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Every business phone option, honestly compared.

Second-number apps, VoIP systems, enterprise platforms and live answering services, with their real prices, and the one thing they all leave you to do: remember what was said.

SECOND-NUMBER APPS
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BUSINESS PHONE SYSTEMS
Hobb vs GrasshopperHobb vs DialpadHobb vs RingCentralHobb vs OomaHobb vs AircallHobb vs NextivaHobb vs Vonage BusinessHobb vs 8x8Hobb vs Zoom PhoneHobb vs JustCallHobb vs CloudTalk
ANSWERING SERVICES & AI RECEPTIONISTS
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Every phone option answers the call. None of them remember it.

VS · A SECOND CARRIER LINE

A number that forgets every call.

$21–42/mo buys a second SIM and nothing else: no notes, no follow-ups, no spam screen, and usually an annual contract for a phone you now carry two of.

Hobb: same real number, no SIM, and every call ends as a note and a to-do.
VS · SECOND-NUMBER APPS

A dial pad is not an assistant.

They give you the number and the app, then leave the remembering to you. Voicemail transcripts pile up next to the texts you already didn't answer.

Hobb: the number plus the part you actually need, one ranked list of what to do next.
VS · VOIP & UCAAS PLATFORMS

Built for a company you don't have.

Extensions, ring groups, admin consoles and annual contracts, priced per user. Powerful if someone is paid to configure it, overhead if that someone is you.

Hobb: live in two minutes, no admin console, no contract, one flat price.
VS · LIVE ANSWERING SERVICES

Someone else takes the message. You still do the work.

Hundreds a month for a human who doesn't know your deals, so the message still lands in your lap, without context or a next step.

Hobb: the note comes with the history, the ranking, and a drafted reply.

Side by side.

WHAT YOU GET
CARRIER LINE
$21–42/MO
NUMBER APP
$10–23/MO
VOIP SYSTEM
$18–45/USER
HOBB
$34/MO
A real, dialable business number
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Works on the phone you already carry
Second SIM
Yes
App or desk phone
Yes, no SIM
Notes written from your calls
No
Transcripts only
AI recaps on top tiers
Automatic
Follow-ups ranked as to-dos
No
No
No
Every channel
Email, texts & WhatsApp in one list
No
No
No
Included
Setup effort
Carrier store visit
Minutes
IT project
2 minutes
Contract
Usually annual
Monthly
Annual, per user
None, ever
Category prices are published list prices as of June 2026 and vary by tier and billing period. Columns describe categories, not any single product, see the individual comparisons above.
SWITCHINGONE AFTERNOON, THREE STEPS
STEP 1 · 2 MINUTES

Pick or port your number

Choose a fresh local number and it rings immediately, or start a free port and your existing number keeps working with your old provider until the day it switches. Nothing goes dark.

STEP 2 · 1 CLICK

Connect your inbox

Gmail or Outlook, read + draft only. Your first list builds itself from recent mail in about a minute, so calls and email share one queue from day one.

STEP 3 · WHENEVER

Retire the old line

Cancel the second SIM, the VoIP seat or the answering service when you're confident, there's no lock-in on our side pressuring the timing.

FAIR QUESTIONS

The phone questions everyone asks.

Will my number stop working during a port?
No. The old line keeps ringing until the port completes, the switch itself is minutes, and we schedule it with you. Porting is free in both directions.
Do I need a second SIM or a new phone?
Neither. Hobb runs over the data plan you already pay for, on the phone in your pocket, with its own ring, hours and voicemail so you know it's work before you answer.
What about 911?
App-based calling handles 911 differently than a traditional line: register your address so responders can find you, and use your carrier line when you can. The Terms spell out the limits plainly.
What does “flat pricing” actually mean here?
$34/mo (yearly) includes the number and a bundle of roughly 4 hours of calls or 400 messages. Need more, you pay for more, the meter is always visible, top-ups are explicit, and inbound is never blocked at any balance.
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