Allo vs Dialbox
The short answer
- Allo costs least: $90 a month for 100 calls and $90 for 500.
- Pick Allo if you want the lower bill.
- Pick Dialbox if you want booking in Google Calendar, booking in Outlook or booking in Calendly.
 Allosmall sales and service teams that want one phone system to answer and log every callVisit site |  DialboxCanadian service businesses whose owner misses calls while with a customerVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Allo$90Lowest | DialboxCA$129about $91 |
| At 500 calls a month | Allo$90Lowest | DialboxCA$699about $492 |
| Advertised from | Allo$45 a month | DialboxCA$129 (about $91) a monthabout $91 |
| The advertised plan covers | AlloThe $45 plan covers all 100 calls. | DialboxThe CA$129 (about $91) plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Alloflat fee | Dialboxper call |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | AlloPartlyNational calls are unlimited so there is no call allowance to exceed | DialboxPartlyNo overage rate is published: inbound gets usage alerts and a small grace buffer |
| Free trial or plan | AlloPartlyYou can run Allo on a real line for seven days on the Business plan before paying | DialboxPartlyA 7-day trial lets you set up, hear a test call and forward your real line before paying |
| Month to month, cancel online | AlloYesMonth-to-month is offered on every plan and you cancel yourself from Settings | DialboxYesPlans are month to month, cancellation is done from the dashboard without a phone call |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | AlloNot stated | DialboxYesThe AI checks availability and confirms the booking during the call |
| Transfers to a person | AlloPartlyRules in plain language send a caller to a teammate, another line or an outside number | DialboxPartlyCalls transfer live to the right team member by intent |
| Human receptionists as backup | AlloNoAllo staffs no answering service behind the AI | DialboxNoThere is no vendor-staffed human team behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | AlloNot stated | DialboxYesAnswering runs 24/7 and after-hours behavior is configurable |
| Urgent calls escalated | AlloPartlyYou can write a rule that pushes urgent calls straight to a person | DialboxYesThe AI detects an emergency from the caller's intent |
| Texts your callers | AlloPartlyMissed callers get an automatic text back | DialboxYesTwo-way SMS and MMS are included on every plan |
| Call summary by text | AlloPartlyEvery handled call lands in the app with its summary | DialboxPartlyMessage alerts can be sent by SMS, email or both and sync to the dashboard |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | AlloPartlyEnglish, Spanish and French | DialboxYesOver twenty languages on all plans with real-time detection and mid-call switching |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | AlloPartlyA Business Associate Agreement is signed for healthcare customers | DialboxNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | AlloYesRecorded sample calls play on the product page | DialboxYesA public demo number is published in the site header |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | AlloNoThe vendor names its booking integrations as a closed set of three | DialboxYesGoogle Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Calendly, Acuity |
| Outlook | AlloNoThe vendor names its booking integrations as a closed set of three | DialboxYesGoogle Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Calendly, Acuity |
| Calendly | AlloNoThe vendor names its booking integrations as a closed set of three | DialboxYesGoogle Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Calendly, Acuity |
| Your trade’s software | AlloPartlyTrade-adjacent tools are covered through Jobber, JobNimbus and Follow Up Boss | DialboxNoThe published integration catalog covers calendars, CRM and productivity tools only |
| Keep your number | AlloYesYou keep your existing line and forward it to Allo | DialboxYesKeeping your existing number and provider and forwarding calls is the recommended route |
| In short | ||
| What it is | AlloAllo is a business phone system for teams under 250 people, sold per seat, with an AI receptionist add-on that answers calls, books into your calendar and writes every call up. It runs on mobile, desktop and web apps.All answers for Allo | DialboxDialbox is a Canadian AI receptionist that answers calls around the clock, qualifies callers, books appointments, routes urgent requests and texts customers. It bundles a business phone line, website and SMS intake, and shared customer history into one subscription.All answers for Dialbox |
| Checked | AlloOctober 15, 2026 | DialboxOctober 14, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price
“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of Oct 15, 2026.