Comparison
MessageDesk pricing vs Signilio for sales teams
Published pricing, what a plan includes, the fees that show up later, and the shared inbox, side by side. Checked September 25, 2026.
The short answer
MessageDesk sells the simplest bill here: one per-user price, unlimited messaging, numbers free, registration included, nothing else on the invoice. The shape is the catch for a sales team. Team at $39 a user is one-to-one texting only, and Pro at $99 a user sends broadcasts a hundred people at a time, on an annual contract. Signilio's plans are month to month, from $34.99 a month for 1,000 texts to $189.99 for 12,000 with 15 seats, and every plan sends campaigns to a whole list. For a small support team the flat seat is attractive; the estimator prices the seats a sales floor would need.
At a glance
| MessageDesk | Signilio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per-user plans with unlimited messaging on an annual contract: Team at $39 a user with a three-user minimum for one-to-one texting, Pro at $99 a user for broadcasts to 100 people at a time | Monthly plans in dollars with texts included, then a set price per extra text. Every feature on every plan. |
| Published entry price | $39.00/user/mo (Team, minimum 3) | $34.99/mo (Starter) for 1,000 texts |
| Cost per message at the entry plan | unlimited messaging on every plan | $0.035 (plan price ÷ included texts); $0.016 on Pro |
| Extra messages | none; messaging is unlimited and there are no overage charges | $0.040 down to $0.030 each by plan. Buy more any time; they never expire. |
| Carrier fees | Included — "You pay one flat, per-user rate" with no additional fees for number hosting or registration | Included in the plan price and the per-text price |
| 10DLC registration | 10DLC registration included and done for you, about two business days | Handled for you during onboarding. |
| Users / seats | Priced per user: Team $39 with a three-user minimum, Pro $99 with a one-user minimum, on an annual contract | Starter 2, Growth 5, Pro 15 seats; more than 15 is a Custom plan |
| Phone numbers | Up to 48 phone numbers on Team; additional numbers free | Starter 1, Growth 3, Pro 10 included; extra numbers $1/mo each |
| Shared team inbox | Yes — "the power of a shared team SMS inbox" | Yes. Every reply lands in one inbox; assign and work it as a team. |
| Campaigns to a list | Limited — Team is one-to-one; Pro sends broadcasts to 100 recipients at a time | Yes. Bulk campaigns with personalization, scheduling and throttling. |
| Contract | Annual contract, billed monthly or annually; 14-day free trial with a card | Monthly plans are month to month, cancel anytime. Yearly billing gets two months free. |
| High volume | Enterprise for larger organizations; no threshold published | Published plans up to 50,000 texts a month; above that, or more seats than Pro, Custom pricing |
| Built for | "Teams that need the power of a shared team SMS inbox" (their pricing page) | High-volume outbound sales teams |
What it costs at your volume
Enter what your team sends in a month. The MessageDesk figure is the cheapest published plan that covers it; the Signilio figure is the cheapest of our plans that seats your team, with extra texts and extra numbers included.
MessageDesk — published pricing
$495.00 /mo
- 5 users × $99.00 (Pro)$495.00
- 10,000 messages — unlimited messaging on every plan$0.00
- 1 10DLC campaign × $0.00 — included$0.00
broadcasts go to 100 recipients at a time
Signilio — all-in
$189.99 /mo
- Pro plan — 12,000 texts, 15 seats and 10 numbers included$189.99
The cheapest plan that seats 5 team members at this volume. Carrier fees are included, replies you receive are free, and every feature is on every plan. Each picture you send counts as 3 texts. Yearly billing gets two months free.
At this volume Signilio is $305.01 a month less on published pricing — $3,660.12 a year.
MessageDesk figures are its published list prices on monthly billing as of September 25, 2026 (source). No credits; messaging is unlimited under the per-user price. Your negotiated rate may differ. Signilio figures use the plans on our pricing page, monthly billing. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.
Where MessageDesk is the better fit
- Support and operations teams that want a flat seat price with nothing metered and registration handled.
- Numbers free, up to 48, with multi-line opt-out management on Pro.
- Automations and integrations on Pro for teams that work from a CRM.
Where Signilio is the better fit
- Campaigns to your whole list, not a hundred at a time, on every account.
- No per-user charge and no annual contract.
- Included texts and a published price for every extra text, rather than an unlimited seat on a fair-use basis.
- A two-way inbox built for assigning and closing outbound replies.
Common questions
- Is MessageDesk cheaper than Signilio?
- It depends on volume and team size. For a team of five sending 10,000 one-segment texts a month from five numbers, MessageDesk's cheapest published way to buy that is Pro, and the published bill comes to $495.00 a month. Note: broadcasts go to 100 recipients at a time. Signilio is $189.99 a month on its Pro plan for the same team, carrier fees included. Which one is cheaper changes with volume and team size, so the calculator above gives your own number.
- Can MessageDesk send bulk texts?
- The Team plan is one-to-one and group texting only; the Pro plan sends broadcasts to 100 recipients at a time. Signilio sends campaigns to a whole list.
- How much is MessageDesk per user?
- $39 a user on Team with a three-user minimum, or $99 a user on Pro, billed monthly on an annual contract, with unlimited messaging. Signilio's seats come with the plan, 2, 5 or 15, with no per-user charge on top.
- Does MessageDesk charge for numbers or 10DLC?
- No; numbers are free and 10DLC registration is included. Signilio includes 1, 3 or 10 numbers by plan, extra ones at $1 a month, with no separate campaign fee.
- What does switching involve?
- Onboarding is white-glove. We'll register your brand, configure your numbers, and get your first campaign out the door with you.
Moving from MessageDesk?
Onboarding is white-glove. We'll register your brand, configure your numbers, and get your first campaign out the door with you.
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MessageDesk figures are from its published pricing page (https://www.messagedesk.com/pricing), checked September 25, 2026. Prices and plans change; we update this page when we notice, and you can tell us at admin@signilio.com. Signilio figures are the rate on our pricing page.
- MessageDesk's page labels both prices as an annual contract; the $39 and $99 figures are billed monthly on that contract.
- "Unlimited" messaging is not given a numeric ceiling on the pricing page.
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