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OpenPhone vs Zoom

Compare OpenPhone and Zoom on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

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OpenPhone

7.5/10

Modern SMB shared business phone (also branded Quo) with shared numbers, SMS and Sona AI — Starter from $15/user/month annual.

Best for

  • SMB teams that want a modern shared business number with SMS and AI answering
  • Founders and small sales/support teams who need transparent per-seat pricing without a 3-licence floor
  • Teams standardising on HubSpot/Salesforce once they move to Business

Starting from $15.00/user/mo

No free plan

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Our verdict

Our verdict

No universal winner

There is no universal winner between OpenPhone and Zoom. Choose OpenPhone when SMB teams that want a modern shared business number with SMS and AI answering. Choose Zoom when Organisations already standardised on Zoom meetings that want to add Zoom Phone. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.

Zoom is better for

  • Power dialer
  • CRM / CTI integrations
  • Routing & IVR
  • Analytics

Tie

  • Number / country coverage
  • WhatsApp Business
  • AI features

Choose OpenPhone if: SMB teams that want a modern shared business number with SMS and AI answering

Choose Zoom if: Organisations already standardised on Zoom meetings that want to add Zoom Phone

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Zoom

8.4/10

Meetings-first Workplace suite plus Zoom Phone UCaaS — Phone US/CA Unlimited research floor ~$15–16/user/month; free meetings/chat exist but Phone is paid.

Best for

  • Organisations already standardised on Zoom meetings that want to add Zoom Phone
  • Hybrid teams that need video-first collaboration with optional cloud PBX
  • SMB through enterprise buyers who value freemium Workplace entry before paying for Phone

Starting from $15.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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