Slingshot vs Dialpad
A Dialpad alternative. The line first, month to month.
Dialpad is an AI platform for calls, messages, meetings and support. Slingshot is a business line for small teams, at the same price whether or not you commit for a year. Here is how they compare, with Dialpad's prices as they publish them.
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What you get with every account
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Try everything, pay for what you keep. No credit card to start.
Number in under a minute
It's provisioned while you're still reading the screen. Then add the app and take calls.
No contracts
Month to month. No term, no auto-renew, no cancellation fee.
No setup fees
No activation charge, nothing to buy. The number you see is the number you pay.
One is an AI platform. One is the business line.
Pick Slingshot to pay monthly without paying more
Dialpad's headline price is for a year paid up front. Month to month, its Standard plan costs nearly twice as much per person. Slingshot is one price either way, with nothing to commit to.
Pick Dialpad if you want AI on every call today
Dialpad transcribes and summarises calls on every plan, and its departments can route by longest idle or round robin. AI on Slingshot is still coming, and our departments ring everyone at once.
Pick Slingshot if you want the line without the platform
Dialpad is building one platform for calls, messages, meetings and AI support agents. Slingshot is the business line on its own: a greeting, departments, voicemail in your inbox, and a phone company you can call.
Prices and features, line by line.
Dialpad's numbers are from its own pricing page. Where Dialpad wins a row, the table says so. All prices are in US$.
| Prices in US$ | Slingshot | Dialpad |
|---|---|---|
| What it is built around | The business line: a greeting, departments and voicemail in your inbox | An AI platform for calls, messages and meetings, with AI transcripts on every plan |
| Price per person, paying month to month | $15 on Pro, $5 on Starter | $27$35 on Standard, $35$40 on Pro |
| Price per person, committing for a year | Same price, billed monthly. Nothing to commit to. | $15$20 on Standard, $25$30 on Pro |
| Five people, a month, no commitment | $75 on Pro | $135$175 on Standard |
| Greeting that routes callers | Every plan, from Starter | Every plan |
| How departments ring | Everyone in the department at once | At once, longest idle, round robin or fixed order |
| Callers waiting in a queue | Included from $25 a person, set up with you | A basic hold queue on every plan |
| Desk phones | Any SIP-enabled device on Pro, including the ones you already own | Supported on every plan |
| Calling in the US and Canada | Unlimited on Pro. 5¢ a minute out on Starter | Unlimited on every plan, toll-free numbers excluded |
| Call recording | On your own phone, free on every plan. Cloud recording on Pro, $10 a month per extension | Manual on Standard. Automatic on shared lines from Pro |
| Texting | In build, arriving on Pro | SMS and MMS on every plan |
| AI transcripts and call summaries | Voicemail transcribed to your inbox today | On every call, every plan |
| Calls logged in your CRM | In build, early access on request | Salesforce from Pro |
| Fax | Not yet, on our roadmap | Add-on |
| Free trial | 7 days, the full Pro feature set, no credit card | 14 days |
Dialpad prices are from Dialpad's pricing page, checked October 30, 2026. You are seeing the prices for your country, in US$. Taxes are extra with both. Dialpad's figures are for its Connect plans, in the currency Dialpad shows for your country. Prices change, so check theirs before you decide. Dialpad is a trademark of Dialpad, Inc. Slingshot is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dialpad.
Where each one is the better buy.
When Dialpad is the better choice.
- You want AI transcripts and summaries on every call today.
- You need callers held in a queue without a sales conversation.
- You want texting and video meetings in the same app.
- You will commit to a year and want the most features per dollar.
When Slingshot is the better choice.
- You want to pay monthly, at the same price, with nothing to commit to.
- A team of up to three wants a greeting and departments for the lowest bill.
- You are choosing a business line, not an AI platform.
- You want to talk to the people who run the network before you decide.
Two plans. You don't pick one.
Every account starts the same way: a 7-day free trial with no credit card, running the full Pro feature set. When you activate, you land on the one that matches what you actually built. No setup fees, no minimum, no annual commitment.
Starter
One number, a small team, and the phones you already carry.
- Up to 3 people, 2 departments
- One business number
- Calls out at 5¢ a minute
- Voicemail kept for 30 days
Pro
A growing team, desk phones at reception, and a bill that doesn't move.
Everything in Starter, plus:
- No limit on people or departments
- Unlimited calling, US and Canada
- Desk phones and the desktop app
- Voicemail kept for 90 days
Billed in Canadian dollars in Canada and US dollars in the US. Same number either way.
The line first. The AI when it helps.
Dialpad has bet the company on AI, and its plans show it: transcripts, summaries and coaching come with every seat. For a sales or support team that lives on the phone all day, that is real value.
The phone is where a customer decides whether to trust you.
Most small businesses need something simpler first. The call reaches the right person, or a greeting that knows where to send it, and the bill is the same every month whether or not you sign for a year. Slingshot starts there. AI that answers calls is coming, and it will sit on a line that already works.
Dialpad wins a lot of the rows in the table above, and every one of them is marked. If you will commit to a year and want AI today, it is a strong choice, and we will tell you so if you call.
Slingshot is built and run by dgNetrix Communications, a phone company since 2006, by people who have been in telecom since 1998. We know what the contract, the install and the paperwork cost, which is how we know none of it needs to be in your way.
Moving from Dialpad.
Can I bring my Dialpad number?
Yes, free on every plan. Check your Dialpad terms first: moving a number does not by itself cancel a plan you paid for a year in advance. Then start the transfer from your Slingshot dashboard and keep Dialpad running until the number arrives.
Do Slingshot departments route like Dialpad's?
Not the same way yet. Slingshot departments ring everyone in them at once, and whoever is free picks up. Dialpad also offers longest idle, round robin and fixed order. If your team depends on those, Dialpad does it today.
When does Slingshot get AI?
AI that answers calls is coming, and we will publish the details on the day it ships rather than before. Today every voicemail arrives in your inbox transcribed. If you need transcripts and summaries of every live call right now, Dialpad has them on every plan.
Is Slingshot cheaper than Dialpad?
Month to month, yes, by a wide margin: compare the five-person row above. If you will commit to a year, Dialpad Standard costs the same per person in the US as Slingshot Pro and includes more, so it comes down to whether the commitment and the extra features are worth it to you.
Be the business that picks up.
A real business number, on the phone already in your pocket, in the next few minutes.
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