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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.
17 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
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 - 03
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 - 04
mobile network operator
Very close - 05
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 - 06
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 - 07
Vodafone | Mobilfunk, Handys, Internet & TV-Anbieter
Entdecke Top-Handys inkl. leistungsstarker Tarife und hole Dir schnelles Internet & TV im ausgezeichneten Vodafone Netz! Jetzt Angebote sichern!
Very close - 08
Telegram Messenger
Fast. Secure. Powerful.
Very close - 09
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 - 10
Tre Sverige - 3 miljoner kunder | Tre
Upptäck mobilabonnemang, bredband och de senaste mobilerna. Tres nät täcker 99,3% av Sveriges befolkning (avser rösttäckning/folkbokföringsadress)
Very close - 11
Vodafone Portugal - 5G, Telemóveis, Internet, Televisão
O seu operador de comunicações: rede 5G, pacotes Tv Net Voz com fibra, loja online com os últimos telemóveis, internet móvel e muito mais.
Very close - 12
congstar | Mobilfunk, Prepaid, DSL & Glasfaser im besten D-Netz
Mehr fair für dich: ✔ Handytarife ✔ Prepaid ✔ DSL & Glasfaser im besten D-Netz ✔ Mit GB+ jedes Jahr automatisch mehr Datenvolumen.
Close - 13
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 - 14
5G typ överallt. Det är Telia.
En operatör som har 5G typ överallt och ligger i topp på Sustainable Brand Index. Men ändå ogärna skryter.
Very close - 15
o2 | Mobilfunk, Festnetz, Smartphone & Internet
Dein Mobilfunkanbieter für ✓ günstige Handytarife ✓ Top-Smartphones ✓ Internet mobil & zu Hause ᐅ o2 Angebote entdecken.
Close - 16
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 - 17
RED by SFR | Forfait sans engagement, Internet, Téléphones
Découvrez les offres RED by SFR : forfaits mobiles 4G et 5G, box internet Fibre et ADSL, Internet + Mobile sans engagement !
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 = 60
- Sites searched
- 9,212
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 43 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