# 7 ClawCall alternatives in 2026 for giving an AI agent its own phone number

By Samuel Oram-Jones

An AI agent that calls through ClawCall can't follow up by text, because no ClawCall plan sends texts from a number, and ClawCall's $8.99 plan places its calls from numbers other accounts share. Each of seven ClawCall alternatives closes at least one of those gaps, as of November 2026. Bland's Agent Phone Plan closes all of them with one dedicated US number that places calls, takes calls, and texts in both directions, at $9.99 for the first month (once per account owner), then $19.99 a month.

## Why do people look for ClawCall alternatives?

People look for ClawCall alternatives when an AI agent needs to text, take calls, or call from a number of its own, because ClawCall sells outbound calls to US numbers, while Bland's Agent Phone Plan puts calls and texts in both directions on one dedicated US number.

ClawCall is a finished AI calling agent that "dials, waits on hold, talks to whoever answers, and brings back the result", with a free trial of 30 calls or 30 minutes, whichever comes first.

ClawCall's Unlimited plan, at $8.99 a month, places "Unlimited calls from shared ClawCall numbers", and when every shared line is busy with other accounts, ClawCall says the call doesn't start. A dedicated US number as caller ID starts at $14.99 a month on Unlimited Reserve, and calls in come on Unlimited Reserve Plus, at $18.99, where ClawCall's AI answers one reserved number, or on a number from the customer's own Twilio account connected to ClawCall.

ClawCall doesn't send texts to businesses or people from a number, so an agent on ClawCall can't text a pharmacy a refill question. ClawCall also calls United States +1 numbers only, which leaves a hotel in Toronto out of reach.

## What should I check in a ClawCall alternative?

A person comparing ClawCall alternatives should check whose number the agent uses, which directions work, where calls and texts can go, and how the price is counted, and Bland's Agent Phone Plan publishes an answer to each.

A dedicated number belongs to one agent, so businesses see the same caller and can call or text it back, while a [shared number](/blog/shared-vs-dedicated-phone-number-for-ai-agents) serves many accounts. Calls out, calls in, texts out, and texts in are often sold separately, and AgentPhone, Dial, and Hail each add a paid or slow registration step, usually 10DLC (the US carriers' sign-up for business texts from ordinary 10-digit numbers), before some US texts go out. Six of the seven alternatives connect through MCP (the Model Context Protocol, a standard that lets an AI app use an outside tool).

## What are the best ClawCall alternatives?

The best ClawCall alternatives are Bland's Agent Phone Plan, AgentPhone, ClawdTalk, Dial, call4me, Hail, and AgentLine, with Bland first because Bland pairs a dedicated US number, calls both ways, and texts both ways with one flat monthly price and no per-minute charges.

| Alternative | Number | What the number does | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bland Agent Phone Plan | One dedicated US local number | Calls and texts, out and in, plus $10 of international calling credits with the first plan purchase | $9.99 for the first month (once per account owner), then $19.99 a month |
| AgentPhone | One number per agent, US or Canada | Calls and texts, out and in | $3.00 a month per number, plus usage |
| ClawdTalk | Shared line on Free; own number on paid plans (ClawdTalk names Pro) | Calls, out and in | Free; Starter $12 a month plus a $20 setup fee |
| Dial | Virtual, Local, or All channels number | Calls and texts, out and in; iMessage as an add-on | $3.00 a month per Virtual number, plus usage |
| call4me | A free US number per account, or the owner's own verified number | Calls out, and the agent answers callbacks | $0.25 a minute, prepaid from $10 |
| Hail | Pooled outbound line or a dedicated number | Calls and texts, out and in (calls in need a dedicated number), plus email | $0.10 a minute, prepaid from $1 |
| AgentLine | One dedicated US or Canada number | Calls and texts, out and in | Individual, $20/month with 100 minutes and 400 SMS |

### 1. Bland Agent Phone Plan

Bland's Agent Phone Plan is a self-serve plan that gives an AI agent one dedicated US local number, provisioned when the plan starts. From that number the agent places calls, takes calls, and sends and receives texts with US and Canada numbers, and when someone texts back, Bland answers from the agent's number toward the goal the agent was given. The agent asks about a late checkout or requests an appointment change, then reports back with a transcript and summary. More on an [AI phone number that can text](https://www.bland.ai/ai-phone-number/ai-phone-number-to-text).

The plan suits a person whose AI assistant runs errands by phone and needs a number that businesses can call or text back. In ChatGPT, a person turns on developer mode for apps and connectors, adds Bland's MCP server as a custom connector, and signs in with Bland. ChatGPT then places outbound calls and reads results, and the plan itself is bought in the Bland dashboard. More on how to [give ChatGPT a phone number](https://www.bland.ai/ai-phone-number/chatgpt-phone-calls). An owner should check that the ChatGPT plan in use can add a custom connector with write actions before subscribing. In the Claude app, a person adds a custom connector under Settings, Connectors, pointing at Bland's MCP server, then signs in with Bland. Bland isn't partnered with or endorsed by OpenAI or Anthropic.

<div class="cmp-proscons cmp-proscons-own"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>A dedicated US number on every subscription, so businesses see one caller and can call back</li><li>Calls and texts in both directions, to the US and Canada</li><li>One flat monthly price with no per-minute or per-text charges</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>Built for one agent running one person's errands, one call at a time, so a team placing calls at volume needs Bland's Build plan or Enterprise</li></ul></div></div>

Bland prices the plan at $9.99 for the first month (once per account owner), then $19.99 a month, renewing monthly on the card on file until cancelled. The price includes unlimited voice minutes and SMS to US and Canada numbers, subject to fair use, within published limits: one call at a time, 20 calls an hour, 50 calls a day, 1,000 call minutes a day, 60 minutes on each outbound call, 20 texts an hour, and 100 texts a day. The first plan purchase also includes an extra $10 of international calling credits, so the agent can make international calls, and the plan includes live call transfer to the owner and voice cloning. There is no trial on the plan, and the card is charged when the owner approves. A person can try Bland for free. That try covers outbound calls only, from a shared Bland number: no dedicated number, no texting, no incoming calls. Cancel in Billing and Plans or through the API. More calls at once need Bland's Build plan, on the [pricing page](https://www.bland.ai/pricing). Enterprise pricing is custom, set with Bland's sales team.

### 2. AgentPhone

AgentPhone is a developer telephony API that gives each AI agent its own US or Canadian number, with an MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, and Windsurf. AgentPhone suits a developer who wants to wire numbers, webhooks, and per-minute billing into an agent it builds itself. AgentPhone sells "No plans, no seats, no minimums": a number is $3.00 a month, voice is $0.13 a minute with the developer's own agent or $0.22 hosted, and SMS is $0.02 a segment either way.

<div class="cmp-proscons" data-rival="agentphone"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>One number per agent, with calls and texts both ways</li><li>Paid iMessage lines sold separately</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>Every minute and every text billed on top of the number</li><li>Outbound US texts need 10DLC registration, $25 or $70 one time</li><li>Outbound calls need a real payment method on file</li></ul></div></div>

### 3. ClawdTalk

ClawdTalk, a Telnyx product, is a voice line for an OpenClaw bot: a person calls the bot, or the bot calls out. ClawdTalk suits an OpenClaw owner who mostly wants to talk to the bot by phone. The Free plan is $0 with 15 call minutes a month on the shared line 301-MY-CLAWD. Starter is $12 a month plus a $20 setup fee for 100 minutes, and Pro is $30 a month plus the same fee for 1,000 minutes. ClawdTalk offers "Order your own number" on Starter and Pro, and also says the dedicated number comes on Pro. More in [Bland Agent Phone Plan vs ClawdTalk](/compare/agent-phone-plan-vs-clawdtalk).

<div class="cmp-proscons" data-rival="clawdtalk"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>A free plan with no card</li><li>Up to 20 calls at once on Pro</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>Works with OpenClaw only</li><li>The free plan calls only the owner's verified number</li><li>Monthly allowances of 15, 100, or 1,000 call minutes, with overage only on Pro at $0.02 a minute</li><li>A $20 setup fee for number registration on each paid plan</li></ul></div></div>

### 4. Dial

Dial sells "Calls, SMS, WhatsApp and iMessage for AI agents. One API, one CLI, one MCP server." Dial suits a developer who wants iMessage or WhatsApp on an agent's number and accepts per-minute calls. A Virtual number is $3.00 a month, a Local number $35.00, and an All channels number $300.00. Calls cost $0.13 a minute with a self-hosted model or $0.22 managed, and US texts are $0.02. Dial's remote MCP server signs in through a browser for Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT. More in [Bland Agent Phone Plan vs Dial](/compare/agent-phone-plan-vs-dial).

<div class="cmp-proscons" data-rival="dial"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>Calls and two-way SMS on the agent's number</li><li>iMessage as a paid add-on, WhatsApp in an allowlist beta</li><li>A $5 credit with no card</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>Calls billed per minute by default</li><li>A Virtual number waits up to 3 days for 10DLC registration, with a one-time fee</li></ul></div></div>

### 5. call4me

call4me is an MCP service that gives a person's AI assistant or coding agent "one new ability: make a phone call through MCP." Every account gets a free US number on its first call, or the owner can verify a personal number as caller ID, and the agent answers callbacks to the call4me number. call4me suits a person whose assistant phones businesses, some abroad, paid by the minute: credits load at $10.00 to $500.00, and calls cost $0.25 a minute from pickup and half that on hold, with higher rates in some countries.

<div class="cmp-proscons" data-rival="call4me"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>A free US number for each account</li><li>Calls to the US, Canada, the EU, the UK, and Japan on that number</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>Phone calls are the one ability call4me adds</li><li>$0.25 a minute from pickup, phone menus included</li><li>Prepaid credits that reload every month by default</li></ul></div></div>

### 6. Hail

Hail gives an AI assistant "a phone number and an email inbox". Hail's code is open source under the AGPL license, and Hail also runs a cloud service. Hail suits a developer who wants calls, texts, and email on prepaid credit. Credit starts at $1 with no subscription, voice is $0.10 a minute, a dedicated number starts at $0.50 a month for calls or $1.15 for calls and texts, and a US text costs $0.018.

<div class="cmp-proscons" data-rival="hail"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>Numbers in 120+ countries</li><li>An email inbox beside the number</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>$0.10 for every minute, in or out</li><li>Pooled lines take no calls in, so callbacks need a dedicated number</li><li>US text registration takes days and is extra</li><li>Prepaid credit, from a $0 balance</li></ul></div></div>

### 7. AgentLine

AgentLine is a phone API that gives an AI agent a US or Canada number, where "The same number makes and receives calls and texts." AgentLine is open source under the MIT license with a hosted cloud, and an agent can sign itself up, with funding left to the owner. AgentLine suits a developer who wants a monthly allowance of minutes and texts on a number provisioned through AgentLine. AgentLine says "Individual is $20/month with 1 US/CA number, 100 minutes, and 400 SMS." Past the allowance, calls are $0.12 a minute and texts $0.02. More in [Bland Agent Phone Plan vs AgentLine](/compare/agent-phone-plan-vs-agentline).

<div class="cmp-proscons" data-rival="agentline"><div class="cmp-proscons-pros"><p><strong>Pros</strong></p><ul><li>Calls and texts both ways on one number</li><li>A first number free with a 7-day trial</li></ul></div><div class="cmp-proscons-cons"><p><strong>Cons</strong></p><ul><li>100 minutes on the $20 plan, then $0.12 a minute</li><li>No way to use the owner's own number</li></ul></div></div>

## Which ClawCall alternative should I pick?

Bland's Agent Phone Plan is the ClawCall alternative to pick when an AI agent needs its own number for calls and texts in both directions at one flat price, and the other six suit narrower jobs: AgentPhone, Dial, Hail, and AgentLine for a developer who builds the agent and pays by usage or allowance, ClawdTalk for an OpenClaw owner who mostly calls the bot, and call4me for an assistant that only phones businesses.

Worked from published prices, a busy agent's 300 minutes of calls in a month costs $19.99 on Bland after the first month, $31.15 on Hail with a calls-and-texts number, $42.00 on AgentPhone with the developer's own agent, $44.00 on AgentLine Individual, $74.00 on a Dial Local number with a self-hosted model, and $75.00 on call4me at the US rate, with texts and registration fees left out of the rival totals.

[AI agent phone plans compared](/compare/agent-phone-plan) covers the wider field, [Bland Agent Phone Plan vs ClawCall](/compare/agent-phone-plan-vs-clawcall), the [ClawCall review](/blog/clawcall-review), and [ClawCall vs AgentPhone](/blog/clawcall-vs-agentphone) go deeper on ClawCall, and the plan is on the [AI phone number](https://www.bland.ai/ai-phone-number) page.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the best ClawCall alternative?

Bland's Agent Phone Plan is the best ClawCall alternative for an AI agent that needs its own number, because it gives the agent a dedicated US number that calls, takes calls, and texts in both directions, to the US and Canada, for $19.99 a month after the first month.

### Is there a cheaper ClawCall alternative?

Yes, Hail costs less than ClawCall for light use: a calls-and-texts number plus 60 minutes of calls comes to $7.15 a month before US text registration, under ClawCall's $8.99. ClawdTalk's Free plan costs nothing but calls only the owner's verified number. Per-minute prices climb with use, while Bland's plan stays at $19.99 a month after the first month.

### Which ClawCall alternative includes texting?

Bland's Agent Phone Plan includes texting in its flat price, sent and received on the agent's number and subject to fair use, while ClawCall doesn't send texts from a number. AgentPhone, Dial, Hail, and AgentLine also text both ways and charge per text or include texts in a monthly price.

### Which ClawCall alternative works with ChatGPT or Claude?

Bland's Agent Phone Plan works with both as a ClawCall alternative, through a custom connector in ChatGPT's developer mode or in the Claude app, with sign in with Bland. call4me, Dial, and Hail also work with ChatGPT and Claude.

### Can a ClawCall alternative take incoming calls?

Yes, Bland's Agent Phone Plan takes calls on the agent's own number on every subscription, while ClawCall takes calls on its $18.99 plan or on a connected Twilio number. More on [AI agent inbound calls](https://www.bland.ai/ai-phone-number/ai-agent-inbound-calls). AgentPhone, ClawdTalk, Dial, and AgentLine take calls in too, and Hail does on a dedicated number.