SmartMessage
Istanbul-built omnichannel marketing platform for large brands
SmartMessage is a email marketing tool for Enterprise and E-commerce, offered as paid. Founded in Turkey in 2005.
About SmartMessage
SmartMessage is an omnichannel marketing platform built in Istanbul. Oğuz Küçükbarak and Emin Altın founded the company in 2005, and 212 VC invested in 2019. It sends email, SMS, mobile push, WhatsApp and Telegram messages from one place, mostly for large consumer brands and financial institutions in Türkiye, the Gulf and Eastern Europe.
The platform has five products: Campaign Manager for omnichannel campaigns, Audience Manager for segmentation and communication preferences, Journey Manager for automated customer journeys, Conversation Manager for AI chatbots, and OTP Manager for one-time passwords. Add-on modules include Michelangelo AI (generative content in a saved brand voice plus no-code chatbots), a Dynamics 365 add-on, WhatsApp Business marketing and an İYS module that syncs consent with Türkiye's commercial message registry. Pricing is quote-based, with no self-serve tier.
It fits banks, insurers, retailers and telcos that send high volumes on several channels and need local compliance. Insider offers a broader CDP and personalization suite at a higher price; Related Digital (Euromessage) is the other long-standing Turkish email player; İleti Merkezi is a simpler, self-serve SMS option for smaller teams.
The company says it serves about 500 customers in 20 countries, including İş Bankası, Migros, A101, Ford, Koç Holding and Petrol Ofisi. Release 2.11 added Telegram, geofenced push and email OTP with SMS or push fallback.
Key features of SmartMessage
- Campaign Manager for email, SMS, push, WhatsApp and Telegram campaigns
- Journey Manager for trigger-based, multi-step customer journeys
- Audience Manager for segments and channel-level communication preferences
- OTP Manager with SMS, WhatsApp and email delivery plus fallback
- Michelangelo AI for brand-voice text, image generation and no-code chatbots
- İYS module that syncs consent records with Türkiye's message registry
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 add-on for running campaigns from the CRM
- Geofenced push notifications and high-throughput push delivery
Pros and cons
Pros
- Mature Turkish vendor with 20 years in the market and big-brand references
- Built-in İYS sync removes a manual compliance task for Turkish senders
- Marketing and transactional OTP traffic on one platform
- Local support and contracts in Türkiye
- Operates in Gulf and Eastern European markets as well
Cons
- No public pricing, free plan or trial
- Built for enterprises; overkill for small online shops
- Few published native integrations beyond Dynamics 365
- Less known outside Türkiye and the Middle East than Braze or Insider
- Documentation and product pages are thin on technical detail
SmartMessage pricing
SmartMessage uses a paid model.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Custom | Quote-based; channels and modules scoped after a demo |
Source: smartmessage.com · checked on Oct 20, 2026
How SmartMessage compares in Email marketing
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- #1 / 26
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Free or open-source tools in Email marketing
SmartMessage ranks #1 of 26 email marketing tools by community votes and is not directly comparable on price.
Common use cases
- 1Bank sending OTPs and campaign SMS from the same platform
- 2Retailer running abandoned-basket journeys across email and push
- 3Insurer syncing customer consent with İYS before every campaign
- 4Sports or media app pushing live score updates to millions of users
- 5WhatsApp chatbot answering order and policy questions
- 6Dynamics 365 team triggering campaigns from CRM records
Best for
Large Turkish and regional brands that send high volumes across email, SMS, push and WhatsApp and need İYS compliance and OTP in one contract.
Not ideal for
Small e-commerce stores or startups that want self-serve pricing (Brevo, İleti Merkezi) or a broader CDP with web personalization (Insider).
Integrations
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- WhatsApp Business
- Telegram
- İYS (Turkish consent registry)
- REST API
- SMTP
Our take
SmartMessage is a safe, compliance-ready choice for Turkish enterprises that want marketing messages and OTP traffic on one local platform. Benchmark it against Insider and Related Digital in an RFP, and ask for per-channel volume pricing in writing.
FAQ
- What is SmartMessage?
- SmartMessage is a Email marketing tool: Istanbul-built omnichannel marketing platform for large brands.
- How much does SmartMessage cost?
- SmartMessage uses a Paid model; see the vendor's pricing page for current plans.
- What does SmartMessage integrate with?
- SmartMessage integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365, WhatsApp Business, Telegram, İYS (Turkish consent registry), REST API, SMTP and more.
- Which platforms does SmartMessage support?
- SmartMessage is available on web.
- Who is SmartMessage for?
- Large Turkish and regional brands that send high volumes across email, SMS, push and WhatsApp and need İYS compliance and OTP in one contract.
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