Switching From Texting Betty, Lead Engage, or Agent Legend? Here's What to Expect

If you're currently using Texting Betty, Lead Engage, Agent Legend, or Street Text with Follow Up Boss, you've already done the hard part: setting up your FUB action plans with text tasks. Switching to SendMate doesn't undo any of that work.

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0:00If you run your real estate follow-up through Follow Up Boss, you have several texting tools to choose from. Let's compare them honestly.

0:07The popular options include Texting Betty, Lead Engage, Agent Legend, and Street Text — alongside SendMate.

0:15First, cost. Many tools charge per text, or per segment. As your volume grows, those overages stack up — the busier you get, the bigger the bill.

0:27SendMate is one flat monthly rate. No per-text charges. No overage fees. The same bill every month, whether you send a little, or a lot.

0:35Second, where your texts come from. Some tools use a shared shortcode, or a random number your lead has never seen — and that hurts trust, and deliverability.

0:44SendMate sends from your own Follow Up Boss number — the number your leads already know. And replies land right back in Follow Up Boss. No second inbox. No mystery number.

0:55Third, your data. Most texting tools are cloud services. To send for you, their servers read your contacts, and the private notes attached to them.

1:05SendMate is local-first by design. Your message content, contacts, and Follow Up Boss session stay on your computer. No third-party servers. No data harvesting.

1:15Fourth, compliance. Texting a landline, or a number that already opted out, is a real risk. This is where the tools differ the most.

1:23SendMate detects landlines and turns them into call reminders, verifies numbers before sending, and catches stop replies automatically. Compliance tools and holiday hold are built in.

1:35To be fair, other tools do some of this well — included-text bundles, basic compliance, helpful support. The question is which approach fits the way you work.

1:45Where SendMate stands apart is the combination. A flat rate, your own number, your data local, and verification built in.

1:52See the full side-by-side comparison, and decide for yourself, at MySendMate.com.

Your Action Plans Stay the Same

This is the most common question we get, so let's address it first: you do not need to change your FUB action plans.

SendMate reads your FUB text tasks — the same tasks your current service reads. Your action plan triggers, timing, and message templates all stay exactly as they are. The only thing that changes is which tool sends the texts.

What Actually Changes

	Before (Most Services)	After (SendMate)
Texts sent from	Separate Twilio number	Your own FUB number
Your data stored	Their cloud servers	Your local machine
Monthly cost	$149-$600+ (per-text fees)	Flat monthly fee
Setup fee	$0-$499	$0
Landline detection	Usually not included	Built in
Holiday hold	Limited or none	Full calendar with custom dates

The Migration Steps

1. Cancel your current service. Most services cancel immediately or at end of billing cycle.
2. Download and install SendMate. Available for Mac (Windows and Linux coming soon).
3. Connect your FUB account. Enter your FUB credentials — takes 30 seconds.
4. Configure your send window. Set your start/end times, active days, and text interval.
5. Start sending. Your FUB tasks load and SendMate begins working through them.

Total time: about 5 minutes.

Switching From a Specific Tool?

We have a dedicated guide for each one, with the exact migration steps and what changes when you move to your own Follow Up Boss number:

• Switch from Texting Betty to SendMate
• Switch from Lead Engage to SendMate
• Switch from Agent Legend to SendMate
• Switch from Street Text to SendMate

Still comparing? Each guide breaks down the switch in detail:

• Texting Betty alternative for Follow Up Boss
• Lead Engage alternative for Follow Up Boss
• Agent Legend alternative for Follow Up Boss
• Street Text alternative for Follow Up Boss

Or see the full side-by-side breakdown on our Follow Up Boss texting comparison page.

What About My Existing Text History?

Your FUB conversation history is unaffected. All previous texts — whether sent manually, through your old service, or through SendMate — live in your FUB contact records. Nothing is lost in the transition.

Frequently Asked Questions From Switchers

"Will my leads notice?" They'll notice texts are now coming from your actual FUB number instead of a random Twilio number. That's a good thing.

"Do I lose my bracket tag support?" If you were using bracket tags like [scheduled] or [9am] in note-based action plans, SendMate supports those too. Your existing action plans work identically.

"What about my team?" SendMate currently supports individual accounts. Team/multi-seat licensing is coming soon. For now, each agent needs their own installation.

The Bottom Line

Switching texting services feels like it should be complicated. It's not. Your FUB action plans are the backbone of your follow-up system, and they don't change. You're just swapping out the tool that reads those tasks and sends the texts — for one that costs less, uses your own number, and keeps your data on your machine.