Free SMS or SMS marketing?

A free personal message, against regulated, professional bulk sending.

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Sending a free SMS from a site and broadcasting an SMS marketing campaign are nothing alike: one serves a personal and one-off message, free and immediate; the other addresses thousands of opt-in recipients via a billed professional platform. These are two worlds, not two plans of the same tool.

The head-to-head, criterion by criterion

CriterionPersonal free SMSSMS marketing platform
CostFree, with no sign-upBilled per message, on an account to credit
VolumeOne send at a time, occasionalMass sends to entire lists
Consent requiredA single, isolated personal contactA mandatory prior opt-in from recipients
Sender and STOPThe gateway's shared numberSender name and STOP mention at 33700 mandatory
Tracking and statisticsNo dashboardDelivery receipts, click rate, reporting

To conclude: which one to pick?

Use the free SMS for a personal and occasional message, with no fee or account. As soon as it's about contacting a list for commercial purposes, an SMS marketing platform is the only legal and effective route: it brings together the volume, the identified sender, the tracking and above all the regulatory framework — prior consent from recipients and the mandatory STOP mention at 33700. A free personal send must never serve for mass prospecting.

Your most frequently asked questions

Can I send a promo to my customers with the free SMS?

No. The service is reserved for personal and occasional sends. A commercial message to a list requires an SMS marketing platform, with opt-in and STOP mention at 33700.

Why is a marketing platform paid?

Because it handles the volume, the identified sender, the delivery receipts, the reporting and legal compliance (opt-in, STOP), everything a free personal send doesn't cover.

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