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title: Grasshopper Alternative: PBXflex vs Grasshopper Compared
description: A Grasshopper alternative with business texting and fax on every plan, month to month and with no administrative fee. Plans compared side by side.
url: https://www.pbxflex.com/compare/grasshopper
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# A Grasshopper alternative with a local number for every user

Every PBXflex user gets an extension and a local number that rings on a desk phone, the web app and a mobile phone. Texting registration is included, and Business adds call queues, callback and conference rooms.

- Free number porting
- No contract
- No administrative fee

## Why choose PBXflex over Grasshopper

- **A local number for every user.** Each PBXflex user gets their own local number. Grasshopper's pricing page lists 1 phone number on Solo Plus and 4 on Small Business.
- **Texting registration included.** A low-volume 10DLC texting campaign is included. Grasshopper's pricing page lists business texting registration as a one-time fee plus a monthly charge.
- **Desk phones, web and mobile.** Every extension rings on a desk phone, the web app and a mobile phone. Desk phones can be rented by the month.
- **Call queues on Business.** Business includes call queues, callback, conference rooms and intercom paging, beside the IVR.

## Plan by plan

PBXflex Essentials beside Grasshopper's lowest-priced plan for a team, and Business beside the next one up. Grasshopper's side uses the words on its own pricing page.

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### PBXflex Essentials and Grasshopper Solo Plus

| | PBXflex Essentials | Grasshopper Solo Plus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Business texting | Included | Unlimited business texting, registration required |
| Fax | Included | Virtual fax |
| Desk phones | Rent one from $5 a month, or buy one from $89 | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Auto attendant (IVR) | 1 included, then $5/mo each | Interactive Voice Response (IVR) |
| Call queues | $5/mo each | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Toll-free number | $5/mo each | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Calling | 500 per user, pooled (Credits a month, shared by your whole team. One credit is one minute of US and Canada calling.) | Unlimited calling minutes |
| Price, month to month | $30 a user a month | $32 a month |
| Terms and fees | Month to month. Cancel any time; No administrative or regulatory recovery fee; Taxes and government fees extra; Calls, texts and faxes beyond the included credits at published rates | Unlimited users, 1 phone number and 3 extensions; $25 a month requires annual billing; Business texting needs registration: $19.50 one-time, then $1.50 a month; Pricing subject to sales tax |

### PBXflex Business and Grasshopper Small Business

| | PBXflex Business | Grasshopper Small Business |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Business texting | Included | Unlimited business texting, registration required |
| Fax | Included | Virtual fax |
| Desk phones | Rent one from $5 a month, or buy one from $89 | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Auto attendant (IVR) | Included | Interactive Voice Response (IVR) |
| Call queues | Included | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Toll-free number | 1 included, then $5/mo | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Calling | 1,000 per user, pooled (Credits a month, shared by your whole team. One credit is one minute of US and Canada calling.) | Unlimited calling minutes |
| Price, month to month | $40 a user a month | $70 a month |
| Terms and fees | Month to month. Cancel any time; No administrative or regulatory recovery fee; Taxes and government fees extra; Calls, texts and faxes beyond the included credits at published rates | Unlimited users, 4 phone numbers and unlimited extensions; $55 a month requires annual billing; Business texting needs registration: $19.50 one-time, then $1.50 a month; Pricing subject to sales tax |

### Other Grasshopper plans, not compared

- Grasshopper True Solo: $18 a month (1 user, 1 phone number and 1 extension)

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## Switching to PBXflex

Keep your numbers, and set up as much or as little yourself as you like.

1. **Keep your numbers.** Number porting is free on every plan, so your customers keep dialing the numbers they already have.
2. **Set it up your way.** Build your call flows in the app yourself, or choose guided setup. We build your IVR, queues and ring groups, port your numbers, register your texting campaign, and train your team for 30 minutes.
3. **Answer anywhere.** Every extension rings on a desk phone, the web app and a mobile phone. Desk phones can be rented by the month.

## How we compared

- PBXflex Essentials is set beside Grasshopper's lowest-priced plan for a team, and Business beside the next one up.
- Prices are month to month, because PBXflex has no annual contract. Where Grasshopper charges less for an annual commitment, it is listed under terms and fees.
- Grasshopper's details are copied from its own pricing page, not from review sites or other comparisons. We keep a dated screenshot of the page.
- A row marked not stated is one Grasshopper's pricing page doesn't mention.
- Prices leave out promotions, hardware, taxes and fees on both sides.

Grasshopper's prices and plan details are from its own pricing page, checked on October 7, 2026. Source: https://grasshopper.com/pricing