TextScaleHQ vs Salesmsg
Salesmsg is built for one-to-one sales texting and calling. TextScaleHQ is built for bulk campaigns at a flat fee plus Twilio’s own price per text. Costs and features side by side.
We make TextScaleHQ. Every Salesmsg price and feature below comes from Salesmsg’s own website and the third-party breakdown noted above, checked October 21, 2026, with links. US prices, monthly billing, single-part texts.
Key takeaways
- At 10,000 texts a month to a list of 2,500, TextScaleHQ comes to about $187; Salesmsg about $352, carrier fees included.
- Salesmsg is cheaper below about 900 texts a month on a list of 500.
- On Salesmsg, replies and failed sends use credits too.
- Salesmsg is built for one-to-one sales texting and calling inside a CRM; TextScaleHQ for campaigns to whole lists.
The short version
Salesmsg is built for sales and support teams who text and call customers one to one inside their CRM, with bulk broadcasts added on. TextScaleHQ is built for sending marketing campaigns to whole lists, for a flat fee, with your carrier’s own price per text. Here is what that means in dollars, and where Salesmsg is the better pick.
Pick TextScaleHQ if you
- Send marketing campaigns to whole lists, more than about 900 texts a month (on a list of 500; later on bigger lists)
- Run several businesses or clients under one login and one bill
- Want replies and failed sends not to use up credits
Pick Salesmsg if you
- Text and call customers one to one from HubSpot or Salesforce
- Need shared inboxes, AI agents or a power dialer
- Send a few hundred texts a month
What you’d pay each month
Move the sliders to your list. Salesmsg uses the cheapest Basic plan for that many texts, plus extra credits. TextScaleHQ uses the plan your list needs plus Twilio’s list price and carrier fees. Salesmsg also takes credits for replies you receive, which isn’t counted here.
At this size TextScaleHQ costs $164.35 less a month.
Three common sizes
| Size | TextScaleHQ | Salesmsg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 texts 500 contacts | $56.35 Starter plan | $89.00 Basic, 1,000 credits + 1,000 extra | $32.65 less |
| 10,000 texts 2,500 contacts | $187.15 Growth plan | $351.50 Basic, 7,500 credits + 2,500 extra | $164.35 less |
| 40,000 texts 10,000 contacts | $705.15 Pro plan | Custom quote | – |
Where Salesmsg costs less: at 500 texts a month, its $25 Basic plan comes to about $26.25 with carrier fees, against about $37.45 on TextScaleHQ. The two cross at about 900 texts a month on a list of 500. On a Growth-size list Salesmsg stays cheaper up to about 1,800 texts.
About these prices: $25 for 500 credits and $249 for 7,500 are on Salesmsg’s own site. Its pricing page doesn’t show the tiers in between as text, so $49 for 1,000, $99 for 2,500, $179 for 5,000 and the extra-credit rates come from Hackceleration’s breakdown. Above 10,000 texts Salesmsg moves you to Pro, which it doesn’t price by credit amount on its site.
How we worked it out: TextScaleHQ: plan fee, plus Twilio’s US toll-free price of $0.0083 a text and carrier fees of $0.0043 (the average of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon), plus a $2.15 toll-free number. Salesmsg: Basic plans with the extra-credit rate for that plan (4¢ down to 3.1¢), one included number, and carrier fees of about $0.0025 a text, which Salesmsg passes through with no markup. Yearly prices aren’t on Salesmsg’s own site, so the table shows monthly only. Sources: salesmessage.com/pricing, Salesmsg pricing blog, carrier fees, how credits work, Hackceleration (tiers).
Side by side
“Better here” marks the side that’s ahead on that line.
| What matters | TextScaleHQ | Salesmsg |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| How you pay for texts | Your carrier’s own price, billed by Twilio or Vonage. No markup. Better here | Monthly credit plans. Replies you receive and failed sends also use credits. Extra credits about 3¢ to 4¢. |
| Monthly fee | $29, $59 or $199, set by your contacts and businesses | Basic from $25 (500 credits) to $249 (7,500 credits); Pro and Enterprise above that |
| Picture messages (MMS) | Twilio’s MMS price ($0.022) plus carrier fees, on every plan | 2 credits per picture message, plus carrier fees |
| Unused texts | Nothing to expire. You never buy texts in advance. | Plan credits don’t roll over; credits you buy separately do |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card | 14 days with 25 credits |
| Numbers and setup | ||
| Phone number | Yours, in your own Twilio or Vonage account. You keep it if you leave. | One local or toll-free number included; extra numbers $5/mo. Porting a number out is supported. |
| Getting set up | Connect your own Twilio or Vonage account. A guide walks you through it. | Nothing to connect. Sign up and pick a number. Better here |
| Carrier registration | Toll-free verification filed from the dashboard; 10DLC numbers you’ve registered yourself also work | 10DLC fees passed through: $4.50 brand, $15 campaign check, $1.50 to $10/mo per campaign |
| Sending | ||
| Two-way inbox | One-way campaigns only. STOP, START and HELP are handled for you. | Shared inboxes, assignment, saved replies, website chat Better here |
| Scheduled and repeating campaigns | Yes | Scheduled and recurring broadcasts |
| Welcome text on sign-up | Sent when someone joins by form, QR code, keyword or webhook (Zapier, Make), held until daytime where they live. Your own template. | Keyword auto-reply |
| Drip sequences | No follow-up series after the welcome text | Campaign sequences and workflows Better here |
| AI | AI Promo plans weeks of texts from your own offers (4 weeks on Starter, 12 on Growth, 52 on Pro). You approve each one. | AI assistant and AI agents that text, book and call (AI messages use 2 extra credits) Better here |
| Link tracking | Each person gets their own short link, so you see who clicked | Short links with click tracking |
| Daytime-only sending | Built in: 8 AM to 8 PM in each person’s time zone | Quiet hours setting by contact time zone; workflows and broadcasts don’t follow it by default |
| Growing your list | ||
| Contacts | 500, 2,500 or unlimited, by plan | No published limit |
| Sign-up forms, QR codes, keywords | Webforms, printable signs, QR codes, keywords Better here | QR codes, click-to-text links, unlimited keywords; no sign-up form in its help center |
| Integrations | Webhook for Zapier, Make or your own code | HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier, Make and many more, with two-way CRM sync Better here |
| Running it | ||
| More than one business | 2, 5 or unlimited businesses, each with its own number, list and opt-outs Better here | Several inboxes and numbers; each extra organization is billed separately |
| Mobile app | Works in a phone browser | iOS, Android and a Chrome extension Better here |
| Support | Email; priority on Growth; fastest replies on Pro | Live chat, email and phone Better here |
When Salesmsg is the better pick
Salesmsg is built around shared inboxes, assignment and saved replies. TextScaleHQ handles STOP, START and HELP, nothing more.
Salesmsg syncs both ways with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and more. TextScaleHQ brings contacts in through one webhook.
Salesmsg adds a power dialer, call recording, AI calling agents and mobile apps.
Salesmsg runs multi-step campaigns and workflows. TextScaleHQ sends a welcome text, then the campaigns you schedule.
Salesmsg includes a number. With TextScaleHQ you open a Twilio or Vonage account first.
At 500 texts Salesmsg’s $25 plan costs about $11 a month less.
What you get with TextScaleHQ
These are real screens from the TextScaleHQ dashboard.
See the price before you press send
The campaign summary works out the parts, the people and what your own carrier will charge, before anything goes out.
- Business name and STOP line added for you
- Opted-out people are never counted
- Send yourself a test first
Every client or location under one login
Each business has its own number, subscribers, opt-outs and reports. Two on Starter, five on Growth, unlimited on Pro.
Weeks of texts, planned from your offers
Plan 4 weeks on Starter, 12 on Growth or a whole year on Pro. It plans around holidays and drafts every text from the offers you saved. Nothing sends until you approve it.
- Flags any offer you didn’t save
- Rewrite, shorten or unschedule any text
What Twilio actually charged, in your reports
Reports show your real carrier costs and why any texts failed, in plain words, so you don’t have to log in to Twilio to check.
Moving from Salesmsg
Most of the wait is toll-free verification, which can take from a few days to a couple of weeks. You can set everything else up during the 30-day trial.
- Export your contacts
In Salesmsg, open Contacts and choose Export; a copy is emailed to you. Keep only people who agreed to marketing texts from that business.
- Connect Twilio or Vonage
Open an account, get a toll-free number and paste two keys into TextScaleHQ. The guide shows where they are.
- Import and check
Import the CSV and match the columns. Opted-out people stay opted out, and nobody can add them back.
- Verify and send
File toll-free verification from the dashboard. Once it’s approved, schedule your first campaign.
Salesmsg supports porting a number out: your new provider starts it, and your Salesmsg plan needs to stay active until it finishes.
Questions
Is TextScaleHQ cheaper than Salesmsg?
For bulk campaigns on a list of 500, yes once you send more than about 900 texts a month (about 1,800 on a list of up to 2,500). At 2,000 texts TextScaleHQ comes to about $56 against Salesmsg’s $89; at 10,000 it’s about $187 against $352. At 500 texts Salesmsg’s $25 plan costs less.
Do replies use Salesmsg credits?
Yes. Salesmsg says inbound texts and failed sends use credits too. TextScaleHQ has no credits; your carrier charges its own rate for what you send and receive.
Does Salesmsg mark up carrier fees?
No. Salesmsg’s help center says carrier fees are passed through with no markup, billed in dollars on top of credits.
Can Salesmsg use my own Twilio account?
Yes, through its Twilio integration, for a per-message platform fee that Salesmsg doesn’t publish. It has to be set up at sign-up. TextScaleHQ always uses your own Twilio or Vonage account, for a flat monthly fee.
Does TextScaleHQ have a shared inbox or calling?
No. TextScaleHQ sends marketing campaigns and handles STOP, START and HELP. For conversations and calls, Salesmsg is the better fit.
Do unused Salesmsg credits roll over?
Plan credits don’t; they reset every month. Credits you buy separately do. TextScaleHQ has no credits to roll over.
Salesmsg is a trademark of its owner. TextScaleHQ isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Salesmsg. Prices and features come from Salesmsg’s public website and the third-party breakdown noted above on October 21, 2026 and may have changed since.
