The Ooma Office Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Ooma Office in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Ooma Office
The Insider’s Guide
Small business phone system with a virtual receptionist, no contract
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among business phone systems, read from Ooma Office’s own pages.
Made by Ooma, Inc. · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Ooma Office’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Ooma Office’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 8 of the 19 other business phone systems we grade
Ooma Office is a phone system for small businesses that works with desk phones, a mobile app and a desktop app, sold per user each month with no contract. Every plan includes unlimited calling across North America, a virtual receptionist, a free toll-free number and fax. Higher plans add texting, video meetings, call recording, team chat and AI transcription, and AI answering services are add-ons.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Ooma Office, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for small offices with desk phones and no contract
Ooma Office is a small-office phone system with desk phones, a virtual receptionist, a free toll-free number and fax on every plan, and no contract.
- 2
Paid plans start at $19.95 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $19.95 per user / month, no contract.
- 3
It runs on 4 platforms
macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
- 4
Virtual receptionist
Greets callers with menus and custom greetings, answers questions such as opening hours and routes calls to people or departments.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
A 2.4 GPA, above 8 of 19
That is against the other business phone systems we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
To replace Ooma Office 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.
Ooma Office at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $19.95 per user / month, no contract
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- Ooma, Inc.
- Category
- Business Phone Systems
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
- Store rating
- 4.9 on the App Store, 9,500 ratings
The report card
Best for small offices with desk phones and no contract
Ooma Office is a small-office phone system with desk phones, a virtual receptionist, a free toll-free number and fax on every plan, and no contract. Its app scores 4.9 on the App Store. Just know the $19.95 Essentials plan can't send texts or call from the desktop app.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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 | F | No free plan and no free trial on record. You pay from the first month, though there's no contract to get stuck in. |
| Features | B | Unlimited 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 | A | 4.9 from about 9,500 App Store ratings, the highest score of any phone system rated here. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Mac, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Ooma Office is for
- Great if you want desk phones in the office without signing a long contract
- Handy when a virtual receptionist does most of your call routing
- Good for businesses calling Canada and Mexico as well as the US
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Small offices that want desk phones without a long contract
- Shops and practices that rely on a virtual receptionist
- Businesses calling Canada and Mexico as well as the US
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$19.95
A month to start, for each person
Ooma Office is a paid product, starting at $19.95 per user / month, no contract.
No free plan and no free trial on record.
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Adds SIP trunking, Microsoft Teams integration and direct routing, call center tools, advanced analytics and custom setup.
Read from ooma.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on ooma.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: macOS, Windows, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Small business phone system with a virtual receptionist, no contract. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, transcription, team chat, video calls, business phone line, business texting.
Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android apps, a Chrome extension and desk phones, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, Zoho, Pipedrive and Zapier.
- 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.
Where it runs
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Zendesk
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Zoho
- Pipedrive
- Clio
- Zapier
Ooma Office is made by Ooma, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/19
Other business phone systems it is graded above
Ooma Office's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 8 of the 19 other business phone systems we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 16 of 19) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $19.95 a month for each person, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 11 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 20 business phone systems we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ooma Office’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 19
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 19
- BFeaturesAbove 10 of 19
- AEase of useAbove 16 of 19
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 19
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 17 business phone systems. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Ooma Office is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Ooma Office 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 costs $239.40 a year.
What you could not
- Phone numbers and calls carried over the phone network.
- Video calls.
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- 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, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zendesk 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. Ooma Office’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Grasshopper, Nextiva, RingCentral, Vonage Business Communications and Quo
The 5 tools Ooma Office is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Grasshopper
Free trial · from $14/mo
Virtual business number on your own phone, priced per account.
- Only Ooma Office lists a browser extension.
- Ooma Office also covers team chat and video calls.
- Grasshopper also covers shared inbox.
- 2.2GPA
Nextiva
From $15/mo
Business phone, texting and video with an optional AI receptionist.
- Only Ooma Office lists a browser extension.
- Only Nextiva lists a web app.
- Only Nextiva lists a Linux app.
- 3.0GPA
RingCentral
Free trial · from $20/mo
Cloud phone system with texting, fax, video meetings and team chat.
- Only Ooma Office lists a browser extension.
- Only RingCentral lists a web app.
- 2.4GPA
Vonage Business Communications
From $19.99/mo
Business phone lines with texting, video meetings and team chat.
- Only Vonage Business Communications lists a web app.
- 2.8GPA
Quo
Free trial · from $15/mo
Business phone app for calls and texts on shared team numbers.
- Only Ooma Office lists a browser extension.
- Only Quo lists a web app.
- Ooma Office also covers team chat and video calls.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Ooma Office free?
No. Ooma Office is a paid product, starting at $19.95 per user / month, no contract.
How much does Ooma Office cost?
Ooma Office lists 4 plans. Essentials: $19.95 per user account / month, no contract.
What platforms does Ooma Office work on?
Ooma Office is available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does Ooma Office offer any discounts?
Ooma Office publicly lists the following: Free IP desk phones for a limited time.
How is Ooma Office rated?
Ooma Office's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9,500 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Ooma Office have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Ooma Office is listed for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Is Ooma Office open source?
Ooma Office is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does Ooma Office integrate with?
Ooma Office's listing names Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, Microsoft Dynamics, Zoho, Pipedrive, Clio and Zapier.
Who makes Ooma Office?
Ooma Office is made by Ooma, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Ooma Office?
The closest alternatives to Ooma Office in our directory are Grasshopper, Nextiva, RingCentral, Vonage Business Communications and Quo.
How does Ooma Office compare with other business phone systems?
Ooma Office's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 8 of the 19 other business phone systems we grade, and level with 4.
Is Ooma Office good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Ooma Office C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19.95 a month for each person, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 11 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Ooma Office?
To replace Ooma Office you would be making phone numbers and calls carried over the phone network.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Ooma Office’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ooma's own pages on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Ooma, Inc. Prices change, so check ooma.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
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Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
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See our other guides
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Ooma Office’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Ooma Office is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Ooma, Inc. Prices and plans change: check ooma.com before you buy.