8 best Grasshopper alternatives (2026)

Quo (formerly OpenPhone) is the closest modern replacement for Grasshopper's mobile-first feel: Starter $19/user/mo ($15 annual) with a number, US and Canada calling and texting, shared inbox and API; Business $33 adds CRM integrations, IVR and recording. Apps run on web, desktop, iOS and Android. The gotcha is the Sona AI receptionist, which is credit-metered: about 10 AI-answered calls free a month, then $25-$199/mo packs plus $0.45-$1.00 per call. Carrier registration is $19.50 plus $1.50-3/mo, and reviewers report bills 25-45% over sticker.

Google Voice Starter is $10/user/mo, but it is a Workspace add-on, so the realistic floor is about $17 with a $7 Workspace license. Inside that budget you get clean apps, good voicemail transcription and tight Gmail and Calendar integration with no contract. You do not get toll-free numbers, CRM integrations, an API, or any AI answering (Google's 2026 AI is Gemini note-taking after the call). Texting works for US recipients only and reviewers report spam-filtered sends. Starter caps at 10 users with no auto-attendant; that needs Standard at $20.

Dialpad Connect Standard is $15/user/mo on annual billing ($27 monthly) and includes real-time transcription, AI recaps, 250 SMS per user, video meetings and apps on every platform, a big step up from a forwarded number. Ring groups are capped at three on Standard, CRM integrations need Pro ($25 annual, 3-user minimum), toll-free numbers cost extra and cannot text, and reviewers report a $2-5/user/mo recovery fee. The AI Agent that actually answers calls is a separate quote-only product with credit pricing, so a solo owner cannot buy it off the shelf.

Ooma Office keeps Grasshopper's no-contract spirit and adds a real system: Essentials $19.95, Pro $24.95, Pro Plus $29.95 per user per month, all month-to-month with free porting. Every tier includes a virtual receptionist menu, ring groups and a toll-free number with 500 inbound minutes, plus optional desk phones. Essentials has no texting or desktop app, and Pro or Pro Plus cap texting per account at 250 or 1,000 messages. Expect a $29.95 activation fee, $3-6/user/mo in fees, AI answering as an add-on from $14.99/mo, and cancellation by phone.

Nextiva Core is $15/user/mo for new small-business customers on a 12-month term ($23 monthly) with 100 SMS per user, video, IVR and ring groups, plus 24/7 phone support that reviewers rate at the top of the category. The commitment is the trade: monthly billing runs 35-100% higher, every line adds a $3.95 recovery fee and $1.50 E911, contracts auto-renew with an ETF equal to the remaining months, there is no free trial, and the XBert AI Receptionist is a $99/mo add-on.

Line2 is the budget answer if Grasshopper was already more than you needed: $7.99/mo on annual billing ($9.99 monthly) buys one local or toll-free number with unlimited US and Canada calling and texting, voicemail transcription and call screening, no contract. It is single-user only: no shared numbers, no team features, no auto-attendant on the current plan, no integrations, and no MMS on toll-free numbers. Reviews are weak (Trustpilot 2.7/5), citing unreliable texting, poor audio and difficult port-outs, and the product is now marketed as a privacy line.

Phone.com starts at $15/user/mo annual ($18 monthly) for Basic with IVR, call queues and video on every tier and no contract. Basic has no conversational texting or transcription, so most teams land on Plus at $22.50 annual ($27 monthly) or Pro at $33.33 annual with recording, analytics and five CRM integrations. Advertised prices exclude about $6-7/user/mo in taxes and surcharges, there is no free trial, the AI-Connect receptionist is a $29.99/mo add-on on Plus and Pro, and cancellation goes through a retention line.