How much does Talkroute cost?
Talkroute's paid plans start at $19/mo billed monthly. At 3 seats and 150 calls a month it costs $276 on the Plus + AI Scale plan, 8th of the 11 AI phone systems on the ranked list. 12 plans listed. No price change since Q1 2023, across 15 archived reads.
- Free plan
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial; cancel within 7 days and you are not charged
- Enterprise
- Custom pricing for 20+ users, 10+ numbers, or 50,000+ messages per month, with dedicated account manager, SLA and custom contracts"Custom volume pricing for businesses with 20+ users, 10+ phone numbers, or 50,000+ messages per month"
- How usage is counted
- Each MMS counts as 3 messages toward the monthly text limit; SMS over 160 characters is split into 160-character segments, each counting as one message"Each MMS message counts as 3 messages toward your monthly limit."
- Next cheaperZoom Phone$273$2.50 less a monthFree trial, unlimited usage on US & CA Unlimited.
- Next pricierVoIPLy$282$6.84 more a monthFree trial, refunds offered, overage billed.
Talkroute: No contract, free trial, overage billed.
Compare all 21 AI phone systemsIn your favor
- No long-term contract. No contracts, month-to-month, cancel anytime; annual plans also available
- Free trial. 7-day free trial; cancel within 7 days and you are not charged
- Notice before price changes. Prices and specifications subject to change without notice
Watch out for
- Extra usage is billed. AI Receptionist minutes beyond the included amount are billed per additional minute
- Going over the Basic allowance costs $5 per additional user per month. Included: 1 user.
- Their pages disagree: customer count. "100,000+ businesses served by Talkroute" vs "The virtual phone system trusted by 1000’s of awesome businesses"
How you buy and get started
- Sign up
- Self-serve signup and purchase for Basic, Plus and Pro; AI Receptionist beta is by access request "Try free Buy now"
- Setup
- Setup in minutes, no hardware required "No hardware required ·Keep your number or get a new one·Setup in minutes"
- When sales steps in
- Enterprise for 20+ users, 10+ numbers, or 50,000+ messages per month "Custom volume pricing for businesses with 20+ users, 10+ phone numbers, or 50,000+ messages per month"
- Support
- 24/7 email tickets; live chat and phone 9am-7pm CST Mon-Fri and 10am-5pm CST Sat, US team in Chicago "Email support tickets are answered 24/7. Live chat & phone support for Talkroute is available 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. CST, Monday–Friday and 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CST, Saturday…"
What Talkroute does
Talkroute sells business phone plans (Basic, Plus, Pro, Enterprise) that include numbers, unlimited US and Canada calling, texting, and video, usable from desktop, mobile, and web apps. An AI Receptionist (beta) layers on top of a Business Phone plan to answer calls and chats, book appointments, and take messages.
- Good for
- Solo operators, small businesses, and growing teams that want a software phone system with texting and video, plus optional AI call answering (healthcare and regulated industries mentioned).
- Channels
- Phone, SMS, MMS, Web chat, Video, Email notifications
- Main product
- Talkroute Business Phone (virtual phone system) with AI Receptionist add-on (beta)
- Also includes
- Phone numbers (1 on Basic, 2 on Plus, 3 on Pro, 10+ on Enterprise), Unlimited calling in the U.S. and Canada, SMS and MMS texting (500, 2000, 5000 messages per month by plan), Video meetings with up to 100 participants, Call forwarding and routing, Menus / auto attendant (1 on Plus, unlimited on Pro)
6 more
Extensions (single digit on Plus, multi digit on Pro), Live call transfer (Plus and up), Voicemail with transcription, Desktop, mobile and web apps, Zapier, webhooks and API access, 24/7 support - Connects to
- Zapier, Webhooks, Talkroute API
- Public API
- Yes
- Answers calls with AI
A 24/7 AI receptionist that answers calls, books appointments, and takes messages — in your brand’s voice.
- Business phone number included
Choose a plan to get phone numbers, calling, messaging, and video for your team.
- Extensions or call routing
Give team members individual extensions with their own routing rules.
- Books appointments
Appointment scheduling Let AI book appointments automatically
- Transfers to a person
Live call transfer Transfer calls to phones, extensions, menu options & mailboxes
- Business textingNot stated
- Connects to your tools
Zapier Connect 1000’s of other apps to Talkroute
- Answers 24/7
24/7 AI call answering AI answers calls around the clock
Security and your data
| Question | Talkroute's answer | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|
| HIPAA (signs a BAA) | available on Pro and Enterprise | "BAA Business associate agreements available"pricing |
| SOC 2 | AI Receptionist is HIPAA & SOC2 compliant | "HIPAA & SOC2 compliant Designed for security and compliance"pricing |
Not found on the 6 pages we read (homepage, pricing, about, privacy, terms, enterprise): Trains AI on your data?, GDPR, CCPA, PCI, ISO 27001, Single sign-on, Trust center. We didn't read a security page.
Every plan
| Plan | Price | Billed yearly | Included | Over the allowance | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/month | $19per month | – | 1 user | $5 per additional user per month | "$19/month 1 user included $5 per additional user" |
| Plus/month | $39per month | – | 3 users | $5 per additional user per month | "$39/month 3 users included $5 per additional user" |
| AI Receptionist Pay as You Go/month | $39per month | – | – | $0.40 per ai minute | "$39/month" |
| Bulk Texting Starter/month | $55per month | – | 2,500 messages | – | "$55/month" |
| Pro/month | $59per month | – | 10 users | $5 per additional user per month | "$59/month 10 users included $5 per additional user" |
| AI Receptionist Starter/month | $59per month | – | 100 minutes | $0.35 per additional minute | "ging video meetings integrations agreements bulk texting ai receptionist ← swipe to…" |
| AI Receptionist Growth/month | $99per month | – | 250 minutes | $0.30 per additional minute | "r $59/mo growth $99/mo scale $199/mo --- --- --- --- --- ai receptionist included ai…" |
| Bulk Texting Growth/month | $169per month | – | 10,000 messages | – | "$169/month" |
| AI Receptionist Scale/month | $199per month | – | 750 minutes | $0.25 per additional minute | "r $59/mo growth $99/mo scale $199/mo --- --- --- --- --- ai receptionist included ai…" |
| Bulk Texting Scale/month | $409per month | – | 25,000 messages | – | "$409/month" |
| Bulk Texting Advanced/month | $749per month | – | 50,000 messages | – | "$749/month" |
| Enterprise | Quote | – | 20 users | – | "Contact 20+ users Bulk user discount available" |
Talkroute price history
No price changes on Talkroute's pricing page since 2023Q1, across 15 archived reads.
From archived copies of the pricing page in the Internet Archive, one per quarter, in USD.
Fine print
- Billed beyond usage
- AI Receptionist minutes beyond the included amount are billed per additional minute "$0.35 per additional minute"
- Contract
- No contracts, month-to-month, cancel anytime; annual plans also available "No contracts. Pay month-to-month and cancel anytime. Annual plans are also available if you’d prefer to save."
- Refunds
- No refunds after the trial period; no proration for partial months "Refunds can not be issued after your trial period has concluded and we don’t prorate for partial months."
- Price change notice
- Prices and specifications subject to change without notice "Prices and Specifications Subject to Change without Notice"
Not found on the 6 pages we read (homepage, pricing, about, privacy, terms, enterprise): Billing increment, Auto renew.
About the company
- Legal name
- TALKROUTE, Inc.
- Domain registered
- Feb 27, 2012
- Founder
- Paul Howey, CEO; co-founder Eric
- Customers
- "100,000+ businesses served" their claim
Talkroute alternatives
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Questions
Is Talkroute free?
No free plan found on the pages we read. Free trial: 7-day free trial; cancel within 7 days and you are not charged. Paid plans start at $19/month.
How much does Talkroute cost?
Paid plans start at $19 per month.
Is Talkroute HIPAA compliant?
Talkroute says a HIPAA BAA is available on Pro and Enterprise.

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