Textlocal

Send SMS online

Transliteration tool for Unicode
Yes
messages - 21 regional languages
Send personalized SMS using custom
Yes
fields in contact groups
Pre-defined templates for ease of
Yes
repeat use (promo/trans)
Retrieve recent message history for
Yes
ease of repeat use (promo/trans)
Upload and send files in SMS (as
attachments), including images,
Yes
videos, PDFs, word docs, excel
sheets and more
Convert web URLs as shortlinks in
SMS & track click rates of the short Yes
links in reports
Send SMS by directly copy-pasting
Yes
numbers.
Send Group SMS from previously
Yes
created contact groups
Sender ID availability and online
Yes
approval
Schedule messages/campaigns for a
Yes
later time
Stagger campaign push at a certain
Yes
rate during a time period

Receive SMS via KW, LC, SC

(pay only for service availed
on monthly/yearly basis)
Receive SMS via Keywords on shared
long code (fancy long codes Yes
available)
Availability and online purchase for
Yes
keywords on shared long code
Receive SMS via Keywords on shared
short code (5, 6, 7, 8, 9 digit short Yes
codes available)
Availability and online purchase for
Yes
keywords on shared short code
Receive SMS via Dedicated Short
code (6, 7, 8, 9 digit short codes Yes
available)
Availability and online purchase for
Yes
dedicated short code
Receive SMS via Dedicated long code
Yes
(fancy long codes available)

Availability and online purchase for

Yes
dedicated long code

Manage SMS replies

(services offered at no
additional cost excl. any
SMS costs)
Send automated replies to inbound
Yes
messages
Schedule auto replies to inbound
Yes
messages
Forward replies to a URL Yes
Forward replies to an Email Yes
Forward replies to a Mobile Yes
Forward replies to a group Yes
Email auto-replies if received SMS
Yes
contains an email ID

Unique features
Email2SMS gateway (trigger SMS
Yes
messages/campaigns via email)
Create, send and redeem "Mobile
Yes
vouchers & Tickets"
Create, send and collect responses to
"Mobile data collection forms & Yes
surveys"
Create and share FREE mobile web
Yes
pages
SMS2Group via unique group ID Yes

Free Mobile APP To Send

Yes
and Receive Messages
Import contacts from phone Yes
Send messages Yes
Receive messages from keywords
Yes
and codes
Reports on sent messages Yes

Contact Management
Contact Groups can be created Yes
Single contacts can be added Yes
Manage contacts in existing groups Yes
Merge/split existing groups Yes
Blacklist number (opt-out) Yes

Search & replace a contact in group Yes

Opt-in & Opt-out

Users can opt in and promo
messages will be sent to them
Yes
bypassing DND filter & with Sender
ID (myDND manager)
Opt-in users can opt-out anytime by
Yes
sending an SMS / missed call
Renewal SMS to customers
automatedly sent from platform & Yes
customers can renew anytime
Auto deletion of numbers after
Yes
expiry
Opt-out contacts (via SMS) -
unrelated to myDND. This is similar Yes
to email unsubscribe.

Enterprise features
Multiple users access to one account Yes

Custom role restrictions for different

users - granular controls given for Yes
send/receive/create groups…
Message/campaign approval by
Yes
admin user
Lockable templates set by admin
Yes
user for sub-users
Audit tracking Yes
 Yes (online / multiple
SMS API Code coding languages)
Send single, group SMS Yes
Send unicode SMS Yes
Schedule SMS Yes
Add trackable shortlinks Yes
Get inboxes/messages &
Receive SMS options
call back URL
Contact management Yes
Check balance Yes
Reseller Management APIs Yes
Account management (get balance,
templates & check keyword Yes
availability)
Real time delivery reports Yes
Get different types of reports (single,
Yes
group, email to SMS, API)

Different languages in which API is Yes. Textlocal supports 11

available programming languages

REPORTS
Sent and delivered time in reports Yes
Download reports with respect to all
Yes
the analytics filters
Click through data and device
characteristics for shortlinks,
Yes
webpages, attachments, tickets &
surveys
Expiry of reports No expiry
Export reports to excel Yes

Send report download link to mail Yes

How to guide
Help wizard Yes

Help information for certain sections Yes

Comprehensive FAQs, how to guides
Yes
& cheat sheets

Analytics filters
Based on date Yes
Based on mobile number Yes
Based on group name Yes
Custom range of dates Yes
Based on channel (email or panel or
Yes
API)
Based on scheduled Yes
Based on shortlinks Yes
Diff. statuses of messages delivery is
Yes
shown

PAYMENT
Online (payments directly
result in credit addition)
Payment options (Online and offline) & Offline (discounted
online/bank transfers
etc.)
 Textlocal
Send SMS online
Transliteration tool for Unicode messages - 21 regional
Yes
languages
Send personalized SMS using custom fields in contact
Yes
groups
Pre-defined templates for ease of repeat use
Yes
(promo/trans)
Retrieve recent message history for ease of repeat use
Yes
(promo/trans)

Upload and send files in SMS (as attachments),

including images, videos, PDFs, word docs, excel Yes
sheets and more

Convert web URLs as shortlinks in SMS & track click

Yes
rates of the short links in reports

Send SMS by directly copy-pasting numbers. Yes

Send Group SMS from previously created contact

Yes
groups

Sender ID availability and online approval Yes

Schedule messages/campaigns for a later time Yes

Stagger campaign push at a certain rate during a time
Yes
period

Receive SMS via KW, LC, SC (pay only for

service availed on monthly/yearly basis)

Receive SMS via Keywords on shared long code (fancy

Yes
long codes available)

Availability and online purchase for keywords on

Yes
shared long code

Receive SMS via Keywords on shared short code (5, 6,

Yes
7, 8, 9 digit short codes available)
Availability and online purchase for keywords on
Yes
shared short code

Receive SMS via Dedicated Short code (6, 7, 8, 9 digit

Yes
short codes available)
Availability and online purchase for dedicated short
Yes
code
Receive SMS via Dedicated long code (fancy long
Yes
codes available)

Availability and online purchase for dedicated long

Yes
code

Manage SMS replies (services offered at

no additional cost excl. any SMS costs)

Send automated replies to inbound messages Yes

Schedule auto replies to inbound messages Yes

Forward replies to a URL Yes
Forward replies to an Email Yes
Forward replies to a Mobile Yes
Forward replies to a group Yes
Email auto-replies if received SMS contains an email ID Yes

Unique features
Email2SMS gateway (trigger SMS messages/campaigns
Yes
via email)
Create, send and redeem "Mobile vouchers & Tickets" Yes

Create, send and collect responses to "Mobile data

Yes
collection forms & surveys"

Create and share FREE mobile web pages Yes

SMS2Group via unique group ID Yes

Free Mobile APP To Send and Receive

Yes
Messages
Import contacts from phone Yes
Send messages Yes
Receive messages from keywords and codes Yes

Reports on sent messages Yes

Contact Management
Contact Groups can be created Yes
Single contacts can be added Yes
Manage contacts in existing groups Yes
Merge/split existing groups Yes
Blacklist number (opt-out) Yes

Search & replace a contact in group Yes

Opt-in & Opt-out

Users can opt in and promo messages will be sent to
them bypassing DND filter & with Sender ID (myDND Yes
manager)

Opt-in users can opt-out anytime by sending an SMS /

Yes
missed call

Renewal SMS to customers automatedly sent from

Yes
platform & customers can renew anytime

Auto deletion of numbers after expiry Yes

Opt-out contacts (via SMS) - unrelated to myDND.

Yes
This is similar to email unsubscribe.

Enterprise features
Multiple users access to one account Yes

Custom role restrictions for different users - granular

Yes
controls given for send/receive/create groups…

Message/campaign approval by admin user Yes

Lockable templates set by admin user for sub-users Yes

Audit tracking Yes

SMS API Code Yes (online / multiple coding languages)
Send single, group SMS Yes
Send unicode SMS Yes
Schedule SMS Yes
Add trackable shortlinks Yes
Receive SMS options Get inboxes/messages & call back URL
Contact management Yes
Check balance Yes
Reseller Management APIs Yes
Account management (get balance, templates & check
Yes
keyword availability)
Real time delivery reports Yes
Get different types of reports (single, group, email to
Yes
SMS, API)

Different languages in which API is available Yes. Textlocal supports 11 programming languages

REPORTS
Sent and delivered time in reports Yes
Download reports with respect to all the analytics
Yes
filters

Click through data and device characteristics for

Yes
shortlinks, webpages, attachments, tickets & surveys

Expiry of reports No expiry

Export reports to excel Yes

Send report download link to mail Yes

How to guide
Help wizard Yes

Help information for certain sections Yes

Comprehensive FAQs, how to guides & cheat sheets Yes

Analytics filters
Based on date Yes
Based on mobile number Yes
Based on group name Yes
Custom range of dates Yes
Based on channel (email or panel or API) Yes
Based on scheduled Yes
Based on shortlinks Yes
Diff. statuses of messages delivery is shown Yes

PAYMENT

Online (payments directly result in credit addition) &

Payment options (Online and offline)
Offline (discounted online/bank transfers etc.)