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Text message reminders: the SMS providers that send them

18 of the 39 US SMS providers we score state on their own sites that their web app sends recurring or reminder texts, and 5 more offer scheduled sends through their API only. 37 state that a text can be scheduled for later. At 1,000 texts a month, the cheapest web app with reminders that we price is Kudosity (formerly BurstSMS) at $24, with the sending number in.

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The 25 providers that state reminder texts

Each provider's own words on reminder or recurring texts, read on the date shown; web app providers first
Provider Where What its own site says 1,000 texts a month
Kudosity (formerly BurstSMS)Overall score 8.17 Web app "Templates can include appointment confirmations, reminder messages, post visit instructions or feedback requests." Source, read 9 September 2026 $24
ClickSendOverall score 7.58 Web app and API "Add set-and-forget automations for all your recurring messages. From simple to complex; no-code integrations through to full code builds." Source, read 22 September 2026 $36.97
SMSGlobalOverall score 6.67 Web app "Run any type of SMS campaign" Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
MessageMediaOverall score 6.58 Web app "Recurring messages" Source, read 9 September 2026 Not priced here
TrueDialogOverall score 6.58 Web app and API "Appointment Reminders | Send automated reminders to reduce missed appointments and improve scheduling efficiency." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
NotifyreOverall score 6.50 Web app "From sending appointment reminders to triggering SMS alerts from your CRM or helpdesk, Notifyre's SMS integrations with Zapier make it simple." Source, read 22 September 2026 $36.40
SimpleTextingOverall score 6.42 Web app "Recurring Texts" Source, read 9 September 2026 $51.50
Text RequestOverall score 6.25 Web app "Schedule your messages to send once at a specific time or automatically on a repeating basis." Source, read 9 September 2026 Not priced here
PodiumOverall score 5.92 Web app "By integrating with your current setup, the AI Employee provides human-like assistance for companies looking to scale their ability to book appointments, send reminder texts, and so much more to make life easier for businesses, prospects, and customers." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
SalesmsgOverall score 5.83 Web app "Cut no-shows automatically with scheduled SMS reminders" Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
EZ TextingOverall score 5.67 Web app "Recurring Texts | Set a message to repeat on the schedule you define." Source, read 22 September 2026 $50
TrumpiaOverall score 5.67 Web app "Appointment reminders allow you to schedule multiple messages." Source, read 9 September 2026 $49
MessenteOverall score 5.58 Web app and API "Cut no-shows, automate appointment reminders, and free up staff for patient care." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
TextedlyOverall score 5.42 Web app "Recurring Text Messages. Send a text message automatically on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis." Source, read 9 September 2026 $57
BirdeyeOverall score 4.92 Web app "Collect payments. Build rapport with appointment reminders. Send review, referral, and survey requests. And manage it all through a single platform." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
WeaveOverall score 4.83 Web app "Automatically send patients custom appointment reminders by text, phone call or email. Then, patients can easily confirm or decline and Weave will automatically update your calendar with their response." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
AttentiveOverall score 4.42 Web app "Set up recurring campaigns" Source, read 9 September 2026 Not priced here
SkipioOverall score 3.17 Web app "Unlimited reminder campaigns" Source, read 9 September 2026 Not priced here
InfobipOverall score 7.25 Not stated "Simplify the healthcare experience for patients by setting up timely reminders for appointments, routine checkups, medication refills, vaccinations, and more." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
BulkSMSOverall score 5.17 Not stated "It can be used to set up a reminder message the day before an appointment, meeting or event." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
TelnyxOverall score 8.08 API only "Send time-sensitive campaigns, reminders, and notifications at exactly the right moment." Source, read 9 September 2026 Not priced here
TwilioOverall score 7.42 API only "Scheduled messages can be sent at a fixed time in the future." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
BandwidthOverall score 6.83 API only "Send appointment reminders, account notifications, and time-sensitive alerts directly to your customers' text inboxes." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
Bird (formerly MessageBird)Overall score 5.67 API only "Order updates, appointment reminders and service alerts. Build an SMS send into the event that makes it useful." Source, read 22 September 2026 Not priced here
OmnisendOverall score 5.58 API only "Send promotional text messages - flash sales, limited-time offers, event reminders - to your subscriber audience through the Campaigns API." Source, read 9 September 2026 Not priced here

"API only" means the provider documents scheduled or reminder sends for developers and states no reminder feature in its web app. The month is the provider's cheapest published way to send 1,000 texts, from the mass texting comparison; "not priced here" means that page does not price the provider. Providers we checked that state no reminder texts: Avochato, Clickatell, Community, Emotive, Heymarket, Klaviyo, Plivo, Postscript, Sendlane, Sinch, SlickText, Textline, Vonage, YepText.

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