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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.
13 of the 60 sites closest to TextNow match.
- 01
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 - 02
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 - 03
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 - 04
Truecaller – Identify Unknown Callers & Block Spam Calls
Truecaller helps you identify unknown numbers, block spam calls and messages, and stay protected from fraud. Trusted by millions for smarter, safer communication.
Very close - 05
Airtel: Wi-Fi, Postpaid, Prepaid, DTH, Bank & Business
We are India's leading telecom provider offering Wi-Fi, Postpaid, Prepaid, DTH, Payment Banks & Business solutions. Join us today with special benefits!
Very close - 06
GroupMe | Group chat app
Group text messaging to every phone. The easy way to connect with all the groups in your life, big and small.
Very close - 07
Signal >> Home
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
Close - 08
Messenger
Hang out anytime, anywhere—Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favorite people
Close - 09
AT&T Official Site | Our Best Wireless & Internet Service
Get our best deals on phones and internet, backed by the AT&T Guarantee. Shop the latest devices, get 24/7 support, and manage your account online.
Close - 10
Pay Friends | Payments App | Venmo
Welcome to Venmo! Manage your account balance, send/receive money, split bills, pay friends, and stay connected with your network all in one place.
Close - 11
Appwrite · The open-source cloud for developers and agents
Appwrite is an open-source developer platform with Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, and Sites. The open-source cloud for agents and developers.
Close - 12
Tinder | Dating, Make Friends & Meet New People
With 55 billion matches to date, Tinder® is the world’s most popular dating app, making it the place to meet new people.
Close - 13
The Text & Spam Call Blocker App That Actually Works | Robokiller
Block 99% of spam calls and texts with the leading spam call blocker app. Create a world without spam calls and get some sweet revenge along the way!
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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 = 60
- Sites searched
- 9,213
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 40 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