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TextNow
Who runs TextNow, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest mobile virtual network operator alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- TextFree
Measured from TextNow’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit TextNow01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs TextNow
TextNow textnow.com
Say hello to the first free wireless provider on the nation’s largest 5G network. Get a free TextNow phone number with unlimited calling and texting in the app.
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What TextNow tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
tracker that follows visitors
6 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 3 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
- US company
- 3 tools
Tag manager
Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.
Third-party embeds
Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.
Privacy-friendly analytics
Counts visits without cookies or personal profiles.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to TextNow
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to TextNow, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Free Texting & Calling App | TextFree
Send free texts and make calls with a free phone number—no SIM card or phone plan needed. Download the app on iOS, Android, or desktop.
Very close - 02 Mint Mobile mintmobile.com
US telecommunications company
Very close - 03
Temporary & Second Phone Number App For Wifi Calling & Texting
Hushed is the best second number app for Wi-Fi calling. Make private calls, send texts, and manage multiple numbers all on a single device.
Very close - 04
Vodafone on The Nation's Network | Now with 5G
Now offering 5G, experience Vodafone on The Nation's Network. Shop the latest smartphones, great sim only deals and our award winning broadband.
Very close - 05
LINE｜always at your side.
More than just a messenger app. LINE is new level of communication and the very infrastructure of your life.
Very close - 06
American telecommunications company
Very close - 07
Jio | Prepaid, Postpaid, WiFi Plans & Mobile Apps
Jio is India's largest telecom network for customers and businesses. Jio offers Postpaid and Prepaid Connections, WiFi plans, Jioapps, & more. Join us today!
Very close - 08
МТС - связь и экосистема цифровых сервисов - Частным клиентам | Официальный сайт МТС - Москва и Московская область
Актуальные новости не только о тарифах и услугах связи, но и новых продуктах МТС: цифровых приложениях для работы и отдыха, ТВ и медиа, финансовых сервисах, технологиях для запуска и продвижения бизнеса и других сервисах компании - Москва и Московская область;
Very close - 09
WhatsApp | Secure and Reliable Free Private Messaging and Calling
Use WhatsApp Messenger to stay in touch with friends and family. WhatsApp is free and offers simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world.
Very close - 10
Home | Viber
cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet Protocol application for smartphones
Very close - 11
Verizon: Wireless, Internet, TV and Phone Services | Official Site
Shop Verizon smartphone deals and wireless plans on the largest 4G LTE network. First to 5G. Get Fios for the fastest internet, TV and phone service.
Very close - 12
TIM - Site Oficial | Celular, Internet, Fixo, Recarga e mais
No site TIM você encontra os melhores planos de Celular, Banda Larga e Fixo. Acesse a 2ª via da sua conta, efetue recargas, conheça o Pré XIP e muito mais!
Very close - 13
mobile network operator
Very close - 14
EE | The UK's Best Mobile Network, Broadband & Tech Deals
Get the fastest 5G, great SIM deals and fibre broadband with EE—rated the UK’s best mobile network. Shop phones, broadband and exclusive tech offers.
Very close - 15
Mobile Plans, Phones & Broadband Deals | Vodafone Australia
Discover Vodafone's mobile plans, phones, and broadband deals. Join Vodafone Australia today for great value and stay connected with the latest devices.
Very close - 16
Comviq - Jättebra!
Comviq är mobiloperatören som pressar priserna. Vi erbjuder billiga alternativ för mobiltelefoni och bredband. Jämför våra erbjudanden.
Very close - 17
Virtual Phone System, Phone numbers and PBX | Zadarma
Zadarma offers virtual phone numbers in 100+ countries, free cloud PBX and CRM systems. Video conferencing. Call tracking. Speech analytics. Try now!
Very close - 18
WeChat - Connects with over 1 billion users | Chats · Calls · Life Services
WeChat is a social communication app serving over 1 billion users, supporting free chat, HD voice and video calls, Moments, and mobile payments, making communication and life more convenient.
Very close - 19
Fizz | No-commitment Mobile & Internet Services
No long-term contracts. Get unlimited Home Internet and flexible mobile plans with Fizz. Fair prices, fast setup, and total transparency.
Very close - 20
Site oficial da Claro operadora - Com Fibra, 5G e muito mais!
A Claro oferece combos de Internet fixa com fibra, Internet Móvel, TV por Assinatura, Planos de celular com o 4G e 5G, Apps e muito mais. Confira!
Very close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles TextNow’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones TextNow uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what TextNow adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 19 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,192
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 31 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to TextNow’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Astro page source: data-astro-cid-
- Fonts
- Adobe Fonts asset https://use.typekit.net/
- Analytics
- Cloudflare Web Analytics asset https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/vce701823e78c4301a35b7e07294d87301792…
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.zdsys.com include:sendgrid.net include:spf.protec…
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=C6B55B8ABFB1DA1D794C54982FAB3D8020DDBE7024239A30D…
- Security
- HUMAN (PerimeterX) page source: client.px-cloud.net
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a57793f27b0c1678-HAM
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX textnow-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.zdsys.com include:sendgrid.net include:spf.protec…
- SendGrid TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.zdsys.com include:sendgrid.net include:spf.protec…
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS anderson.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=FaABVZLj7a9ruBlr
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=rHZijTGQesueAHPHZ2k8DQPKkvVDDYq2bQ6YJ2Z…
- DocuSign TXT docusign=59f2f8a5-4a80-4ab4-b958-0080b9b934a7
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=qz0NiSbFbIFmtiLHAHRSHV9HyfZvxPEGmKihU6lW-go
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=44iwhlv28q17dp0066iyeyunaeu3ud
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-rpwrJ6XCsfbqHqNkSUEUcTxz
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=mEMwRlOPwwpuPv2H9DaJKnSPTRxzxEwITzOcX8UT
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 16/20
- Microsoft 365 10/20
- Meta Business Suite 10/20
- Google Tag Manager 8/20
- Atlassian 7/20
- GlobalSign · not on textnow.com 7/20
- Cloudflare 5/20
- PHP · not on textnow.com 5/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on textnow.com 5/20
- OneTrust · not on textnow.com 5/20
- Proofpoint · not on textnow.com 4/20
- jQuery · not on textnow.com 4/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on textnow.com 4/20
- Adobe Experience Manager · not on textnow.com 4/20
- Google Workspace · not on textnow.com 3/20
- WordPress · not on textnow.com 3/20