Grasshopper alternatives
People who look for Grasshopper alternatives are rarely unhappy with the number. They're unhappy with what happens after it rings. Grasshopper forwards the call to your phone, from $14 a month billed annually (checked 24 September 2026), and when you're on a roof or with a client, that call goes to voicemail. The options below are the ones that answer it, starting with GreetKeeper at $49 a month for 200 answered calls.
| 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 |
| Grasshopper | Per month for a virtual phone plan | From $14/mo billed annually, with unlimited users at no extra cost | 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 Grasshopper
Every line below is on our pricing page or in the product today.
Why teams switch to GreetKeeper
- Grasshopper routes the call. GreetKeeper picks it up, answers the question and books the job.
- Forward a Grasshopper extension to your GreetKeeper number and you keep the business number your customers know.
- The answered call is the unit: $49 covers 200, $149 covers 750 and $349 covers 2,000.
- Bookings land in Google Calendar or Outlook during the call, after the assistant reads the time back.
- Every call arrives as a transcript and a short summary, and the caller gets one text with the booking confirmation.
- Robocalls and spam calls are dropped before the greeting and never count toward your plan.
Why people leave Grasshopper
Not a general complaint about the category. The specific wall this vendor puts in front of you.
Grasshopper gives a small business a proper number, extensions and forwarding to the phones people already carry. The friction starts on the owner's own mobile. A forwarded call that reaches you under a sink or halfway through a haircut still has to be answered by you, and a caller who hits voicemail may simply ring the next name on the list. The fix is someone on the other end of the forward, and swapping phone systems doesn't provide one.
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.
Grasshopper's bill stays flat as volume grows, since calls and texts are unlimited on the plan (checked 24 September 2026). What grows is the number of calls nobody picks up. If you forward only those, GreetKeeper's count is your missed-call count. Two hundred of them fit the $49 Starter plan, 750 fit the $149 Professional plan, and each call past the allowance costs $0.45 or $0.35.
What moving off Grasshopper actually involves
Forwarding takes five minutes. Here is the part that takes an afternoon.
You don't have to leave Grasshopper at all. In your Grasshopper settings, set the extension to forward to your GreetKeeper number, on every call or only when you don't pick up. The ring count is set where the forwarding is set, and GreetKeeper answers the moment the call arrives. Your customers keep dialing the same Grasshopper number. Train GreetKeeper on your website first, place a test call from your mobile, and read the transcript before you tell anyone.
Common questions
What should I use instead of Grasshopper if I keep missing calls?
Keep the Grasshopper number and add something that answers it. GreetKeeper picks up forwarded calls at any hour, answers the questions you train it on and books into Google Calendar or Outlook. Plans start at $49 a month for 200 answered calls.
Can GreetKeeper give me a business number instead?
Every GreetKeeper plan includes a dedicated local number, with the area code you choose at signup. You can also keep the number customers already know and forward it to that GreetKeeper number from their phone system or carrier.
Which Grasshopper forwarding setting should I use?
Forward every call if you want GreetKeeper to answer first, or use no-answer forwarding to catch only the calls you miss. Busy and unreachable forwarding work too. GreetKeeper answers a forwarded call the same way whichever mode sent it.
Keep the number, answer the call
Point your forward at GreetKeeper and hear it pick up. There's no setup fee.