Attentive vs SMSGlobal API
Attentive
attentive.com
SMSGlobal API
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| Figure | Attentive | SMSGlobal API |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 1 |
| Spec score · SMS Marketing Software | 8.1 (#13) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Spec score · Business Text Messaging Software | 8.1 (#12) | 8.2 (#11) |
| Founded | 2016 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Hoboken, New Jersey, United States | Melbourne, Australia |
| Integrations | Attentive says it offers 100+ pre-built integrations and flexible APIs, including connections for ecommerce, loyalty, customer data, and customer experience tools. | SMSGlobal documentation describes integrations with HubSpot, Zapier and Salesforce. |
| Pricing model | Pricing is tailored to message volume, subscriber list size, channels, and selected AI products; the page says usage-based pricing has no credit system. | SMSGlobal says its API integrations are free to use and customers pay for credits as they go. |
| Support | All plans include strategic planning, onboarding and deliverability support, a dedicated support team, and 24/5 service. | The HTTP API page lists 24/7 support via SMSGlobal’s support team. |
Plans
Attentive
- AI EssentialsFree
- AI GrowPriced on request
- AI JourneysPriced on request
- AI ProPriced on request
- Full platform packagePriced on request
- SMS, email, RCS, & pushPriced on request
- TextPriced on request
- Text & emailPriced on request
In their own words
Attentive
Attentive provides businesses with two-way, real-time customer messaging intended to help manage relationships and support ecommerce revenue. Its channels include SMS, email, RCS and push, which can work together. Browsing, cart activity, purchases, preferences and engagement can inform who receives a message, its content and timing. The platform includes two-tap sign-up, audience segmentation, workflow automation, A/B testing frameworks, and campaign and segment reporting. Attentive Concierge combines AI and live agents for support, with complex questions routable to a business’s in-house team. AI tools can generate messages and subject lines, automate retargeting, and support cross-channel journeys; another option lists predictive send-time optimization, segmentation and subscriber identification. Attentive lists more than 100 pre-built integrations and flexible APIs for ecommerce, loyalty, customer data and customer experience tools. Security features include MFA, SSO, access monitoring and encryption at rest; its status page lists CCPA, GDPR and SOC 2 compliance areas. Access is through web and API. Pricing is on request, with a free trial of unstated duration.
SMSGlobal API
SMSGlobal API has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.