What you get for the money, what Google Voice charges extra for, and where they are genuinely the better choice.

Every price and feature on this page was checked on August 27, 2026 against published pricing. Where we could not confirm something at the plan we compare, we say "varies, ask them" rather than guess. Prices move. If you find one out of date, call us and we will fix it.

Feature by feature

This is the part most comparisons skip. Sticker price only tells you what the cheapest version costs, not what the version you actually need costs.

	Google Voice	815 Voice
Auto attendant and phone trees	Varies, ask themBasic auto attendant only	Included
Call queues and ring groups	Not offeredRing groups only, not real queues	Included
Call recording	Higher tier onlyHigher tiers only	Included
Business texting from your main number	Included	Included
Voicemail to email, transcribed	Included	Included
Free number porting	Included	Included
Setup configured for you, not DIY	Not offeredSelf-serve	IncludedWe configure your greeting, routing and users with you
Desk phones, paging and door intercom	Varies, ask themVery short certified device list	IncludedPhones ship pre-configured
Fax, alarm and elevator lines handled	Not offeredNot supported	IncludedFax, elevator and alarm lines handled
AI receptionist available	Not offered	Costs extraFrom $99/mo on top, we are not going to pretend it is free
Month to month, no contract	Included	Included
A local person who answers the phone	Not offered	IncludedNew Lenox, the owner answers

What it actually costs

Nearly every comparison article quotes the annual prepay price, because it is the smaller number. Here is the real month-to-month picture, and then the number that actually matters: what Google Voice costs once you add the pieces we include as standard.

	Google Voice	815 Voice
Plan compared	Starter and Standard	Business Phone
Advertised (annual prepay)	$10/user/mo Starter	we do not do annual pricing
Real month-to-month price	$17 to $37/user/mo all in	$24/user/mo
Matched to what we include	$17 to $37/user/mo once the required Workspace license is counted	$24/user/mo, all in
Contract	Monthly	None, month to month

What Google Voice charges extra for

Every business tier requires a paid Google Workspace license on top, from about $7/user/mo
Starter is US-only and built around a single user
Standard is $20/user and Premier is $30/user, before Workspace
Auto attendant and ring group features are thin next to a real phone system

Where Google Voice is genuinely better

We are not going to pretend they have no advantages. If any of these matter more to you than price and local support, go with them and we will tell you so on the phone.

If you already pay for Google Workspace, the extra cost is small
Dead simple, and everyone already knows the interface
Google reliability

Pick Google Voice if you are a small team already on Google Workspace with very simple call routing needs.

Our honest read

The $10 headline hides the Workspace license underneath it, which puts the real number at $17 to $37 per user. And Google Voice is not a phone system, it is call forwarding with a directory. No queues worth the name, no paging, no hardware support.

We are a local company in New Lenox. We set the system up with you, port your numbers free, and answer our own phone when something needs changing. If that is worth more to you than a national brand name, call (815) 463-9621 and we will price your exact setup, including telling you if you are better off staying where you are.

$24/user/mo

Free setup. Free porting. No contract, month to month.

Call (815) 463-9621 Get a same-day quote

All of this is included at that price

Also available

If your current system does something that is not on this list, we can almost certainly do it too. Ask and we will tell you straight.

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