Impactive vs Texting for Less
Impactive
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| Figure | Impactive | Texting for Less |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10,008/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Peer-to-Peer Texting Software | 9.3 (#2) | 6.9 (#24) |
| Company history | The About page says Impactive was founded in 2017 and is now part of ActBlue. | The company says Angelo Bini and Bryan Kahrar founded it as a telecommunications provider more than two decades ago. |
| Founded | 2017 | 2002 |
| Support | Support options include onboarding materials, helpdesk ticketing, training sessions, office hours and a dedicated client strategy advisor on Professional plans. | The FAQ lists email support, an average response time under two hours, and monitoring and support available 24/7. |
| What it does | Impactive is an all-in-one digital organizing platform for Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations, combining texting, calling, relational organizing, fundraising and voter registration. | Texting for Less provides peer-to-peer texting for campaigns, with a US-based team that sends messages for clients. |
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.
Texting for Less
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