What you get for the money, what Grasshopper 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 If you find one out of date, call us and we will fix it.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.

	Grasshopper	815 Voice
Auto attendant and phone trees	Included	Included
Call queues and ring groups	Not offeredNot a queue system, it forwards to phones	Included
Call recording	Varies, ask them	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	Costs extraProfessional greeting recording is about $75	IncludedWe configure your greeting, routing and users with you
Desk phones, paging and door intercom	Not offeredNo desk phone support, it forwards to cell phones	IncludedPhones ship pre-configured
Fax, alarm and elevator lines handled	Varies, ask themInbound fax to email only	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 Grasshopper costs once you add the pieces we include as standard.

	Grasshopper	815 Voice
Plan compared	True Solo and Solo Plus	Business Phone
Advertised (annual prepay)	$14/mo for one user	we do not do annual pricing
Real month-to-month price	$25/mo Solo Plus, $80/mo Small Business	$24/user/mo
Matched to what we include	$25/mo Solo Plus for three extensions, $80/mo to go beyond that	$24/user/mo, all in
Contract	Monthly or annual	None, month to month

What Grasshopper charges extra for

Not priced per user; you buy extensions, at $3 to $5 each beyond your plan
Call blasting about $10/mo
Professional greeting recording about $75
No real desk phone support, it forwards to cell phones

Where Grasshopper 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.

The cheapest way for a true solo operator to get a business number
Nothing to install, it works entirely off your cell phone
Fine if you are one person and plan to stay one person

Pick Grasshopper if you are a one-person business that just needs a second number on their cell phone.

Our honest read

Grasshopper is a business number, not a phone system. No desk phones, no real queues, no paging. If you are one person it is a cheap and fine answer. The moment you hire a second person it stops scaling.

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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