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COMPARISON

Dash Dolphin vs TextMagic

Verdict: TextMagic is a general-purpose business SMS tool. Dash Dolphin is a specialist for form notifications. If you only need fast lead alerts, the specialist wins on simplicity and price.

Best for

Pick the tool that matches the job you actually need done.

DASH DOLPHIN

Service businesses where form-to-team-text speed is the priority.

TextMagic

Teams with mixed inbound and outbound SMS needs.

Side by side

Dash Dolphin vs the competitor on the things that actually matter for service businesses.

Feature
Dash Dolphin
TextMagic
Direct form plugin connectors
27 integrations
API or Zapier only
Smart formatting of form-to-SMS text
Yes, trained model
Manual templating
Smart spam filtering
Yes
Not included
Form type routing
Yes
Manual via API
Per-connection scheduling
Yes, weekly + hourly
Limited
General two-way SMS
Not the focus
Yes, core feature
Pay-as-you-go option
No (plan-based)
Yes
Starting price
$29/month flat
$20/month + per-SMS

Who should pick what

PICK DASH DOLPHIN IF…

Owners and marketers who want speed to lead without configuring a general SMS platform.

PICK THE OTHER TOOL IF…

Teams needing a generic SMS tool for various ad-hoc messaging.

Solo

For owner-operators

One owner, one phone, every lead.

$29 / month
Billed monthly
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  • 50 customer notifications per month
  • Unlimited website forms connected
  • 1 form type
  • 1 phone number recipient
  • Smart inquiry summaries
  • Spam and bot filtering
  • Silent hours scheduling
  • Inquiry history and search
Crew · Most popular

For small teams

Route the right lead to the right person.

$49 / month
Billed monthly
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  • 250 customer notifications per month (then $0.35 each)
  • Up to 20 form types
  • Up to 20 phone numbers
  • Form-to-team routing rules
  • Multi-user dashboard access
  • Everything in Solo
  • Priority support
Fleet

For multi-location ops

When the inbox is the bottleneck.

$99 / month
Billed monthly
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  • 1,000 customer notifications per month (then $0.25 each)
  • Unlimited form types
  • Unlimited phone numbers
  • Per-location and per-division routing
  • Manager dashboard
  • Everything in Crew
  • Priority support

All plans include unlimited submissions, no contracts, and one-click cancel.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, through their API or Zapier. You build the spam filtering, smart formatting, and routing yourself.
Roughly. Dash Dolphin is what you get if you started with TextMagic and built the form notification layer on top, then sold that as the entire product.
Dash Dolphin’s flat plan pricing wins for businesses with consistent monthly volume. TextMagic’s pay-as-you-go wins for very low or sporadic volume.
No, by design. Dash Dolphin notifies your team only. For outbound, use a tool like TextMagic or a marketing SMS platform.
Not for inbound form submissions. Their compliance focuses on outbound rules.
Dash Dolphin has direct connectors for 27 platforms. TextMagic relies on API or Zapier-style integrations.

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