A virtual number is not tied to a building, and it rings whatever device you point it at.
Point the number at a desk, an app, or a cell, and move it if the office changes.
The building can change without issuing a new number.
Each range below is the published premium price, widened by that vendor's confidence band. State tax is not included, because it depends on where you are. Prices as published by each provider. Data as of 2026-10-04.
A TechEstimate is a range. A written proposal is the number you can hold a provider to.
These phone systems are alphabetical. This is not a quality ranking.
TechlyScore ranks them for your setup when you compare in real time.
123NET: $21 to $39 per user/month. 8x8: $26 to $30 per user/month. Aircall: $35 to $45 per user/month. AireSpring: $24 to $46 per user/month. Allworx (Windstream): $18 to $32 per user/month. AT&T Office@Hand: $26 to $34 per user/month. Avaya Cloud Office: $22 to $28 per user/month. BCM One: $19 to $35 per user/month.
More providers are in the same table. The list stays alphabetical.
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A number that is not tied to a physical line or a building. It rings whatever device you point it at, and it moves with you if you change office or provider.
Free apps will give you a second number. They stop being enough as soon as two people need to answer it, because free tiers have no shared routing or shared voicemail.
Yes. A business app on your phone places and receives calls on the business number while your personal number stays private.
Usually, once the number is registered for business messaging. Check that your plan includes texting rather than selling it as an add-on.
Yes. A virtual number ports like any other. Do not cancel the old service first, because that can release the number.
Related: business-phone-number-that-forwards-to-cell, business-phone-number-marked-as-spam, microsoft-teams-phone-for-small-business. Glossary: voip, pbx. How to buy.
Data as of 2026-10-04.