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WebSMS

Bulk and business SMS for New Zealand.

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WebSMS is a New Zealand SMS gateway that lets businesses send and receive text messages through a web portal or API. It supports operational messaging such as appointment reminders, order and delivery notifications, team coordination, event invitations and RSVPs, marketing and keyword campaigns, and OTP/2FA authentication, alongside bulk sending and enterprise workflows.

The platform includes contact groups, merge-tag personalisation, scheduling, delivery reports, keyword routing, webhooks, SMS-to-email, and API access. Integrations cover Zapier, Make.com, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Zendesk, Slack, Shopify, WooCommerce, Microsoft Teams, Xero, Calendly, Mailchimp, Google Calendar, and monitoring tools such as Zabbix and Prometheus, with a Laravel Composer package and Claude Code also listed.

WebSMS is aimed at businesses, organisations, and enterprise teams, including healthcare, retail, field services, clubs, schools, and financial institutions. It offers a free account with pay-as-you-go messaging and no monthly fees for bulk SMS, with volume-based rate tiers and custom pricing for high-volume senders. Dedicated and free-to-text shortcodes are available on monthly plans with setup fees, and international SMS is supported.

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