Is Grasshopper a business phone system?

Yes. Grasshopper is a cloud business phone system: virtual numbers, inbound and outbound calling, softphone apps and call routing. It is not a CRM of record — keep your CRM and connect it for call logging.

Does Grasshopper have a free plan or free trial?

No free plan is published. A free trial is documented (about 7 days). Confirm current terms with the vendor.

Did SoftwareGlimpse personally test Grasshopper?

No. This review is based on first-party product and pricing research evidence, not hands-on product usage. Affiliate relationships never influence scores.

Grasshopper Review

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Description: How Grasshopper presents the product in an official vendor video.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE

Choose Grasshopper when you mainly need an affordable professional virtual number with simple extensions — not a full cloud phone / UCaaS suite.

Last updated 2026-08-17Independent editorial review

Starting price
$14.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
7 days
Best for
Solo operators and tiny teams that primarily need a professional virtual number

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SoftwareGlimpse review

6.2/10

Average

ease of use9
voice messaging quality7
routing workflows6
integrations5
analytics5
outbound tools4

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By Lee M.FounderReviewed 17 Aug 2026

See Grasshopper in action

Official vendor demonstration of product surfaces. It supplements screenshots and editorial analysis — it is not independent SoftwareGlimpse testing.

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Official vendor webinar

On-Demand Webinar – Revolutionize Every Call with GoTo Connect’s AI Receptionist

How Grasshopper presents the product in an official vendor video.

What this shows

Grasshopper product surfaces as shown in the official vendor video
UI/workflow layout marketed by the vendor

Pricing

grasshopper.com/pricing confirms plans + 7-day trial (2026-08-17) but plan dollars render interactively. Medium-confidence floors from corroborating 2026 sources: True Solo $14, Solo Plus $25, Small Business $55 per month annual ($18/$32/$70 monthly). Flat account pricing (not per-seat). Extra numbers ~$9/mo; extensions ~$3/mo on Solo Plus; A2P messaging fees apply. Some sources cite Small Business higher ($80) — treat $55 as the commonly listed annual floor and confirm live.Full pricing details →

True Solo
$14.00
per month (annual billing rate shown)
From ~$14/month annual (medium confidence). 1 user, 1 number, 1 extension — simplest virtual business line.
- maximumSeats: 1
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Solo Plus
Most popular
$25.00
per month (annual billing rate shown)
From ~$25/month annual. Unlimited users, 1 number, 3 extensions; unlocks recording, simultaneous ringing and IVR menus.
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Small Business
$55.00
per month (annual billing rate shown)
From ~$55/month annual (some sources cite higher — confirm live). 4 numbers, unlimited extensions.
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Product screenshots

Verified captures from Grasshopper's product interface.

Product story UI frame from the official Grasshopper homepage.

Official Grasshopper marketing UI asset

https://grasshopper.com/ · Checked 2026-08-17

Our verdict

Choose Grasshopper when you mainly need an affordable professional virtual number with simple extensions — not a full cloud phone / UCaaS suite. Compare OpenPhone for a modern shared SMB phone with AI, CallHippo for SMB calling + dialer-adjacent features, and Nextiva when you need all-in-one business communications. Scores reflect first-party documentation as of 2026-08-17 — not hands-on product testing. Confirm current packaging, minimums and usage rates on the vendor site before purchase.

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

Not ideal for

Teams needing full UCaaS (meetings + team chat + deep IVR + CTI)
Sales orgs that need a power dialer or CRM-first phone
Multi-country or contact-centre deployments

Bottom line

True Solo ~$14, Solo Plus ~$25, Small Business ~$55 per month annual ($18/$32/$70 monthly) — medium confidence from 2026 corroboration; interactive grasshopper.com/pricing (2026-08-17). Flat account pricing. Extra numbers ~$9/mo. 7-day trial. Confirm live.