Impactive vs NeedTexting
Impactive
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| Figure | Impactive | NeedTexting |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10,008/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Peer-to-Peer Texting Software | 9.3 (#2) | 7.9 (#8) |
| Integrations | The maker lists integrations with NGP VAN/EveryAction, PDI, Salsa Labs, and ActBlue. | The features page mentions RESTful API integration but does not name third-party integrations. |
| Security | Impactive says it works with third-party firms on ongoing security audits and bug bounty programs. | The privacy policy says it uses TLS/HTTPS encryption in transit, bcrypt password hashing, database access controls, and regular security monitoring. |
| Support | Support options include onboarding materials, helpdesk ticketing, training sessions, office hours and a dedicated client strategy advisor on Professional plans. | The support page says email support typically responds within a few hours during business days, Monday through Friday, 9am–6pm ET. |
Plans
Impactive
- StandardFree
- Peer-to-Peer & Broadcast Texting$1.55, paid once
- Phone Banking$4, paid once
- Voter Registration & Custom Forms$10,008 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
- Professional / EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Impactive
Impactive is a digital organizing platform for advocacy organizations, nonprofits, unions, and electoral campaigns. It brings texting, phone banking, relational messaging, canvassing, voter registration, and custom forms into one service. Peer-to-peer texting includes list management, reporting, editable scripts, conversation reassignment, and volunteer protection features. Safeguards watch for opt-out keywords, curb frequent messages, and filter landlines, disconnected numbers, and numbers with recent errors. Integrations include NGP VAN/EveryAction, PDI, Salsa Labs, and ActBlue; NGP VAN/EveryAction and PDI support two-way sync that the site describes as near real time. Enterprise options include database access and custom data pipelines. The free Standard plan has a $0 licensing fee, pay-as-you-go usage, and 1,000 unique form responses per month included. SMS starts at 1.5¢ per segment, MMS costs 5¢ per message, and phone banking starts at 4¢ per dial. Professional and Enterprise plans require a custom quote. Impactive runs on Android, iOS, and web. Texting requires approved 10DLC registration; the site lists current timelines of 1–3 weeks and says registration through Impactive is free.
NeedTexting
NeedTexting provides SMS and MMS messaging for businesses and political campaigns on Android, iOS, web, and API. Users can send individual or bulk messages with personalization tags, AI suggestions, previews, and scheduled delivery. A two-way inbox supplies live threads, filtering, auto-responder rules, assignments, team collaboration, and response templates. Campaign tools include contact and group management, tags, engagement-based segmentation, keyword auto-responders, and SMS and email polls. Political campaign features include daily ballot updates, geographic and party-lean filtering, and messages to voters with outstanding ballots. Listed AI tools cover reply suggestions, content optimization, sentiment analysis, A/B testing automation, engagement scoring, and delivery optimization. RESTful APIs connect existing systems. The Standard Plan costs $5 a month per phone number; SMS costs $0.03 per message, MMS $0.05, and inbound replies are free. Messages are charged when submitted, even if delivery fails.