Podbean Pro vs HostMyText

Podbean Pro is a convenient, secure app for companies/organizations using Podbean's podcasting solution for branded podcasts. It allows employees, partners, or customers to easily and securely access the audio and video content you wish to deliver to them. Podbean Pro offers highly secure channels, user subscriptions, and fully-customizable options and also improves brand building. App Features: • Instantly stream or download episodes for offline listening. • Easily search episodes to find relevant content, view your play history, and save “liked” episodes. • Advanced playback features such as auto-play, skip forward and backward, and sleep timer. • Stay updated on the latest content with new episode notifications and automatic downloads. • Easily comment to increase engagement • Cellular data controls

HostMyText is a complete business texting solution that helps organizations communicate safely and effectively with their employees and customers via text. HostMyText makes it simple for companies to manage their incoming and outgoing text conversations, customer data and opt-ins. Approved staff members can work together to answer texts more efficiently on behalf of the organization. Plus, HostMyText is backed by HostMy, a hosted communications services company built on customer care. The HostMyText service* includes: • Text-Enable Business Numbers: Send and receive texts from your existing business phone numbers. • Shared Team Inbox: Manage all incoming and outgoing text conversations in one place. • Syncing Across Devices: View and respond to messages anytime and from anywhere by logging into the HostMyText desktop or mobile app. • Group Notifications: Send timely updates and notifications to any group of subscribers including your employees and customers. • Automatic Messages: Set auto-replies to common questions. • Website Widget: Start a text conversation from any website. (Pro feature) • Voice-Initiated Messaging: Allow callers to text instead of waiting on hold or in a queue. (Pro feature) • Permission Management: Automatically manage consent from incoming texts. (Pro feature) * Use of the HostMyText app requires an affordable monthly subscription to HostMyText. For more information and to register, visit: https://signup.hostmy.com/register