AI Index / SMS marketing tools

Best SMS marketing tools

What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about sms marketing tools — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.

Updated 2026-08-02 · 84 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology

Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.

Updated weekly84 samples5 enginesmethodology

Sample: 84 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (61 answers)

What is the best sms marketing tools?

Across 84 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Klaviyo is recommended most often — appearing in 66.7% of recommendations, followed by SimpleTexting (56%) and Twilio (54.8%).

This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.

#ProductShareTrendEngines
1
Klaviyo

klaviyo.com

Best for: AI recommends Klaviyo most when buyers ask best SMS marketing tools for e-commerce brands (100% of those answers)

66.7%

95% CI 56.175.8%

56 mentions · avg pos 5.7

first pick 16.1%

GROK 100%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 64.3%
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2
SimpleTexting

simpletexting.com

Best for: AI recommends SimpleTexting most when buyers ask affordable alternatives to large enterprise SMS marketing platforms (100% of those answers)

56%

95% CI 45.366.1%

47 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 12.8%

GROK 71.4%GEMINI 60.7%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 50%
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3
Twilio

twilio.com

Best for: AI recommends Twilio most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (100% of those answers)

54.8%

95% CI 44.165%

46 mentions · avg pos 7.5

first pick 15.2%

GROK 71.4%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 64.3%
Claim
4
Attentive

attentive.com

Best for: AI recommends Attentive most when buyers ask best SMS marketing tools for e-commerce brands (100% of those answers)

53.6%

95% CI 4363.8%

45 mentions · avg pos 6.3

first pick 2.2%

GROK 100%GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 42.9%
Claim
5
Postscript

postscript.io

Best for: AI recommends Postscript most when buyers ask best SMS marketing tools for e-commerce brands (100% of those answers)

48.8%

95% CI 38.459.3%

41 mentions · avg pos 7.4

first pick 9.8%

GROK 71.4%GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 39.3%
Claim
6
SlickText

slicktext.com

Best for: AI recommends SlickText most when buyers ask affordable alternatives to large enterprise SMS marketing platforms (100% of those answers)

48.8%

95% CI 38.459.3%

41 mentions · avg pos 7.5

first pick 2.4%

GROK 85.7%GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 39.3%
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7
Omnisend

omnisend.com

Best for: AI recommends Omnisend most when buyers ask best SMS marketing tools for e-commerce brands (100% of those answers)

42.9%

95% CI 32.853.5%

36 mentions · avg pos 7.6

first pick 11.1%

GROK 71.4%GEMINI 39.3%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 39.3%
Claim
8
EZ Texting

eztexting.com

Best for: AI recommends EZ Texting most when buyers ask affordable alternatives to large enterprise SMS marketing platforms (85.7% of those answers)

36.9%

95% CI 27.447.6%

31 mentions · avg pos 6.6

first pick 3.2%

GROK 57.1%GEMINI 46.4%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
Claim
9
TextMagic

textmagic.com

Best for: AI recommends TextMagic most when buyers ask affordable alternatives to large enterprise SMS marketing platforms (85.7% of those answers)

33.3%

95% CI 24.243.9%

28 mentions · avg pos 6.7

first pick 3.6%

GROK 42.9%GEMINI 46.4%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
Claim
10
Shopify

shopify.com

Best for: AI recommends Shopify most when buyers ask best SMS marketing tools for e-commerce brands (35.7% of those answers)

20.2%

95% CI 1330%

17 mentions · avg pos 4.9

first pick 35.3%

GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 10.7%
Claim
11
Textedly

Best for: AI recommends Textedly most when buyers ask affordable alternatives to large enterprise SMS marketing platforms (71.4% of those answers)

19%

95% CI 12.128.7%

16 mentions · avg pos 7.9

first pick 12.5%

GROK 42.9%GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 17.9%
Claim
12
WooCommerce

Best for: AI recommends WooCommerce most when buyers ask what should I use to run SMS marketing campaigns for my online store (64.3% of those answers)

17.9%

95% CI 11.127.4%

15 mentions · avg pos 6.9

first pick 20%

GROK 28.6%GEMINI 17.9%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
13
Mailchimp

mailchimp.com

17.9%

95% CI 11.127.4%

15 mentions · avg pos 7.6

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 21.4%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 21.4%
Claim
14
Salesmsg

salesmsg.com

Best for: AI recommends Salesmsg most when buyers ask which SMS marketing platform has the best two-way conversation features (50% of those answers)

17.9%

95% CI 11.127.4%

15 mentions · avg pos 8.1

first pick 20%

GROK 42.9%GEMINI 17.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 10.7%
Claim
15
Brevo

brevo.com

16.7%

95% CI 10.226.1%

14 mentions · avg pos 9.6

first pick 0%

GROK 57.1%GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 32.1%
Claim
16
Zapier AI

zapier.com

Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask affordable alternatives to large enterprise SMS marketing platforms (64.3% of those answers)

14.3%

95% CI 8.423.3%

12 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GROK 42.9%GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
Claim
17
TextUs

textus.com

Best for: AI recommends TextUs most when buyers ask which SMS marketing platform has the best two-way conversation features (71.4% of those answers)

14.3%

95% CI 8.423.3%

12 mentions · avg pos 7.7

first pick 16.7%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 17.9%
Claim
18
Infobip

infobip.com

Best for: AI recommends Infobip most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (71.4% of those answers)

14.3%

95% CI 8.423.3%

12 mentions · avg pos 8.3

first pick 0%

GROK 28.6%GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
19
ActiveCampaign

activecampaign.com

Best for: AI recommends ActiveCampaign most when buyers ask SMS marketing tools vs WhatsApp marketing tools for customer engagement (42.9% of those answers)

13.1%

95% CI 7.521.9%

11 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 9.1%

GROK 28.6%GEMINI 7.1%PERPLEXITY 25%
Claim
20
Sinch

sinch.com

Best for: AI recommends Sinch most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (42.9% of those answers)

11.9%

95% CI 6.620.5%

10 mentions · avg pos 9.5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 17.9%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
21
Plivo

plivo.com

Best for: AI recommends Plivo most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (64.3% of those answers)

11.9%

95% CI 6.620.5%

10 mentions · avg pos 9.9

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 10.7%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
22
Braze

braze.com

Best for: AI recommends Braze most when buyers ask best SMS marketing tools for e-commerce brands (42.9% of those answers)

11.9%

95% CI 6.620.5%

10 mentions · avg pos 14.8

first pick 0%

GROK 28.6%GEMINI 17.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
23
Textla

Best for: AI recommends Textla most when buyers ask affordable alternatives to large enterprise SMS marketing platforms (71.4% of those answers)

10.7%

95% CI 5.719.1%

9 mentions · avg pos 2.6

first pick 44.4%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 10.7%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
24
MessageBird

messagebird.com

Best for: AI recommends MessageBird most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (35.7% of those answers)

9.5%

95% CI 4.917.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 8.7

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
25
Telnyx

telnyx.com

Best for: AI recommends Telnyx most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (57.1% of those answers)

9.5%

95% CI 4.917.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 11.7

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 10.7%
Claim
26
Bird

Best for: AI recommends Bird most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (50% of those answers)

8.3%

95% CI 4.116.2%

7 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 10.7%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
27
Sender

sender.net

8.3%

95% CI 4.116.2%

7 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 21.4%
Claim
28
ClickSend

clicksend.com

8.3%

95% CI 4.116.2%

7 mentions · avg pos 11.6

first pick 0%

GROK 28.6%GEMINI 17.9%
Claim
29
Emotive

emotive.io

Best for: AI recommends Emotive most when buyers ask how do I get started with SMS marketing for customer retention (35.7% of those answers)

8.3%

95% CI 4.116.2%

7 mentions · avg pos 24.5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 10.7%
Claim
30
HubSpot CRM

hubspot.com

Best for: AI recommends HubSpot CRM most when buyers ask affordable alternatives to large enterprise SMS marketing platforms (35.7% of those answers)

8.3%

95% CI 4.116.2%

7 mentions

first pick 0%

GEMINI 10.7%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 10.7%
Claim
31
BigCommerce

bigcommerce.com

7.1%

95% CI 3.314.7%

6 mentions · avg pos 3.4

first pick 33.3%

GEMINI 3.6%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
32
SendPulse

sendpulse.com

Best for: AI recommends SendPulse most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (50% of those answers)

7.1%

95% CI 3.314.7%

6 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
33
Yotpo

yotpo.com

7.1%

95% CI 3.314.7%

6 mentions · avg pos 16.7

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 10.7%
Claim
34
Podium

Best for: AI recommends Podium most when buyers ask which SMS marketing platform has the best two-way conversation features (42.9% of those answers)

6%

95% CI 2.613.2%

5 mentions · avg pos 5.5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
35
Textline

6%

95% CI 2.613.2%

5 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 7.1%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
Claim
36
Magento

magento.com

6%

95% CI 2.613.2%

5 mentions · avg pos 12

first pick 20%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
37
Insider One

insiderone.com

6%

95% CI 2.613.2%

5 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
38
Subtext

joinsubtext.com

Best for: AI recommends Subtext most when buyers ask which SMS marketing platform has the best two-way conversation features (35.7% of those answers)

4.8%

95% CI 1.911.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 25%

GEMINI 3.6%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
39
TxtCart

txtcart.ai

4.8%

95% CI 1.911.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
40
Text-Em-All

text-em-all.com

4.8%

95% CI 1.911.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
41
Sendinblue

sendinblue.com

4.8%

95% CI 1.911.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 19.5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
42
Prelude

prelude.so

Best for: AI recommends Prelude most when buyers ask best platforms for sending transactional and promotional SMS messages (42.9% of those answers)

3.6%

95% CI 1.210%

3 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 66.7%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
43
Referrizer

3.6%

95% CI 1.210%

3 mentions · avg pos 2.3

first pick 33.3%

GEMINI 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%
Claim
44
Textellent

textellent.com

Best for: AI recommends Textellent most when buyers ask which SMS marketing platform has the best two-way conversation features (42.9% of those answers)

3.6%

95% CI 1.210%

3 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 7.1%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
45
Sakari

sakari.io

3.6%

95% CI 1.210%

3 mentions · avg pos 5.5

first pick 0%

GROK 28.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
46
Nexmo

vonage.com

3.6%

95% CI 1.210%

3 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
47
Mobile Text Alerts

mobile-text-alerts.com

3.6%

95% CI 1.210%

3 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

GEMINI 7.1%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
48
WATI

3.6%

95% CI 1.210%

3 mentions · avg pos 20.5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
49
SleekFlow

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 50%

GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
50
Telesign

telesign.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
51
Constant Contact

constantcontact.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
52
Mogli

mogli.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
53
Zoho

zoho.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
54
Markopolo

markopolo.ai

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 13

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
55
Shutterstock

shutterstock.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 13

first pick 0%

GEMINI 7.1%
Claim
56
MessageDesk

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 15.5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
57
Courier

courier.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 20

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
58
Respond.io

respond.io

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 21.5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
59
SMSBump

smsbump.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 21.5

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
60
Gupshup

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions · avg pos 25

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
61
Bloomreach

bloomreach.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
62
Customer.io

customer.io

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
63
F6S

f6s.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
64
Lifesight

lifesight.io

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
65
NICE CXone

nice.com

2.4%

95% CI 0.78.3%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
66
ArminCX

chatarmin.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%
Claim
67
Zendesk

zendesk.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
68
Avochato

avochato.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 7.1%
Claim
69
Bandwidth

bandwidth.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
70
Slack

slack.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 7.1%
Claim
71
Pushwoosh

pushwoosh.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%
Claim
72
dotdigital

dotdigital.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%
Claim
73
Heymarket

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%
Claim
74
TrueDialog

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
75
MailUp

mailup.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
76
Zigpoll

zigpoll.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 12

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%
Claim
77
Listrak

listrak.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 15

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
78
Wunderkind

wunderkind.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
79
MessageMedia

messagemedia.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 20

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.6%
Claim
80
Interakt

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 26

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
81
Albato

albato.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 34

first pick 0%

GROK 14.3%
Claim
82
AfterShip

aftership.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
83
Agentforce

salesforce.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
84
Blustream

blustream.ai

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
85
Community

community.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
86
LoyaltyLoop

loyaltyloop.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
87
MSG91

msg91.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
88
Maestra

maestra.ai

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 7.1%
Claim
89
ShipBob

shipbob.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
90
TechTo Networks

techtonetworks.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim
91
Textlocal

textlocal.com

1.2%

95% CI 0.26.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.6%
Claim

Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 84 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.

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