Google Voice

Google Voice is sold as Google Workspace Voice and priced per user per month. The product page lists Starter at $10 per user per month for a single user in the US, a Starter version for up to 10 users at $10 per user per month in 14 countries, Standard at $20 and Premier at $30. It also offers a basic plan at no cost without listing its limits.

Calls, voicemail and texts appear in Gmail, working-hours settings in Google Calendar can send calls to voicemail, and apps exist for iOS and Android as well as laptops and supported desk phones. Standard adds ring groups, auto attendants and SIP Link, and Premier adds BigQuery reporting. The pages we read state no country of establishment.

• Three published tiers. Starter, Standard and Premier are priced at $10, $20 and $30 per user per month. The page does not say whether billing is monthly or annual.
• Starter basics. Starter includes a single number with call forwarding, unlimited domestic calling and US texting under fair-use terms, voicemail transcription, three-way calling, call transfers and call recording.
• Standard team features. Standard adds unlimited users, unlimited regional billing locations, on-demand call recording, call queuing for ring groups, auto attendants and ring groups, eDiscovery for calls, voicemails and texts, and SIP Link.
• Premier reporting. Premier adds unlimited international billing locations, automatic call recording and advanced reporting with BigQuery. SIP Link calls are not covered by the calling rate card.
• Gmail and Calendar links. Gmail shows calls, voicemail and texts, and Calendar working hours can route calls to voicemail. Google Meet and Calendar integrations are listed as a premium feature.
• Devices. Mobile apps for iOS and Android, use on laptops and supported desk phones are named, including HP Poly desk phones with zero-touch provisioning.
• Number porting. Google's guidance says not all mobile numbers can be ported in. Porting in costs $20 and can take up to 48 hours, and text messages can take up to 3 business days to transfer.

• A small company already on Google Workspace. Calls, voicemail and texts appear in Gmail, so staff manage them with the mail and calendar they already use. Working-hours settings can send calls to voicemail.
• A growing team that needs ring groups. Standard adds call queuing, auto attendants and ring groups, which fit a front desk or a support line. SIP Link can connect existing phone numbers.
• A business that keeps records for review. Standard lists eDiscovery for calls, voicemails and texts, and Premier adds automatic recording and BigQuery reporting. Teams should confirm retention terms with Google.

The product page offers a basic plan at no cost and a Start a trial link for Workspace, with no trial length stated. Teams choose a Starter, Standard or Premier tier per user, then use the iOS or Android app, a laptop or a supported desk phone.

Moving an existing number follows Google's porting guidance: Workspace-managed accounts must submit port requests through an administrator, and minors cannot submit them. Porting a mobile number in costs $20 and can take up to 48 hours, with texts taking up to 3 business days to transfer. The pages we read describe plans rather than a full setup procedure.

Google Voice is sold as Google Workspace Voice, per user per month. Starter is US-only for a single user, with a 14-country version for up to ten.

Standard adds ring groups, auto attendants and SIP Link; Premier adds BigQuery reporting. Porting a mobile number in costs $20 and may take up to 48 hours, and porting out costs $3 unless the number was ported in.

Google Voice is entry #13 of 13 in the virtual phone number apps list: Dialpad is the product just above it, and it closes the list. Challengers hold places 1 to 3 where a category has them; the number here is a place in the order, not a mark out of ten.

The vendor states no country of establishment, so Google Voice is left out of the regional count for this list.

Starter bundles one number, forwarding, voicemail transcription, three-way calling, transfers and recording.

Calls and texts show in Gmail, and working-hours settings in Calendar can send calls to voicemail.

HP Poly desk phones support zero-touch provisioning.

Pricing as recorded: Per user per month in three published tiers; basic tier at no cost; trial link without a length.

Starter is $10 per user per month for one user in the US, or $10 per user per month for up to 10 users in 14 countries. Standard is $20 per user per month and Premier is $30. The page does not state whether prices are billed monthly or annually, and calling and texting are described as unlimited in available markets, subject to the Voice additional terms and a separate rate card for calling rates. SIP Link calls are not covered by that rate card. Porting a mobile number in costs $20, and unlocking a number to port out costs $3 unless it was originally ported in. A stuck port can be cancelled with the $20 refunded.

Checked against workspace.google.com/products/voice for Best Virtual Phone Number Apps in 2026, review date 13 November 2026.

The pages we read state no country of establishment, and they describe no certifications or data residency for Voice. They do note that VoIP emergency calling features differ from traditional emergency service.

Standard and Premier list eDiscovery for calls, voicemails and texts and Premier lists advanced reporting with BigQuery, which helps compliance teams find records. Workspace-managed accounts submit port requests through an administrator, so number changes sit under admin control. Buyers with strict requirements should read the Voice additional terms before rollout.

Integrations the vendor names (8):

• Gmail
• Google Calendar
• Google Meet
• BigQuery
• SIP Link
• HP Poly desk phones
• iOS app
• Android app

The choice below rests on shared catalogue tags, price model, free plan and region, with rank distance as the tie-break.

• MySudo (#4 of 13): Not for: teams that need shared inboxes or call routing. Separate digital identities for calls, texts, email and payments.
• Onoff (#5 of 13): Not for: callers who need local numbers in many different countries. Second mobile number in an app, French numbers on the base plan.
• CallHippo (#7 of 13): Cloud phone system with numbers in over 150 countries.
• Line2 (#8 of 13): Not for: teams making frequent international calls or conference calls. One-plan second line with US and Canada numbers.

Read from the vendor’s own pages on 12 November 2026.

• workspace.google.com/products/voice: Tiers, prices, features, devices, Gmail and Calendar, trial link
• workspace.google.com/products/voice: Standard and Premier features, SIP Link, BigQuery, emergency calling note
• support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667: Porting costs, timing and admin rules
• support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667: Unlock fee of $3 and refund on stuck port

Four tests decide a position: how soon the product is useful, what the bill really becomes, how data leaves and who it suits. Google Voice ends up at #13 among 13. Read the editorial process for the method and where paid visibility fits in.