NextPhone alternatives
NextPhone shows up in a lot of AI receptionist searches, and its pricing page is easy to read. Pro is $199 a month, Growth starts at $299 and Scale at $599, all with unlimited calls (checked 24 September 2026). This page sets that beside the field, 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 |
| NextPhone | Flat monthly plan | Pro $199/mo, unlimited calls, 7-day free trial | Yes |
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 NextPhone
Every line below is on our pricing page or in the product today.
Why teams switch to GreetKeeper
- GreetKeeper's Starter plan is $49 a month for 200 answered calls, and NextPhone's first plan is Pro at $199.
- Your CRM hookup is part of the $49 plan: an HMAC-signed JSON post fires after each conversation, ready for Zapier, Make or n8n to relay.
- Every plan includes a dedicated local number, and several offices take the Multi-location plan from $299 per location.
- Your trial runs 14 days with every feature on and no card. NextPhone's runs 7 days (checked September 2026).
- Callers who ring at the same moment are all picked up at once, so nobody sits in a queue.
- After the call, your caller gets one text with the booking link or the confirmation, and replying with the opt-out word stops further texts.
Why people leave NextPhone
Not a general complaint about the category. The specific wall this vendor puts in front of you.
On NextPhone the calls are unlimited, so the price moves with features instead. Pro at $199 covers answering, booking and transfers. Your CRM connection, Zapier, Make, webhooks and the API are listed from Growth at $299. Extra numbers for a second office, custom routing and two-way texting are listed from Scale at $599. A shop that wants its calls in the CRM ends up pricing the middle plan, whatever its call count.
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.
NextPhone's bill steps up when you need a feature, not when calls grow: $199, then from $299, then from $599. GreetKeeper's bill follows your calls. Starter holds 200 answered calls for $49, Professional 750 for $149 and Scale 2,000 for $349, with each extra call at $0.45, $0.35 or $0.25. Robocalls, spam and very short calls never reach the count, and annual billing gives two months free.
What moving off NextPhone actually involves
Forwarding takes five minutes. Here is the part that takes an afternoon.
Moving off NextPhone fits inside an afternoon. Keep a copy of your NextPhone intake script and a handful of transcripts, then paste that script into GreetKeeper. Redirect your office line to GreetKeeper's dedicated local number, choose how many rings go by before it picks up, and ring your own line from a mobile to hear it. If you ported a number to NextPhone, ask them how to port it out first.
Common questions
What are the cheapest NextPhone alternatives?
Among plans with a printed price, GreetKeeper starts at $49 a month for 200 answered calls. Rosie and Goodcall also publish monthly plans, and AIRA's Starter is $24.95 for 30 calls (September 2026). NextPhone's first plan is $199.
Which NextPhone alternatives work for several locations?
GreetKeeper's Multi-location plan starts at $299 per location, with a dedicated local number, hours, greeting and calendar for each office under one account. NextPhone lists extra numbers for other offices on its Scale plan, from $599 a month (checked 24 September 2026).
How long is the GreetKeeper free trial?
14 days on every plan, with every feature on and no card needed. There's no setup fee either, so the monthly plan is the whole price. NextPhone's trial is 7 days (September 2026).
Price your own call count
Take last month's calls, read our rate card, then run GreetKeeper free for 14 days.