Google Voice is Google’s cloud phone service, from $10 a user a month for teams plus a Google Workspace plan. Quo (formerly OpenPhone) and Grasshopper are alternatives if you want a business phone. SalesCloser does a different job: your AI sales team answers sales calls, qualifies the caller and books or transfers the ready buyers to your team, next to the phone system you already have.
Google Voice is Google’s cloud phone service: a business number that works on your phone, laptop and desk phone, and inside Gmail. Teams looking for an alternative usually want one of two things: a business phone with more team features, or an AI that answers sales calls itself and books the next step.
Here is what Google Voice offers, the main alternatives, and where SalesCloser fits. Competitor details come from each vendor’s own website, checked in November 2026.
What Google Voice offers
Google Voice gives you one number for all your devices, with unlimited domestic calling and texting in available markets, spam blocking and voicemail transcription. Team plans add call transfers and recording, desk phone support, auto attendants and ring groups, call queues, Gemini notes on calls and, on Premier, automatic call recording and transcription with BigQuery reporting.
For teams, Google Voice lists Starter at $10 a user a month (up to 10 users), Standard at $20 and Premier at $30. Team plans require a Google Workspace plan, billed separately.
Google Voice alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Who answers the call |
|---|---|---|
| SalesCloser | Businesses whose calls are sales conversations | An AI agent that qualifies and books, then hands off to your team |
| Google Voice | Teams already on Google Workspace | Your team, routed by auto attendants and ring groups |
| Quo (formerly OpenPhone) | Small teams that share numbers and text a lot | Your team, or the Sona AI agent |
| Grasshopper | Solo owners who want a simple business number | You or your team, on the app |
Quo, formerly OpenPhone, describes a business phone with shared numbers, texting, phone menus and CRM integrations, from $15 a user a month billed yearly, with the Sona AI agent included for a set number of calls. Grasshopper, part of GoTo, gives you a business number with unlimited calling minutes, extensions and texting, from $14 a month billed yearly.
Where SalesCloser is different
A phone service routes the call to the right person. SalesCloser is your AI sales team: when nobody can pick up, an AI agent has the sales conversation itself, qualifies the caller and books the next step.
- It holds the sales call. A SalesCloser phone agent answers calls to your sales line 24/7, asks your qualifying questions, answers from your own knowledge base and books the meeting or transfers a ready buyer to your team.
- It works next to Google Voice. Keep your numbers, ring groups and Gmail voicemail for everyday calls, and send sales calls to the agent when your team is busy, after hours or during spikes.
- It talks to website visitors too. A website agent talks to visitors by chat, voice or video, and a demo agent can show your product by screen share or video.
- It can call back the list. In an outbound campaign, a phone agent calls past inquiries inside your calling hours and books the ones who are ready.
What that looks like: a property management company gets calls from building owners asking what it would cost to manage their units. The phone agent asks how many units they have, where the building is and what they use today, explains how the management fee is set, and books a call with a business development manager. Calls from current tenants still go to the ring group the office already uses.
How to choose
- Keep or pick Google Voice if your team lives in Google Workspace and wants numbers, routing and voicemail inside Gmail and Calendar.
- Pick Quo if your team shares numbers, texts customers a lot and wants CRM sync plus an AI agent for missed calls.
- Pick Grasshopper if you mainly need a simple business number with unlimited minutes at a low monthly price.
- Pick SalesCloser if your calls are sales conversations and you want an AI agent to qualify callers and book or transfer the ready ones. It sits next to your phone system, not in place of it.
What to check before you choose
- Ask what happens to a sales call nobody answers: voicemail, a ring group, or a booked meeting.
- Ask what you pay per user, per number and for any AI features.
- Calling, consent and recording rules stay your responsibility with any vendor.
For more, read our guides to AI voice agents for small business and AI phone calls, or our OpenPhone (Quo), Grasshopper and RingCentral alternatives. To hear an agent take a sales call, book a SalesCloser demo. See also our Nextiva alternatives.
Frequently asked questions
What is Google Voice?
Google Voice is Google’s cloud phone service. It gives you a number that works on your phone, laptop and desk phone and in Gmail, with team plans that add auto attendants, ring groups and call recording.
How much does Google Voice cost for business?
For teams, Google Voice lists Starter at $10 a user a month, Standard at $20 and Premier at $30, plus a Google Workspace plan billed separately.
What is the best Google Voice alternative?
Quo (formerly OpenPhone) and Grasshopper are alternatives if you want a business phone. If you want an AI that answers sales calls, qualifies the caller and books the meeting, SalesCloser covers that part.
Can I keep Google Voice with SalesCloser?
Yes. SalesCloser works next to your phone system: you keep your numbers and send sales calls to the agent when your team is busy or after hours.
Does SalesCloser replace my phone system?
No. It handles the sales conversation and hands the ready buyers to your team; your phone system still handles your other calls.