CallHippo
Virtual phone system with regional calling plans and a dialer suite
CallHippo report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for a number for each person on every device
CallHippo gives each person a business number that rings on the web, desktop, phone and a Chrome extension, with plans priced by the region you call most. Starter is $19 a person a month for five on yearly billing. Call recording, phone menus and the main CRM links wait for Professional at $30.
Who CallHippo is for
- Great if each person wants their business number on desktop, phone and browser
- Handy when you mostly call one region, since plans are priced by calling region
- Good for sales teams that may add power or parallel dialing later
Who CallHippo is not for
- Tight if you dial with a tool, as the US and Canada minutes cover manual dialing only
- Pricey if you want call summaries and single sign-on, which need Ultimate at $42
- Not for you if you want call recording on the cheapest paid plan, as it starts on Professional
Why CallHippo gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$19 a head for five on Starter, billed yearly ($25 monthly), right at this category's middle. Recording, the IVR and HubSpot or Salesforce need Professional at $30. The $0 Basic plan still charges for numbers and calls.
- CFree plan and trialA 10-day free trial with no card needed. Basic has no user fee, but you pay for numbers and usage, so it isn't free.
- BFeaturesA number for every user, unlimited US and Canada minutes on the US plans, texts, a multilingual IVR, smart routing, transcription and call summaries, with dialers in a separate Pro Suite. It covers the whole job across its plans.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record. Plans change with the calling region you pick, and US texting needs A2P registration first, so expect some setup.
- APlatforms and integrationsWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho, Zendesk, Zapier, Slack and webhooks.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CallHippo's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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CallHippo's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 13 of the 19 other business phone systems we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 9 of 19) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month for each person, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 8 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 20 business phone systems we grade, cut by the letter each got. CallHippo’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 19, level with 11
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 19, level with 10
- BFeaturesAbove 10 of 19, level with 9
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 19, level with 11
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 19, level with 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 17 business phone systems. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep CallHippo, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace CallHippo you would be making phone numbers and calls carried over the phone network. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 13 of the 19 other business phone systems we grade. It costs $228 a year.
What you could not
- Phone numbers and calls carried over the phone network.
- Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. CallHippo’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is CallHippo?
CallHippo is a cloud phone system that gives each user a business number for calls, texts and voicemail across web, desktop, mobile and a Chrome extension. Its plans are priced by the region whose calls they include; the US and Canada plans include unlimited minutes to standard numbers there. A separate Pro Suite for high call volumes adds power and parallel dialers.
CallHippo is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per user / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Small teams that want a number per user on desktop and mobile
- Businesses calling mostly within the US and Canada
- Sales teams that may later need power or parallel dialing
Worth knowing
- Prices change with the calling region picked on the pricing page; the US and Canada minutes are a team pool for manual dialing to standard numbers only.
- US texting needs A2P registration, with a one-time $20 setup fee and monthly charges on top.
- Call recording, IVR and the main CRM integrations start on Professional; single sign-on needs Ultimate.
- The AI Voice Agent costs $45 per user a month plus $0.25 a minute, and the high-volume Pro Suite with dialers is priced separately.
Key features
- Business numbers on every device
- One free standard number per user (toll-free not included), ringing on the web app, Windows and macOS apps, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension.
- Regional calling plans
- Plans are priced by region, such as US/CA, UK, Australia or a global bundle; US and Canada plans include unlimited minutes to standard numbers.
- IVR and call routing
- A multilingual IVR and cascading call distribution from Professional; multilevel IVR, smart DID and CRM-based VIP routing on Ultimate.
- Texting and WhatsApp
- SMS and MMS on every plan, with 100 to 1,000 included texts on paid plans; a WhatsApp Business API channel costs $20 a month.
- Transcription and AI
- Call transcription and AI voicemail transcription from Professional, call summaries on Ultimate, and AI Copilot and AI Voice Agent add-ons.
- CRM and helpdesk integrations
- 50+ integrations including HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho and Zendesk, plus Zapier, Slack and webhooks.
CallHippo pricing
- Starts at
- $19 per user / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 10-day free trial, no credit card needed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0per user / month, plus numbers and call charges | No user fee: you pay only for numbers and usage. Voicemail, click to dial, business hours, SMS and MMS, and the desktop and mobile apps. |
| Starter | $19per user / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly) | Unlimited minutes to standard US and Canada numbers as a team pool, 100 SMS, forwarding, ring all devices, SMS templates and Zapier, Slack and webhooks. |
| Professional | $30per user / month, billed yearly ($40 billed monthly) | Adds call recording, a multilingual IVR, call transcription, AI voicemail transcription, reports, 500 SMS and HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Zoho. |
| Ultimate | $42per user / month, billed yearly ($55 billed monthly) | Adds a multilevel IVR, smart and CRM-based routing, holiday routing, call summaries, single sign-on, 1,000 SMS and a dedicated account manager. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Minimum 20 users. Unlimited calling to 48 countries, power and parallel dialers, speech analytics or CallHippo AI, and priority support. |
Read from callhippo.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CallHippo before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 3 months' cost with yearly billing
CallHippo's pricing page says yearly billing saves 3 months' cost: Starter is $19 a month billed yearly against $25 billed monthly.
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Common questions
Is CallHippo free?
No, CallHippo is a paid product, but you can try it first. 10-day free trial, no credit card needed.
How much does CallHippo cost?
CallHippo lists 5 plans. Basic: $0 per user / month, plus numbers and call charges. Starter: $19 per user / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly). Professional: $30 per user / month, billed yearly ($40 billed monthly). Ultimate: $42 per user / month, billed yearly ($55 billed monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from callhippo.com on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does CallHippo work on?
CallHippo is available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does CallHippo offer any discounts?
CallHippo publicly lists the following: Save 3 months' cost with yearly billing.
Does CallHippo have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. CallHippo is listed for Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Is CallHippo open source?
CallHippo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does CallHippo integrate with?
CallHippo's listing names HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho, Zendesk, Zapier and Slack. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes CallHippo?
CallHippo is made by CallHippo.
What are the alternatives to CallHippo?
The closest alternatives to CallHippo in our directory are JustCall, KrispCall, CloudTalk, Aircall and Dialpad. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with CallHippo.
How does CallHippo compare with other business phone systems?
CallHippo's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 13 of the 19 other business phone systems we grade, and level with 2. It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 9 of 19) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Is CallHippo good value for money?
ToolGPA grades CallHippo C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19 a month for each person, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 8 of the 16 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of CallHippo?
To replace CallHippo you would be making phone numbers and calls carried over the phone network. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 13 of the 19 other business phone systems we grade. It costs $228 a year. What you could not make: Phone numbers and calls carried over the phone network. Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers. Speech turned into text you can trust. Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.