Category
Customer Messaging
Key features
Business SMS and MMS
Bulk SMS and broadcasts
Email to SMS
01 — Overview
What is
ClickSend
ClickSend is a business messaging platform for sending and receiving SMS, MMS and rich messages such as RCS and WhatsApp, from a web dashboard or through its API. Businesses use it for SMS marketing campaigns, broadcasts, alerts and two way conversations with customers and staff. It connects to many business apps through integrations so messages can be triggered from existing workflows.
02 — Who it’s for
Ideal Customer Profile
Marketing, sales and operations teams at small and mid-sized businesses, plus developers who need messaging APIs at scale.
03 — Capabilities
Key Features
Business SMS and MMS
Bulk SMS and broadcasts
Email to SMS
RCS and WhatsApp messaging
SMS API with SDKs
Hundreds of app integrations
05 — Similar tools
Alternatives
Textmagic
Business texting and SMS automation
EZ Texting
SMS marketing and business texting
Sinch Engage
Business SMS, RCS and WhatsApp messaging
Textedly
Mass SMS and MMS texting for businesses
Mobile Text Alerts
SMS marketing, alerts and two-way texting
Vonage
Business phone, contact center and communication APIs
06 — FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ClickSend used for?
ClickSend is used to send and receive SMS, MMS and rich messages for marketing campaigns, alerts and notifications and customer conversations.
Is ClickSend part of Sinch?
Yes. ClickSend's company page says MessageMedia bought ClickSend in 2019 and that together they joined the Sinch Group in 2022.
Does ClickSend have an API?
Yes. It offers messaging APIs with code samples for NodeJS, Python, Java, C#, PHP, Ruby and Swift.
Can ClickSend connect to other business apps?
Yes. The site says it works with hundreds of integration partners so teams can automate messages from tools they already use.