How much does real estate texting cost in 2026?
Real estate texting costs about $500 to $1,000 a month for 12,500 to 25,000 texts on a self-serve tool, plus per-text or provider fees, phone numbers, A2P 10DLC registration, and the hours you spend running it. Call Savvys does it all for you from $497 a month for 12,500 texts: we run the campaigns, AI replies to sellers, and hot leads are handed to you.
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What texting software costs
The plan price is only the start. Most tools add per-text, provider, or per-number fees.
| Tool | Plan price | Texts | On top of the plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Savvys (done for you) | $497 / mo; $797 / mo | 12,500; 25,000 | Nothing. Campaigns, AI replies, and registration included |
| Launch Control | Lite $497 / mo; Core $797 / mo | 12,500; 25,000 SMS | $22 or $55 provider fee |
| Smarter Contact | Pro $399 / mo; Elite $499 / mo, billed quarterly | 10,000; unlimited | $0.025 or $0.02 per text, $3 to $4 per number |
| Lead Sherpa | $149 to $1,299 / mo | By plan | Twilio or Telnyx charges |
| BatchLeads | $119 to $749 / mo | Through your SMS provider | Your provider bills every text |
| REsimpli | Solo $249 / mo, billed annually | Unlimited, fair use policy | Texting is one feature of a CRM you run |
Competitor pricing from each company's own public pricing page, checked November 9, 2026.
What each text costs at the carrier
Building your own stack? These are the raw message and number costs, before any software.
| Cost | Twilio | TextGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Per outbound text | $0.0083 per segment | $0.0035 per segment |
| Carrier fee per text | $0.0035 to $0.005 (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon) | Carrier surcharges billed on top |
| Phone number | $1.15 / mo each | $0.50 / mo each |
| 12,500 texts a month, messages only | About $104, plus about $44 to $63 in carrier fees | About $44, plus carrier surcharges |
Carrier prices from twilio.com and textgrid.com, checked November 9, 2026.
What texting registration (A2P 10DLC) costs
Business texting on local numbers has to be registered. These are the published fees on Twilio.
| A2P 10DLC fee (Twilio) | Amount | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Brand registration, low volume or sole proprietor | $4.50 | One time |
| Brand registration, standard (with secondary vetting) | $46 | One time |
| Campaign vetting | $15 | One time, per campaign |
| Campaign fee | $1.50 to $10 | Every month, per campaign |
| With Call Savvys | Handled for you | Nothing to file |
Fees from Twilio's A2P 10DLC fee article, checked November 9, 2026.
The cost nobody puts on the invoice: your time
Self-serve means you do the work. This is what running texting yourself takes, every month.
Lists and numbers
Pull and clean the list, buy the phone numbers, and keep them healthy every month.
Writing and sending
Write the messages, build the campaigns, and schedule every send.
Answering replies
Every seller who texts back needs a fast answer, all day, every day.
Registration
File the brand and campaign registration, pay the fees, and wait on approvals.
12,500 texts a month, worked out
Same volume, four ways. Only one of them comes with the work done.
| 12,500 texts a month | Monthly cost | Who runs it |
|---|---|---|
| Call Savvys SMS Starter | $497 | We do: campaigns, AI replies, registration, hot leads handed to you |
| Launch Control Lite | $519 ($497 + $22 provider fee) | You: campaigns, replies, follow-up |
| Smarter Contact Elite | $749 + $3 per number ($499 + 12,500 x $0.02) | You: campaigns, numbers, replies |
| Raw carrier (Twilio) | About $150 in messages and carrier fees, plus numbers, 10DLC fees, and software | You: everything, including the software |
Raw carrier math: 12,500 x $0.0083 plus $0.0035 to $0.005 in carrier fees per text, on Twilio's published rates.
What $497 a month gets you with Call Savvys
The texts, the campaigns, the replies, and the registration, done for you.
We run the campaigns
We write the messages, set up the campaigns for your lists and markets, and send them every month. You never log in to a texting tool.
AI replies to sellers
When a seller texts back, AI answers right away, so every conversation gets a reply while it is still warm.
Hot leads handed to you
Sellers who want to talk are handed to you, ready for a call. No inbox to babysit.
Registration handled
Texting registration (A2P 10DLC) is handled for you. No brand forms, no campaign vetting, no waiting on approvals.
Month to month
No contract and no setup fee. SMS Starter is $497 a month for 12,500 texts, SMS Pro is $797 for 25,000.
Pairs with our callers
Bundle texting with cold calling and save $100 a month. Calling packages start at $1,200 with up to 90 qualified leads a month, guaranteed in writing.
How done-for-you texting works
One kickoff call, then we run it.
Kickoff
We lock your markets, lists, and what counts as a hot lead.
We set it up
We write the messages and handle texting registration for you.
We run it
Texts go out every month and AI replies to sellers who text back.
You get hot leads
Sellers ready to talk are handed to you for the call.
Text and call the same list, save $100 a month
Texting finds the sellers who raise their hand. Our callers turn the rest of the list into conversations. Calling packages start at $1,200 a month with up to 90 qualified leads a month, guaranteed in writing. Bundle texting with any calling package and save $100 a month.
Real estate texting cost questions
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Ranked #1 by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Texting tools hand you software. We hand you hot leads.
12,500 texts from $497
Campaigns written, sent, and managed for you every month.
AI replies, hot leads to you
Every seller reply is worked for you, and the hot ones land in your CRM.
Registration handled
Texting registration and numbers set up for you. No carrier headaches.
Month to month
No contract, no setup fee. Bundle with calling and save $100 a month.
Get the texting done for the price of the software.
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