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Monthly Archives: October 2026

Five9 Alternatives for Teams Under 50 Seats

Five9 publishes its prices, then requires 50 concurrent seats before it will sell to you. What a small outbound team should buy instead, priced, and when you should simply pay for Five9.

Posted byBoZhi ZhouOctober 16, 2026Posted inPricing and Comparisons

The Cheapest Auto Dialer Software for Small Call Centers

The cheapest dialer is not the one with the lowest licence fee. Six options converted to the same unit — including the free one — plus the costs that never make it onto a pricing page.

Posted byBoZhi ZhouOctober 16, 2026Posted inOutbound Strategy, Pricing and Comparisons

What a CallTools Alternative Costs for a Five-Person Team

CallTools is a genuinely good dialer with the best support in the category. At five seats the per-agent price is the problem. What it costs, what you would lose by leaving, and how to decide in an afternoon.

Posted byBoZhi ZhouOctober 16, 2026Posted inPricing and Comparisons

The VICIdial Alternative for Small Call Centers

VICIdial is the most capable open-source dialer there is, and it is also why I once gave up most of my Saturdays. Where it wins outright, where it stops being free, and when you should stay exactly where you are.

Posted byBoZhi ZhouOctober 16, 2026October 16, 2026Posted inPricing and Comparisons, Setup and How-To

What a Predictive Dialer Costs in 2026 — Published Prices, Not Contact Sales

Published per-seat dialer prices run $65 to $249 a month, and Five9 needs 50 concurrent seats before it will sell to you at all. The whole market on one page, with the arithmetic done.

Posted byBoZhi ZhouOctober 16, 2026October 16, 2026Posted inPricing and Comparisons

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