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Dialzara alternative for owner-run service businesses
Dialzara fits businesses that want to write and edit their receptionist’s script themselves and pay by talk time: plans run from $29 a month for 60 minutes to $349 for 1,000, with each extra minute billed.
Odile fits owner-run service businesses that miss calls on the job and want one flat monthly price: $199 a month with 400 answered calls included, answered in 32 languages, free until it books your first job.
Side by side
| What you need | Dialzara | Odile After Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Talk-time minutes. Business Lite $29 a month for 60 minutes, Business Pro $99 for 220, Business Plus $199 for 500, Business Elite $349 for 1,000; each extra minute costs $0.48, $0.45, $0.40 or $0.35. A Done for You plan starts at $1,500 a month. | $199 a month with 400 answered calls included, no per-minute charge and no cap tied to call length; robocalls the line recognises do not count. Solo is $29 a month for up to 40 calls. |
| Who sets it up | You edit the prompt yourself; Elite includes the initial prompt setup, and Done for You has Dialzara’s team run it. | Your own consultant sets it up for your trade and goes over your calls with you, for as long as you subscribe. |
| Transfers | Blind transfer on every plan; warm transfer from Business Pro up. | It can pass a call to a number you name, or ring your phones first so whoever presses 1 takes it (both set up by us on request). |
| Customer list | Zapier and Make on every plan; advanced integrations and API access on Elite. | A built-in customer list (CRM), and it connects to HubSpot, Pipedrive, LeadConnector or Jobber. |
| After the call | Call recordings, and an email or text after each handled call. | The caller’s name, number and need texted to you as the call ends; emergencies marked URGENT. |
| How to start | A 7-day free trial; no contract. | Free until it books your first job; if it books nothing in 30 days, you pay nothing. Cancel any time. |
What a month costs when calls run long
| Calls a month, 3 minutes each | Dialzara | Odile |
|---|---|---|
| 40 (120 minutes) | $57.80: Business Lite $29, plus $28.80 for 60 extra minutes at $0.48 | $29 on Solo, which covers up to 40 calls |
| 100 (300 minutes) | $135: Business Pro $99, plus $36 for 80 extra minutes at $0.45 | $199 on After Hours, which covers 400 |
| 400 (1,200 minutes) | $419: Business Elite $349, plus $70 for 200 extra minutes at $0.35 | $199 on After Hours, which covers 400 |
Our arithmetic from each company’s published prices, billed monthly, before taxes, taking the cheapest Dialzara plan at each volume.
Which one to pick
Pick Dialzara if your calls are few and short and you want to edit the script yourself: $29 a month covers 60 minutes of talk time.
Pick Odile After Hours if you run a service business and want missed calls answered in any of 32 languages, jobs booked and a text for every call at one flat price: $199 a month covers 400 answered calls, free until it books your first job. If you get up to 40 calls a month, Solo is $29.
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Sources: dialzara.com/pricing, read 31 October 2026. Odile details: After Hours, pricing and the languages test. Dialzara is a trademark of its owner; we are not affiliated with it. Check the current plans before choosing.