{"id":2110,"date":"2025-10-23T10:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&p=2110"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:28:45","password":"","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-batch-and-group-sending","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb\/whats-the-difference-between-batch-and-group-sending\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the difference between Batch and Group sending?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recurring SMS<\/a><\/strong> offers two sending modes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BATCH NUMBERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What it is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Direct input of mobile numbers (comma-separated)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Maximum 100 numbers per campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Best for:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Small, fixed lists<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • One-time or short-term campaigns<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • VIP customer lists<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Quick testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Limitations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • \u274c No personalization ({{NAME}} doesn’t work)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \u274c Manual number management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \u274c Limited to 100 numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \u274c No contact information stored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        98765432xx,98765432xx,98765432xx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
        GROUPS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        What it is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • Select from your saved contact groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Can select multiple groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • No number limit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          Best for:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          • \u2705 Large contact lists<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u2705 Organized contact management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u2705 Campaigns requiring personalization<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u2705 Long-term recurring campaigns<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u2705 Dynamic lists (add\/remove contacts anytime)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            Advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
              \n
            • \u2705 Use {{NAME}} placeholder for personalization<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u2705 Use {{MOBILE}} placeholder if needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u2705 Automatic duplicate removal across groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u2705 Easy contact management (add\/remove via Groups page)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u2705 Unlimited contacts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              Example Personalized Message:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
              Hi {{NAME}}, your monthly subscription of \u20b9500 is due. Please pay by 5th.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
              Which Should I Choose?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
              Use Case<\/th>Recommended Mode<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
              Birthday wishes<\/td>Groups (needs names)<\/td><\/tr>
              Payment reminders<\/td>Groups (personalization helps)<\/td><\/tr>
              VIP announcements<\/td>Batch (small fixed list)<\/td><\/tr>
              Promotional offers<\/td>Groups (large audience)<\/td><\/tr>
              Testing campaigns<\/td>Batch (quick setup)<\/td><\/tr>
              Newsletter updates<\/td>Groups (organized management)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
              <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
              Recurring SMS offers two sending modes: BATCH NUMBERS What it is: Best for: Limitations: Example: GROUPS What it is: Best for: Advantages: Example Personalized Message: Which Should I Choose? Use Case Recommended Mode Birthday wishes Groups (needs names) Payment reminders Groups (personalization helps) VIP announcements Batch (small fixed list) Promotional offers Groups (large audience) Testing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[1740],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2110","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-recurring-sms"],"year_month":"2026-07","word_count":164,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Recurring SMS","term_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb-cat\/recurring-sms\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=2110"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=2110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}