Head to head

Emissary vs Heymarket

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Emissary

Sales-quoted

AI text recruiting for candidate engagement and automations. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where Emissary fits

TA teams that want AI-assisted candidate texting
Recruiters running reminders and nurture by SMS
HR teams replacing email-only candidate comms
Companies buying texting as a recruiting workflow

Heymarket

$20/user/mo

Shared business texting inbox for teams. Standard starts at $20/user/mo, with a two-user minimum and messaging billed on top.

Where Heymarket fits

Support and sales teams texting from one inbox
Recruiters who need a shared number for candidates
Teams that want HubSpot sync on the entry plan
Companies that need SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance

At a glance

Detail	Emissary	Heymarket
Starting price	Sales-quoted	$20/user/mo
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Texting	Texting

Where they pull apart

Emissary

Stands out: Built as recruiting SMS with AI, not as a generic marketing texter.

Watch out: There is no public rate card. This is emissary.ai, the recruiting product, not another Emissary brand.

Not the right fit for

Marketers looking for consumer SMS blasts
Buyers who need a published monthly price

Heymarket

Stands out: Published per-user prices, a shared inbox with phone numbers per user, and SMS, email, WhatsApp and RCS in one place.

Watch out: Messages cost extra through credit bundles (1,000 credits is $30/mo), 10DLC compliance adds $10/mo per campaign, and the API starts on Pro.

Not the right fit for

Solo users, since two seats are the minimum
Teams that want API access on the cheapest plan

Pros and cons

Emissary

Recruiting-specific SMS, not marketing blasts
AI-assisted candidate engagement
Two-way texting for TA workflows

Sales-quoted, no public rate card
Buying starts with a demo
Thin public feature list

Heymarket

Published per-user pricing
Shared inbox with numbers per user
SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliant

Two-user minimum on every plan
Message credits billed on top
API access starts on Pro

What each one costs

Emissary

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Heymarket

$20/user/mo

Standard starts at $20 per user per month with a two-user minimum. Plus adds campaigns and automations, and Pro adds API access. Messaging is billed separately in credit bundles, and 10DLC registration adds $10/mo per campaign. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Emissary or Heymarket for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?