Aircall alternative: DialPhone vs Aircall
We are cheaper here on any reading. DialPhone Basic is $9.99/user/mo on annual billing and Professional $17.99, against Aircall’s reported ~$30 entry — and Aircall is reported to carry a 3-licence minimum, where our Basic starts at one.
- DialPhone $9.99/user
- Aircall ~$30
- Q3 2026 figures
Where this lands
We are cheaper here on any reading. DialPhone Basic is $9.99/user/mo on annual billing and Professional $17.99, against Aircall’s reported ~$30 entry — and Aircall is reported to carry a 3-licence minimum, where our Basic starts at one.
Aircall wins on outbound sales calling. They have a power dialer and we do not. If your team runs high-volume outbound against a call list, Aircall is built for that motion and DialPhone is not.
Side by side, line by line
Our column is Professional at $17.99, the tier that carries AI transcription and call recording — not the top of our range. Their column says where each capability sits in theirs, so this is mid tier against mid tier. Showing our best against their cheapest is the trick this cluster exists to call out, and it would be a poor page that used it.
| Capability | DialPhone Professional | Aircall |
|---|---|---|
| Voice and messaging | ||
| HD calling | ||
| Business SMS included | ||
| Call recording included | ||
| Online fax | ||
| AI and platform | ||
| AI transcription included | ||
| Video participants | 150 | |
| Contact-center routing | ||
| Pricing published, no quote step | 3-seat minimum | |
supported not supported we could not verify it
A dash means we did not confirm it, not that it is missing. Rows about Aircall come from their published documentation and public sources read in Q3 2026; ours describe the Professional tier at $17.99/user/mo on annual billing, which is the tier that carries AI and call recording. Check anything that decides your purchase against both vendors’ own current documentation.
Where each one wins
- A power dialer for high-volume outbound.
- A sales-calling workflow built for that motion.
- A lower per-seat price.
- No licence minimum.
- Video, fax and contact-center features on the same plan.
Who should pick which
Running outbound against a list? Buy Aircall. For everything else the split here is unusually clean in our favour.
Our rates are on pricing in full, with the add-ons listed — so you can do this arithmetic with your own headcount rather than ours.
Other comparisons
- vs GrasshopperFlat rate, not per seat
- vs MightyCallRead the minimums
- vs IntercomA different channel entirely
- vs AvayaTwo products, two answers
- vs Cisco WebexVideo scale and PSTN caveats
- vs GenesysNot the same category
All twelve comparisons, with every price in one table.
Test it against Aircall.
Fourteen days, no card. Run both on your own calls for a week — that settles more than a feature table can.
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