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EZ Texting vs. ShoutOUT Messaging Platform

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    EZ Texting

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AEZ 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

    ShoutOUT Messaging Platform

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    ShoutOUT is a business texting tool to send personalized SMS campaigns, with advanced personalization and segmentation features. Users can send: personalized alerts promotions reminders short links marketing / promotional campaigns customer feedback collection customer updates conversational messaging team communication in any SMEs including the…

    $0.01

    per SMS per SMS

    Pricing
    EZ TextingShoutOUT Messaging Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Launch
    $25
    per month
    Boost
    $75
    per month
    Scale
    $125
    per month
    Enterprise
    $3,000
    per month
    Growth
    $9.99
    per month per SMS
    Pro
    $19.99
    per month per SMS
    Starter
    Free subscription
    per SMS
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EZ TextingShoutOUT Messaging Platform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    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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    Community Pulse
    EZ TextingShoutOUT Messaging Platform
    Considered Both Products
    CallFire
    No answer on this topic
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    95 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    88 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    98 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    96 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    User Ratings
    EZ TextingShoutOUT Messaging Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (256 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (95 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (112 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EZ TextingShoutOUT Messaging Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    CallFire
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    CallFire
    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.
    Incentivized
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    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    CallFire
    It works pretty well but sometimes things don't work the way you would assume, IE marking messages as read is not as intuitive
    Incentivized
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    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    CallFire
    We have been grandfathered into our old package, but I wish there were better package options offered now.
    Incentivized
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    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    CallFire
    We haven't really utilized it for this purpose but it does seem like there are a lot of great options you can utilize.
    Incentivized
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    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    CallFire
    easy access
    Incentivized
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    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    CallFire
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    ShoutOUT Labs
    No answers on this topic
    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.

    ShoutOUT Messaging Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dashboard

Main dashboard displaying the main menu on the left side, credit balance, campaign history, recent campaign analytics, contacts, and purchased sender IDs / mobile numbers, giving a holistic view of the user account with all important data at a glance.Screenshot of SMS compose box

Message compose box to edit the SMS content, add emojis and custom attributes, use saved templates or create new ones, and shorten link using the built-in URL shortener. The mobile phone screen displays how the SMS will look like in the recipient's phone.Screenshot of Campaign analytics

Campaign dashboard displaying all campaigns created to date, with the options to search previous campaigns by name, create new campaigns, and view in detail analytics for each campaign by clicking on them.Screenshot of Contact Segmentation

Group contacts based on their personal data, purchase behaviors, demographics etc. View all added contacts and relevant data as well as created contact groups, with the options to add new contacts, search contacts, download contacts, and filter contacts by  attributes (e.g., location, age, browser).