Pony Express HQ
Pony Express HQ vs SimpleTexting
SimpleTexting sells monthly plans sized by message credits. We sell prepaid credits with no subscription. Which is cheaper depends entirely on how often you send.
SimpleTexting is a well-built, widely used SMS marketing platform. If you are comparing it with us, the decision is not really about features. It is about whether you want to pay monthly.
The structural difference
SimpleTexting sells a monthly subscription sized by how many message credits you expect to use, billed monthly or annually, with additional team members and extra phone numbers charged as add-ons. Unused credits roll over within a monthly plan.
We sell prepaid credits and charge for nothing else. There is no monthly fee, no contract, no per-seat charge, and one dedicated number is included. Credits do not expire while your account is active*.
Neither model is better in the abstract. They suit different sending patterns.
Where SimpleTexting is genuinely stronger
A deeper automation and workflow builder, a large integration catalogue, and unused credits that roll over within a monthly plan. If you want branching automations, or a long list of native integrations rather than one route through Zapier, that is what the subscription is buying and we do not match it.
Where we are stronger
The quiet months. A subscription bills the same in the month you send four campaigns and the month you send none. If your sending is seasonal, that is the entire cost difference, and it does not show up in a per-message rate comparison.
Also: team logins, groups and keywords are unlimited here and cost nothing extra, so a five-person front desk does not change the bill.
Which to choose
Choose SimpleTexting if you send consistently every week, want deep automation, and the plan allowance matches your volume closely enough that you are not paying for headroom.
Choose us if your activity is lumpy or seasonal, if you want a dedicated number and unlimited seats without add-on pricing, or if you simply do not want another monthly bill to justify.
Work out your own numbers with the cost calculator, and check SimpleTexting’s current pricing yourself. We describe their model rather than quoting their prices, because their prices change and we would not notice.