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Communications: what 18 tools cost

Phone, messaging, or collaboration tools for team communication. Every price below is the plan a buyer actually lands on to get this capability — not the headline figure on the pricing page, and not the free tier that does not include it. Read from each vendor's own material and dated.

Ordered by what it costs, cheapest first, starting at $8.99. 5 more products do this and have no researched price, so they are not listed here.
Fax.Plus Basic Alohi Verified 2026-08-22 Basic fax and online document management $8.99/mo Basicthe plan this buyer lands on Details → Discord Nitro Discord Verified 2026-08-22 Premium subscription for enhanced features and customization $9.99/mo Nitrothe plan this buyer lands on Details → AnyDesk Remote Access Remote Verified 2026-08-22 Remote desktop and support software $10/mo StandardCore offering Details → Fax.Plus Premium Alohi Verified 2026-08-22 Advanced fax with API access $17.99/mo Premiumthe plan this buyer lands on Details → CallHippo Cloud Phone CallHippo Verified 2026-08-22 Cloud phone system for teams with call recording, IVR, and call routing $18/mo Starterthe plan this buyer lands on Details → Nextiva Business Phone Nextiva Verified 2026-08-22 Business communications $20/mo Monthly subscription per userPer-line monthly billing drives referral value Details → Crisp Live Chat Crisp Verified 2026-08-22 Website live chat and visitor communication $25/mo EssentialsBasic support chat Details → Aircall Phone System Aircall Verified 2026-08-22 Cloud phone system with call recording and integrations $30/mo EssentialsEntry-level plan at $30/user/month (annual billing) Details → Freshdesk Support Freshworks Verified 2026-08-22 Help desk and customer support tickets $35/mo GrowthSupport features Details → Aircall Professional Aircall Verified 2026-08-22 Advanced analytics and AI features $50/mo ProfessionalMid-tier at $50/user/month (annual billing) Details → Live Chat Tidio Verified 2026-08-22 Live chat widget for websites to engage visitors in real-time $59/mo Communicatorthe plan this buyer lands on Details → CallRail Professional CallRail Verified 2026-08-22 Call tracking and analytics platform $95/mo Advancedthe plan this buyer lands on Details → Chatwoot Omnichannel Support Chatwoot Verified 2026-08-22 Unified inbox for support channels $99/mo ProFull team support Details → Inbox Unified Crisp Verified 2026-08-22 Multi-channel team communication hub $99/mo PlusFull collaboration Details → Klaviyo SMS Klaviyo Verified 2026-08-22 SMS messaging and automations $150/mo PlusSMS included Details → Customer Service Agent Chatbase Verified 2026-08-22 AI customer service automation $299/mo BusinessEnterprise features Details → Postscript Platform postscript Verified 2026-08-24 SMS marketing platform built specifically for Shopify stores, with automated flows, segmentation, and compliance tools — lets merchants run text campaigns for engagement and retention. $500/mo Professionalthe plan this buyer lands on Details → Gorgias Customer Service Gorgias Verified 2026-08-22 Customer support platform $960/mo SaaS subscriptionVolume-based revenue per conversation activity Details →

This page compares what each tool does and what it costs. It does not name a winner: picking one honestly needs a researched verdict for every option, and the corpus does not carry those yet — so nothing here is ranked by anything but price.

When these prices change, we send a note

Vendors change plans and quietly move capabilities between tiers. We re-read the terms and send one note a week with what moved — including communications.

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