Textla

Textla

Pay-as-you-go SMS platform for SMBs

Overview

Textla offers affordable text messaging solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. It focuses on reliable, cost-effective SMS campaigns and uses a pay-as-you-go model so clients only pay for the messages they send. The platform supports unlimited numbers, allowing businesses to own and bring their numbers as they expand across locations or campaigns. It also features keyword opt-ins to quickly grow subscriber lists by encouraging customers to text a keyword from flyers, trucks, or other materials. Textla emphasizes strong customer service, with deliverability experts and product specialists available to assist users, along with user-friendly software and comprehensive documentation. Overall, Textla aims to help SMBs reach their customers efficiently and affordably while providing flexible pricing, scalable number management, and responsive support.

About Textla

Simplify's Rating
Why Textla is rated
C
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise Software

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$3M

Headquarters

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Founded

2022

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What believers are saying

  • Textla's website updated August 6, 2026, still selling free trials and scale.
  • G2 listed 128 reviews and a 5.0 rating in June 2026.
  • GlassHouse partnered with Textla on October 8, 2024, targeting home-service sellers.

What critics are saying

  • Textedly sued Textla in February 2025 in Tennessee federal court over branding.
  • TCPA fines reach $1,500 per message, and carriers block noncompliant numbers.
  • One class-action campaign can crush margins, freeze sends, and destroy customer trust.

What makes Textla unique

  • Textla charges $0.01 per U.S. segment, undercutting Twilio, TextMagic, and SimpleTexting.
  • Luke Brickman left Twilio to build Textla for SMB SMS automation.
  • Textla offers keyword opt-ins, unlimited numbers, segmentation, and personalized bulk messaging.

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Funding

Total Funding

$3M

Meets

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
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Industry standards

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Textla

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-8%

1 year growth

-11%

2 year growth

-11%
ACHR News
Oct 16th, 2024
Firms Offer Contractors Combined Marketing Efforts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - GlassHouse, which offers a sales platform for home service businesses, has partnered with Textla, an SMS (short messaging service) marketing technology company.

Glasshouse
Oct 8th, 2024
GlassHouse Announces Partnership with Textla to Revolutionize SMS Campaigns for Home Services Businesses

GlassHouse announces partnership with Textla to revolutionize SMS campaigns for home services businesses.

Hypepotamus, Inc.
Feb 21st, 2024
Chattanooga’S Textla Is On A Mission To Democratize The Text Message Marketing Space

1. If the last text you received came from your favorite brand, you aren’t alone. SMS or text messaging has become a ubiquitous part of the marketing world. Today, businesses use SMS for important marketing initiatives, 1:1 outreach, and customer service messaging. It’s effective, with 97 percent of recipients reading a text within fifteen minutes, according to Insider Intelligence. And click through rates are astronomically higher than email

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