LineCheckFEED checked 2026-11-10
Dispatch console · AI receptionists

What will your phone bill really be?

Per-minute, per-call, per-caller and "unlimited" prices cannot be compared on a sticker. Tell us your call volume; we price the same month everywhere, flag the billing traps, and check whether the product is still operating.

Inputs

Assumptions. Cheapest published plan that covers your usage, billed monthly, before tax, carrier fees and setup. Every call counts as billable unless the vendor says spam is free. Repeat callers only change per-unique-caller plans. Presets are illustrations, not data. How it works

21 products priced for 100 calls a month, 3 min each. Cheapest: SkipCalls at $29.99.

  • SkipCallsStarter (monthly) · 100 calls used$29.99per month⚠ Fair use
  • Zinng300 min · 300 min used$49per month
  • Sona by Quo (formerly OpenPhone)Credits tier 3 · 100 calls used$64per month⚠ Needs a phone seat
  • DialoraStarter · 300 min used$64per month⚠ Overage⚠ Third-party price
  • AI Receptionist (ai-receptionist.com)Starter · 300 min used$64per month⚠ Overage
  • MarlieNever miss a call · 300 min used$66.50per month⚠ Overage
  • PhonelyStarter · 300 min used$68per month⚠ Overage⚠ Annual price
  • UpfirstPremium · 100 calls used$69.95per month⚠ Overage

⚠ marks a billing trap. Hover or focus a mark for the rule.

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Price changes

What moved since the October lists

  • Goodcall · Scale $249 (500 callers) in the Oct third-party reading; vendor page now shows $299 (2,000 customers).
  • SkipCalls · Monthly price $19.99 (Oct third-party reading) vs $29.99 on the vendor page; fair-use cap of about 200 calls now stated.
  • Nextiva XBert · Overage conflict resolved on the vendor page: $1.50 per extra conversation (Receptionist Report was right; Zinng's $0.99 was not). $99 for 100 resolutions confirmed.
  • Allo · Entry-price conflict resolved on the vendor page: $64 = $32 Business seat + $32 AI Receptionist add-on (annual billing); Receptionist Report's $32 was the add-on alone.
  • AgentZap · Vendor page confirms Starter $109/150 min/$0.85 and adds Professional $295/450 min and Business $899/1,500 min; the third-party listing had only the Starter tier.

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Survival ledger

Still operating?

4 of 36listed products gone, sold or exited

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