Line2 vs Ooma Office (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ooma Office grades higher than Line2: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Line2 grades higher on value for money. Ooma Office grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Line2
A second US or Canada phone number on your phone, for one flat fee
Ooma Office
Small business phone system with a virtual receptionist, no contract
Which one is for you
Pick Line2 if
- Fits if you want a second number on your phone for work or privacy, without carrying a second handset
- Works for people who need to pick an area code or move a number they already have
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need a team phone system, as the site sends business users to eVoice
- Skip it if you call outside the US and Canada, as service covers those two countries only
- Watch out: business texting in the US needs carrier registration
- Tight if you want to try it free, since there's only a 30-day money-back guarantee
Pick Ooma Office if
- Fits if you want desk phones in the office without signing a long contract
- Works for businesses calling Canada and Mexico as well as the US
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you text customers, as Essentials has no texting and Pro stops at 250 a month
- Pricey if you want AI transcripts and CRM links, which need Pro Plus at $29.95
- Skip it if you want to try it free first, as there's no trial on record
- Watch out: on Essentials the desktop app can't place calls, and the free toll-free number covers 500 inbound minutes
- Watch out: AI Receptionist and the AI Productivity Agent Bundle are add-ons priced through sales
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALine2Fair | 2.4GPAOoma OfficeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$7.99 a month on yearly billing ($9.99 monthly) is under this category's $14.49 cheapest-quarter line. It's one number with no team plan, so it isn't the same job as the team phone systems. | C$19.95 a head for five on Essentials, no contract, right at the line into this category's dearer quarter ($19.99). Texting and desktop calling need Pro at $24.95, and AI transcripts, CRM links and chat need Pro Plus at $29.95. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial. A 30-day money-back guarantee isn't a trial. | FNo free plan and no free trial on record. You pay from the first month, though there's no contract to get stuck in. |
| Features | CA second number, area code choice, unlimited calls and texts in the US and Canada, voicemail transcription and call blocking. It does that one job fully, but it's a smaller job: no team features, queues or routing. | BUnlimited calls across the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, a virtual receptionist, desk phone features like paging and call park, texting, video, chat, call queues and AI transcription. That's the whole job across its plans. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. You install an app and the number works beside your main line. | A4.9 from about 9,500 App Store ratings, the top score among the phone systems rated here. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone, Android, Windows and web, with calls and texts kept in sync. No API or integrations are listed. | BMac, Windows, iPhone and Android apps, a Chrome extension and desk phones, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, Zoho, Pipedrive and Zapier. No web app in the listing, which keeps it off the top grade. |
| Best for | a second number on your own phone | small offices with desk phones and no contract |
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: Line2 and Ooma Office. How we grade
Price against what you get
Line2 starts at $7.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ooma Office starts at $19.95 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Ooma Office scores higher, and starts $11.96 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 Line2 for less, and none scores higher than Ooma Office 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
- Ooma Office also covers team chat and video calls.
At a glance
| Line2 | Ooma Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $7.99 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) | $19.95 per user / month, no contract |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | J2 Web Services, Inc. | Ooma, Inc. |
| Price read from | line2.com | ooma.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Line2
- Line2 now presents itself as a privacy second line; the site sends business users to eVoice, so team features such as queues and call routing are not listed.
- Service covers the US and Canada only.
- Business texting in the US needs carrier registration, and the site links 10DLC and toll-free SMS registration pages.
- The pricing page lists a single plan and no team or multi-user tier.
Ooma Office
- On Essentials the desktop app cannot place calls and there is no texting; texting starts at 250 messages a month on Pro.
- AI transcription, CRM integrations, team chat and call queues need Pro Plus.
- The free toll-free number includes 500 inbound minutes a month, and calls to other countries are billed per minute.
- AI Receptionist and the AI Productivity Agent Bundle are add-ons priced through sales.
Key features
Line2
- Second number on your own phone
- Calls and texts run over Wi-Fi or mobile data in an app, so the number sits beside your main line without a second handset.
- Choose your area code
- Pick a US or Canada number in the area code you want, or move a number you already have over to Line2.
- Unlimited calls and texts
- Calls and SMS/MMS inside the US and Canada are unlimited, subject to overages described in the terms of service.
- Voicemail transcription
- Voicemails arrive as text, and the number has its own caller ID display and its own contact list separate from your main one.
- Call blocking
- Block telemarketers, spam callers and other numbers you do not want reaching the Line2 number.
- Phone, tablet and desktop apps
- Apps for iOS, Android and desktop, with the account also reachable from a desktop browser, so texts and calls stay in sync.
Ooma Office
- Virtual receptionist
- Greets callers with menus and custom greetings, answers questions such as opening hours and routes calls to people or departments.
- Calling across North America
- Unlimited calls to the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, a direct number per user, one free toll-free number and free number porting.
- Desk phones and office features
- Works with IP desk phones, with intercom, overhead paging, call park, shared voicemail boxes and hot desking on Pro Plus.
- Texting
- Business texts from phones and computers with templates, scheduled and one-to-many messages: 250 a month on Pro and 1,000 on Pro Plus.
- Meetings and team chat
- Ooma Meetings video calls hold 25 people on Pro and 100 on Pro Plus, with screen sharing and recording; team chat comes with Pro Plus.
- AI add-ons
- Pro Plus transcribes and summarizes calls. AI Answering Service covers missed and after-hours calls from $14.99 per account a month.
Plans
Line2
Line2 Unlimited$7.99
per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)
Unlimited talk and text in the US and Canada, a number in the area code you choose, voicemail transcription and call blocking. 30-day money-back guarantee.
Ooma Office
Essentials$19.95
per user account / month, no contract
Unlimited calls in the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, a virtual receptionist, the mobile app, one free toll-free number, fax and 10-person conference calls.
Pro$24.95
per user account / month, no contract
Adds calling from the desktop app, 250 texts a month, video meetings for 25, call recording and enhanced spam call blocking.
Pro Plus$29.95
per user account / month, no contract
Adds AI transcriptions and insights, CRM integrations, 1,000 texts a month, video meetings for 100, team chat, hot desking and call queues.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SIP trunking, Microsoft Teams integration and direct routing, call center tools, advanced analytics and custom setup.
Ways to pay less
Line2
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Line2 shows $7.99 a month billed yearly against $9.99 a month billed monthly, which it labels as a 20% saving.
Ooma Office
- Other savings
Free IP desk phones for a limited time
One free IP phone rental per user with a 1-year Pro or 3-year Office or Pro contract, or buy-one-get-one-free phones online with no contract.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Line2 or Ooma Office?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Line2 starts at $7.99 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly), and Ooma Office starts at $19.95 per user / month, no contract. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Line2 or Ooma Office?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Line2 nor Ooma Office has a free plan.
Which platforms do Line2 and Ooma Office run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Line2 lists a web app and only Ooma Office lists a macOS app and a browser extension. Both list Windows, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.