Channels

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Data-powered Business Phone System

How to Replace Channels

Overview

Channels is a data-driven phone system that lets you know exactly who's calling so you're always prepared. It provides free calls for customers from your website, data-driven helpline capabilities, sales calling features, SMS functionality, and international phone numbers.

Features

37 features across 15 categories

Call Management(7)

Call Distribution Rules

Rules that help you define what happens when you receive an incoming call. You can notify all available agents, a random agent or the one that idles the longest

Call ForwardingPremium

An option that allows you to forward all incoming calls to the external phone number

Customer RecognitionAIPremium

Whenever a call comes in Channels can recognize the customer and display all the crucial details before the call

Do Not Disturb Mode

In this mode, you will not be accepting any incoming calls, even when you will be logged in

Interactive Voice Response (IVR)Premium

Possibility to route your customers to the most appropriate agent based on their choice made on the dial pad at the beginning of the call

Welcome Message

A greeting message that will be played every time someone calls you. You can upload it to welcome your customers

Working Hours

Possibility to define your business hours and play proper greeting message accordingly

Calling(2)

Free Incoming CallsPremium

All incoming calls are free of charge. Toll-free numbers excluded

Unlimited Minutes to US & CanadaPremium

Calls made to US & Canada are free of charge, without any limits

Also in: lemlist, Klenty, Webex

Contact Management(2)

Contact Tags

Channels allows you to label a particular contact

Custom Notes

Possibility to add a note to a given contact

Customer Support(1)

Web Call Widget

Add a web call widget to your website and provide instant help when needed

Customization(1)

Web Call Personalization

Ability to customize web call widget

Also in: monday.com, Obsidian, Smartsheet

Integrations(2)

API

Channels API allows you to push data into Channels and pull it out from it

WebhooksPremium

With Channels Webhooks you can send data to 3rd party apps based on events that are happening in Channels

Also in: ReadMe, Hugging Face, Setmore

Messaging(1)

SMSPremium

Ability to send and receive SMS

Phone Numbers(5)

Free Phone NumberPremium

We provide you with a free phone number of your choice

International NumbersPremium

You can get a number from over 60 countries around the world

Number PortingPremium

If you already own a number you can move it to Channels and use it for outgoing and incoming calls

Toll-free NumbersPremium

A free to call number for your customers

Using Your Own NumberPremium

A possibility to use a number you already have for outgoing calls, without the need of porting

Quality Assurance(1)

Live ListeningPremium

You may join the ongoing call and listen to both parties silently. It's great for supervisors and teaching purposes

Reporting(6)

Advanced Data ExportPremium

Possibility to use our advanced filters and export only given result

Call Recordings

Calls are recorded and available for you in the web-based panel

Calls History

Ability to see your past contacts in a given time frame

Custom ReportsPremium

Tailor-made reports based on your needs

Data Export

Ability to export your contacts with details about calls

Real Time Dashboard

Dashboard with useful, most needed statistics

Sales(1)

Outbound CallsPremium

Possibility to make outbound calls to your customers

Support(2)

24/7 Chat SupportPremium

You can chat with us 24/7

24/7 Phone SupportPremium

You can call us at any time

Team Management(1)

User GroupsPremium

You can assign users to a different number and create dedicated agent groups

User Interface(3)

Chrome Extension

An extension that allows you to easily take or make calls. It also highlights all phone numbers on the web page you are on, so you can simply click to make a call

Mobile App

Mobile application for iOS and Android allows you to handle calls on the go

Web-based Panel

An online panel that helps you to manage your account. Available in every browser

Voicemail(2)

VoicedropPremium

Whenever you reach a voice mail you'll be able to play a pre-recorded message

Voicemail

Whenever you are offline, your customer will be able to leave you a voicemail

Pricing

Free

Free
  • 250 web calls
  • 3 users included
  • Web call personalization
  • Working hours
  • Welcome message
  • 7 days of call recordings storage
  • 7 days of calls history
  • Call distribution rules
  • Do not disturb mode
  • Web-based panel
  • Chrome Extension
  • Mobile App
  • Custom notes
  • Voicemail
  • Contact tags
  • Real time dashboard
  • Data export
  • 24/7 Chat support

Plus

$29/mo or $24/mo annually
  • 5000 web calls
  • 3 users included (+$10 per additional user monthly, +$8 annually)
  • Web call personalization
  • Working hours
  • Welcome message
  • 30 days of call recordings storage
  • 30 days of calls history
  • Outbound calls
  • Free phone number
  • Free incoming calls (Toll-free excluded)
  • Customer recognition
  • Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
  • SMS
  • Call distribution rules
  • Call forwarding
  • Voicedrop
  • Do not disturb mode
  • Web-based panel
  • Chrome Extension
  • Mobile App
  • User groups
  • Custom notes
  • Voicemail
  • Contact tags
  • Real time dashboard
  • Data export
  • Webhooks
  • 3 active integrations
  • 24/7 Phone support
  • 24/7 Chat support

Advanced

$75/mo or $62/mo annually
  • Unlimited web calls
  • 5 users included (+$20 per additional user monthly, +$16 annually)
  • Web call personalization
  • Working hours
  • Welcome message
  • 365 days of call recordings storage
  • 365 days of calls history
  • Outbound calls
  • Free phone number
  • Free incoming calls (Toll-free excluded)
  • Unlimited minutes to US & Canada
  • Customer recognition
  • Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
  • SMS
  • Call distribution rules
  • Call forwarding
  • Voicedrop
  • Do not disturb mode
  • Web-based panel
  • Chrome Extension
  • Mobile App
  • User groups
  • Custom notes
  • Voicemail
  • Contact tags
  • Live listening
  • International numbers
  • Using your own number
  • Number porting
  • Toll-free numbers
  • Real time dashboard
  • Data export
  • Advanced data export
  • Custom reports
  • Unlimited integrations
  • API
  • Webhooks
  • 24/7 Phone support
  • 24/7 Chat support

Enterprise

Custom
  • 100+ users
  • Free incoming calls
  • Free phone number
  • All call distribution rules
  • Unlimited calls history
  • Unlimited integrations
  • Unlimited callers in queue
  • 24/7 Support
  • Unlimited call recordings storage
  • Unlimited number of IVRs
  • Unlimited minutes to US & Canada
  • Advance data export
  • Custom reports

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Channels

Monthly$29/mo
Yearly$348/yr
5-Year Total$1.7k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~3 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $108
SaaS
$348
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $324
SaaS
$1k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $540
SaaS
$1.7k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 37 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Channels alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 37 features.

Buy Channels

Better Value
Monthly cost$290/mo
3-year total$10,440
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Channels saves ~$26,520 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 37 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

6 known integrations