ACMA-Registered Originating Telco

SMS Marketing for Australian Businesses, from 2.5c per SMS

Send offers, launches and reminders by text, personalised for each customer and sent under your business name. Pay as you go, with no monthly fees on any plan.

✓ No monthly fees on any plan✓ Credits never expire✓ Automatic opt-out handling✓ Free business name Sender ID
Features

Everything You Need to Run SMS Campaigns

Build your list, write once, personalise for everyone and send now or later, all from one dashboard.

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Campaigns to Your Contact Lists

Send a campaign to a whole contact list at once, and keep separate lists for customers, members or locations.

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Merge Field Personalisation

Add each customer's name and other details to the message. Upload contacts from CSV or Excel files to get started.

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Scheduled Campaigns

Plan campaigns ahead of time and send them when your customers are most likely to read them.

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Reusable Templates

Save templates for the campaigns you run often: 30 on Mini, 50 on Pro and unlimited on Business.

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Your Business Name as Sender

A business name Sender ID is free on every plan, including the free trial, so customers know who the offer is from.

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Two-Way Replies

Let customers reply to book, confirm or ask a question. A dedicated Australian mobile number is $10 a month, and replies are free.

Example Campaign

Offers Customers Notice, and Can Reply To

Send under your business name for recognition, or from a dedicated number when you want customers to reply to book or ask a question.

  • Your business name as the sender, free on every plan
  • Personalised with merge fields
  • STOP replies handled for you automatically
  • Delivery reports for every campaign
Sent from a dedicated number
Hi Mia, we have 3 spots left for Saturday cuts at 20% off. Reply YES to book a time. Glow Studio. Reply STOP to opt out
YES, 10am if you have it!
You're booked for 10am Saturday, Mia. See you then!
Campaign Ideas

What Australian Businesses Send by SMS

A few of the campaigns that work well by text, with guides to get you started.

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Sales and Promotions

Announce a sale, a members' offer or a new product to everyone on your list. Black Friday SMS ideas

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Appointment Reminders

Cut no-shows with a reminder the day before, with an option to reply to confirm. Reminder templates

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Abandoned Cart Recovery

Bring shoppers back to an unfinished order from your online store. Shopify cart recovery

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Win-Back Campaigns

Reach customers who have not visited or ordered in a while with a reason to come back. SMS marketing strategies

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Industry Guides

SMS marketing for restaurants, hotels, tradies, salons and gyms.

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From the Tools You Use

Start campaigns and automated texts from Shopify, GoHighLevel, monday.com or Zapier.

Pricing

SMS Marketing from 2.5c per SMS

Prepaid credit packs in Australian dollars. No monthly fees on any plan, and credits never expire.

Mini

$35 1,000 SMS

3.5c per SMS

  • 30 contact lists
  • 30 SMS templates

Pro

$150 5,000 SMS

3c per SMS

  • 50 contact lists
  • 50 SMS templates

Every Plan

Included

Even on the free trial

  • Free business name Sender ID
  • API integrations

Full details are on our bulk SMS page, and you can see how DataFlows compares with other providers on our comparison page.

Compliance

SMS Marketing That Follows the Spam Act

DataFlows is an ACMA-registered Originating Telco, and our messaging is designed around the Spam Act 2003. Every marketing SMS needs three things:

  • Consent from the person you are texting
  • Your business clearly identified in the message
  • A working way to unsubscribe, such as replying STOP

Opt-outs handled for you

STOP and UNSUBSCRIBE style replies are handled automatically across the platform, and opted-out numbers are blocked from future sends.

Learn the rules

Read our guides to the Spam Act, opt-out requirements and Privacy Act APP 7, or our SMS compliance policy.

FAQ

SMS Marketing Questions

SMS marketing is sending promotional or informational text messages to customers who have agreed to hear from you, such as offers, product launches, reminders and updates. Texts are short and arrive on the phone your customers already carry.

With DataFlows, SMS marketing starts from 2.5c per SMS. Credit packs are Mini at $35 for 1,000 SMS (3.5c each), Pro at $150 for 5,000 SMS (3c each) and Business at $500 for 20,000 SMS (2.5c each). There are no monthly fees on any plan, and credits never expire.

Yes. Under the Spam Act 2003, you need the recipient's consent, you must identify your business in the message, and every marketing message needs a working way to unsubscribe.

They reply STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE. DataFlows handles these replies automatically across the platform, and an opted-out number is blocked from future sends.

Yes. Use merge fields to add details such as each customer's name, and schedule a campaign to send at a set time. Contact lists can be uploaded from CSV or Excel files.

Yes. DataFlows connects with Shopify, WordPress and WooCommerce, GoHighLevel, monday.com, Cliniko and thousands of apps through Zapier, so campaigns and automated messages can start from the tools you already use.

Yes. The free trial lasts 2 weeks and includes 3 SMS credits, sent to mobile numbers you verify, plus a free business name Sender ID and API access. No credit card is required.

Send Your First SMS Campaign

Try DataFlows free for 2 weeks with 3 credits and a free business name Sender ID. No credit card required.