A Salesforce alternative
We built what Salesforce charges $30,000 a year for.
Texting, email, contacts and compliance, plus events, a website, a member network and payments, without the six-figure contract, the implementation consultant or the six-month onboarding.
The real cost
Salesforce messaging, for a small business
Salesforce does not publish flat SMS pricing: Digital Engagement is a per-user license plus message credits on top of Marketing Cloud, and an exact quote needs a sales call. The figure above is a typical range reported for a small or mid-size business, not a quote from Salesforce.
Why teams switch
The usual reasons
Salesforce does not publish SMS pricing. Linxi shows its prices on the site, and you can start in minutes.
Salesforce typically means an annual contract. Linxi is month to month.
Implementations commonly take months. Linxi takes an afternoon: import contacts, connect a number, send.
Every tier bundles features most small teams never touch. Linxi is priced for what you send.
Getting SMS to work means separate carrier registration and configuration. Linxi guides every screen of it.
Many companies hire an administrator just to manage the platform. Linxi is built for the person who sends the messages.
Feature by feature
What you get, side by side
Salesforce Marketing Cloud with Digital Engagement, against Linxi.
| Feature | Salesforce | Linxi |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | ||
| Price shown publicly | Requires a sales call | On the website |
| Annual contract | Typically required | Month to month |
| Implementation | Weeks to months, often with a consultant | An afternoon, by yourself |
| A dedicated admin | Usually needed | Not needed |
| Messaging | ||
| SMS campaigns | Yes | Yes |
| Two-way texting | Extra license | Included, one thread per person |
| Picture messages (MMS) | Add-on | Included |
| Email campaigns | Yes | Yes, with a visual builder |
| Carrier registration (A2P 10DLC) | Do it yourself | Guided, step by step |
| Contacts | ||
| Lists, tags and custom fields | Yes | Yes |
| Spreadsheet import | Yes | Yes, with column mapping |
| Conversation history per contact | Complex setup | Automatic |
| Audience overlap explorer | No | A Venn view of lists and tags |
| Beyond messaging | ||
| Automations | A separate cloud, licensed on its own | Flow, on the same contacts |
| Event pages and ticketing | Third-party apps | Built in, with floor plans, door and payouts |
| Website and forms | A separate product | Built in, edited in place |
| A member network and profiles | A separate product | Built in |
| File storage | Limited, sold by the gigabyte | Linxi Cloud, at cost |
| Invoices and payouts | Third-party apps | Built in |
| Team | ||
| Team members | Per-seat pricing | Included |
| Multiple workspaces | Extra org, extra cost | Included |
| Works on a phone | Mobile app | Installs from the browser |
Only in Linxi
Built for people who actually send
A sending reputation that rewards good senders and flags risky habits before carriers do.
Carrier registration guided screen by screen, with a check before you file.
An email address and a Linxi Label: one link with every way to reach you.
See who sits on two lists at once before you send to both.
Use your Twilio or Telnyx number, or get a managed one. You own it.
No implementation consultant, no onboarding call, no waiting.
Who switches
You do not need a $200B CRM to text your people
Moving over
Easier than you think
- Export your contacts
In Salesforce, run a report and export it as a CSV. About five minutes.
- Import them
Drop the CSV into Linxi and map the columns.
- Connect a number
Bring your Twilio or Telnyx number, or get a managed one.
- Send
Your first campaign goes out the same day.
Keep Salesforce for what it is good at, like pipeline and customer service, and stop paying for its messaging add-ons.
Questions
Common questions
Do I need a Twilio account?
No. Get a managed Linxi number, or bring your own Twilio or Telnyx account if you already have one. The help center walks through either.
Can I keep my existing phone number?
If it is on Twilio or Telnyx, connect your account and keep it. A number elsewhere can be ported to one of them first.
What about A2P 10DLC compliance?
Registration is required to text US carriers. Linxi guides the brand, the compliance profile and the campaign step by step, and checks them before you file.
How do I move my contacts from Salesforce?
Export them from a Salesforce report as a CSV and import it into Linxi. Phone numbers are formatted for you; most moves take under half an hour.
Do I have to leave Salesforce?
No. If you use it for pipeline or customer service, keep it, and use Linxi for messaging, events and the rest.
Is my data safe?
Data is encrypted in transit, passwords are hashed, carrier credentials are encrypted at rest, and each workspace has its own keys. We never sell or share your contacts.
Something else? Email team@linxi.app and a real person will answer.
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What's your Linxi?
Every channel, every event and every member in one place. Start free, and grow into the rest.