vendor post-sale
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10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
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10.0
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User Testimonials
DirectlyEZ Texting
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well suited for customer experience service management but, it should focus more on a support system.
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It is great to reach people who have given you their phone numbers. You can connect with leads and customers, strengthening rapport and staying in touch with them. They work well with Facebook ads through the Zapier connection, allowing you to follow up with prospects. However, if a business cannot access its leads' phone numbers, the tool will not be of much use. I know of a senior care company that was in business for years but relied strongly on email marketing. They did not ask for their leads' phone numbers and, therefore, did not find EZ Texting useful. That is expected from a company that does not ask prospects for their phone numbers.
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Pros
  • customer messaging management
  • IVR
  • Branding
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  • Easy to use web interface.
  • The ability to set up our main business phone to receive texts is fantastic.
  • There are an abundance of features we haven't even explored yet but look forward to doing so!
  • The mobile app is great alternative when a desktop or laptop isn't available.
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Cons
  • support
  • moderation
  • termination process
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  • Drafts don't save well, seemed like I kept having to redo the same text because a draft wouldn't save.
  • I want to be able to click and update users quickly, but there were too many steps to add/remove people from lists.
  • The app didn't work if I used google SSO - i couldn't ever get signed in.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We're excited about EZ Texting and what it does for us. We want to get more into automation with campaigns dealing directly with web sales so a more robust solution will likely leave EZ Texting as our event activation partner and only be used during select times of the year.
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Usability
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I think it is straightforward to use. UX is always challenging, and the platform does an excellent job of making it easy enough to use. However, it's not 100% intuitive and takes just a bit of figuring out, so I gave it an 8 / 10. It's easy enough as is, but of course, it could always be better.
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Reliability and Availability
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We have never needed to use the system and it be unavailable. They seem to schedule their server maintenance perfectly (at least for us!).
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Performance
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It works pretty well but sometimes things don't work the way you would assume, IE marking messages as read is not as intuitive
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Support Rating
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EZ Texting "gets it"! When I have had something I needed customer service to help me with, they returned my emails and calls promptly. I have a smaller business and they came through as if I was a huge corporate entity. They really care about all sizes of customers!
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Implementation Rating
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allow plenty of time for integration - time is definitely a factor. We had to wait about a week before the product was completely usable. Customer support was very helpful. though. Very much worth the wait, I think. Allow plenty of time for integration. Lots and lots of time needed.
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Alternatives Considered
Directly is more user-friendly and provides an easy interface. It's help desk software and chat support is very interactive
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We have never considered or looked into any other system. We were very much just trying to fix a gap in our internal system as quickly and easily as possible. EZ Text was one of the first options that came up. We did a free trial, and it seemed easy (EZ) enough to use and fair in price, so we moved forward.
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Scalability
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We haven't really utilized it for this purpose but it does seem like there are a lot of great options you can utilize.
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Return on Investment
  • increased branding
  • increased numbers of customer
  • increased customer loyalty
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  • Customers, as well as potential customers, do not seem to have any issue, providing their phone numbers for text messages as opposed to receiving countless emails.
  • Upselling items has improved considerably due to our ability to notify customers of new products and specials that we are offering in the store.
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ScreenShots

EZ Texting Screenshots

Screenshot of where the user can view recent activity, upcoming campaigns, and access AI Assistant.Screenshot of the enhanced Image Library + Editor powered by Shutterstock, which includes 450+ million free images and 20k design templates to create more scroll-stopping texts.Screenshot of the upgraded AI Compose - Used to create engaging messages with emojis, helpful templates,, easy editing, and Spanish translations.Screenshot of workflows. These are used to send texts triggered by actions and events to boost engagement and drive conversions. With a drag & drop editor, technical expertise or code is never required.Screenshot of delivery confirmations, as well as where the user can check on bounce rates and view opted-outs.