NextPhone today
At 150 calls a month
$199
Pro plan
- Contract
- Month-to-month, no contracts
- Free plan
- Trial: 7-day free trial on Pro, cancel before it ends and you're not charged
Free plan, which NextPhone doesn't show (1)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | At 150 calls | Against NextPhone | States that NextPhone doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Smith.ai AI ReceptionistAI-first (per call), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$1.60 per call, 150 calls | $41 more | Nothing extra found | Month-to-month, no long-term contract, 30 days notice to cancel | Free plan: 25 calls per month at $0, then $3.00 per call after that |
Other options (10)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 150 calls | Against NextPhone | States that NextPhone doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PhonelyStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$225$50 + 700 minutes over at $0.25 | $26 more | SOC 2, HIPAA BAA | Not found | Trial: First 100 minutes free |
 My AI Front DeskBusiness-in-a-Box, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$274$99 + 700 minutes over at $0.25 | $75 more | HIPAA BAA | No contract | Trial: 7-day free trial on Business-in-a-Box |
 Moneypenny AI Answering (US)AI Answering 100 calls, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$308$199 + 50 calls over at $2.19 | $109 more | Nothing extra found | No contract; 30 days' notice to cancel | Not found |
 DialzaraBusiness Elite, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$349$349, includes 1,000 minutes | $150 more | Nothing extra found | no contract | Trial: 7-day free trial |
 Go Answer AI ReceptionistAI Receptionist 500, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$765$425 + 400 minutes over at $0.85 | $566 more | Nothing extra found | No contract, month-to-month | Trial: 14-day free trial, includes up to 500 minutes; card required, charged when... |
 Sameday AIScale, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$789$789, includes 1,000 minutes | $590 more | Nothing extra found | Not found | Not found |
 GoodcallStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$79/moStarter plan, starting price | Not comparable | SOC 2, MCP server | Not found | Time-limited: Free demo agent: build, test and hear it answer; pay only when you connect a... |
 Simple PhonesStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$97/moStarter plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | no commitment, cancel any time | Trial: 14-day free trial |
 BesidePart-time, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$99/moPart-time plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Not found |
 RinglyPay per call, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$99/moPay per call plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | No contract, month to month | Not found |
No price found, or contact sales (3)
Questions
Is there a free alternative to NextPhone?
Yes. 1 AI receptionists has a free plan, including Smith.ai AI Receptionist.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from NextPhone's own category, AI receptionists. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that NextPhone doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on NextPhone's, which doesn't prove NextPhone lacks it. How prices are read.