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Compare Small Business & Home Office VoIP Plans, Features and Rates
The companies below offer VoIP plans for small businesses and home offices in need of one or two lines of low-priced, feature rich telephone service. All that is required is a DSL, cable, satellite or other high-speed internet service. VoIP (voice over IP) telephony works like any other telephone service but uses a broadband connection to offer great rates and all the popular telephone features.

Regular telephones plug VoIP phone modems; no special equipment is required. Some of the small business/home office VoIP plans below also offer business telephone equipment that functions well the with the multiple line features offers. However, any off-the-shelf phone with that works with more than one line will also suffice.

Scroll down to see the business VoIP plans from the companies below, or click on the company name to jump directly to its information.

Lingo – Four business VoIP plans including several levels of included minutes and included calls to foreign countries.
PhonePower – A hearty 5000-minute business plan with good mix of included and optional features. 
MyPhoneCompany.com - One serious nationwide-calling plan, and two plans for companies that make mostly local calls.
Kall8 – From single line plans with add-on 800 numbers, to multiple extension PBX systems, kall8 has a variety of solid choices.

Multi-office or multi-extension PBX systems

Click here to jump to PBX systems with multiple extensions for connectivity between separate office locations.

Compare Small Business & Home Office VoIP Plans, Features and Rates

Lingo	Plan Details	Included Countries	Notable Features	Rate	Optional Add-ons	Current Promotions	Other Fees
Business Value Plan	500 min to US, Canada, PR Includes free second line	US, Canada, Puerto Rico	Office Assistant – a toolbar for managing call features that installs on MS Outlook & IE Plus 20 phone features	$39.95/mo	Add US number - $4.95/mo Toll free number - $4.95 month with 100 minutes, 3¢ a min after International number - $10.00 month	1st month free	Activation $39.95 Shipping $14.95 2-yr term or $99.95 to cancel after 30 day trial
Business Plan Plus 2000	2000 min to US, PR, Canada and 21 countries at right Includes free second line	US, Canada, UK, Puerto Rico, Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway, Australia, Vatican City, Portugal, New Zealand, Singapore, & South Korea	Office Assistant – a toolbar for managing call features that installs on MS Outlook & IE	$49.95/mo	Add US number - $4.95/mo Toll free number - $4.95 month with 100 minutes, 3¢ a min after International number - $10.00 month	1st month free	Activation $39.95 Shipping $14.95 2-yr term or $99.95 to cancel after 30 day trial
Business Premium	Unlimited minutes Includes free second line	All countries above Japan, Hong Kong & Taiwan		$79.95	Add US number - $4.95/mo Toll free number - $4.95 month with 100 minutes, 3¢ a min after International number - $10.00 month	1st month free	Activation $39.95 Shipping $14.95 2-yr term or $99.95 to cancel after 30 day trial

Click here to visit the Lingo webiste (once there, click on the Business section)

Phone Power VoIP offers a single line phone business package as well as hosted PBX service with a variety of add ons that can be mixed and matched to meet a company’s needs.

Phone Power Single Line Plan	Plan Details	Rate	Other Fees	Notable Features	Optional Add-ons
Phone Power Business	5000 outbound minutes, then 2¢ min. Unlimited incoming Single phone line	$39.95 month		Music on hold, simultaneous ring, 311 (local city services), 411 (directory assistance-99¢ charge applies), 611 (connects to phone co.), 811 (call before you dig), O (operator) services	Toll free $5.00 month, 4¢ minute Virtual number (incoming only) $5.00

Click here to visit the Phone Power website (once there, click on the Business section)

 

 

MyPhoneCompany.com

MyPhoneCompany VoIP Business Plans – MyPhoneCompany offers three VoIP small office business plans, The first two plans include only local calls (calls to local area codes). Calls outside local area codes incur long distance charges. Each plan includes two lines. The first line is a primary voice line and the second can be used as a secondary voice line or as a dedicated fax line.

One Serious Small Business VoIP Plan
Their third small office/home office VoIP plan is the only two-line plan from My Phone Company that is likely to satisfy most small office customers because this plan has unlimited in-and US and Canada calling. The second line includes only 250 outgoing calls to US and Canada and unlimited incoming and local calling. This plan is $44.99 a month.

Other Two Plans – Two Lines, Local Calls Included, Long Distance Extra
The first plan is local calling only, which means only within the area code and to cell phones in that geographic area (even if they have different area codes). This plan does not include in-state long distance or out of state long distance, those calls are billed at 2.5¢ a minute. Unlimited incoming calls can be received. The monthly rate is $29.99. The second plan also offers two lines and unlimited local calling, but also includes 500 minutes a month for calls all over the US and Canada (and in-state long distance). The monthly rate is $34.99.

There is a $29.99 activation fee and $10 shipping charge on all of the three plans above.

Click here to go to the MyPhoneCompany website

Compare Virtual PBX or iPBX Large Business VoIP Plans, Features and Rates

The business VoIP companies and plans below offer sophisticated virtual PBX call routing services for medium to large businesses. Virtual PBX allows users to manage features such as call hunt order, voicemail settings and other details from a web-based interface. Most companies and plans offer the ability to nix and match options and equipment as needed. Virtual PBX services are ideal for companies with many or growing extensions and for companies with offices in multiple locations or countries.

Phone Power – Offers a customizable office solution starting with a hosted PBX service, then chose from any number of nine add-on options to meet your needs.
Kall8 – Scalable services from basic to sophistic
8x8 (formerly Packet 8) – From simple to sophisticated business VoIP and iPBX service with an extensive offering of add-on features.

Multi-line Plans Hosted PBX	5000 outbound minutes, then 2¢ min. Unlimited incoming Single phone line $54.95/month Activation: 12-month contract $10. No contract $25 Music on hold, simultaneous ring, 311 (local city services), 411 (directory assistance-99¢ charge applies), 611 (connects to phone co.), 811 (call before you dig), O (operator) services	PBX extensions do not have inbound direct-dial capabilities unless specified as Direct Inward Dial (DID)
Add-ons and upgrades
Direct inward dial (DID)	Inbound only number for any extension on PBX	$5 month
Additional extension	Add another extension and phone number to PBX	$14.95 month
Toll free number	Can ring to main number or any PBX extension	$5 month per line, 4¢ min.
Voicemail only	Number that goes straight to VM box	$5 month per box
Executive extension	DID – accepts direct inbound calls, and has PBX extension	$19.95 month
Business phone upgrade	Add Linksys 942 SIP business phone	Monthly $10 Purchase $120
Call hunt group	Set order in which extensions ring until call is answered or goes to VM	Free Activation: $25
Additional outbound minutes	Buy more minutes upfront in bulk to save.	$17.50 for 1000 outbound minutes
Automatic call distributor	Routes calls in queue in employee PBX extensions	Coming soon…

Click here to go to the PhonePower website (from there click on Business)

kall8

U.S. and Foreign Based Toll Free Numbers
Kall8 is a twenty-two year old company that offers simple to sophisticated toll free services at reasonable rates. In addition to U.S.-based toll free numbers, they also offer international-based toll free numbers for use from other countries. Toll free phone number activation is instantaneous.

Buy U.S. Local Phone Numbers and Local Numbers in Other Countries
Through kall8 you can also purchase local phone number for the U.S. and Canada as well as local phone numbers in foreign countries (local phone number for Paris France, for example) and have that phone number ring to any other phone you choose, even a U.S. number.

Included Features (included with rates above)	Enhanced Features (additional charges apply)
Voice mail and fax receipt with online retrieval	Online address lookup
· Caller ID	Call recording
Virtual calling card	Virtu al PBX (auto attendant) including Interactive Voice Response, custom messages, multiple extensions
· Instant conference calls, up to 25 people	Payphone blocking
· Call routing and blocking by state, area code, area code + prefix, or time of day	Call announcement - before call is connected, hear number was dialed or which ad prompted call, or specify other
· Call notification email, with option to attach voice mail or fax files	Hunt Groups - calls follow list of numbers (e.g. home, work, cell) until answered, or are routed to list of agents in rotation.
· Campaign analysis tools

Rates Summary: Rates for 866, 877, 886 numbers are $2 each, $2 a month. 800 numbers are $5 set up and $5 a month. There are no monthly minimum use requirements. Monthly fees are higher for Vanity, Premium and Repeating numbers. Per-minute rate is 6.9¢ for all toll free numbers.

Click here to visit the kall8 website

 

 

8x8 Business Class VoIP - Simple to Sophisticated Business Phone Products

8x8 (formerly Packet 8) is a 20-year-old publically-traded telecom company (Nasdaq: EGHT). 8x8 has more than two decades experience in business and residential telecom sales and services and they also hold more than 73 multimedia and VoIP technology patents.

8x8 offers a wide variety of feature-rich business class VoIP products and services to accommodate any size business. Their Business 2000 system is perfect for the home office in need of inexpensive phone, voicemail and fax services. Or check out their Virtual Office, which let users mix and match products and services to address the varying needs of multi-office, multi-national enterprises.

 

8x8’s Four Business VoIP telecom plans are detailed below:

Business Business Basic (aka Business 2000) - For Single Office or Home Office (SOHO) (jump to below)
MobileTalk - Low international long distance rates from a cell phone(jump to below)
8x8 Hosted Key System - Pay-as-you-grow features (jump to below)
- Features
- Benefits
Virtual Office - Virtual iPBX systems wtih an extensive list of add-ons
- Features
- Benefits
- Equipment
Full price list for all Business VoIP Add-Ons

8x8 Business Basic (aka Business 2000) - Ideal Features for Small Company Business VoIP System
The Business 2000 plan comes with a single voice line and includes 2000 outgoing minutes to the U.S. and Canada and unlimited incoming calls. A second local or toll free line can be added to provide two rollover voice lines or one voice and one dedicated fax line (second line or toll free line sold separately). Minutes used in excess of the allotted 2000 per month are billed at 3.5¢ a minute.

Business 2000 Included Features

• Direct Dial Number from any rate center (area code) of your choosing (porting too)
• Voicemail with find me/follow me
• 7 digit local dialing
• Simulatneous ring
• Caller ID and caller name
• Call waiting
• Three-way calling
• Call forwarding
• Optional fax and toll free service can be added

Cost:
$39.99 per month
$29.99 one-time activation
Applicable local and federal taxes and regulatory fees appl;y
Additional voice or fax line - $1.99/month
Toll free 800 number is $4.99 a month and includes 100 minutes. Additional minutes are 2.9¢ each.

8x8 Mobile Talk Low Cost Long Distance from a Cell Phone
8x8 MobileTalk lets cell phone users effortlessly reduce their international calling rates by as much as 90%. With MobileTalk, there are no special PIN codes to keep track of and no long access numbers to dial. MobileTalk provides the highest quality digital voice service and lowest calling rates to any international location.

Brazil / Brazil cell	$0.08 / $0.18
China / China cell	$0.01 / $0.01
France / France cell	$0.04 / $0.21
Israel / Israel cell	$0.02 / $0.28
Mexico / Mexico cell	$0.12 / $0.23
UK / UK cell	$0.04 / $0.34

 

8x8 Hosted Key System - Pay-as-you-grow features

Features
Full Key System Functionality Without the “Box in the Closet”
The 8x8 Hosted Key System provides all the features that small businesses need without the up-front capital cost and ongoing maintenance expense associated with owning a traditional key system. These include features such as enhanced call management, network corporate directory search, shared line appearance, intercom and personal phone directory.

Enterprise-Grade Portfolio IP phones
Suitable for everyday enterprise users, the 8x8 675xi series IP telephone offers numerous features and superior audio quality to enhance the productivity of your business phone calls. All 8x8 675xi phones feature full duplex speakerphone, Power Over Ethernet and AC power options, dual auto-sensing Ethernet ports, up to 4 call appearance lines with LEDs, and extensive storage capacity for personal directories, callers logs and redial lists.

To learn more about the 8x8 675xi series phones click here

Benefits
Reduce capital expenditure
With the 8x8 Hosted Key System, there is no need for expensive, on-premise key system hardware, freeing up valuable resources for other business operations.

Full Key System functionality
The 8x8 Hosted Key System provides many of the features that critical live answer environments demand in order to maintain productivity and improve customer service. These include shared line appearance, overhead paging and direct intercom paging. In addition, our hosted key system solution provides powerful PBX features such as simple call management, network corporate directory, auto attendant, music on hold and voicemail.

Enable all locations with hosted key system features
Bring enhanced call features to all employees whether they are working at a corporate office, home office, remote client site or on the road..

Improve communications
By connecting all remote locations and enabling enhanced personal call management, the 8x8 Hosted Key System improves productivity by ensuring  that employees work closely together and that customers are handled more efficiently.

Simplified administration and ease of use
8x8’s easy-to-use online account management tools can help reduce operational costs by simplifying system administration and monitoring.

8x8 Virtual Office - Hosted PBX Business Phone System
Features
Benefits
Equipment
Full Price List

Our unique Hosted PBX solution allows you to pay-as-you-grow which means you save money without sacrificing features. 8x8 manages the complete service so you can focus on your business rather than your phones.

8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX service offers features, benefits and TCO advantages that will transform the way your company does business. These include:

• Advanced PBX functionality combined with local and long distance calling from one service provider
  
  
• Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) due to minimal upfront investment and low monthly service fees
  
  
• Seamless business telecommunications for companies operating from a single location or satellite offices…including remote and home based employees
  
  
• Works with any high speed Internet connection to provide all users with access to the same PBX features regardless of their location worldwide
  
  
• Dramatically lowers monthly phone bills with free in-network inter-office calls and unlimited local and long distance calling plans
  
  
• Customizable, easy to use features managed online and by one touch controls on the Virtual Office telephone

Features

Business Features

• Completely hosted PBX and local/long distance phone service delivered over broadband
  • For businesses 50 persons and below per location
  • Extensions can be anywhere a broadband connection exists
    • Complete geographic and broadband provider independence
    • Controls included
      • Full administrative “support”
      • Full admin and user web controls
• Auto Attendant
  • Dial by name, extension, or company directory
• Extension Dialing regardless of location
• Non blocking dial-tone service
• Music-on-hold
  • Customizable for advertising, pleasant user experience and professional image
• Ring Groups for employees anywhere
  • Group people together on a single extension or number with unique ring distribution, call handling, and voicemail
• Conference Bridge included for large voice call meetings
• Call park / Call pick-up

Line Features

• Caller-ID with name
• Call waiting
• Caller ID blocking
• Call transfers/blind and supervised
• Call forwarding
• Call park*
• 3-way calling
• Do not disturb (DND)

User Features

• Direct dial telephone number
• Extension dialing regardless of location
• Personalized voicemail
  • Find me and voicemail to email notification
• Integration with Salesforce and Microsoft Outlook
• Local time zone display (phone and messages)
• Multiple call forwarding with selective rules for every user
  • On busy
  • On no answer
  • Unconditional
  • On Internet outage

Optional Services

• 2 Fax Service plans to choose from
  • Dedicated DTA $59.99
  • Metered $9.99/month and Unlimited $49.99/month
  • No equipment charge on 2nd port activation
• Switchboard live answer application
  • $19.99 per month
  • See user’s state and calls
  • Drag and drop controls
• Toll Free Numbers
  • 100% portable from current carrier
  • $4.99 Incl. 100 US minutes and .045/min
  • $39.99 Incl. 1500 US minutes and .029/min
• Virtual Numbers from over 7900 US rate centers
  • $4.99 per month unlimited inbound
  • Grow your business outside your area without a physical presence
• All service plans can have multiple telephone numbers

* This feature available on Fanstel phones only. Not currently available on 675xi IP Phones.

 

Benefits

The 8x8 Virtual Office Hosted PBX service offers features, benefits and TCO advantages that will transform the way your company does business.

Benefits include:

• Advanced PBX functionality combined with local and long distance calling from one service provider

• Low overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with minimal upfront investment and low monthly service fees

• Seamless business telecommunications for companies operating from a single location or satellite offices…including remote and home based employees

• Works with your existing high speed Internet connection

• Eliminates the overhead cost associated with brick and mortar buildings

• Save on local and long distance charges associated with inter-office calling

• Enables smaller companies to function and appear like large, established organizations

• Because Virtual Office is delivered over the Internet, all users have access to the same PBX features regardless of their location worldwide

• Features that are easy to customize and use - nearly all Virtual Office features are managed by one touch controls on the Virtual Office telephone making daily communications a snap

Equipment

8x8 IP Phones
The sleek and stylish family of 8x8 675xi IP phones offers true “plug and play” functionality along with powerful features and flexibility. Users simply plug theses phones into any public or private Internet connection and immediately make or receive calls without performing any network configuration or firewall manipulation.

All 8x8 675xi IP phones offer full-duplex speakerphone with excellent voice clarity and delivery, programmable softkey appearances, LCD display screens, embedded XML browsers and up to nine call appearance lines. Additional features include intercom, paging, direct dial from a searchable corporate directory, shared line appearance and Power over Ethernet capability (PoE).

8x8 6753i IP Phone
Ideal for casual use in a lobby setting or as a “guest” phone, the 6753i offers exceptional features and value for light to regular telephone requirements. Learn More »

8x8 6755i IP Phone
A full-featured, advanced level expandable IP phone, the 6755i is designed for all-office, high productivity use. This is the model of choice for supporting both critical and routine communications by every member of your team. Learn More »

8x8 6757i CT IP Phone
The most advanced offering of the 8x8 675xi series of IP phones, the 6757i CT delivers increased flexibility and efficiency for on-the-go executives or users within a warehouse/retail work environment — featuring a wireless handset with a range up to 300,000 square feet. Learn More »

Full price list for all Business VoIP Add-Ons

 

 

VOICE	Plan & Features	Fee	Activation & Equipment	Current Discounts
	Unlimited Extension Unlimited Calls to the US, Canada Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Guam and calls to land lines in France, Italy, Ireland, Spain and United Kingdom; 8x8 advanced calling features*	$49.99/month	$39.99	($24.99)
Plan Details	Metered Extension 250 outbound minutes US/Canada; advanced PBX features	$24.99/month	$34.99	($24.99)
	Global Extension Unlimited Calls US/Canada and top 40 countries; advanced PBX features	$79.99/month	$39.99	($24.99)
	Virtual Office IP Phone Annual Unlimited Calls US/Canada; Advanced calling features; $350 savings	$350/year	$39.99	($24.99)
	IP Phone Basic Extension U.S. and Canada calls are 5.9 cents a minute	$4.99	$39.99	($24.99)
PLUS	Unlimited Extension PLUS Unlimited Calls US/Canada; advanced PBX features; no equipment charge	$59.99/month	$39.99
	Unlimited Extension PLUS 6753i Unlimited Calls US/Canada; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6753i IP Phone	$59.99/month	$39.99
	Unlimited Extension PLUS 6755i Unlimited Calls US/Canada; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6755i IP Phone	$64.99/month	$39.99
PLUS	Business PLUS Add-ons Continued	Fee	Activation	Current Discounts
	Unlimited Extension PLUS 6757iCT Unlimited Calls US/Canada; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6757iCT IP Phone	$74.99/month	$39.99
	Metered Extension PLUS 250 outbound minutes US/Canada; advanced PBX features; no equipment charge	$34.99/month	$39.99	($24.99)
	Metered Extensions PLUS 6753i 250 outbound minutes US/Canada; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6753i IP Phone	$34.99/month	$39.99
	Metered Extension PLUS 6755i 250 outbound minutes US/Canada; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6755i IP Phone	$39.99/month	$39.99
	Metered Extension PLUS 6757iCT 250 outbound minutes US/Canada; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6757iCT IP Phone	$49.99/month	$39.99
	Global Extension PLUS Unlimited Calls US/Canada and top 40 countries; advanced PBX features; no equipment charge	$89.99/month	$39.99	($24.99)
	Global Extension PLUS 6753i Unlimited Calls US/Canada and top 40 countries; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6753i IP Phone	$89.99/month	$39.99
	Global Extension PLUS 6755i Unlimited Calls US/Canada and top 40 countries; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6755i IP Phone	$94.99/month	$39.99
	Global Extension PLUS 6757iCT Unlimited Calls US/Canada and top 40 countries; advanced PBX features; Free 8x8 6757iCT IP Phone	$114.99/month	$39.99
SHARED	SHARED	Fee	Activation & Equipment	Current Discounts
	Shared Line Unlimited Extension Shared Unlimited Calls US/Canada; advanced PBX features	$49.99/month	$39.99
	Shared Line Metered Extension Shared 250 outbound minutes US/Canada; advanced PBX features	$24.99/month	$39.99
	Shared Line Global Extension Shared Unlimited Calls US/Canada and top 40 countries; advanced PBX features	$79.99/month	$39.99
	Unlimited Fax Extension Unlimited Faxes US/Canada	$39.99/month	$29.99 + $49.99 equipment
	Metered Fax Extension 300 minutes outgoing fax service; unlimited incoming faxes; no equipment charge	$14.99/month	$29.99 + $49.99 equipment	($14.99)
Additional Tools	Virtual Attendent Use as standalone plan or with other Virtual Office extensions; includes main Virtual Number and auto-attendant	$14.99/month	$9.99 activation
	Virtual Extension Includes mailbox, auto-attendant routing, switchboard viewing and DID; no phone or adapter needed	$9.99/month	$19.99 activation
	Unlimited Virtual Extension Includes a mailbox, auto-attendant routing, limited switchboard viewing and a DID for direct and outbound forwarding. Unlimited call forwarding to a outside PSTN (non-8x8) line.	$29.99/month	$19.99 activation
	Overhead Paging	$0.00/month	$9.99 + $49.99 equipment