Voxer vs Whereby (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Voxer grades higher than Whereby: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Voxer grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Whereby
Browser-based video meetings with permanent room links
Which one is for you
Pick Voxer if
- Fits if your crew talks rather than types, such as drivers, delivery or hospitality staff
- Works for small teams that want voice messages saved and searchable
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a desktop app, as it runs on web, iPhone and Android only
- Tight if you stay free: messages are kept for only 30 days
- Pricey if you want AI summaries, voice-to-text and translation, all on Pro + AI at $7.99 billed monthly
- Watch out: Business is for teams of 20 or more, some of its AI features are marked coming soon, and the $4.99 first-3-months offer reverts to $7.99
Pick Whereby if
- Fits if you're a consultant, coach or therapist meeting clients in one fixed room
- Works for calls where guests shouldn't have to make an account or download anything
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1 room, 4 attendees a meeting and a 30-minute limit
- Skip it if your team is on Android or wants a desktop app, as there's neither and screen sharing only works on computers
- Not for you if you want channels and messaging between calls, because this is a video meeting tool
- Pricey if you're a pair who want Business features, as it needs at least 3 hosts at $13.99 each
- Watch out: end-to-end encryption covers small peer-to-peer rooms only, and engineering has focused on Embedded since 2023
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAVoxerGood | 2.4GPAWherebyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro + AI is $4.17 a month billed yearly ($7.99 billed monthly) and Business is $6 a user, which sits between the cheaper quarter at $3.50 and the middle at $7. | CPro is $10.99 a month for one host, $109.90 if you pay for the year, and Business is $13.99 a host with a minimum of three. You pay per host, not per guest, but it's above the $7 this category typically starts at. |
| Free plan and trial | BPersonal is free with live and recorded voice and groups of 500, but only 30 days of message storage. One person could live on it. | CThe free plan is more of a sample: 1 host, 1 room URL, 4 attendees a meeting and 30 minutes on the clock. There's a 14-day trial of Business if you want to see the real thing. |
| Features | CVoice, text, photos and location sharing do the job. It is a voice-first messenger with no tasks or channels, and Walkie Talkie mode and transcription are paid. | CAround the fixed room link sit screen sharing, chat with reactions, breakout groups, recording, locked rooms and embedded Miro boards. Two catches: end-to-end encryption covers small peer-to-peer rooms only, and the about page says engineering has worked solely on Embedded since 2023. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. It is an app you install and start talking on, with little to set up. | B4.67 from about 3,600 App Store ratings, just under our A line. Guests open your room URL in a browser with no account and nothing to download. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android with Zapier, Dropbox and an SDK, but no desktop app. | BThe browser and an iPhone app. There's no Android app and no desktop app, and screen sharing and recording work on a computer only. Miro, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Trello, Outlook and Slack connect, and the Embedded API is sold separately. |
| Best for | push-to-talk voice messages for field crews | client calls from one link, with nothing to install |
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: Voxer and Whereby. How we grade
Price against what you get
Voxer starts at $4.17 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Whereby starts at $10.99 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Voxer starts $6.82 a month lower. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 4 score higher than Voxer for less, and 8 score higher than Whereby 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
- Voxer is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Voxer also covers transcription and team chat.
- Whereby also covers noise cancellation, whiteboard, video calls and file sharing.
At a glance
| Voxer | Whereby | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.17 per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly) | $10.99 per month for 1 host, billed monthly ($109.90 billed annually) |
| Free plan | Personal plan: free for individuals, with live and recorded voice, group chats up to 500 people, end-to-end encryption and 30 days of message storage. | 1 host, 1 room URL, up to 4 attendees per meeting and meetings limited to 30 minutes. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Voxer Business | 14-day free trial of the Business plan |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Voxer | Whereby AS |
| Price read from | voxer.com | whereby.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Voxer
- The Business plan is aimed at teams of 20 or more, and its AI features are marked coming soon on the pricing page.
- Personal keeps messages for 30 days; longer storage needs Pro + AI.
- The page offers a yearly price with a 30% saving; the monthly Business price is not shown.
- A 37% first-3-months offer on Pro + AI shown on the page reverts to $7.99 per user billed monthly.
Whereby
- The Free plan allows 1 host, 4 attendees per meeting and 30-minute meetings; Business requires at least 3 hosts.
- There is an iOS app but no Android or desktop app; Android users join in Chrome, and screen sharing and recording work only on computers.
- End-to-end encryption is listed only for small peer-to-peer rooms.
- The about page says product and engineering have focused entirely on Whereby Embedded, the API product, since 2023.
Key features
Voxer
- Live and recorded voice
- Messages can be heard as people speak or listened to later, alongside text, photos, video, GIFs and location sharing.
- Walkie Talkie mode
- A push-to-talk mode listed on Pro + AI; the site also describes hands-free use for drivers and field crews.
- AI summaries and transcription
- Pro + AI adds message and chat summaries, voice-to-text transcription and message translation for busy chats.
- Team administration
- Business adds a private network, account control, creating users and teams, multiple admins and SSO support.
- Large group chats
- Chats hold up to 500 people, and Pro adds broadcast chats and admin-controlled chats.
- SDK and Zapier
- A Voxer SDK is offered to developers, and a Zapier integration sends data to other applications.
Whereby
- Rooms that run in the browser
- Calls run in desktop and mobile browsers over WebRTC with no download needed, and guests join a fixed room URL without creating an account.
- Collaboration during calls
- Screen sharing, live chat with reactions and file sharing, breakout groups, and embedded Miro boards and Google Docs for working together.
- Recording
- The Pro plan lists unlimited recording, and the Meetings plan comparison lists local recording, which saves a call to your own device.
- Room controls
- Rooms can be locked so the host decides who joins, with background effects and noise reduction in calls and a custom waiting room on the plan comparison.
- Branding and shared rooms
- Pro adds custom room colors, logos and backgrounds. Business adds a custom subdomain, shared rooms, and Flex rooms that run without a licensed host present.
- Whereby Embedded API
- A separately priced API and SDK for adding video calls to your own product: free to test, then $9.99 a month plus usage, with 2,000 participant minutes included.
Plans
Voxer
Personal$0
Live and recorded voice, text, photos, video, location sharing, group chats of 500 and Voxer for Web.
Pro + AI$4.17
per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly)
Adds Walkie Talkie mode, voice-to-text, AI summaries, translation, advanced search and extended storage. $4.99 for the first 3 months if billed monthly.
Business$6
per user / month, billed yearly at $72
For teams of 20 or more. Adds a private network, user and team management, multiple admins and SSO support.
EnterpriseCustom
Dedicated cloud or on-premise hosted custom solutions. Contact sales.
Whereby
Free$0
1 host, 1 room URL, 4 attendees per meeting and meetings of up to 30 minutes.
Pro$10.99
per month, billed monthly ($109.90 billed annually)
For one host: 3 room URLs, 100 attendees per meeting, no time limit, custom branding and unlimited recording.
Business$13.99
per host / month, billed monthly ($139.90 billed annually)
Minimum 3 hosts. Unlimited room URLs, 200 attendees per meeting, shared and Flex rooms, and a custom subdomain.
Ways to pay less
Voxer
- Annual discount
Save with yearly billing
Pro + AI is $49.99 billed yearly, or $4.17 per user a month, against $7.99 billed monthly.
- Other savings
Pro + AI $4.99 for the first 3 months
Monthly billing of Pro + AI is $4.99 per user for the first 3 months, then $7.99 per user a month.
Whereby
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
The pricing page lists a 17% saving on annual plans: Pro is $109.90 billed annually against $10.99 a month, and Business is $139.90 per host against $13.99 a month.
- Nonprofit
20% off Pro and Business for nonprofits
Registered nonprofits and charities can claim 20% off monthly or annual Whereby Meetings Pro and Business plans by emailing support, per a 2023 Whereby announcement.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Voxer or Whereby?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Voxer starts at $4.17 per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly), and Whereby starts at $10.99 per month for 1 host, billed monthly ($109.90 billed annually). 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, Voxer or Whereby?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Voxer and Whereby have a free plan.
Which platforms do Voxer and Whereby run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Voxer lists an Android app. Both list a web app and an iOS app. 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.