Competitive Intelligence · 2026
WHERE WE
STAND
A feature-by-feature breakdown of 7 Media Group across 13 competitors in SMS marketing, digital loyalty, and automated voice.
25
Features Tracked
#1
Overall Rank
13
Competitors
4
Categories
SECTION 01
OVERALL FEATURE RANKINGS
Scored across 25 feature checkpoints
Overall Feature Score — All 13 Competitors
FEATURE RANKINGS
7 Media Group
25
SlickText
17
SimpleTexting
14
EZ Texting
14
Fivestars
10
Kenect
8
Lightspeed
8
Twilio
7
Infobip
7
Clover
6
Toast
5
Ring Central
5
Vonage
5
7 Media Group leads at 25/25 — 47% more than the nearest pure-SMS competitor and 3x the score of Kenect.
SECTION 02
CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Platform · Messaging · Loyalty · Voice
Category Performance
SCORED BY CATEGORY
Platform
6/6100%
API · SaaS · White Label · Free Trial · Training · Data Ownership
SlickText: 6/6Kenect: 2/6
Messaging
10/10100%
SMS · MMS · Broadcasts · Automations · Birthday Clubs · QR · URLs
SimpleTexting: 8/10Kenect: 5/10
Digital Loyalty
6/6100%
Kiosk · Waitlist · Visit Loyalty · Spend Loyalty · Coupons · Web Forms
SlickText: 3/6Fivestars: 3/6
Automated Voice
3/3100%
Call→Keypress→Text · DIY Config · AWS Poly Voice Technology
EZ Texting: MP3 onlyKenect: 0/3
SECTION 03
FULL FEATURE MATRIX
All 25 features × 13 competitors
Complete Feature Matrix · 25 Features × 13 Competitors
FEATURE MATRIX
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| Feature | 7MG | Kenect | Twilio | Infobip | SimpleText. | EZ Text. | SlickText | Fivestars | Lightspd | Clover | Toast | RingCent. | Vonage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | |||||||||||||
| API | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| SaaS / DIY Platform | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| White Label | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FREE Trial | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hands On Training | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| User Data 100% Owned | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Messaging | |||||||||||||
| SMS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| MMS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1-on-1 Messaging | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Text Broadcasts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Ext App | Ext App | Ext App | — | — |
| Automations & Workflows | ✔ | ✔ | Dev Req | Dev Req | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | Ext App | Ext App | Ext App | — | — |
| Emojis | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — |
| Birthday & Anniversary | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Random Winner Selector | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Integrated QR Codes | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| URL Shortener | ✔ | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digital Loyalty | |||||||||||||
| Custom Web Forms | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digital Loyalty Kiosk | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| Digital Waitlist / Curbside | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ext App | Ext App | Ext App | — | — |
| Visit-Based Loyalty | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spend-Based Loyalty | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| Digital Coupons Adv. | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Automated Voice | |||||||||||||
| Call → Keypress → Text | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIY Keypress Config | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Voice Technology | AWS POLY | Voice AI | — | — | — | MP3 Only | — | MP3 Only | — | — | — | — | — |
Green = native. Amber = available with caveats. Gray = not offered.
SECTION 04
7MG vs. KENECT — HEAD TO HEAD
Full extended feature comparison
Head to Head · 7 Media Group vs. Kenect
7MG vs KENECT
| Feature | 7MG | Kenect |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||
| Custom API Development | ✔ | — |
| SaaS / DIY Platform | ✔ | ✔ |
| White Label | ✔ | — |
| Compliance Management | ✔ | — |
| Dedicated Account Manager | ✔ | — |
| Hands On Training | ✔ | — |
| User Data 100% Owned | ✔ | — |
| Mobile Commerce - Shopify | ✔ | — |
| Mobile Landing Pages | ✔ | — |
| Messaging | ||
| SMS | ✔ | ✔ |
| MMS | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1-on-1 Messaging | ✔ | ✔ |
| AI SMS/Chat Assistant | ✔ | — |
| True Mass Broadcasts | ✔ | — |
| Automations & Workflows | ✔ | ✔ |
| Birthday & Anniversary | ✔ | — |
| Random Winner Selector | ✔ | — |
| SMS Surveys, Trivia, Polls | ✔ | — |
| Loyalty | ||
| Custom Web Forms | ✔ | ✔ |
| Digital Loyalty Kiosk | ✔ | — |
| Apple Wallet Passes | ✔ | — |
| Google Wallet Passes | ✔ | — |
| Location-Based Wallet Notifs | ✔ | — |
| Digital Waitlist / Curbside | ✔ | — |
| Visit-Based Loyalty | ✔ | — |
| Spend-Based Loyalty | ✔ | — |
| Digital Coupons Adv. | ✔ | — |
| Automated Voice | ||
| Call → Keypress → Text | ✔ | — |
| DIY Keypress Config | ✔ | — |
| Voice Technology | AWS POLY | Voice AI |
| Reporting & Analytics | ||
| Real-Time Reporting Dashboard | ✔ | — |
| Campaign Attribution | ✔ | — |
| Revenue Tracking | ✔ | — |
| Subscriber Growth Analytics | ✔ | — |
| Engagement Analytics | ✔ | — |
| Customer Journey Tracking | ✔ | — |
| Data Export & API Access | ✔ | — |
SCORECARD
38
7 MEDIA GROUP
vs
5
KENECT
7MG covers 88% of features in this extended comparison
7MG EXCLUSIVE FEATURES
- → AI SMS/Chat Assistant
- → Birthday & Anniversary Clubs
- → Apple & Google Wallet Passes
- → Location-Based Wallet Notifications
- → Digital Loyalty Kiosk
- → Revenue & Customer Journey Tracking
- → Campaign Attribution & Custom Reporting
- → Shopify Commerce Integration
- → Mobile Landing Pages
- → Compliance Management
- → Dedicated Account Manager
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