--- title: "Textmagic vs Ticket Fairy: fees and features (2026)" description: "See Textmagic and Ticket Fairy side by side: fees, features and what switching takes. Checked October 2026." canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing/ticket-fairy-vs-textmagic" --- 1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/) 2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare) 3. [SMS marketing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing) 4. Textmagic vs Ticket Fairy # Textmagic vs Ticket Fairy With Ticket Fairy, you can text the people who bought your tickets, your marketing texts wait until your quiet hours end, and event information texts cost you nothing. With Textmagic, your whole team can work in its shared inbox with unlimited seats, answer several messaging channels from that inbox and set up automation flows across SMS and email. 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[How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology) - **7 of 9** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy - **8 of 9** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Textmagic ## Which should you choose? ### Where Ticket Fairy is stronger - You can text the people who bought tickets, picked by ticket type, add-on or whether they came, with about how many people shown before you send.[1](#source-1) - Fans never get a marketing text during your quiet hours, because it waits until they end, and your team gets a warning before fans get more marketing messages in a week than the limit you set.[1](#source-1) - You can send event information texts, such as an event-day reminder, to anyone with a ticket from Ticket Fairy's number at no cost to you.[1](#source-1) ### Where Textmagic is stronger - The shared inbox has unlimited seats, contacts and conversations.[2](#source-2) - In Messenger, your team holds conversations with customers across SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and live chat.[3](#source-3) - Automation flows start with a trigger, run actions and use rules for timing and branching across SMS and email.[4](#source-4) Ticket Fairy is the better fit when the fans you want to reach are your ticket buyers, so you text them from the same place you sold them their tickets. Textmagic suits you if you want a shared inbox with unlimited seats, contacts and conversations. ## What can Textmagic and Ticket Fairy each do for texting your fans? ### Where does each platform win on what you need? - Not offered Text-to-join keywords *Textmagic wins* Included - Not offered Replies from fans *Textmagic wins* Included - Included Selling tickets from the same account Not found **6 things you need are the same on both:** How your ticket buyers get on the list, Choosing who gets each text, Consent and opt-outs, Scheduling texts for later, Texts that go out automatically, Results for each text Textmagic gives you 2 of these that Ticket Fairy does not offer. | What you need | Ticket Fairy | Textmagic | | --- | --- | --- | | Who you can reach | | | | How your ticket buyers get on the list | Included[1](#source-1) Your texts reach the people who bought tickets, picked by ticket type, add-on or whether they came | Included[5](#source-5) Contacts come from CSV or Excel import, subscribe forms, and Shopify, WooCommerce and HubSpot sync | | Choosing who gets each text | Included[1](#source-1) You can pick who to text in plain words and see about how many people that is before you send | Included[6](#source-6) Lists and dynamic segments filtered by tags, country, dates, channel and custom fields | | Consent and opt-outs | Included[1](#source-1) You can keep event information texts separate from marketing texts, with a weekly limit on marketing texts | Included[7](#source-7) Automatic unsubscribe on STOP and similar replies; compliant subscribe forms | | Sending | | | | Scheduling texts for later | Included[1](#source-1) Texts go now or at a scheduled time, and fans get no marketing texts during the quiet hours you choose | Included[8](#source-8) Schedule one-time or recurring texts; edit or cancel before sending | | Texts that go out automatically | Included[9](#source-9) Switch on reminders and thank-yous once, and your buyers get them for every event | Included[10](#source-10) Automation flows with triggers, actions, delays, splits and wait-for-reply | | Text-to-join keywords | Not offered[1](#source-1) Your fans can sign up for texts on your event pages and at checkout rather than by texting a keyword | Included[11](#source-11) Text-to-join keyword set up with an automation rule | | Replies from fans | Not offered[1](#source-1) You can send texts to fans; Ticket Fairy does not collect their replies | Included[12](#source-12) Messenger inbox for SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and live chat replies | | Results | | | | Results for each text | Included[1](#source-1) Each text shows how many people it went to and how many received it | Included[13](#source-13) Account SMS reports: delivery, reply rates, costs; email reports include link clicks | | Selling tickets from the same account | Included[14](#source-14) Because Ticket Fairy sells your tickets, you can text buyers you already have | Not found in Textmagic's public documentation[15](#source-15) No ticket-selling feature found in Textmagic's published material | ## What else should you know about Textmagic and Ticket Fairy? Can Textmagic text the people who bought tickets to my event?: Yes, if you add them as contacts. Textmagic's own pages say contacts come from CSV or Excel import, subscribe forms, and sync with Shopify, WooCommerce and HubSpot. With Ticket Fairy, you can text the people who bought tickets and pick them by ticket type, add-on or whether they came. [16](#source-16) [1](#source-1) Can Textmagic text only some of my fans?: Yes. Textmagic's own pages say you can text lists or dynamic segments filtered by tags, country, dates, channel and custom fields. With Ticket Fairy, you can describe the group in plain words and see about how many people it reaches before you send. [17](#source-17) [1](#source-1) How do fans opt in and opt out on Textmagic?: Textmagic's own pages say a STOP reply or a similar word unsubscribes the fan automatically, and it offers compliant subscribe forms. With Ticket Fairy, you can keep event information texts separate from marketing texts, and a weekly limit warns you before fans hear from you too often. [18](#source-18) [1](#source-1) Can Textmagic schedule texts?: Yes. Textmagic's own pages say you can schedule one-time or recurring texts and edit or cancel them before they send. With Ticket Fairy, you can send a text now or schedule it, and your marketing texts wait until your quiet hours end, so nobody gets one in the middle of the night. [19](#source-19) [1](#source-1) Can Textmagic send texts automatically?: Yes. Textmagic's own pages say automation flows start from a trigger and can run actions, wait, branch and wait for a reply. With Ticket Fairy, your buyers get reminders and thank-yous automatically for every event, without you sending them. [20](#source-20) [9](#source-9) Does Textmagic have text-to-join keywords?: Yes. Textmagic's own pages say you set up a text-to-join keyword with an automation rule. With Ticket Fairy, your fans can join your texts from your event pages and checkout instead of texting a keyword. [21](#source-21) [1](#source-1) Can fans reply to texts in Textmagic?: Yes. Textmagic's own pages say its Messenger inbox collects replies from SMS, Instagram, Facebook, live chat and other channels. With Ticket Fairy, you can send texts out to your fans; their replies do not come back to you in Ticket Fairy. [22](#source-22) [1](#source-1) What does Textmagic report on each text?: Textmagic's own pages say its SMS reports show delivery, reply rates and costs for your account, and its email reports include link clicks. With Ticket Fairy, you can see how many people each text went to and how many received it. [23](#source-23) [1](#source-1) How much does Textmagic cost?: Textmagic's pricing page says you pay from prepaid credit that works for any service. You choose Essential, pay-as-you-go at a standard rate per SMS, or Professional, a monthly plan with discounted SMS in five countries. [24](#source-24) Can I export my data from Textmagic?: Yes. Textmagic's own pages say you can download your sent and received messages, SMS report data and all stored account data from the My data page, which sends the file by email. Single messages download as PDF files. [25](#source-25) ## What else are you comparing? - [Attentive vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing/ticket-fairy-vs-attentive) - [SlickText vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing/ticket-fairy-vs-slicktext) - [SimpleTexting vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing/ticket-fairy-vs-simpletexting) - [EZ Texting vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing/ticket-fairy-vs-ez-texting) - [Best SMS marketing platforms for events](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing/best-sms-marketing-platforms-for-events) - [Questions about SMS marketing for events](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing/questions) - [SMS marketing compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/sms-marketing) ## Where does each fact come from? Every fact about another company comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology) 1. Ticket Fairy [Your emails and texts bring fans back to your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/emails-to-buyers/email-and-text-campaigns) 2. Textmagic The shared inbox has unlimited seats, contacts and conversations. "Textmagic gives you unlimited seats, contacts, and conversations." [www.textmagic.com/shared-inbox/](https://www.textmagic.com/shared-inbox/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260705190955/https://www.textmagic.com/shared-inbox/) 3. Textmagic In Messenger, your team holds conversations with customers across SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and live chat. "enabling two-way conversations across multiple channels such as SMS , CPaaS , WhatsApp , Instagram , Facebook , and Live Chat ." [support.textmagic.com/article/two-way-conversations-messenger/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/two-way-conversations-messenger/), read on 17 October 2026. 4. Textmagic Automation flows start with a trigger, run actions and use rules for timing and branching across SMS and email. "A flow starts with a trigger , continues with one or more actions , and can use rules to control timing and branching." [support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260415165914/https://support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/) 5. Textmagic How your ticket buyers get on the list "Existing contacts are updated with the latest data from the mapped fields, while new contacts are added automatically." Where we looked: support.textmagic.com/faq/native-integrations/; support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/; textmagic.com/features/ (37 feature pages in feature sitemap); textmagic.com/solutions/entertainment/; textmagic.com/zapier-sms-integrations/. [support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/), read on 17 October 2026. 6. Textmagic Choosing who gets each text "A segment is a dynamic group that automatically adds or removes contacts based on selected filters." [support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/), read on 17 October 2026. Show all 25 sources 7. Textmagic Consent and opt-outs "When someone replies with keywords like STOP, STOPP, STOPALL, UNSUBSCRIBE, END, or QUIT, we automatically unsubscribe the number and block future texts to it" [support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/](https://support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260311132005/https://support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/) 8. Textmagic Scheduling texts for later "You can schedule text messages to be sent at a later date and set up recurring campaigns if needed." [support.textmagic.com/article/schedule-text-messages/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/schedule-text-messages/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260510120554/https://support.textmagic.com/article/schedule-text-messages/) 9. Ticket Fairy [Reminders and thank-yous go out for all your events automatically](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/emails-to-buyers/automatic-and-suggested-messages) 10. Textmagic Texts that go out automatically "A flow starts with a trigger , continues with one or more actions , and can use rules to control timing and branching." [support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260415165914/https://support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/) 11. Textmagic Text-to-join keywords "you can create an automation rule to let people opt in by texting a keyword to your dedicated texting number." [support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/](https://support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260311132005/https://support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/) 12. Textmagic Replies from fans "enabling two-way conversations across multiple channels such as SMS , CPaaS , WhatsApp , Instagram , Facebook , and Live Chat ." [support.textmagic.com/article/two-way-conversations-messenger/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/two-way-conversations-messenger/), read on 17 October 2026. 13. Textmagic Results for each text "Measure customer response – Use reply rates to understand how recipients engage with your SMS messages." Where we looked: support.textmagic.com/article/reporting-overview/; /article/review-texting-and-calling-history/; /article/send-text-messages-to-a-group-of-contacts/; textmagic.com/sms-marketing/; textmagic.com/features/. [support.textmagic.com/article/reporting-overview/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/reporting-overview/), read on 17 October 2026. 14. Ticket Fairy [You lose fewer sales and know who is coming](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/checkout) 15. Textmagic Selling tickets from the same account "Textmagic uses 100% prepaid billing with two options: Essential (pay-as-you-go) and Professional (monthly plan with volume discounts)" Where we looked: textmagic.com/features/ and feature sitemap (37 pages); textmagic.com/solutions/entertainment/; textmagic.com/pricing/; support.textmagic.com article sitemap (76 articles) and FAQ sitemap (68 FAQs) titles; the pricing page. [support.textmagic.com/article/textmagic-billing-plans/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/textmagic-billing-plans/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260713101143/https://support.textmagic.com/article/textmagic-billing-plans/) 16. Textmagic Contacts come from CSV or Excel import, subscribe forms, and Shopify, WooCommerce and HubSpot sync "Existing contacts are updated with the latest data from the mapped fields, while new contacts are added automatically." [support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/), read on 17 October 2026. 17. Textmagic Lists and dynamic segments filtered by tags, country, dates, channel and custom fields "A segment is a dynamic group that automatically adds or removes contacts based on selected filters." [support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/contact-management/), read on 17 October 2026. 18. Textmagic Automatic unsubscribe on STOP and similar replies; compliant subscribe forms "When someone replies with keywords like STOP, STOPP, STOPALL, UNSUBSCRIBE, END, or QUIT, we automatically unsubscribe the number and block future texts to it" [support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/](https://support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260311132005/https://support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/) 19. Textmagic Schedule one-time or recurring texts; edit or cancel before sending "You can schedule text messages to be sent at a later date and set up recurring campaigns if needed." [support.textmagic.com/article/schedule-text-messages/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/schedule-text-messages/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260510120554/https://support.textmagic.com/article/schedule-text-messages/) 20. Textmagic Automation flows with triggers, actions, delays, splits and wait-for-reply "A flow starts with a trigger , continues with one or more actions , and can use rules to control timing and branching." [support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260415165914/https://support.textmagic.com/article/automation-flows-triggers-actions-and-rules/) 21. Textmagic Text-to-join keyword set up with an automation rule "you can create an automation rule to let people opt in by texting a keyword to your dedicated texting number." [support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/](https://support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260311132005/https://support.textmagic.com/faq/opt-in-and-opt-out-from-lists/) 22. Textmagic Messenger inbox for SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and live chat replies "enabling two-way conversations across multiple channels such as SMS , CPaaS , WhatsApp , Instagram , Facebook , and Live Chat ." [support.textmagic.com/article/two-way-conversations-messenger/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/two-way-conversations-messenger/), read on 17 October 2026. 23. Textmagic Account SMS reports: delivery, reply rates, costs; email reports include link clicks "Measure customer response – Use reply rates to understand how recipients engage with your SMS messages." [support.textmagic.com/article/reporting-overview/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/reporting-overview/), read on 17 October 2026. 24. Textmagic Prepaid credit used for any service: Essential pay-as-you-go at a standard per-SMS rate, or Professional monthly plans with discounted SMS in five countries "Textmagic uses 100% prepaid billing with two options: Essential (pay-as-you-go) and Professional (monthly plan with volume discounts)" [support.textmagic.com/article/textmagic-billing-plans/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/textmagic-billing-plans/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260713101143/https://support.textmagic.com/article/textmagic-billing-plans/) 25. Textmagic Download sent and received message history, SMS report data, and all stored account data from the My data page (sent by email); single messages as PDF. "My data page provides an overview of all your stored Textmagic account data. You can download or delete this data at any time." [support.textmagic.com/article/review-your-account-messaging-data/](https://support.textmagic.com/article/review-your-account-messaging-data/), read on 17 October 2026. [Archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260618045127/https://support.textmagic.com/article/review-your-account-messaging-data/) Updated 17 October 2026: First published. Textmagic is a trademark of its owner. Ticket Fairy is not affiliated with it. **You choose the tools to start with** You can start with event management or marketing alongside your current ticketing provider. If you decide to move ticketing, your account manager helps with setup, customer-data imports and training. ## Start free on Ticket Fairy You can create a free account and try it on your next event, alongside the tools your team uses today. 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