SkollVoice vs Dialzara: the cheap sticker versus the real cost
Dialzara is the price-leader of AI answering, starting at $29 a month, and it ships a working two-way SMS agent with carrier registration handled. SkollVoice costs more up front and wins where a busy shop actually feels it: lower cost per minute at real volume, photo estimates, caller memory and a mobile app. Here is the fair breakdown.
Pricing and features cited are as of 2026 and change often. Check each vendor's page before you buy.
Dialzara wins the tire-kicker search. SkollVoice wins the shop that answers 100+ calls a month.
If you are shopping purely on the lowest entry price and want a broad set of industry templates, Dialzara is built for exactly that. If your call volume is real, per-minute economics and job-closing features matter more than the sticker, and that is where SkollVoice is designed to pull ahead.
Side by side
| Feature | SkollVoice | Dialzara |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $49/mo, 200 minutes | $29/mo, 60 minutes |
| Included minutes at entry | 200 | 60 (about 15 to 25 calls) |
| Overage rate | $0.30/min | About $0.35 to $0.48/min |
| Photo-to-quote MMS estimates | Yes | No |
| Per-caller memory | Yes, extracts facts each call | Advertised as caller memory; depth not documented |
| Two-way SMS with A2P handled | Yes, $149 plan, one-time $99 registration | Yes, $19/mo add-on |
| Voices and languages | English and Spanish out of the box | 50+ voices, 10+ languages |
| Mobile app for the owner | iOS, Android, web | No app, web dashboard only |
| Multi-agent modes (day, night, closer) | Yes | No |
| Industry templates | 12 deep verticals | 88+ broad templates |
| Free trial | 7-day, no card | 7-day, no card |
Dialzara figures reflect its public pricing as of 2026. "Caller memory" is listed by Dialzara as a feature; the depth of fact extraction is not documented publicly.
Where Dialzara is genuinely ahead
The lowest entry price
At $29 a month, Dialzara owns the "cheapest AI receptionist" search. For a very low volume line that mostly needs coverage, that floor is hard to beat.
Two-way SMS, live today
Dialzara's SMS agent handles A2P registration for you. SkollVoice offers two-way SMS on its $149 plan, and our A2P is still being approved, so we call this one for Dialzara.
Languages and voices
50+ voices and 10+ languages with auto-detection is broader than most of the category. SkollVoice ships English and Spanish out of the box.
A wide template library
88+ prebuilt industry prompts give a fast starting point across many trades. SkollVoice goes narrower and deeper with 12 verticals.
Where SkollVoice wins
- Cost per minute at real volume. Dialzara's 60 included minutes run out fast, and overage of about $0.35 to $0.48 per minute is above SkollVoice's flat $0.30. A shop doing 200 minutes a month pays $49 on SkollVoice; on Dialzara the effective rate climbs with every overage minute.
- Photo-to-quote estimates. SkollVoice texts a photo link, drafts an estimate with vision AI, and calls the customer back with a number. Dialzara has no photo or MMS quoting.
- A mobile app. SkollVoice puts calls, bookings and approvals in your pocket on iOS and Android. Dialzara is a web dashboard only.
- Deeper vertical reasoning. Twelve verticals trained on the emergencies and booking rules of each trade, versus a wide but shallower template library.
- A three-agent family. Daytime, night mode and a CRM closer that follows up with your approved quote.
The honest math on price
Dialzara's $29 headline is real, but so are its 60 included minutes, which is roughly 15 to 25 calls. Any real HVAC, plumbing or auto shop lands in overage at $0.35 to $0.48 a minute or gets pushed to a higher tier. SkollVoice includes 200 minutes at $49 and charges a flat $0.30 over that. Add photo quotes and a mobile app, and the "more expensive" option is often cheaper per booked job.
Credit where due: Dialzara's two-way SMS with A2P handled is ahead of us today. If SMS is your first requirement, weigh that honestly.
What that looks like on a real call
Scripted for illustration. Dialzara can qualify and route this call, but it does not draft an estimate from photos.
Common questions
Is Dialzara cheaper than SkollVoice?
Dialzara's entry plan is $29 per month for 60 minutes as of 2026, below SkollVoice's $49 for 200 minutes. But the included minutes are small and overage runs about $0.35 to $0.48 per minute, above SkollVoice's flat $0.30. For a real service business, SkollVoice's effective per-minute cost is usually lower.
Does Dialzara have two-way SMS?
Yes, and it is a genuine strength. Dialzara offers an AI SMS agent with A2P registration handled as of 2026. SkollVoice offers two-way SMS on its $149 plan with a one-time $99 carrier registration fee.
Does Dialzara send photo estimates?
No. Dialzara does not offer photo-to-quote MMS estimates as of 2026. SkollVoice texts a photo link, drafts an estimate from the images with vision AI, and calls the customer back with the number.