Quo vs Salesmsg
We give Quo a 2.8 GPA and Salesmsg a 2.6, out of 4.0. Quo grades higher on features and platforms. Salesmsg grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Quo
Business phone app for calls and texts on shared team numbers
Salesmsg
Business texting and calling that logs to your CRM
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAQuoGood | 2.6GPASalesmsgGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CBasic is $21 a month billed yearly ($25 monthly) for 1 seat, 1 number and 500 credits, right at the dear end of what this category charges. Extra seats are $10 each, but they share the same credits, and 2,500 credits a month costs $84. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day free trial, and Quo says it'll remind you before it ends. No free plan. | CA 14-day free trial, but a thin one: 25 credits on a temporary number, up to 10 contacts, and a "Salesmsg Trial:" watermark on outgoing texts. There's no free plan. |
| Features | 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. | CTexting is done fully, with a shared inbox, broadcasts, drips and AI agents, and calls get routing, recording and a power dialer. But it's built to sit beside a CRM rather than be your whole phone system, and every call minute burns the credits your texts need. |
| Ease of use | B4.4 from about 10,800 App Store ratings. Lots of people use it, and most seem to get on with it fine. | A4.7 from 1,644 App Store ratings. You get a temporary number the moment you sign up and can start texting straight away. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Slack, Zapier and Make, an API, and an MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with two-way HubSpot and Salesforce sync plus Pipedrive, ActiveCampaign, Keap, Calendly, Zapier and Slack. There's no desktop app, which keeps it off an A. |
| Best for | small teams sharing one business number | texting and calling leads from inside your CRM |
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: Quo and Salesmsg. How we grade
Price against what you get
Quo starts at $15 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Salesmsg starts at $21 a month and scores 3.0.
Quo scores higher and starts $6 a month lower. Of the other business phone systems on the chart, none scores higher than Quo for less, and 5 score higher than Salesmsg 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
- Quo starts at $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). Salesmsg starts at $21 per month for 500 credits a month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly).
- Only Quo lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Quo also covers transcription and AI support agent.
- Salesmsg also covers workflow automation, AI agents and sMS marketing.
At a glance
| Quo | Salesmsg | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $21 per month for 500 credits a month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, with a reminder before it ends | 14-day free trial with 25 message credits and a temporary number |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | OpenPhone Technologies, Inc. | SalesMessage, Inc. |
| Price read from | quo.com | salesmessage.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
Salesmsg
- Sales teams that text and call leads from inside HubSpot or Salesforce
- Marketing teams running SMS broadcasts and drip campaigns
- Healthcare practices that need texting under a signed BAA
Worth knowing
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.
Salesmsg
- Texts and calls share one credit pool: an SMS uses 1, an MMS 2, a call minute 1 and a forwarded minute 2. AI texting agents add 2 per message, and plan credits do not roll over.
- Extra seats cost $10 a month and extra numbers $5 a month; a US local number adds carrier 10DLC fees, including a $10 monthly campaign fee and $15 one-time verification.
- Basic and Pro differ mainly in their credit tiers; Basic tops out at 7,500 credits a month, and more needs Pro or Enterprise.
- The trial gives 25 credits on a temporary number, reaches up to 10 contacts, and adds a "Salesmsg Trial:" watermark to outgoing texts.
Key features
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.
Salesmsg
- Two-way texting and shared inbox
- Send and receive SMS and MMS from a computer or phone on a local or toll-free number, with shared team inboxes, scheduled messages and after-hours auto-replies.
- Calling and power dialer
- Inbound and outbound calls from the business number, recorded, transcribed and synced to the CRM, with round-robin or IVR routing and a power dialer for call lists.
- Broadcasts and drip campaigns
- One-off broadcasts, multi-step drips with ringless voicemail and delays, and sends timed to each contact's own dates, triggered from CRM events.
- CRM sync
- Native two-way sync with HubSpot and Salesforce logs texts, calls and AI summaries on the contact record; Pipedrive, ActiveCampaign and Keap also connect.
- AI agents
- A booking agent schedules meetings through Calendly, a calling agent answers calls when the team is offline, and an inbox agent replies to and routes common texts.
- HIPAA mode
- Turns on encryption, 2FA, session controls and audit logging; Salesmsg says it provides a BAA for qualifying accounts.
Plans
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.
Salesmsg
Basic$21
per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
1 seat and 1 number included. Price rises with credits: $84 a month billed annually ($99 monthly) at 2,500 credits a month, up to 7,500.
Pro$277
per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($329 billed monthly)
The larger credit tiers for heavier texting and calling, with 1 seat and 1 number. $1,260 a month billed annually ($1,499 monthly) at 50,000 credits.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits, seats and numbers for businesses where texting is central to operations, through sales.
Ways to pay less
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.
Salesmsg
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
The pricing page says annual billing gets 2 months free: Basic is $21 a month billed yearly against $25 monthly, and Pro $277 against $329.
