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Google Voice alternatives

These are the five best Google Voice alternatives, and ExpressNumber is the one with five numbers.

People leave Google Voice for three reasons: the ID check, the one-number limit, and numbers taken back when they go quiet. Here is what to use instead.

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$0 todayRead from Google Voice's own pages and the review sites linked at the foot of this page.
The short answer
  • ExpressNumber gives you 5 numbers for $9.99 a month that ring the phone you already have, with no app and no ID upload.
  • TextNow is the free pick if you can live with ads; Burner and Hushed sell one private line that calls out.
  • Every price here was read on each company's own site on October 9, 2026.

These are the 5 best Google Voice alternatives, side by side.

Prices are each company's own, read October 9, 2026.

  • ExpressNumber

    Our pick

    Numbers 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. No app, no ID upload, and 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
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  • 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

  • Burner

    A second-line app with unlimited calls and texts on one number per subscription, bought on the web or in the app.

    Free plan
    No, 3-day trial in the app
    Paid from
    $7.99/mo for one line
    Best for
    One private line that calls and texts out
    ExpressNumber vs Burner →

  • Hushed

    Private second numbers in an app, with an Unlimited plan from $6.99 a month.

    Free plan
    No
    Paid from
    $6.99/mo
    Best for
    Second numbers in the US, Canada and UK
    ExpressNumber vs Hushed →

  • 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 phone, from $9.99 a month.

  • 5 numbers on Basic, 100 on Pro.
  • No app to install and no ID upload.
  • Burn any number in one tap when it starts ringing.
Try it free for 7 days

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, with no app and no ID upload, and the first 7 days are free. If you need free calling out and don't mind ads, TextNow.

ExpressNumber asks for no ID: you verify the phone you want calls sent to with one text, and your number starts forwarding. Google Voice has required a government ID before a new number can call or text since January 2026.

TextNow has a free, ad-supported number. ExpressNumber is free for the first 7 days, then $9.99 a month for 5 numbers.

Every fact on this page comes from these pages.

Read October 9, 2026. Prices move: if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

Google Voice is a trademark of its owner, named here only to identify the product. ExpressNumber is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

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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