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What Spoke is

Spoke is an open-source, peer-to-peer texting platform for nonprofit and political campaigns. Organizers can create a campaign, upload a contact list, send SMS or MMS messages, and manage replies and recorded responses. Bulk initial messages, automatic reply assignment, and opt-out keywords support large outreach efforts. Administrative tools include second-pass marking, contact-overlap management, and a bulk script editor. Teams can connect VAN data, create A/B script versions, and assign work at team level. Spoke includes a shared team inbox and a native CRM integration; the maker says it maintains an NGP VAN integration. The hosted service charges 1.3¢ per outbound SMS segment and 3.25¢ per outbound MMS message, with no upfront cost and invoices under $5 waived. Users can also self-host releases distributed as Docker images. Technical support is included without charge.

Who it suits

Spoke suits nonprofit and political campaign teams using volunteers to message voters, donors, or targeted lists. It fits organizations wanting hosted pay-as-you-go texting or a self-hosted deployment.

What it does well

  • Bulk SMS and MMS campaign messaging
  • Automatic reply assignment and opt-out keywords
  • VAN data and NGP VAN integration
  • Self-hosting with Docker releases
  • Shared team inbox for conversations

What to know first

  • No free plan
  • Hosted use charges per outbound message
  • GPL-3.0 requires modified distributions to publish changes

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Pay as you go1.3¢ per outbound SMS segment · 3.25¢ per outbound MMS message · No charge for setup, inbound messages, 10DLC registration, landline filtering, or technical support · Bulk discounts availableOn request

As withtheranks.com lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Spoke combines campaign texting, conversation management, and team workflow tools for organized outreach. Its per-message hosted pricing and self-hosting option give teams two deployment approaches, while the GPL-3.0 license affects modified distributions.

Facts from Spoke's own pages

Audience
The maker describes peer-to-peer texting for nonprofit and political campaigns, with volunteers messaging voters, donors, or targeted lists. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Campaign workflow
Users create a campaign, upload a list, send text messages, then reply and record responses. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Conversation tools
Features include bulk initial messages, automatic reply assignment, and opt-out keywords. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Customization
Teams can use VAN data integration, A/B script versions, and team-level assignments. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Founded
2020 · withtheranks.com, 28 Sept 2026
Integration
The maker says it currently maintains an integration with NGP VAN. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
License
Spoke is distributed under the GPL-3.0 license, which requires distributors of modified versions to make their changes public. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
No upfront cost
The maker says users can try the pay-as-you-go service without upfront costs and invoices under $5 are waived. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Organization
With the Ranks describes itself as a worker-owned technology cooperative founded by members of the Bernie 2020 technology team shortly after the campaign. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Pricing detail
The hosted service charges only for outbound messages, at 1.3¢ per outbound SMS segment and 3.25¢ per outbound MMS message. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Purpose
Spoke is an open-source peer-to-peer texting platform that helps organizers send messages and manage conversations with supporters at scale. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Self-hosting
Spoke can be self-hosted, and every release is published as a Docker image. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Support
The maker says technical support is included without charge and provides email contact for questions and custom feature requests. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026
Workflow tools
Administrative features include second-pass marking, contact overlap management, and a bulk script editor. · withtheranks.com, 5 Oct 2026

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