Comparison
Scale to Win: pricing, features, and an alternative
Texting and calling tools for campaigns. Here is what it costs, what it does, and where a field program needs more.
Facts checked October 1, 2026 from Scale to Win's own site.
How much does Scale to Win cost?
Scale to Win publishes its prices. Here they are as listed on its site.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Texts from local numbers | 1.5¢ per text segment | A segment is about 153 characters. Picture texts are 3.5¢. Incoming texts are free. |
| Texts from a short code | 1¢ per text segment, plus $500 a month | Picture texts are 2.5¢. |
| Dialer | 4¢ per dial | No charge per caller or per minute. |
| Bulk | Quote only | For more than 1 million messages or calls. |
How it charges: Pay as you go, by text and by dial. No setup fee or contract.
Source: Scale to Win pricing page, checked October 1, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Scale to Win before you buy.
What Scale to Win does
- Texting from short codes, local numbers, and toll-free numbers
- A predictive dialer with voicemail drops
- NGP VAN and ActBlue links
- Filters to pick who gets each text
- Event details you can drop into text scripts
Who can use it: Yes. Its terms bar use against the Democratic nominee in a general election or runoff.
Where a field program needs more
These are things a field team needs that we did not find on Scale to Win's product pages.
- We did not find shift sign-up or RSVP pages. Event details are only used inside texts.
- We did not find attendance or no-show tracking.
- We did not find a canvassing or walk list tool.
| Job | Scale to Win | Capstone Volunteer |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Texting and calling tools for campaigns. | A shift scheduling tool for a campaign field program. |
| Who can use it | Yes. Its terms bar use against the Democratic nominee in a general election or runoff | Any campaign |
| Price | Published | $99 a month for one campaign, every seat included |
| Volunteer shifts | Not listed. Event details are used in texts | Yes, on one grid for every site and time block |
| Tracks who missed a shift | Not listed on its product pages | Yes, across every shift |
| Ranks who to ask for each open shift | Not listed on its product pages | Yes, by ward and by who shows up |
Scale to Win column: from Scale to Win's own pages, checked October 1, 2026.
Use them together
Keep Scale to Win for what it does well. Use Capstone Volunteer for the schedule: who works which shift, at which site, and who came.
Your volunteer list moves over in one spreadsheet upload. Nothing needs to sync.
Schedule the field program next to the tools you already use
- Every shift sits on one grid, from canvass launches to election day.
- The gap panel ranks who to ask by ward and by who shows up.
- Reminders go out the day before, and no-shows are tracked.
The gap panel tells you who to text for each open shift. In a 2020 test with 1,220 volunteers, people asked by text showed up more than 3 times as often as people sent only an email. Read the study.
Start 14 free days, then $99 a month
More ways to pay: card, Cash App, Link, or Amazon Pay.
Nothing is charged for 14 days. We email you 3 days before. Cancel before then and you pay nothing.
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Scale to Win questions
How much does Scale to Win cost?
You pay as you go. Texts start at 1.5¢ per segment and calls are 4¢ per dial. There is no setup fee. Checked October 1, 2026.
Does Scale to Win have a free version?
Not that we could find on the Scale to Win site.
Can any campaign use Scale to Win?
Yes. Its terms bar use against the Democratic nominee in a general election or runoff.
What is a good Scale to Win alternative for a campaign field program?
If you need to book volunteers into shifts, cover polling sites, and see who shows up, Capstone Volunteer does that for $99 a month. Many campaigns use it next to Scale to Win.