No country restrictions
Sign up and use TabPhone from any country with just an email. Google Voice's personal plan is only for people in the US, and its business plans are sold in 14 countries.
TabPhone vs Google Voice
The Google Voice alternative that works from anywhere.
Google Voice is a good fit if you live in the US, already have a US phone number and need just one personal number. TabPhone is for everyone else: people abroad, teams sharing numbers, and anyone who'd rather pay $1.50 a number than $17 a person$10+ for Google Voice + $7+ for a Google Workspace license, per person, per month.
Why people switch
No US phone number needed
Google Voice asks for an existing US mobile number to verify you. TabPhone doesn't: your email is all it takes, so it works for expats and newcomers who don't have one.
Pay per number, not per person
Google Voice for business starts at $10 per user per month, plus at least $7 for Google Workspace. TabPhone charges $1.50 a month per number, and your whole team can use it at no extra cost.
Built for teams
Organizations and teams are part of every account: shared numbers that ring the whole team, shared contacts, texts and history, and a separate sign-in for each person. No Workspace admin console needed.
Many numbers, one account
Google Voice gives you one number per account. With TabPhone you can have several on the same account, and keep personal and business numbers in separate organizations.
An AI assistant that makes calls
TabPhone's assistant can answer calls you miss and take a message, or call someone for you to book or ask something, then report back. Google Voice's AI writes call notes, from its $20-a-user plan.
Side by side
| Feature | TabPhone | Google Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Who can sign up | Anyone, in any country, with an email | Personal: people in the US with a US mobile number. Business: 14 countries, with Google Workspace |
| Numbers | US and Canadian | US only for personal accounts |
| Numbers per account | As many as you need | One per account, or one per user license |
| Price for a team | $1.50 a month per number. Teammates are free | $10, $20 or $30 per user per month, plus Google Workspace |
| Calls and texts | Pay as you go: $0.0125 a minute to the US, $0.01 a text | Calls to the US and Canada included |
| Teams | Organizations, teams and shared numbers on every account | Ring groups with Google Workspace and a license per person |
| AI | An assistant that answers missed calls, takes messages and places calls for you | Gemini call notes from $20 per user |
| Address book | Google Contacts, iCloud or any CardDAV address book | Google Contacts |
| Contract | None: a prepaid balance, from $10 | A free personal plan in the US; business plans are monthly subscriptions |
| Keep your number | Yes, email porting@alpha21.io | Yes |
What a team of five pays
TabPhone
$14 a month
One shared number ($1.50) and 1,000 minutes of outgoing calls to the US ($12.50). All five answer it.
Google Voice Starter
$85+ a month
Five Voice licenses at $10 each, plus five Google Workspace subscriptions from $7 each.
When Google Voice is the better choice
If you live in the US, have a US mobile number and want one free personal number, Google Voice's free plan is hard to beat. TabPhone is for when you're abroad, share numbers with a team or want more than one number.
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