Rally Corp vs text+

Rally Corp is a nonprofit texting platform that runs mass, two-way and peer-to-peer texting at scale, with keywords, automation and text-to-give. Volunteers can answer questions and address concerns in two-way exchanges. Teams can upload and segment contacts, prepare scripts with customizable fields, brief volunteers, launch campaigns, and monitor responses. Managers can invite, train, and oversee volunteer texters through a dashboard with role-based permissions. Live reporting tracks messages sent, responses, volunteer activity, engagement, and sentiment. Campaign tools include automatic opt-out handling, consent tracking, and TCPA compliance features. Rally presents the service for nonprofit fundraising, volunteer mobilization, advocacy, awareness, and supporter engagement. Volunteers can text from desktop, tablet, or their own smartphone; the product lists Android, iOS, and web platforms. Integrations include donor and CRM systems, Zapier, and a RESTful API. Starter costs $99 a month, billed monthly, and includes 1,000 monthly credits and one user. Growth costs $199 a month, billed monthly, with 2,500 monthly credits and three users. SMS uses one credit per segment up to 160 characters; MMS uses two credits. Rally says the service is not designed for spam-based mass texting or rented lists.

text+ provides a second phone number for internet-based calls and texts, for people who want to keep a personal number private or use a spare phone or tablet as a line. Its Android and iOS apps send SMS, MMS, photos, and group messages to mobile numbers in the US and Canada; recipients do not need the app. Calls work over WiFi or data, with free inbound calls and low-cost outbound calling to more than 200 countries. The free plan costs nothing and covers downloading, texting, and receiving calls; outbound calls and Premium features are paid. Premium is billed Starting at less than $5/month and includes no ads, unlimited US calls, unlimited calling to Canada and 30+ countries, number protection during inactivity, a custom voicemail greeting, and prioritized support. Users can block others and report abusive behavior in the app. The company says it uses measures intended to protect information but cannot guarantee transmitted information is fully secure. Users must be at least 13. text+ was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Venice, California.