Switching from Lead Engage
One text per day per lead? That's a 2019 limitation.
Yes — especially if Lead Engage's one-text-per-day cap is costing you deals. SendMate has no daily cap, no separate texting number, and no per-segment fees: a flat $49/mo Founders versus $149–$399/mo. It works your Follow Up Boss list from your own number, the way your Action Plans are written.
Lead Engage caps you at one text per day per lead, charges $149–$399/mo (billed annually) plus $0.05-per-segment overage once your shared usage credit runs out, and provisions its own texting number (~$6.90/mo) on top. SendMate starts at $49/mo Founders — think of it as your digital ISA, quietly working your FUB list from your own FUB number. No per-message fees. No daily cap. No separate texting number. No setup.
Range from LE Messaging $149/mo up to All-In-One $399/mo + $297 setup, vs SendMate Founders $49/mo flat. Prices shown billed annually. Doesn't count setup fees ($99–$297 by plan), per-segment overage, or the provisioned number (~$6.90/mo).
Is SendMate cheaper than Lead Engage in 2026?
Yes. SendMate is a flat $49/mo Founders with no per-text fees — Lead Engage starts higher and stacks usage fees on top. Entry pricing on each side.
Lead Engage
- ✕Hard cap: 1 text/day/lead (skips next day's text if previous still queued)
- ✕Provisioned phone number (~$6.90/mo) and A2P fees — separate line items
- ✕$99–$297 setup fees depending on plan
- ✕Per-segment fees on top of monthly subscription
- ✕Reads all your FUB notes to detect tags
SendMateFounders
- ✓$49/mo flat for first 100 customers, locked while your subscription remains active
- ✓Sends from your own FUB phone number
- ✓You choose what SendMate reads — Tasks (default), Notes, or Hybrid
- ✓Runs on your Mac or Windows — data stays with you
- ✓Your existing Action Plan notes still fire — zero re-work
The 1-text-per-day cap costs you deals
A hot lead texts back at 2pm asking about a showing. Your Action Plan has a follow-up queued for that evening. Lead Engage skips it. By the time the next slot opens, the lead is at an open house with another agent. Your SendMate ISA has no such cap — it works your list the way you wrote it.
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Will my Follow Up Boss Action Plans still work after I switch?
Yes. SendMate is a quiet ISA working your FUB list for you. It watches the notes your Action Plans drop and sends each text from your own FUB number. No rebuild: flip the Text Source toggle and your ISA is on duty.
Your SendMate ISA sends each text on the day your Action Plan calls for it, during your Send Window — not queued to a precise second. For a typical FUB drip cadence the outcome is the same as a scheduled service.
How do I switch from Lead Engage to SendMate?
In four steps, usually under 15 minutes: cancel or pause Lead Engage, install SendMate, flip your FUB Text Source toggle, and your SendMate ISA takes over your existing Action Plans.
Cancel or pause Lead Engage
Stops the clock and prevents double-sending to leads during the switch.
Install SendMate
Mac or Windows app, FUB login. ~3 minutes.
Switch Text Source
Settings → FUB Settings → Text Source → "Notes Only".
Your ISA takes over
Your existing notes keep dropping. Your SendMate ISA sends them same-day during your Send Window.
Your texts send from your number, not theirs
Lead Engage texts from a number it provisions for you (a ~$6.90/mo line item) — meaning if you leave, your lead conversations go with them. SendMate sends through your own FUB number. Your history stays in FUB, where you own it. No hostage-taking.
Switcher FAQ
Will the holiday hold still work?
SendMate honors your app's Send Window and respects business-hours tags. Holiday rules are being added based on customer requests — tell us which dates matter.
Is there really no setup fee?
Correct. $49/mo Founders (or $149/mo regular), cancel anytime. No $297 activation, no training call required.
Do I still pay for a separate texting number?
No. Lead Engage provisions its own texting line (~$6.90/mo plus A2P registration fees); SendMate sends through the FUB phone number you already have. One bill, one login.
Lose the daily cap. Keep your Action Plans.
Your existing Action Plans keep firing. Predictable flat price. Zero setup.