AVOXI vs Plivo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AVOXI and Plivo share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan, and AVOXI starts cheaper, at $6.49 a month against $1,000 a month.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
AVOXI grades higher on features and ease of use. Plivo grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AVOXI
International virtual numbers and cloud voice for global teams
Plivo
Voice, SMS and AI voice agent platform billed by usage
Which one is for you
Pick AVOXI if
- Fits if your company takes or makes calls across many countries
- Works for teams adding numbers to a UCaaS or contact center platform
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you grow: tiers cost 3%, 5% or 10% of spend, with a monthly minimum
- Watch out: number prices change with country, type and minutes, so you need a quote
- Tight if you need SSO or encrypted SIP, which aren't in the Standard tier
- Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, as there isn't one
Pick Plivo if
- Fits if you build voice or AI-agent calling into your own product
- Works for developers who want pay-per-use pricing
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want an office phone with extensions and an app
- Tight if you want SMS or WhatsApp, which start at $1,000 a month on Enterprise
- Watch out: pay as you go covers the US and India; 190+ countries need Enterprise
- Watch out: rates are starting prices, so a given country can cost more
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAVOXIWeak | 1.8GPAPlivoWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNumbers from $6.49 a month; platform tiers are $14.99, $99.99 or $199.99 minimums, or a share of spend. That's priced for companies, not by the seat. | CPay as you go has no monthly fee, with per-minute and per-message rates. Enterprise starts at $1,000 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial on the pricing page. | C$10 in free credits with no credit card. It's a credit, not a free plan. |
| Features | CNumbers, call routing, SIP trunks and integrations, with SSO, encrypted SIP, advanced routing and quality metrics held back for higher tiers. | DSIP trunking, audio streaming, voice AI agents, SMS and WhatsApp APIs. It's pieces for building on, not an office phone, and SMS and WhatsApp sit on Enterprise. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and routing and platform integrations need setup. | DNo store rating on record. You work with it through APIs and code. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb service with voice APIs and UCaaS and contact center integrations; no phone or desktop apps listed. | BWeb, with LiveKit and Pipecat connections. |
| Best for | virtual numbers in 150+ countries | voice and text for developers, billed by use |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AVOXI and Plivo. How we grade
Price against what you get
AVOXI starts at $6.49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Plivo starts at $1,000 a month and scores 1.7.
AVOXI scores higher and starts $993.51 a month lower. Of the other business phone systems on the chart, 1 scores higher than AVOXI for less, and 47 score higher than Plivo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- AVOXI also covers business phone line.
- Plivo also covers AI agents, business texting and whatsApp messaging.
At a glance
| AVOXI | Plivo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $6.49 per month and up (virtual number packages) | $1,000 per month for the Enterprise plan; pay as you go has no monthly fee |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | $10 in free credits, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AVOXI | Plivo Inc. |
| Price read from | avoxi.com | plivo.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AVOXI
- Platform tiers are priced as a percentage of spend with a monthly minimum, so the bill depends on usage.
- SSO, encrypted SIP, advanced SIP routing and call quality metrics are not in the Standard tier.
- Number price depends on the number type, location and minutes, so a quote needs the country and volume.
- AVOXI contact center software is priced on a separate page not covered here.
Plivo
- This is a usage-billed API platform, not an office phone system with desks, extensions and a softphone app.
- SMS, WhatsApp and the Verify API are Enterprise-only, which starts at $1,000 per month.
- Pay as you go lists coverage in the United States and India only; 190+ countries need Enterprise.
- Per-minute and per-message rates are listed as starting prices, so the rate for a given country can be higher.
Key features
AVOXI
- Virtual numbers worldwide
- Local DID, toll-free, TrueLocal caller ID, UIFN, non-geographic and vanity numbers across 150+ countries.
- Call routing
- Automatic failover and a call flow builder on every tier. Higher tiers add conditional routing, webhook widgets and advanced SIP routing.
- Platform integrations
- The site lists 40+ voice, contact center and app integrations, including Genesys, Amazon Connect, Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
- Security and fraud controls
- Fraud monitoring and multi-factor sign-in on all tiers. SSO and encrypted SIP (TLS, SDES, SRTP) start at Premium.
- Contact center software
- A separate contact center product with agent tools and call recording is priced on its own page.
Plivo
- SIP trunking
- Carrier trunks for inbound and outbound calls, listed from $0.0010 a minute outbound and $0.0028 a minute inbound, with secure trunking and call recording as add-ons.
- Audio streaming
- Streams live call audio to your own software, with noise cancellation as an add-on; the pricing page names LiveKit and Pipecat as supported frameworks.
- Voice AI agents
- Hosted voice agents at $0.03 a minute before telephony, with a builder, simulation testing, transfer to a human and a knowledge base included.
- SMS and Verify API
- Business texting and one-time-passcode verification, available on the Enterprise plan, with messages listed from $0.0077 each.
- WhatsApp API
- Messages and calls through the WhatsApp Business API, listed from $0.0034 a message and $0.0040 a minute, on the Enterprise plan only.
Plans
AVOXI
Virtual number packages$6.49
per month and up
Number price depends on number type, country or city, and minutes per month. Regulatory fees and taxes may apply.
Standard$14.99
per month minimum, or 3% of spend
Cloud software tier: one UCaaS/CCaaS integration, MFA, fraud monitoring, online onboarding and priority support.
Premium$99.99
per month minimum, or 5% of spend
Unlimited integrations, SSO, encrypted SIP, call flow builder, 150k calls a month of quality insights, live onboarding.
Premium AI$199.99
per month minimum, or 10% of spend
Adds a designated support engineer, proactive monitoring, anomaly detection and 300k calls a month of quality insights.
Plivo
Pay as you go$0
Billed by use: coverage in the US and India, SIP trunking, audio streaming, AI agents and numbers, up to $2,500 of monthly usage.
Enterprise$1,000
per month and up
190+ countries, SMS, WhatsApp and Verify API, shortcodes, custom sender IDs, BAA, HIPAA and SSO, with custom pricing and volume discounts.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AVOXI or Plivo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AVOXI is cheaper to start with: $6.49 a month, against $1,000 a month for Plivo. AVOXI starts at $6.49 per month and up (virtual number packages), and Plivo starts at $1,000 per month for the Enterprise plan; pay as you go has no monthly fee.
Which has a free plan, AVOXI or Plivo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither AVOXI nor Plivo has a free plan. Plivo has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.