Grasshopper Review

flag No hardware purchase required to setup
  • Keep personal/business calls separate

  • Works with your existing phone

  • 24/7 based support included

  • From $14/mo + free 7-day trial

Pros & Cons

  • No hardware purchases necessary
  • Flexible price options
  • iPhone app can be downloaded
  • Inbound fax to email
  • Business SMS
  • Outbound faxes cannot be sent
  • Conference calling is limited to 10 participants

Plans & Pricing

Grasshopper offers three plans to choose from. Plus they are offering $75 off annual plans, in addition to the 10% annual discount.

Solo

This plan is $14/monthly and is perfect for the soloprenuers with a side gig and includes 1 number, 1 extensions, 24/7 support, unlimited business texting, voicemail to email, custom greetings, mobile and Desktop apps, virtual fax and WiFi calls.

Solo Plus

This plan is $28/monthly, is for unlimited number of users and includes 1 phone number, 3 extensions, 24/7 support, unlimited business texting, voicemail to email, custom greetings, mobile and Desktop apps, inbound fax and WiFi calls.

Partner (most popular)

This plan is $46 monthly and is best suited for the growing business with 1-3 employees. It offers the same perks as the Solo Plus plan with the additions of 3 numbers and 6 extensions,

Small Business

This plan is $ 80/monthly for small businesses and has texting and voicemail transcription already included. It also comes with 5 numbers and unlimited extensions and retains all the other benefits of the Solo, Solo Plus and Partner plans.

It’s important to note that all package prices are based on annual billing, and all packages include free activation and unlimited extensions.

Solo
$14/month
Solo
$28/month
Partner
$46/month
Small Business
$80/month

Overview

Grasshopper bills itself as “The #1 choice of top entrepreneurs,” and that wording is quite deliberate. This is a system designed for startups and very small businesses that want to set up a professional system with as little disruption as possible. Rather than a true VoIP PBX system that’s intended to replace your office landline phone system, Grasshopper is a virtual PBX. It’s designed to provide a professional image for your business, with company and extension greetings, custom call forwarding, hold music, and unlimited department and employee extensions, all sitting behind a toll-free or local number. It requires no new hardware, with calls routed to your team’s existing landline or mobile phones.

Rating

  • "Ease of Use"
    8 /10
  • "Value For Money"
    8 /10
  • "Features"
    9 /10
  • "Help & Support"
    9 /10

Features and Functionality

Departmental and employee extensions

Grasshopper offers unlimited extensions with all of its plans. Each extension can be easily customized to fit your business’s needs.

Professionally-recorded IVR system

Grasshopper is designed to give your small business a professional image at a minimal cost. The option to have all of your phone greeting messages recorded by the company’s professional recording studio is a great way to achieve the appearance of a big company on a small budget.

Toll-free/local numbers

All of Grasshopper’s plans come with at least one free business number. You can choose between a local number (this can be anywhere in the US or Canada) or a toll-free number (800, 844, 855, 866, 877). You can also choose to keep your existing local or toll-free number.

Simultaneous Call Handling

With this feature, an incoming call can be configured to ring on multiple devices at once, enabling a group of employees to answer the call simultaneously – whoever gets it first. This strategy is effective for customer support groups that handle similar queries, when it is important to be swift and efficient so as not to keep the customer waiting.

Call Forwarding and Transfers

Users can configure the system to forward incoming calls to another device – be it a mobile phone, PC or stationary IP phone – or transfer calls to another line. The first is especially effective when you’re outside of the office but want to answer all incoming calls. The second option can be used internally, to quickly navigate calls to the corresponding departments and improve the service quality.

Additional features

  • Call screening – Evaluate the characteristics of a telephone call – caller ID, location, the time and date – before deciding how or whether to answer it.
  • Inbound fax to email – A fax number that forwards incoming faxes to your email address.
  • iOS and Android apps – access the VoIP system on the go.
  • Voicemail transcribed to email – Forward incoming voicemails to emails and read them.
  • Business SMS – Allows users to send and receive text messages on their business number instead of personal number.

Ease of Use

Unlike a full-fat PBX/VoIP system, Grasshopper is genuinely quick to set up. You simply pick your plan from the four available, choose a local or toll-free number (or elect to port an existing number), and fill out your payment details. Once that’s done it’s just a case of setting up your extensions and other settings and away you go.

Customer Support

Grasshopper offers a variety of resources to help their users. These include a knowledge base, how-to guides with pictures, and several helpful videos on their YouTube channel. Users can contact the support team via a toll-free number available 24/7 or a toll-free fax number. While there is a link on the website to contact Support via email, the link leads to the support page and does not give an actual email address. Customers have mostly been satisfied with the overall level of customer service from representatives.

  • 24/7 Help & Support
    There is 24/7 support available.
  • Phone Support
    Phone support is available 24/7.
  • Email
    Email support is available 24/7.
  • FAQ
    A FAQ page is available.
  • Community Forum
    A community forum is available.
  • Blog
    Grasshopper has a blog with tips, news, how-to guides, strategies, and more.

Final Word

Having been one of the market leaders in VoIP services since their inception in 1996, Grasshopper has ample experience and a strong market share that has made it possible for them to create a wide range of plans that can be tailored for the specific needs of each company.

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Questions & Answers

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Raymond V Clark

Does voip have home phones

Answer
Hi Raymond,
Thanks for taking the time out to contact us.
Grasshopper is a virtual phone system. It works on top of your existing landline or cell service. If you have any more questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Regards,
Diana
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Jerry Wentworth

Can I use Grasshopper with my smartphone?

Answer
Grasshopper is a virtual phone system. This means you simply install their calling apps on your phone or other device and start calling.

 
Guest
Richard H.

I am not a business. Is there a residential plan available?

Answer
Grasshopper is generally built for businesses, however it is a virtual phone system. That means it works on top of your existing landline or cell service.
Guest
Erika Wells

If I switch to this service can I still keep my old phone number?

Answer
Yes, Grasshopper makes it easy to port (transfer) your number, free of charge.
Guest
Jay

Can I use any office phone with Grasshopper? Or will I need to buy a new one?

Answer
One of the best things about Grasshopper’s virtual PBX system is that it requires no new hardware. You simply install their apps on your desktop or mobile device.
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