BulkSMS

RATING:

4.8

(16)

About BulkSMS

As a business messaging platform, BulkSMS enables businesses to quickly and easily engage with their customers through the power of SMS. It offers an intuitive Web App, where users can send personalized bulk messages, or send messages one by one to your contacts. Businesses use API to SMS to enable their business processes and platforms, and are also using in-built integrations to communicate with staff, stakeholders and customers.

BulkSMS Pricing

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Available

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BulkSMS Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

4

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4.5

Most Helpful Reviews for BulkSMS

1 - 5 of 16 Reviews

User Profile

Paul

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2023

Excellent Product

PROS

Ease of use, and a good API. We use BulkSMS in our firewall integrations, and part of our service for checking that SIM cards in failover routers are still alive.

CONS

Nothing to dislike, whenever I've needed support, BulkSMS have been swift etc in their replies.

Anonymous

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed April 2024

Great for text marketing

PROS

We were building a service for our clients using the integration, we had a lot of support from the staff

CONS

The API was not as thorough as we thought, we ended up using other vendors, and machine-assisted algorithms that would pick the most suitable.

Reasons for switching to BulkSMS

The cost of SimpleTexting, even with a discount was not enough to make the venture feasible.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review. Would it be possible for you to share your experience with one of our representatives? We would like to understand where our API fell short so that we can improve on it.

Replied April 2024

Ben

Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

2

Reviewed September 2023

Works but issues with billing

I happy at first but was disappointed by the billing and how my credit disappear

PROS

it was very easy to setup and go live.

CONS

The billing is not very transparent credit disappear

Vendor Response

Hello Ben, Thank you for your review. Could you send me your email address and username as I'd like to investigate and understand what is happening with your SMS credits. My email address is hello@bulksms.com. Yours in messaging, Samantha

Replied September 2023

Karin

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2023

BulkSMS is an essencial tool in our business!

It's an essential part of our daily business, and we can't imagine being without it.Our clients know exactly when they can collect their vehicles, at what time, and at what cost, withour banking information included. We run a Service Centre within the Motor Industry.

PROS

In a country like South Africa, where infrastructure is busy failing, it's essential to have a tool that's reliable. Our telephone systems are failing and we find it increasingly difficult to get hold of clients from time to time.I find that 90% of the time when we can't get hold of them via phone, we can send them an SMS, that will reach them and they can respond.

CONS

I honestly can't find fault with the system. What might be an issue from time to time, is that clients don't seem to read their SMSs because they're relying on other Social Media platforms as their main form of communication.

Glen

Consumer Electronics, 11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2023

Customer Communications Service

Telephone service good , email correspondence or help online lagging

PROS

Integration seamless, messaging instant, cost effective , 2 way communication between customers

CONS

Not sure if error bounce backs or requests to be unsubscribed are handled promptly by Bulk SMS company?

Reason for choosing BulkSMS

We use all three for different reasons

Vendor Response

Hello Glen, thank you for your review. Typically, when there is two-way messaging involved, and a contact replies stop - our system will automatically stop any future messaging from being sent to that contact. If you have any questions in this regard or would like more information, please email me at hello@bulksms.com and I will take a look at your account. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours in messaging, Samantha

Replied September 2023