All Text Request Reviews
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Erika
Construction, 2 - 10 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed February 2022
Easy way to stay connected
Autumn
Verified reviewer
Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2023
Text Request
Great!
PROSTexts fast, easy to use, great way to communicate with patients
CONSSometimes it crashes and messes up all day,
Vendor Response
Autumn, Thank you for the nice review! Our support team works hard to keep you and our other users up and running. If you ever experience an issues, please reach out to : support@textrequest.com
Replied May 2023
Audra
Research, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2024
Good program
It is user friendly and you are able to search for specific names or phone numbers.
CONSI am not able to copy and past several numbers at a time.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
Zip Whip discontinued their service. It was not our decision to leave them.
Vendor Response
Thank you for leaving us a review.
Replied March 2024
Anna
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2024
Great Product
I think TextRequest is very user friendly and has worked well for our practice
CONSI wish that display settings would default to your preferences after a few uses
Vendor Response
Anna, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. You can save your view in your settings: https://help.textrequest.com/profile-preferences If you have any questions, please let me know.
Replied February 2024
Becca
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
2
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed February 2024
Would not use if given the choice
Can pair directly to our marketing page to export client contact
CONSfrequently crashes, does not allow you to type in the boxes if used for more than 5 conversations in a row, notifications frequently do not work, does not dismiss notifications easily
Vendor Response
Becca, thank you for leaving us a review. Sorry to hear that the app is crashing for you. Will you please reach out to success@textrequest.com so they can look into it for you?
Replied April 2024
Rebecca
Individual & Family Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2024
A Great Service to start with!
We use Text Request in our day to day operations and it overall serves us well.
PROSIt is easy to set up, is well organized and allows you to stay organized even when sharing the service with a number of team members. (Clear differentiation between which users are/have responded).
CONSCustomer support is sometimes slow responding to requests for assistance.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
The previous service had more functionalities than we needed (we only needed text messaging and chat service) and was not organized well for use with multiple users and profiles.
Vendor Response
Glad to hear that you have met your needs since switching to us from Dial Pad.
Replied January 2024
Sam
Verified reviewer
Real Estate, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2022
Great tool to text without giving out your cell phone
I like the fact that people can text me without my cell phone blowing up. It is like receiving emails but easy for my clients. I update them sometimes daily with this.
CONSReceiving pictures can be tricky. Also I realized sharing contacts is not possible with this format like it is with a cell phone.
Vendor Response
Hi Sam, thank you so much for leaving a review. I have let our product team know about your desire to share contacts. Thank you again so much.
Replied April 2022
Kellie
Automotive, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2024
Helping with reviews!
It was fine! I didn't have any concerns other than when the messages don't go through, theres no indication of that unless we were to click on the message.
PROSI liked the ability to real time text multiple people at one time.
CONSIt was difficult to navigate quickly when having to input multiple numbers.
Vendor Response
Kellie, thank you for this review. Please reach out to success@textrequest.com They might have some tips that you might find useful.
Replied April 2024
Heather
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2024
Great product!
It has been a great tool to use for communication.
PROSI like to use this app to communicate with all of my employees on a daily basis.
CONSHaving to sign in all the time, but other than that it is great!
Vendor Response
Heather, thank you for leaving us a review.
Replied April 2024
Christian
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2024
Quality Correspondence
Ease of use allows more time to focus on customer interactions than navigating technology.
CONSThe repeated chime is too frequent and should be every 30 seconds
Vendor Response
Thank you for this review, Christian.
Replied April 2024
Maribeth
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2024
Text request review by PCW
I have enjoyed working with it. The app is great! Helps me do work quickly when not at my desk
PROSIt is easy to use. It stays open as a site on my computer for a long time. Like the app for my phone.
CONSFor some reason the last week I need to click twice on my sign in to get to the correct page. TR often considers a text "resolved" when it is not resolved. It would be nice if there was a translation ability. (Maybe there is and I am not aware - new user)
Vendor Response
Maribeth, thank you so much for leaving us this review. Please reach out to support@textrequest.com so they can look into your login issue.
Replied April 2024
Christine
Insurance, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
We LOVE Text Request
Our overall experience with Text Request has been great. One of the other vendors we work with recommended them at a time that I was researching review generation companies that also offered texting platforms. Text Request was a fraction of the cost and while they aren't a review generation company per say, you can EASILY set up a template to text clients asking them to write a review and you can even include a link so they are taken directly to your review website of choice.
PROSOur independent insurance agency absolutely LOVES Text Request. Our clients will often ask if they can text us or if we can text them and prior to Text Request, we didn't have an option to do so other than giving out our personal cell numbers. In our line of work, we often need photos of a client's car or home and I love that Text Request allows clients to send these photos to us so easily. I also love that our agents can use Text Request right from their computer and don't need to be checking a cell phone constantly. It is very user friendly and was easy for our agents to learn how to use.
CONSI don't have anything negative to say about the desktop version of the software and I think it's extremely user friendly. The mobile app is a little clunky, but for the most part we use the desktop version and don't have to use the mobile app, so this concern doesn't come up often.
Reason for choosing Text Request
We chose Text Request over other products we researched primarily because of price, but I was also extremely impressed with how easy it was to set up a demo with them (I believe our demo was done the same day I reached out to schedule it) and the fact that I didn't feel like they were putting any pressure on me to purchase their product. They quickly and simply showed me what Text Request could do and let the product do the talking. Some people respond to hard sales tactics, but I do not and I really appreciated their gentle but effective approach.
Vendor Response
Hello Christine, So happy that our desktop/browser app works for you just fine! I have sent your Cons to my product team. -Ramey
Replied October 2021
Nathaniel
Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
TextRequest is an Oasis in a Sea of Bad SMS Providers
When our VP of IT left suddenly, I had to use context clues to figure out what she was working on, one of which was ZipWhip transition, which I did not know was expiring in less than a month! The TextRequest team hauled and hustled to get the ZipWhip transition done in less than a month and I am grateful! TextRequest has been working consistently, which is also something I am grateful for!
PROSClear sensible design run by a team that cares about a good product and is not trying to exploit me.
CONSWe had to fight to the death with bad SMS providers to release the old SMS phone numbers. I felt like I entered battle with a pool noodle, and I was at the mercy of the bad SMS providers. A tool to help force phone number release would have saved time.
Reason for choosing Text Request
HIPAA compliance, ease of use, acceptable price, and the ZipWhip conversion tool.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
ZipWhip: expired in less than 1 month, and I was not notified. Klara: I would rather drink sewage than continue to work with Klara, one of the worst companies I have ever worked with.
Vendor Response
Nathaniel, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this detailed review. Glad that you picked Text Request as your business texting provider.
Replied December 2023
Kelsie
Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2022
Simple, Straightforward, Modern product
It is so easy to text multiple people with both pictures and texts. One big problem text request solved for us is that we never knew if someone else was responding to the same person. Now we have the ability to see who is typing a message to who, so that we do not double up on efforts.
PROSIt was time for our organization to move out of google voice into a more professional text message management system. We were looking to offer easier ways for our staff to communicate with clients, donors, and the public, as well as easily arrange and monitor group texts. The transition was seamless, and we have really enjoyed the ease of use, personal touches, and ways each user can interact with our text number. It is also a huge pro to have our text line be the same phone number as our phone number. It is wonderful to have text support just a text away, many of our questions have been answered within an hour of texting their text support line.
CONSThe only thing I wish we would have known about using a texting platform (which would be true for other texting platforms) is that carriers have several opt-out words, many of which we use when a client cancels an appointment. We now have to figure out alternate words so that they do not accidentally opt out of all text messages.
Reason for choosing Text Request
Price, ease of use, great customer service, transparency in pricing
Reasons for switching to Text Request
Needed more features on a more business friendly platform
Vendor Response
Hello Kelsie, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear that you are having issues with the opt-out words. Our success team would love to take the time and walk-through best practices. Sign up for a session here: https://calendly.com/tr-success/kickoff Thank you,
Replied April 2022
Victor
Financial Services, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
Great, easy to use platform!
So far, our experience with them has been great! Their customer service is top notch!
PROSText Request has a straight-forwarded, easy to use platform. The UI is very user friendly.
CONSThe only con was on bulk reporting. However, the Text Request team was able to assist us with any special reporting request.
Reason for choosing Text Request
The simplicity of the platform and the price.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
Pricing and lack of features, specifically reporting.
Vendor Response
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Glad we were able to accommodate you and your team. We have added a few more reports in our v6.52 release. View that info here: https://www.textrequest.com/release-notes Please reach out if you ever run into any issues. Thanks again.
Replied July 2022
Kathy
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2022
Quick, simple texting
We like the integration with Google Chrome and the mobile app!
CONSwe have been customers for a while we were forced into new pricing and increased cost.
Reason for choosing Text Request
We started with Text request first. We have used this service for more than 5 years.
Vendor Response
Kathy, thank you for your review! Appreciate you taking the time, and for sticking with us for so long. The Chrome extension and mobile apps are some of my favorites, too. Mobile carriers recently added charges to every business texting over their networks (you may have heard about "10DLC registration"). I believe that's the con you're referring to, and I can empathize with you. Ultimately this should be better for everyone - providers like us, businesses like you, and end consumers - because those dollars are going towards reducing spam, so texting won't go the way of email. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns, my email should be attached.
Replied January 2022
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2021
Easy to use
Their customer service is very responsive and helpful. The program does what we need it to do with very little issue.
PROSBeing able to send "mass" texts by uploading an excel document makes the process very easy. The tracking is also great. Having the google plug-in and being able to click the number and text directly is very convenient. Overall it's a user-friendly program
CONSI think the conversation view could be improved, it's somewhat easy to miss replies since they are all marked resolved automatically.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
We still use CTM to track our calls but the texting function was expensive and not remotely user friendly.
Vendor Response
Hello, Thank you for leaving an honest review. I have given our product team you CON. If you have any other issues, please do not hesitate to reach out. - Ramey
Replied October 2021
Audra
Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2023
Text Request is a great tool. Easy to use.
The onboarding and migration from Zip Whip was completely seamless. It was so easy. Customer service is great. The software itself is straight forward and easy to navigate.
PROSThat it is easy to use. I LOVE the Chrome extension. That is so very helpful when creating new contacts.
CONSThat there is not a desktop application nor a true mobile app.
Reason for choosing Text Request
Price point and because there is no contract. Podium locks you in for a year and they are more interested in getting paid than making sure their solution is the right fit for you.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
Because ZipWhip is ending in December.
Vendor Response
Thank you so much for leaving us this review. We never want to lock you into a plan, we want our service to keep you onboard.
Replied October 2023
Daniel
Construction, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2021
Great communication tool for those on the go
Great, it has served our needs so far in just communicating back and forth, we are about to go to the next level and be proactive with list of customers so we may need to follow back with another review in 6 months.
PROSI like that we were able to implement this software with our current website. The software is intuitive and didn't take a ton of how to videos on how to use it on day 1.
CONSseems like multiple tags for the same customer is not easily accomplished
Reason for choosing Text Request
zapier didn't implement with our scheduling software like they promised. There was another product that allowed some options when hoovering over the chat button but I forgot that company. I liked that service as well but then figured it wasn't worth everything we liked about text request
Vendor Response
Hi Daniel, Thank you so much for leaving a review. Let us know how we can better serve you. -Ramey
Replied October 2021
Sierra
Wholesale, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2022
Good Program - Has some Glitches
Mostly easy to use, occasionally the webpage will flash that there is a new message when there is not, or vice-versa
CONSYou cannot delete a previous contact if there was any messages involved, which is unfortunate. Pricing is a bit high compared to the competitors due to the fact that both incoming and outgoing messages are charged with Text Request plans.
Reason for choosing Text Request
at the time, thought this was the only one with Zipwhip Migration compatibility.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
Zipwhip was no longer available
Vendor Response
Sierra, thank you for leaving us a review. We have some sorting filters that might help you: https://help.textrequest.com/message-filter To help you get the most out of Text Request and all of our features, I recommend reaching out to success at: success@textrequest.com Thank you.
Replied June 2022
Danny
Human Resources, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2023
Great Text System
Love it!
PROSLove the organization and screen view. The fact we can use work numbers makes it much better.
CONSDo not like messages can not be deleted and functionality a little clunky but works fine.
Reason for choosing Text Request
Better organized. Able to use work numbers.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
EZ Texting was not well structured, not organized. We can now use our work numbers in the texts which improves response and communication.
Vendor Response
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
Replied October 2023
Andrea
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
Excellent customer communication tool
The transition to TextRequest from ZipWhip was very straightforward and easy to manage. We did not have any issues with the implementation, and our ability to communicate with our customers was uninterrupted.
PROSEase of implementation. Ease of use, little training required.
CONSThe desktop application can be a bit latent and a bit slow to update.
Reason for choosing Text Request
Referral from a colleague in another studio.
Reasons for switching to Text Request
End of product support for ZipWhip. Needed an economical alternative.
Vendor Response
Thank you for leaving us a review.
Replied November 2023
Sloan
Consumer Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
Best decision we've made
Text Request has made our business more efficient and greatly improved the customer experience. We used to email all service reminders to our customers but they wouldn't read them half the time. This resulted in us being unable to service properties because gates were locked or dogs were outside when our technicians arrived. Our customers actually read their texts, so this happens less often. Texting is the preferred method of communication for 99% of all of our customers.
PROSThere are a number of features that set Text Request apart from other providers. 1. Two way texting communication is critical. Some less expensive providers only allow for outbound messages. 2. Text Request uses our main office number allowing our customers to call or text us at one number. 3. The inbox view of all our text conversations makes it easy for the team to manage all of the communications with our customers 4. The customer service from Text Request is responsive and helpful.
CONSWe have 8 dashboards that all message the same group of customers. That means that everytime we sign up a new customer, we have to ad them as a contact 8 times. We really wish we could all share the same contact list.
Reason for choosing Text Request
Text Clubs only offered one way communication. Sendhubs was comparable to Text Request but I like the user interface better on Text Request.
Vendor Response
Hello Sloan, Thank you so much for leaving such a detailed review. This helps us better serve you! I have sent the product team you CON. Thank you for your support. - Ramey
Replied October 2021
Terra
Financial Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2023
It could be better
Had to speak with someone regarding an issue and he was very rude.Otherwise, the program fine for our everyday use.
PROSI feel having the ability to delete unnecessary texts and having spell check are very important features, that don't exist on this platform.
CONSNo spell check.No ability to delete unnecessary texts.
Reason for choosing Text Request
Not sure, I think it was recommended by zipwhip
Reasons for switching to Text Request
Zipwhip shut down
Vendor Response
Thank you for leaving us a review. Sorry to hear that you had a poor experience when reaching out. Please reach out to customers@textrequest.com if you'd like us to look into the issue.
Replied October 2023
Margie
Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2022
Vital to client communications
The clients we serve are typically from 15 to 30 years of age. Texting seems to be their preferred method of communication. We also text volunteers occasionally. Text Request is very user-friendly; integrated well with our phone system; offers the ability to group text which is helpful when we need to send short messages to our volunteers; has intermediate steps for group texting which protect the privacy of those in the group texts; HIPAA compliant; very reliable. I cannot speak to the cost because I am not privy to that information.
CONSThe thing I like least is the arrow that pops up automatically on the main page of a client's file when we are entering or hovering near the phone number field; it obstructs my view.
Vendor Response
Margie, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. So sorry that there is an obstruction in your dashboard. If you could send a screenshot to: customers@textrequest.com We can try to take care of the issue. Thanks!
Replied April 2022