Best Business Phone Systems in 2026
Updated
A business phone system shapes how customers reach your team and how calls get passed along. Compare call routing and auto attendant features, then look at business numbers and voicemail transcription for other parts of the calling experience. Desktop and mobile apps and included users can help clarify how a service may fit a team; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Microsoft Teams, 3CX, and Freshcaller are among the options. Think about the devices your people use and the way calls should reach them, then weigh the listed capabilities against those needs.
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13free plans on this page
$0.33/molowest paid tier
12 Oct 2026last checked
Business Phone Systems, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.22 of 22 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 Microsoft TeamsPaid from $0.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 VitalPBXPaid from $100/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Talkroute
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 3CXPaid from $25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 FreshcallerPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 CallHippoPaid from $18/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 PortSIP PBXFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Zoho VoiceFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Zoom PhonePaid from $1.33/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 VoxbiPaid from €1.20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Dialpad Connect
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 VoxcloudPaid from $2/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 SonetelPaid from $9.95/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 Yeastar P-Series Cloud Edition
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 VoIPstudioPaid from $6/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 AlwaysIP Cloud Phone SystemPaid from £11.99/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 PlacetelPaid from €690/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 OnSIPPaid from $18.95/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 AcefonePaid from $4.99/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 ZadarmaPaid from $44/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 VoIP Business EnterpriseFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 PBXware
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 Google Voice for businessPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 PanTerra Streams.AIPaid from $17.95/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 Vodia PBX
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Included users | Business numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Teams | 9.1 | Free plan | $0.33/mo | Yes | Free | 300 users | |
| 2 | VitalPBX | 9.0 | Free plan | $100/mo | Yes | |||
| 3 | Talkroute | 8.9 | No | 1 users | multiple | |||
| 4 | 3CX | 8.8 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | 40 users | ||
| 5 | Freshcaller | 8.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | $15/user/mo | multiple | |
| 6 | CallHippo | 8.8 | Free plan | $18/mo | No | $18/user/mo | multiple | |
| 7 | PortSIP PBX | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 3 users | multiple | |
| 8 | Zoho Voice | 8.7 | Free plan | Yes | $34/user/mo | |||
| 9 | Zoom Phone | 8.6 | No | $1.33/mo | No | $10/user/mo | multiple | |
| 10 | Voxbi | 8.6 | Free plan | €1.20/mo | Yes | multiple | ||
| 11 | Dialpad Connect | 8.5 | No | No | multiple | |||
| 12 | Voxcloud | 8.5 | Free plan | $2/mo | Yes | multiple | ||
| 13 | Sonetel | 8.5 | Free plan | $9.95/mo | Yes | $9.95/user/mo | 1 users | multiple |
| 14 | Yeastar P-Series Cloud Edition | 8.4 | No | |||||
| 15 | VoIPstudio | 8.4 | No | $6/mo | No | $6/user/mo | multiple | |
| 16 | AlwaysIP Cloud Phone System | 8.4 | No | £11.99/mo | No | multiple | ||
| 17 | Placetel | 8.3 | No | €690/mo | No | 2 users | multiple | |
| 18 | OnSIP | 8.3 | Free plan | $18.95/mo | Yes | $18.95/user/mo | 5 users | multiple |
| 19 | Acefone | 8.2 | No | $4.99/mo | No | 6 users | multiple | |
| 20 | Zadarma | 8.2 | Free plan | $44/mo | Yes | 10 users | multiple | |
| 21 | VoIP Business Enterprise | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 10 users | multiple | |
| 22 | PBXware | 8.0 | multiple | |||||
| 23 | Google Voice for business | 8.0 | No | $10/mo | No | $10/user/mo | 10 users | local |
| 24 | PanTerra Streams.AI | 7.9 | No | $17.95/mo | No | $17.95/user/mo | ||
| 25 | Vodia PBX | 7.9 | multiple |
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