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title: "SmartyTap vs Postscript: SMS marketing compared | Chargezen"
description: "Compare Postscript and SmartyTap: SMS marketing, email, replies and pricing, checked October 16, 2026."
url: "https://chargezen.com/compare/postscript"
updated: "2026-10-16"
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Canonical URL: https://chargezen.com/compare/postscript

# Texts and email, in one place.

Postscript is an SMS specialist for US and Canadian Shopify brands, with low per-message rates. SmartyTap gives you email and text marketing together, with replies, chat and calls in one inbox. Email and texts. One tool.

Self-serve software or help with setup and migration.

## Side by side

See exactly what you get with each one.

**Who each one is best for.** Choose Postscript if you sell in the US or Canada and want an SMS-only specialist with low per-message rates and AI-driven one-to-one texting. Choose SmartyTap if you want email and text marketing together at a published price, with replies, chat and calls in one inbox.

**Checked October 16, 2026.** Postscript facts come from [Postscript pricing](https://postscript.io/pricing) and [the Postscript App Store listing](https://apps.shopify.com/postscript-sms-marketing). “Not listed” means those pages didn’t name the feature when we checked, not that Postscript can’t do it.

| Feature | Postscript | Chargezen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text marketing SMS and MMS campaigns | Included | Included |
| Email marketing Campaigns and automations | Waitlist | Included |
| Popups and forms Grow your list | Included | Included |
| Automated flows Welcome, cart and win-back | Included | Included |
| Segments Send to the right people | Included | Included |
| A/B testing Test message variations | Included | Included |
| Two-way text replies Answer customers who reply | Included | Included |
| Live chat and calls Website chat and phone in the same inbox | Not listed | Included |

## What you’d really pay

Postscript bills a plan fee plus each message. SmartyTap includes emails and text credits each month.

### Postscript

Starter

$0/mo, $49 monthly minimum, $0.009/SMS

Growth

$100/mo + $0.008/SMS

Professional

$500/mo + $0.007/SMS

Carrier fees

About $0.0033 per SMS on top

Estimated Annual Cost

Depends on messages

Per-message rates apply to the US and Canada. MMS costs more. Email is not available yet. [Postscript pricing](https://postscript.io/pricing), checked October 16, 2026.

### Chargezen

SmartyTap Pro, annual billing

$1,990/yr

Included each month

25,000 contacts, 250,000 emails, 2,500 text credits

Email

250,000 a month included

Inbox with chat and calls

Included

Annual Cost

$1,990/year + usage

SmartyTap Pro is $1,990 billed annually or $199/month, with 25,000 contacts, 250,000 emails and 2,500 text credits a month. Starter is $20/month with 2,500 contacts, 25,000 emails and 250 text credits. Compare the allowances with your expected usage. [Chargezen pricing](https://chargezen.com/pricing).

## Plan your move from Postscript

Check your data, billing dates and launch plan before you switch.

[Talk through your move](https://chargezen.com/contact-sales)

*   [See SmartyTap](https://chargezen.com/smartytap)

1.  01
    
    ### Export your subscribers
    
    Export text subscribers with their consent records.
    
2.  02
    
    ### Rebuild your flows
    
    Recreate welcome, cart and win-back messages, and add email to them.
    
3.  03
    
    ### Set up your inbox
    
    Connect chat and calls so replies land in one place.
    
4.  04
    
    ### Go live
    
    Send your first campaigns and answer replies from the same inbox.
    

## Why brands switch to Chargezen

### Unified Platform

Run AI agents, texts and email, upsells, creators and subscriptions from one place.

### AI-Powered

AI agents answer customers, follow up and handle everyday busywork for your team.

### Clear Pricing

See prices and usage costs, billed monthly or yearly.

## Ready to switch from Postscript?

See the products, prices and setup help that fit your brand.

[Get started](https://admin.chargezen.com/signup)

## Common questions

### How much does Postscript cost compared with SmartyTap?

Postscript Starter has no plan fee but a $49 monthly minimum and $0.009 per SMS; Growth is $100/month plus $0.008 per SMS and Professional $500/month plus $0.007, with carrier fees on top (checked October 16, 2026). SmartyTap Pro is $199/month with 25,000 contacts, 250,000 emails and 2,500 text credits a month.

### Does Postscript do email?

Not yet. On October 16, 2026, Postscript’s pricing page offered email through a waitlist. SmartyTap includes email and texts.