Slingshot vs Google Voice
A Google Voice alternative. A phone menu from the first plan.
Google Voice is a phone add-on for Google Workspace. Slingshot is a business line that stands on its own, with a greeting and departments on every plan. Here is how they compare, with Google's Voice prices as they publish them.
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Number in under a minute
It's provisioned while you're still reading the screen. Then add the app and take calls.
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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 part of a suite. One is the line on its own.
Pick Slingshot to get a phone menu without the top plans
Google Voice keeps its multi-level auto attendant and ring groups for Standard and up, so a small team on Voice Starter gets neither. Every Slingshot plan has both, our entry plan included.
Pick Google Voice if your business already runs on Google
Voice sits inside Workspace: voicemail and texts land in Gmail, calls follow your Google Calendar working hours, and your admin manages it alongside everything else. If you live in Google already, that is a real convenience.
Pick Slingshot if your line should not depend on your email
Slingshot is its own service. You do not need a Workspace plan to use it, voicemail goes to whatever inbox you use, and moving your email one day never touches your phones.
Prices and features, line by line.
Google's numbers are from its own Voice plans page. Where Google Voice wins a row, the table says so. Our prices are in US$. Google Voice's are in US dollars.
| Prices in US$ | Slingshot | Google Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Where it lives | Its own service, on the phones your people already carry | Inside Google Workspace, alongside Gmail and Calendar |
| Price per person, a month | $5 on Starter, $15 on Pro | $10$10 USD on Starter, $20$20 USD on Standard, $30$30 USD on Premier |
| Also required for a team | Nothing else | A Google Workspace plan for each user, priced separately |
| Three people with a greeting that routes callers | $15 on Starter | $60$60 USD on Standard, plus Workspace |
| Greeting that routes callers | Every plan, from Starter | Multi-level auto attendant from Standard |
| Several phones ringing on one number | Departments on every plan | Ring groups from Standard |
| Desk phones, conference units and door intercoms | Any SIP-enabled device on Pro, including the ones you already own | Desk phones and adapters from Standard |
| Calling in the US and Canada | Unlimited on Pro. 5¢ a minute out on Starter | Included on every plan, by Google's rate card |
| Call recording | On your own phone, free on every plan. Cloud recording on Pro, $10 a month per extension | On request from Standard. Automatic on Premier |
| Texting | In build, arriving on Pro | Unlimited in the US on every plan |
| Voicemail and texts in Gmail, Calendar working hours | Voicemail emailed to any inbox, Gmail included | Built in |
| Billed in | Canadian dollars in Canada, US dollars in the US | US dollars |
Google Voice prices are from Google Voice's plans page, checked October 30, 2026. Our prices are shown for your country, in US$. Google Voice lists its Voice prices in US dollars, including on its Canadian pages, so in Canada its prices are marked USD. Taxes are extra with both. For a team, Google Voice is added to a Google Workspace plan, and Workspace is priced separately. Prices change, so check theirs before you decide. Google Voice and Google Workspace are trademarks of Google LLC. Slingshot is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
Where each one is the better buy.
When Google Voice is the better choice.
- Your team already lives in Gmail and Google Calendar.
- You need business texting in the US today.
- You want voicemail and texts in Gmail without connecting anything.
- You want every call recorded automatically, on Premier.
When Slingshot is the better choice.
- Callers should hear a greeting that routes them, without paying for a bigger plan.
- You do not use Google Workspace, or would rather your phones were not tied to it.
- A team of up to three wants departments that ring together at the lowest price.
- You are in Canada and would rather pay in Canadian dollars.
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.
Your business line should not depend on your email.
Google Voice is a good product inside a great suite. If your business runs on Gmail and Google Calendar, a phone that shares the same admin, the same sign-in and the same inbox is a genuine convenience.
The phone is where a customer decides whether to trust you.
The catch is the dependency. For a team, Voice is added to a Workspace plan, so the phone line rides on the email subscription, and the features callers notice first, a menu and a group that rings together, start a plan up. Slingshot is the business line on its own: a greeting and departments from the first plan, and nothing to change if you ever move your email.
Where Google wins, the table says so: texting in the US, Gmail and Calendar, and calling on every plan. If those matter most to you, Voice is a fine choice.
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 Google Voice.
Can I bring my Google Voice number?
In most cases, yes, and it costs nothing on our side. Start the transfer from your Slingshot dashboard and leave the number on Voice until it lands with us, so the line never goes quiet in between.
Do I need Google Workspace to use Slingshot?
No. Slingshot is its own service, and voicemail is emailed to whatever inbox you use, Gmail included. If you leave Google one day, your phones do not notice.
Can I keep texting from my number?
Texting on Slingshot is still being built for Pro, and we will publish the details when it is live. Google Voice texts within the US today, so a US business that depends on texting should wait for ours before moving.
Is Slingshot cheaper than Google Voice?
For a team that needs a greeting that routes callers, yes: three people on Slingshot Starter cost less than one person on Voice Standard, before the Workspace plan Voice is added to. A single person pays less with us too, though Voice Starter includes texting in the US.
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