Aircall vs Grasshopper
Compare Aircall and Grasshopper on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
Aircall
Mid-market cloud phone and customer-conversation platform with deep CRM/helpdesk CTI, IVR, power dialer on Professional, and paid AI add-ons — 3-licence minimum.
Best for
- • Mid-market sales and support teams that need CRM/helpdesk CTI as a primary buying criterion
- • Teams running inbound queues and IVR alongside outbound calling in one phone system
- • Salesforce, HubSpot or Zendesk shops that want click-to-dial and bidirectional call logging out of the box
Starting from $30.00/user/mo
No free plan
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Our verdict
There is no universal winner between Aircall and Grasshopper. Choose Aircall when Mid-market sales and support teams that need CRM/helpdesk CTI as a primary buying criterion. Choose Grasshopper when Solo operators and tiny teams that primarily need a professional virtual number. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.
Aircall is better for
- ✓ Power dialer
- ✓ WhatsApp Business
- ✓ CRM / CTI integrations
- ✓ Routing & IVR
Tie
- • Number / country coverage
Choose Aircall if: Mid-market sales and support teams that need CRM/helpdesk CTI as a primary buying criterion
Choose Grasshopper if: Solo operators and tiny teams that primarily need a professional virtual number
Grasshopper
SMB virtual business numbers with extensions and apps — True Solo from $14/month annual (flat account, not per seat).
Best for
- • Solo operators and tiny teams that primarily need a professional virtual number
- • SMBs that want flat account pricing instead of per-seat UCaaS maths
- • Buyers replacing a personal mobile with a branded business line
Starting from $14.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Aircall and Grasshopper. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- Depends
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Aircall researched starting price from $30/mo; Grasshopper researched starting price from $14/mo. Better value depends on seat minimums and add-ons.
AircallDependsGrasshopperDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat or licence minimums for Aircall and Grasshopper on current vendor packaging — not inferred beyond researched pricing notes.
AircallDependsGrasshopperDepends - Tie
Number / country coverage
Published local numbers and country coverage.
Aircall and Grasshopper have the same researched availability on cloud phone (Aircall: supported; Grasshopper: supported).
AircallTieGrasshopperTie - Aircall
Power dialer
Power or parallel dialing for outbound teams.
Aircall leads on power dialer (8/10 vs 4/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
AircallStrongerGrasshopperWeaker - Aircall
WhatsApp Business
WhatsApp Business API / BSP capability.
Stronger whatsapp business availability
AircallStrongerGrasshopperWeaker - Aircall
CRM / CTI integrations
CRM click-to-call, logging, and CTI depth.
Aircall leads on crm integrations (10/10 vs 5/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
AircallStrongerGrasshopperWeaker - Aircall
Routing & IVR
Call routing, IVR, queues, and skills-based assignment.
Aircall leads on routing (9/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
AircallStrongerGrasshopperWeaker - Aircall
Analytics
Campaign, conversation, or workforce reporting depth.
Aircall leads on analytics (8/10 vs 5/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Aircall8/10Grasshopper5/10 - Aircall
AI features
Useful AI for the primary job — not marketing fluff.
Aircall leads on ai features (8/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Aircall8/10Grasshopper6/10
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