Hustle vs mCommons
Hustle
hustle.commCommons
mobilecommons.comSide by side
| Figure | Hustle | mCommons |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $250/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Text Messaging Software | 7.9 (#9) | 7.0 (#27) |
| Company history | Hustle says it has worked with organizations since 2014. | Mobile Commons says it was founded in 2007 and returned to independence in 2025 under founder Jed Alpert. |
| Founded | 2015 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Mobile Commons lists its address as 32 Court St, Suite 904, Brooklyn, New York 11201. |
| Integrations | Hustle lists integrations for Salesforce, NGP VAN and EveryAction, Blackbaud Luminate Online, Blackbaud TeamRaiser, and PDI, plus a public API. | The maker lists CRM and donation-platform partners including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Stripe, and Fundraise Up. |
| Product | Hustle is a mobile communications platform for text, calls, and video messages, including simultaneous broadcasts, automated responses, and live one-to-one conversations. | mCommons provides SMS, MMS, and RCS broadcast messaging for nonprofit and advocacy teams. |
| Security | Hustle says it is SOC 2 certified and has Cloud Security Alliance STAR Registration; it also lists encryption in transit and at rest, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning. | The maker states that Mobile Commons is SOC 2 Type II certified and ISO 27001 certified, with quarterly independent penetration testing. |
| Support | Annual commitments include priority support queue access and support from a Client Success Manager. | Customers can work with a dedicated mobile advocacy expert on campaign launches, measurement, and strategy. |
Plans
In their own words
Hustle
Hustle is a communications platform for texts, calls and video messages, with broadcasts, automated responses and live one-to-one conversations. Users can send personalized SMS and MMS to targeted audience members, tag them and retarget smaller groups. Its video options include short Clips distributed by text, Personalized Clips and longer Hustle Stories. The AI-powered Script Assistant helps users create communications described as creative and brand-safe. Hustle offers mobile and web apps, plus integrations for Salesforce, NGP VAN and EveryAction, Blackbaud Luminate Online, Blackbaud TeamRaiser and PDI. It also lists a public API, although programmatic message sending through it is in development. Salesforce imports support up to 100,000 Campaign members or 2,000 Report rows. Hustle says it is SOC 2 certified and lists encryption in transit and at rest, penetration testing and vulnerability scanning. The PAYGO plan has a $250 a month platform fee, with SMS billed at $0.04 per segment. Annual commitments start at $10,000 a year and include priority support queue access and Client Success Manager support. Hustle serves nonprofits, education, commercial organizations, politics, government, and labor and unions.
mCommons
mCommons has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.