Podium Alternative
Get A Cost-Effective, Friendlier Podium Alternative
Looking for a Podium alternative? MessageDesk gets you the same business texting features and more at a proper price.
![MessageDesk shared team inbox](https://assets-global.website-files.com/6349fd438ecb3a3594605225/63e2a39dd38f433ab16855d5_messagedesk-shared-team-inbox.webp)
![text message broadcast](https://assets-global.website-files.com/6349fd438ecb3a3594605225/63e2d8ec2eb430ef6f7b970f_text-broadcast.webp)
Why MessageDesk over Podium?
Get the same business texting inbox at a proper price.
Get the same texting inbox and SMS marketing solution as Podium, but at a better price with more unrestricted tools.
- Text from a shared team inbox and assign conversations.
- Port your Podium number or text from a landline.
- Schedule and automate text messages for customer service.
Automation & campaigns
Tools for generating leads and starting sales conversations.
MessageDesk is a messaging platform with automation that generates leads from your website, making sales conversational.
- Send mass texts to groups with unlimited group sizes.
- Save templates and attach media to messages as MMS.
- Craft text campaigns around autoresponder keywords.
![texting for marketing and sales](https://assets-global.website-files.com/6349fd438ecb3a3594605225/63ebbf76f6a8c780cf03ce81_marketing-sales-masthead.webp)
More MessageDesk features
Keep your SimpleTexting number and get more with MessageDesk.
Port your SimpleTexting number and get additional features like a website chatbot.
Keep your Podium phone number
Seamlessly attach images
Website chatbot for text conversations
Install a website chatbot on your site to automate messages and start drip campaigns.
See website chatbot features![chatbot masthead image](https://assets-global.website-files.com/6349fd438ecb3a3594605225/63e2f32cf6335a0ecae5d598_chatbot-masthead.webp)
Custom web forms for collecting info
Kick-off your text marketing by linking contacts to web forms that start conversations.
Check out forms![keyword campaigns and forms](https://assets-global.website-files.com/6349fd438ecb3a3594605225/63e3af883bcbd61b3d5c9c09_keyword-campaigns-customizable-contact-forms.webp)