About CampaignCNX+
CampaignCNX+ is SMS marketing software for political campaigns, advocacy groups, and direct-to-customer businesses. We offer three core tools (contact management, a campaign composer, and reporting), and we have chosen not to build the extra products that most texting vendors try to sell next.
Who we are
CampaignCNX+ started with a real problem. Someone had a list of 12,000 phone numbers, a legal requirement to reach them by 9 p.m., and four browser tabs open while trying to make three vendors' tools work together. We worked out the process that night, and it eventually became the product.
We think about text messaging the way a campaign manager thinks about a direct-mail piece. For a campaign, a text program is usually tied to a deadline. The list often has not been contacted before, time is short, and the TCPA rules (the federal law on marketing texts) are strict enough that a careless send can cost the committee real money. We built a platform that takes those limits seriously and leaves everything else off the screen.
In practice, that means a contacts table that holds Do Not Call (DNC) status, opt-outs, and precinct tags in one row. It means a campaign composer that checks for STOP opt-out language before you can send, rather than after a support ticket. It also means reports that a program director or marketing manager can read without training. The technical work behind the platform is handled for you, including toll-free numbers, 10DLC carrier registration (registering a local number with the phone companies for business or campaign texting), quiet hours, and carrier verification.
The same platform can send get-out-the-vote (GOTV) reminders for a congressional race on Tuesday afternoon and a regional florist's Valentine's Day promotion on Friday morning. The steps are the same, and only the list, the message, and the timing change.
CampaignCNX+ is the SMS marketing piece of the CNX Suite. Alma is the website chatbot. It answers visitor questions on your site, automatically identifies the visitors worth a follow-up, and passes real conversations to a person on your team. Beacon handles the field operations of a campaign, such as door-knocking routes, shift assignments, and canvasser check-in for in-person work. CoreCNX is the CRM (a shared contact database) that connects them, keeping door knocks, text replies, chatbot leads, and email events on one timeline for each contact. All four products are available today, and they share one account, one bill, and the same support team.
We keep the product family small on purpose. We believe four tools that each do one job well and work together serve you better than one platform that does twelve things poorly. You can use CampaignCNX+ on its own, as most accounts do, and add Alma, Beacon, or CoreCNX when your organization needs them.
Pay-as-you-go starts at $0.06 per SMS with no contract, no monthly plan fee, and credits that do not expire. Monthly plans start at $55 a month for accounts where the volume makes bundled pricing cheaper than per-message billing. Every new account receives 100 free SMS credits, and your sending number is $5 a month. Each plan includes its team seats at no extra charge, and there is no "talk to sales" tier and no annual contract hidden behind the pricing page.
White-glove SMS onboarding is a one-time flat fee of $299 for accounts that want us to handle 10DLC registration, brand vetting, list migration, and a quality check of the first send. Most accounts do not need it. For those that do, such as a statewide race three weeks before filing or a franchise launching texting at fifteen locations at once, it is worth the cost.
Our accounts range from political campaigns, PACs, and advocacy groups to local and regional businesses, with nonprofits and houses of worship in between. The texting process is the same on every account because the basic need is the same: a list that needs a message, a time window that matters, and TCPA rules that must be followed.
If you already send texts through another platform, we can move your contact list and your opt-out history during setup. If this is your first text messaging program, you can expect to start sending about three business days after you open the account, once carrier verification is complete.
Start sending
Open an account, import your contact list, and pick your number. We file the carrier verification for you, and a toll-free number is usually approved in about 3 business days. For ongoing programs, we recommend 10DLC registration for reliable long-term delivery. We submit it at the same time, and you can send from your toll-free number while the carriers review it.
