Google Voice alternatives
If you searched for Google Voice alternatives, you probably have a number that rings fine and a voicemail box that keeps filling up. A transcribed voicemail still means calling back someone who may have already rung the next business on the list. The options below are priced for picking the call up, which is a different job from routing it.
| Service | Bills by | Entry price | Overage published? |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreetKeeper | Answered call | $49 for 200 calls | Yes, $0.45 a call |
| Smith.ai | Per call | Free tier at $0 for 25 calls, then $3.00 a call | Yes |
| Ruby | Per minute | $250/mo for 50 minutes | No |
| Rosie | Per minute | Professional $49/mo for 250 minutes | No |
| Goodcall | Per unique caller | Starter $79/mo ($66 annual) for 100 unique customers | Yes |
| Google Voice | Per user per month | Starter $10 per user a month, for up to 10 users | No |
Read from each vendor's own pricing page in September 2026, except vendors who gate pricing behind a form. Check before you buy.
What GreetKeeper does differently from Google Voice
Every line below is on our pricing page or in the product today.
Why teams switch to GreetKeeper
- GreetKeeper picks up the call and talks to the caller, then books the appointment into Google Calendar or Outlook while they're still on the line.
- Your Google Voice number stays as it is. You forward it to your dedicated local GreetKeeper number, on all calls or only the ones nobody reaches.
- Every call arrives as a transcript and a short summary, with the caller's name, number and reason for calling.
- GreetKeeper texts the on-call person with the caller's details, and the caller gets one text with the booking link or confirmation.
- Plans are priced by answered call: $49 for 200, $149 for 750, $349 for 2,000, with the overage rate printed.
- Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, every feature on, no card and no setup fee.
Why people leave Google Voice
Not a general complaint about the category. The specific wall this vendor puts in front of you.
Google Voice does routing well: ring groups, an auto attendant on Standard, and voicemail transcription on every plan. What it hands you at the end of a missed call is a voicemail, and a callback on your to-do list. Owners who move add a receptionist because the callback is where the job gets lost. A caller with a burst pipe or a toothache wants a time, and they want it on that call.
What the bill does as you grow
The entry price is the cheapest month you will ever have. This is the shape of the rest.
Google Voice grows with your headcount. Five people on Standard is five seats at $20 each, however many calls come in. GreetKeeper grows with your calls instead. Starter covers 200 answered calls for $49, and a call past that is $0.45. A spring rush that doubles your phone volume moves the GreetKeeper bill by the calls answered, and robocalls it screens out don't count toward the plan.
What moving off Google Voice actually involves
Forwarding takes five minutes. Here is the part that takes an afternoon.
Most people keep Google Voice and add GreetKeeper behind it. Sign up, choose the area code for your dedicated local number, and point the assistant at your website so it drafts your hours, services and FAQs. Connect Google Calendar, then add your GreetKeeper number as a forwarding destination in Google Voice. A personal account sets this in its linked numbers; a Workspace account's admin may need to allow it. The ring count is set where the forwarding is set, and GreetKeeper answers the moment the call arrives.
Common questions
What should I use instead of Google Voice voicemail?
An AI receptionist that answers the call before it reaches voicemail. GreetKeeper picks up calls forwarded from your Google Voice number, answers the questions you train it on and books the appointment. Plans start at $49 a month for 200 answered calls.
Do I have to give up my Google Voice number?
No. Your Google Voice number stays yours, and callers keep dialling it. You forward it to your GreetKeeper number, either for every call or for the calls nobody picks up in time. GreetKeeper answers the moment a forwarded call arrives.
Will GreetKeeper tell callers they are speaking to an AI?
You choose. GreetKeeper has a disclosure setting for the greeting, which matters under Maine's §1500-DD and for regulated occupations in Utah. Call recording is configurable too, and it comes paired with its own disclosure line.
Turn voicemails into bookings
See how an answered call is priced, and what the overage is past your plan.