What is Grasshopper used for?

Grasshopper is a commercial virtual business phone system with toll-free, vanity and local numbers, call forwarding and voicemail for small businesses. It is a good fit for entrepreneurs separating business and personal calls, and small businesses wanting a toll-free number.

How much does Grasshopper cost?

Grasshopper is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Grasshopper open source?

No. Grasshopper is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Grasshopper include Asterisk and FusionPBX.

What are some alternatives to Grasshopper?

Grasshopper competes with Quo, Dialpad and RingCentral. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Grasshopper alternatives.

Grasshopper: features, pricing and alternatives

About Grasshopper

Grasshopper is a commercial virtual phone system for entrepreneurs and small businesses. It adds a business number and app that keep business calls, messages and contacts separate from a personal phone, so owners can look professional without separate hardware.

Customers can pick a toll-free number, a vanity number built around a memorable word, or a local number in a chosen city. The service also includes call forwarding and voicemail, and the vendor advertises unlimited users and round-the-clock support alongside a business phone app.

Grasshopper is hosted software with a free trial, a pricing page and resources such as feature and number-type guides. It suits sole proprietors and small teams that need a business line without a traditional phone system.

Key features

Toll-free, vanity and local numbers
Call forwarding to existing phones
Voicemail for business lines
Business calls and texts separate from personal ones
Mobile business phone app
Unlimited users advertised

Good fit for

→Entrepreneurs separating business and personal calls
→Small businesses wanting a toll-free number

Tags: virtual-phone; business-phone; toll-free; call-forwarding; voicemail; small-business; voip

Grasshopper: questions and answers

What is Grasshopper used for?: Grasshopper is a commercial virtual business phone system with toll-free, vanity and local numbers, call forwarding and voicemail for small businesses. It is a good fit for entrepreneurs separating business and personal calls, and small businesses wanting a toll-free number.
How much does Grasshopper cost?: Grasshopper is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Grasshopper open source?: No. Grasshopper is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Grasshopper include Asterisk and FusionPBX.
What are some alternatives to Grasshopper?: Grasshopper competes with Quo, Dialpad and RingCentral. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Grasshopper alternatives.