Dialzara alternatives and pricing
The short answer
Dialzara charges by the minute: $29 a month for 60 minutes, $99 for 220, $199 for 500 and $349 for 1,000, with extra minutes at $0.48 down to $0.35. Blind transfer is on every plan, and warm transfer starts at $99. Upfirst bills per call, Goodcall per unique customer, RingReady a flat price. Smith.ai adds live agents, and CoveDesk is run for you.
Dialzara is a by-the-minute service with a low way in: $29 buys 60 minutes, or about two a day. The catch to check is where features land, since warm transfer and calendar sync don’t appear until the $99 plan. Here’s what its own pages say, how it lines up with CoveDesk, and the other options.
Updated November 3, 2026. CoveDesk is one of the services on this page; other companies’ prices and features are from their own websites, linked below.
Dialzara alternatives, by what you need
- Goodcall: Bills by caller rather than by minute, so a long call costs no more, and it tries several contacts when a call is urgent. From $79/month: 100 unique customers, as published.
- Smith.ai: Software with live agents behind it, including people to pick up the calls you’d rather not leave to software. From $0/month: 25 calls answered by software, as published.
- CoveDesk (that’s us): if you want calls picked up, missed callers texted, and your Google profile and website looked after, all set up and run for you. Not live receptionists. Front Desk is $249/mo with 250 minutes. Free 14-day pilot.
- Rosie: A lower price per minute at most sizes, with extra use moving you up a plan instead of a per-minute rate. From $49/month: 250 minutes, as published.
- My AI Front Desk: One plan covering calls, texts, email and web chat, if you’d rather not buy texting separately. From $99/month: 200 voice minutes, as published.
- Upfirst: Per-call pricing with warm transfer on every plan, including the smallest. From $24.95/month: 30 calls, as published.
- RingReady: One flat monthly price with no minute counting at all, and setup guides for Jobber and ServiceTitan. From $49/month: unlimited calls and minutes, as published.
Dialzara pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes | Extra use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Lite | $29/month | 60 minutes, blind transfer, message taking, a prompt you can edit yourself | $0.48 a minute |
| Business Pro | $99/month | 220 minutes, warm transfer, calendar sync, English and Spanish | $0.45 a minute |
| Business Plus | $199/month | 500 minutes, priority support, unlimited knowledge uploads | $0.40 a minute |
| Business Elite | $349/month | 1,000 minutes, initial prompt setup, priority support and SLA, API access | $0.35 a minute |
| Done for You | From $1,500+ (quote only) | Ongoing prompt work, custom integrations, blind and warm transfer | Not listed |
Extra minutes cost about the same as included ones, from 48 cents on Lite down to 35 on Elite. Its texting agent is $19 a month plus $0.05 a message and phone company fees. Website chat comes free with a voice plan for 100 sessions a month, then $0.15 each, and outbound calling is a separate plan. Its pages differ on a new number: included in the plan on its home page, $3 a month for local or $5 for toll-free in its FAQ.
Dialzara vs CoveDesk
| What to compare | Dialzara | CoveDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Who answers | A software voice assistant, 24/7. Source: Dialzara, who answers (opens in a new tab) | A trained voice assistant, set up and run by our team, in your business’s name, day or night. Not live receptionists. Callers hear a short notice at the start of the call. |
| Published price | $29 a month for 60 minutes, $99 for 220, $199 for 500, $349 for 1,000. Done for You from $1,500+ by quote. Source: Dialzara, published price (opens in a new tab) | Front Desk: $249/mo with 250 minutes. Text-Back alone: $99/mo. |
| How use is counted | By the minute of live talk time, tracked to the second with no rounding up, per its pricing FAQ, with a set extra rate on each plan. A post on its blog says spam and wrong numbers don’t count. Source: Dialzara, how use is counted (opens in a new tab) | By the minute. Seconds are added up over the month and rounded once, not per call. Extra minutes $0.35 each. Alerts at 80% and 100% of your minutes. |
| Setup fee | None. Source: Dialzara, setup fee (opens in a new tab) | None. |
| Contract | No long-term contracts on any plan, month to month, per its FAQ. Source: Dialzara, contract (opens in a new tab) | Front Desk is month to month. See pricing for other plans. |
| Free trial | 7 days on every voice plan. Card terms not stated on the pages we read. Source: Dialzara, free trial (opens in a new tab) | Free 14-day pilot. We set it up, it’s live within 48 hours, and you can start with just your after-hours calls. |
| Money-back guarantee | None. Its terms page says it doesn’t offer refunds. Source: Dialzara, money-back guarantee (opens in a new tab) | 30-day money-back guarantee. If it isn’t working for you, tell us within 30 days of your first plan payment and we’ll end the plan and refund your first month’s plan fee. |
| Who sets it up | You, in about 15 minutes per its home page, with its team helping on request. Initial prompt setup is listed on Elite, and ongoing prompt work on Done for You. Source: Dialzara, who sets it up (opens in a new tab) | Our team sets it up, writes your script and runs it. |
| Urgent calls | Blind transfer on every plan, warm transfer from Pro at $99. Its FAQ describes sending emergencies to an on-call teammate, with rules by time and day. Source: Dialzara, urgent calls (opens in a new tab) | Urgent calls are put straight through to you. No on-call rotation yet. |
| Booking | Books directly to your calendar. Google Calendar and Outlook are named, and its pricing page lists calendar sync from Pro up. Source: Dialzara, booking (opens in a new tab) | Takes the details and sends them to you to call back. No calendar booking yet. |
| Job software and CRMs | Google Calendar, Outlook, Zapier, Make, Slack, Teams and webhooks. No CRM named, and no Jobber, ServiceTitan or Housecall Pro. Source: Dialzara, job software and crms (opens in a new tab) | None yet. Details arrive by text and in your CoveDesk account. |
| Spanish | Yes, but its pages differ on the plan: its language page says all plans, and its pricing page lists it from Pro up. One of 10 languages, and you ask its team to switch them on. Source: Dialzara, spanish (opens in a new tab) | Not yet. |
| Text back after a missed call | Not mentioned on the pages we read. It sells a two-way texting agent. Source: Dialzara, text back after a missed call (opens in a new tab) | Yes, included in Front Desk or on its own with Text-Back. |
| Review requests | Not mentioned on the pages we read. Source: Dialzara, review requests (opens in a new tab) | Done for you with Google Business Profile Management, $149/mo. |
| Google profile care | Not mentioned on the pages we read. Source: Dialzara, google profile care (opens in a new tab) | Done for you, $149/mo, or included in Front Office. |
| Website | No website building. A chat widget for the site you already have, free with a voice plan up to 100 sessions a month. Source: Dialzara, website (opens in a new tab) | Built and looked after for you, or included in Front Office. See pricing. |
Stay with Dialzara if
- You want a low starting price you can test. $29 a month with a 7-day free trial on the voice plans. CoveDesk’s free 14-day pilot starts with a talk with our team, since we set it up for you.
- You need Spanish or another language. Spanish is listed, though its pages differ on whether Lite gets it, and its language page lists 10 in all. CoveDesk has no Spanish yet.
- You want booking on the call. It writes straight to Google Calendar or Outlook, from Pro up on its pricing page. We pass you the details for a callback.
- You want more channels from one company. A two-way texting agent, website chat and outbound calling are all for sale. CoveDesk answers inbound calls and sends missed-call texts.
Which Dialzara plan costs least for your minutes?
Its extra-minute rates are close to its included ones, so a smaller plan with extras often beats the next plan up for longer than you’d guess. Worked from its published prices:
- Up to 205 minutes: Business Lite. 100 minutes comes to $48.20.
- 206 to 442 minutes: Business Pro. 250 minutes comes to $112.50.
- 443 to 874 minutes: Business Plus. 500 minutes is $199, and 700 comes to $279.
- 875 minutes and up: Business Elite. 1,000 minutes is $349.
- Need warm transfer? Then the math changes. Pro is the first plan that lists it, whatever your minutes.
What the same month costs
Worked out from each company’s published list prices: the cheapest plan or plan plus extras that covers the month, lowest first at 250 minutes. For companies that bill by the call we count one call as 2.5 minutes, which is the ratio PATLive’s own pages use. These are our sums, not quotes, and they leave out tax and one-time fees.
| Service | 100 minutes (about 40 calls) | 250 minutes (about 100 calls) | 500 minutes (about 200 calls) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie | $49Professional | $49Professional | $149Scale |
| RingReady | $49Professional, unlimited | $49Professional, unlimited | $49Professional, unlimited |
| Upfirst | $39.95Starter + 10 extra calls at $1.50 | $69.95Premium + 10 extra calls at $1 | $159.95Pro |
| Dialzara | $48.20Business Lite + 40 extra minutes at $0.48 | $112.50Business Pro + 30 extra minutes at $0.45 | $199Business Plus |
| CoveDesk | $249Front Desk | $249Front Desk | $336.50Front Desk + 250 extra minutes at $0.35 |
Why owners look past Dialzara
- $29 leaves things out. Business Lite has blind transfer but not warm transfer, and its pricing page starts calendar sync and English and Spanish at Pro. If you need those, price it from $99.
- Sixty minutes goes quickly. That’s about two minutes a day. A 100-minute month on Lite already comes to $48.20, so check your real call minutes before you pick by the sticker.
- Having it run for you is a big step up. Initial prompt setup is listed on Elite at $349, and ongoing prompt work is Done for You, by quote from $1,500+ a month.
- No CRMs by name. Its integrations page says “popular CRMs” and names none, and Jobber, ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro don’t appear. Zapier and Make are the named routes.
Where CoveDesk is different
- Run for you without the jump. Dialzara’s ongoing management is its quote-only tier. CoveDesk is set up and run by our team as the normal way it works, with no setup fee.
- Your Google profile and website. We can look after both, at extra cost or in the Front Office plan. Dialzara’s site doesn’t mention profile care, and offers chat rather than building sites.
- What you give up. Spanish and other languages, calendar booking, and a free week. Callers hear a short notice at the start, and urgent calls come to you alone, with no rotation.
Switching from Dialzara
- It’s a monthly subscription that renews on its own, and you cancel through your account. Source: Dialzara’s terms (opens in a new tab)
- Its terms page says it doesn’t offer refunds. The full terms that page links to say cancelling takes effect immediately and that the price you paid isn’t returned, so ask whether you’d keep the rest of a paid month. Source: Dialzara’s terms (opens in a new tab)
- Your own number stays yours if you forward it, and you turn forwarding off. Its FAQ says moving a number to Dialzara is free, but doesn’t describe moving it back out. Source: Dialzara’s terms (opens in a new tab)
- Its FAQ says recordings, transcripts and messages belong to your account, and you can export them from the dashboard. Do that before you go. Source: Dialzara’s terms (opens in a new tab)
Before you cancel anything, forward your calls to the new service and make three test calls of your own: a new customer, an urgent problem and a wrong number.
How we checked this
We make CoveDesk, so we’re not neutral, and this page isn’t a review. Everything about Dialzara comes from its own website, read on November 3, 2026, with the pages linked below. We haven’t bought its service, and we don’t quote ratings or anyone’s opinion as fact. Where we couldn’t find a fact, we say so instead of guessing, and “not mentioned” means not on the pages we read, which isn’t a search of its whole site.
Common questions
How much does Dialzara cost per month?
Its pricing page listed Business Lite at $29 for 60 minutes, Pro at $99 for 220, Plus at $199 for 500 and Elite at $349 for 1,000 on November 3, 2026. Extra minutes are $0.48, $0.45, $0.40 and $0.35. Done for You starts from $1,500+ by quote.
Does Dialzara’s Business Pro plan include warm transfers?
Yes, on the pricing page we read. It lists warm transfer from Pro at $99 up, and blind transfer only on Lite at $29. Its pricing FAQ also says you can set conditions for a transfer, such as time of day and urgency.
Do spam calls use up Dialzara minutes?
A post on Dialzara’s blog says spam and wrong-number calls don’t count against your minutes. Its pricing FAQ says only live talk time counts, tracked to the second, and partial minutes aren’t rounded up.
Does Dialzara have a contract or a setup fee?
Its FAQ says no setup fees and no long-term contracts on any plan, with month-to-month billing. We found no money-back guarantee, and its terms page says it doesn’t offer refunds.
Can I keep my number if I leave Dialzara?
Yes if you forward it: your number never moves, and you turn forwarding off. Its FAQ also says moving a number over to Dialzara is free, but doesn’t say how you’d move it back, so ask before you do that.
How do I cancel Dialzara?
Through your account, and there’s no cancellation fee or long-term contract. Its full terms say the cancellation takes effect immediately and that what you paid isn’t refunded, so ask whether service runs to the end of the month you’ve paid for.
Is CoveDesk a live receptionist service?
No. CoveDesk is a phone answering service: a trained voice assistant, set up and run by our team, that picks up in your business’s name at any hour. Callers hear a short notice at the start of the call.
Sources
What this page says about Dialzara comes from these pages of its website, read on November 3, 2026:
- https://dialzara.com/pricing (opens in a new tab) (plans and prices, who answers, how use is counted, setup fee, urgent calls)
- https://dialzara.com/faqs (opens in a new tab) (contract, free trial, switching)
- https://dialzara.com/terms-of-use (opens in a new tab) (money-back guarantee, switching)
- https://dialzara.com/ (opens in a new tab) (who sets it up, text back after a missed call, review requests, google profile care)
- https://dialzara.com/integrations (opens in a new tab) (booking, job software and crms, website)
- https://dialzara.com/solutions/bilingual-answering-service (opens in a new tab) (spanish)
- CoveDesk: our pricing page
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