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Google Messages for web or DroidSender: which one does my business need?
Use Google Messages for web if you answer texts alone from one computer. Use DroidSender if two or more people need to answer customers from the same number at the same time, or if you send campaigns to a list. DroidSender sends and receives SMS through your own Android phone and number, with one shared inbox on your computers.
Where Google Messages is better
- It is free and already on many Android phones, with more than 10 billion installs on Google Play.
- RCS chats: high-quality photos and videos, typing indicators, group chats and end-to-end encryption between Google Messages users, where your carrier supports RCS.
- Nothing to set up beyond pairing the phone with your browser.
The limit for a team
Google's help page says: "You can pair your Google Messages account on multiple devices, but only one computer can be active at a time." So one person answers at a time, and the computer sends through a connection to the phone.
Where DroidSender is better
- Several people answer at the same time from their own computers, in one shared inbox, and every reply goes out from your number.
- Campaigns to a list from Excel or CSV, with each person's name and details, scheduled sending and STOP replies handled automatically.
- A REST API and webhooks if you want to send from your own software.
Today the team shares one account, with no individual logins, so the inbox doesn't show who wrote each reply.
RCS chats don't travel as SMS and never reach DroidSender, so turn RCS chats off in the phone's messaging app. Install the Android app
Side by side
| Feature | Google Messages for web | DroidSender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | No fee per message. Try it free: 1,000 SMS in your first 30 days, then 100 a month. No card needed. |
| Several people at once | No, one computer active at a time | Yes, the same account on as many computers as you need |
| Number | Your own SIM's number | Your own SIM's number |
| RCS chats | Yes, where your carrier supports them | No, SMS only |
| Campaigns from a spreadsheet | Not described in Google's help pages | Yes, from Excel or CSV |
| API and webhooks | Not described in Google's help pages | Yes |
Checked November 2026
Google Messages for web, one computer active at a time: support.google.com/messages/answer/7611075
RCS features and installs: Google Messages on Google Play
Prices in USD or EUR before tax, as published by each service. If something has changed, write to hello@droidsender.com and we will correct it.
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Can I use Google Messages and DroidSender on the same phone?
Yes. DroidSender works alongside your messaging app, so Google Messages stays your messaging app on the phone. Turn RCS chats off so every reply arrives as SMS and shows up in DroidSender.
Can two people use Google Messages for web at the same time?
No. Google's help page says only one computer can be active at a time.
Is DroidSender free?
Try it free: 1,000 SMS in your first 30 days, then 100 a month. No card needed. Paid plans have a monthly price and no fee per message.
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Try it free: 1,000 SMS in your first 30 days, then 100 a month. No card needed.
