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Goodcall alternatives (2026 prices)

Short answer. Goodcall Starter costs $79 a month for 100 unique customers, which Goodcall puts at about 150 calls. That is hard to beat for a shop with repeat callers. Marlie Standard covers 500 minutes for $99. Trillet comes to $109 at 450 minutes. Upfirst Premium comes to $119.95 at 150 calls. We read all eight pricing pages on October 26, 2026.

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What Goodcall charges

Plan	Price a month	Unique customers	Extra customer	Goodcall's call estimate
Starter	$79	100	79¢	About 150 calls
Growth	$129	500	26¢	About 750 calls
Scale	$299	2,000	15¢	About 3,000 calls

Goodcall counts each phone number once a month. A caller who rings five times in March counts as one customer. Every plan includes a local number. You can build and test a demo agent for free and pay when you connect a number. Source: Goodcall pricing, checked October 26, 2026. See our Goodcall pricing guide.

Alternatives at 150 calls a month

We assume 150 calls at 3 minutes each, or 450 minutes.

Tool	How it bills	Plan that fits	Monthly cost
Goodcall	Unique customers	Starter	$79
Marlie	Minutes	Standard, 500 minutes	$99
Trillet	Minutes	$49 for 150 minutes, then $0.20	$109
Upfirst	Calls	Premium, 90 calls, then $1 a call	$119.95
Rosie	Minutes	Scale, 1,000 minutes	$149
My AI Front Desk	Minutes	200 minutes, then $0.25	$161.50
Dialzara	Minutes	Plus, 500 minutes	$199
Smith.ai AI	Calls	Pro, 150 calls	$270

Source: each vendor's pricing page, listed at the end, checked October 26, 2026. Rosie's $49 plan covers 250 minutes. Rosie lists no overage rate, so we priced the next plan up.

When to leave Goodcall

Lots of new callers. Goodcall bills each new number. A shop running ads with many one-time callers pays 79¢ for each one past 100 on Starter.
Short calls. Minute-based tools like Marlie get cheaper when calls run 1 or 2 minutes.
Spam. Upfirst says it blocks spam and does not count it as a call.
Need a live person. Goodcall says a live answering service runs about $1.50 to $1.90 a minute. See AI receptionist vs virtual receptionist.

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FAQ

What is a good alternative to Goodcall? Marlie Standard is $99 a month for 500 minutes. Upfirst Premium is $59.95 for 90 calls. Trillet is $49 for 150 minutes. Pick by how your calls run: many short calls, few long ones, or many repeat callers.

How does Goodcall count customers? One phone number, once a month. Five calls from the same person in a month count as one customer.

Is Goodcall cheaper than Rosie? At 150 calls, yes. Goodcall Starter is $79. Rosie Scale is $149. Rosie Professional is $49 for 250 minutes if your calls stay under that.

Does Goodcall have a free trial? Goodcall offers a free demo agent. You pay when you connect a phone number.

Which Goodcall alternative bills by the call? Upfirst and Smith.ai bill by the call. Upfirst Starter is $24.95 a month for 30 calls. Smith.ai AI Pro is $150 a month for 75 calls.

Checked 2026-10-26. Prices and policies change. Confirm on the source before you buy.