- ExpressNumber gives you 5 numbers for $9.99 a month that ring the phone you already have, with no app to install.
- Hushed sells one private line from $6.99 a month; Google Voice and TextNow have free numbers that call out.
- Every price here was read on each company's own site on October 13, 2026.
Burner alternatives
These are the five best Burner alternatives, and ExpressNumber is the one with 5 numbers on one plan.
People leave Burner over trial charges, support they cannot reach, and paying again for every extra line. Here is what to use instead.
$0 todayRead from Burner's own pages and the review sites linked at the foot of this page.
These are the 5 best Burner alternatives, side by side.
Prices are each company's own, read October 13, 2026.
ExpressNumber
Our pickNumbers that forward calls and texts to the phone you already carry. Hand a different one to the dealership, the gym and the marketplace, and burn any of them in one tap. 100 numbers on Pro.
- Free plan
- 7 days free
- Paid from
- $9.99/mo for 5 numbers
- Best for
- A number for every site, store and dealer
Hushed
Private second numbers in an app, with unlimited calling and texting from $6.99 a month.
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $6.99/mo
- Best for
- A private number with unlimited calls and texts
Google Voice
A free personal US number on a Google account, with paid Starter and Standard plans at $10 and $20 a month.
- Free plan
- Yes, one personal number
- Paid from
- $10/mo for Starter
- Best for
- One free US number that calls out
TextNow
A free, ad-supported number with talk and text, plus paid wireless plans and a SIM card.
- Free plan
- Yes, with ads
- Paid from
- $18.99/mo for Plus
- Best for
- Free calling and texting, if ads are fine
MySudo
Privacy identities that bundle a number, email and browser. The $1.99 plan includes 30 minutes and 100 messages a month.
- Free plan
- Yes, without a phone number
- Paid from
- $1.99/mo for one number
- Best for
- Separate identities with email and a number
These are 5 numbers on one plan, from $9.99 a month.
- 5 numbers on Basic, 100 on Pro.
- No app to install: manage them in the browser.
- Burn any number in one tap when it starts ringing.
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Your numbers
Marketplace
(415) 555-0142
Forwarding
Dating
(212) 555-0166
Texts only
Car dealer
(305) 555-0118
Blocked
Rentals
(646) 555-0187
Forwarding
Deliveries
(332) 555-0168
Forwarding
These are the questions people ask first.
For more than one number, ExpressNumber: Basic is $9.99 a month for 5 numbers that ring your existing phone, and the first 7 days are free. For one private line that calls out, Hushed, from $6.99 a month.
Google Voice has a free personal number and TextNow a free number with ads, and both call out. ExpressNumber is free for the first 7 days, then $9.99 a month for 5 numbers.
ExpressNumber: 5 numbers on Basic for $9.99 a month, and 100 on Pro for $29.99. Each Burner plan includes one number, and more lines are an upgrade.
Every fact on this page comes from these pages.
Read October 13, 2026. Prices move: if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
- Burner pricing
- Burner support: free subscription trial
- Burner on the App Store
- Burner on Trustpilot
- Hushed pricing
- Google Voice Help: buy Voice without Google Workspace
- TextNow wireless plans
- MySudo plans
Try it for a week. Judge it yourself.
Hand out a number you can burn. Keep the one your family calls.
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