Grasshopper vs Quo
We give Grasshopper a 3.0 GPA and Quo a 2.8, out of 4.0. Grasshopper grades higher on value for money and ease of use. Quo grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Grasshopper
Virtual business number on your own phone, priced per account
Quo
Business phone app for calls and texts on shared team numbers
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAGrasshopperVery good | 2.8GPAQuoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ASolo Plus is $25 a month billed yearly for unlimited users. Add two $3 extensions so all five of you get one and it's about $6.20 a head, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. On your own, True Solo is $14. | C$15 a head for five on Starter, billed yearly ($19 monthly), just above this category's cheaper quarter ($14). Phone menus, transfers, automatic recording and CRM links need Business at $23. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day free trial with no credit card needed. No free plan. | CA 7-day free trial, and Quo says it'll remind you before it ends. No free plan. |
| Features | CA local, toll-free or vanity number, a shared inbox for calls, texts and voicemail, extensions, recording with AI summaries, auto-replies and fax. It does that job fully, but it's a smaller job: no integrations, and advanced routing is on Small Business. | BShared numbers with one call and text history, unlimited US and Canada calls and texts, the Sona AI agent, phone menus, ring orders, call summaries and an API. It covers the whole job across its plans. |
| Ease of use | A4.75 from about 46,000 App Store ratings. Pick a number, install the app and the calls start ringing. | B4.4 from about 10,800 App Store ratings. Lots of people use it, and most seem to get on with it fine. |
| Platforms and integrations | BMac, Windows, iPhone and Android apps, so phone and computer are covered. No web app and no integrations on record, which keeps it off the top grade. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Slack, Zapier and Make, an API, and an MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude. |
| Best for | a second business number on your own phone | small teams sharing one business number |
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: Grasshopper and Quo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Grasshopper starts at $14 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Quo starts at $15 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Quo scores higher, and starts $1 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other business phone systems on the chart, none scores higher than Grasshopper for less, and none scores higher than Quo 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
- Grasshopper starts at $14 per month, billed annually. Quo starts at $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- Only Quo lists a web app.
- Quo also covers AI support agent.
At a glance
| Grasshopper | Quo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $14 per month, billed annually | $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, no credit card required | 7-day free trial, with a reminder before it ends |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Grasshopper | OpenPhone Technologies, Inc. |
| Price read from | grasshopper.com | quo.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Grasshopper
- Solo founders who want a business number on their own phone
- Small teams that want a flat bill however many people answer
- Businesses that need a toll-free or vanity number
Quo
- Small businesses that want a second number apart from personal phones
- Teams sharing one number for sales or support texts and calls
- Owners who want an AI agent to pick up missed calls
Worth knowing
Grasshopper
- Sold only in the US and Canada; international calls are billed per minute by destination.
- Texting needs carrier registration: a $19.50 one-time fee and $1.50 a month on every plan.
- Extra numbers cost $9 a month each on annual billing ($10 monthly), and extra extensions $3 ($5 monthly).
- The pricing page shows annual prices and says annual billing saves over 20%; only Solo Plus's monthly price ($32) was readable.
Quo
- Texting US numbers requires carrier registration (TCR): a one-time $19.50 review fee plus $1.50 to $3 a month.
- On Starter, calls are recorded manually only, and phone menus, transfers and CRM integrations need Business or Scale.
- Each extra number costs $5 a month; calls and texts outside the US and Canada are billed per minute or per message.
- Sona calls beyond the plan's credits cost $0.45 to $1.00 each, depending on the credit tier.
Key features
Grasshopper
- A second number on your phone
- Pick a local, toll-free or vanity number and use it through the mobile or desktop app, keeping business calls apart from a personal number.
- Shared inbox
- Calls, texts and voicemails sit in one thread per customer, and the inbox is shared so the whole team sees the same history.
- Extensions and call forwarding
- Forward calls to any number and add extensions for staff or departments: one on True Solo, three on Solo Plus and unlimited on Small Business.
- Recording and AI call summaries
- Call recording with transcription, plus call summaries and AI sentiment drawn from customer calls.
- Automated replies
- Instant Response sends a set text reply when a call is missed, and scheduled auto-replies cover hours when no one is working.
- Virtual fax
- Inbound faxes arrive by email and in the app, without a fax machine.
Quo
- Shared phone numbers
- Several teammates can share one number with a common call and text history, internal threads and shared contacts. Starter allows up to 10 users per shared number.
- Calling and texting
- Unlimited calls and texts to US and Canadian numbers under a fair use policy, with snippets, scheduled messages, auto-replies and group messages.
- Sona AI agent
- An AI agent that answers calls at any hour. Every plan includes 1,000 credits a month, enough for 10 calls; credit packs run from $25 to $199 a month.
- AI call summaries and transcripts
- Business and Scale transcribe and summarize every call. On Starter, summaries cover only calls Sona handles; voicemails are transcribed on all plans.
- Phone menus and routing
- Business adds phone menus, call transfers, group calls and ring orders that ring teammates in batches, plus business-hours forwarding.
- Integrations and API
- HubSpot and Salesforce need Business or Scale. Pipedrive, Slack, Zapier, Make, Google Contacts and the Quo API are also listed, plus an MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude.
Plans
Grasshopper
True Solo$14
per month, billed annually
One user, one local or toll-free number and one extension, with unlimited calls and texts.
Solo Plus$25
per month, billed annually ($32 billed monthly)
Unlimited users at no extra cost, one number and three extensions; more extensions cost $3 a month each.
Small Business$55
per month, billed annually
Unlimited users, four numbers and unlimited extensions, with advanced call routing and call tracking.
Quo
Starter$15
per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
One local or toll-free number per user, unlimited US and Canada calls and texts, voicemail transcripts, the Sona AI agent and the Quo API.
Business$23
per user / month, billed annually ($33 billed monthly)
Adds AI summaries and transcripts for all calls, phone menus, group calls, transfers, ring orders, auto recording, reports and HubSpot and Salesforce.
Scale$35
per user / month, billed annually ($47 billed monthly)
Adds AI call tags, dedicated onboarding, priority chat and email support, and inbound phone support.
Ways to pay less
Grasshopper
- Annual discount
Annual savings over 20%
Grasshopper's pricing page says annual billing saves over 20%; its comparison page gives Solo Plus as $25 a month annually against $32 monthly.
Quo
- Annual discount
Lower prices with yearly billing
Quo's pricing page shows yearly billing saving $48 a year per user on Starter, $120 on Business and $144 on Scale.
