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Synthflow alternatives in 2026, with every price checked
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Synthflow builds AI phone agents without code. It no longer sells self-serve plans: enterprise contracts start at $30,000 a year. Here are six voice AI tools you can still start on your own, with public prices.
We checked every price on each company’s own website. One tool on this list is ours: Komms. We put it last, and we tell you where it falls short.
Synthflow alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Starts at | What the rate includes | Also charges | Price read from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthflow (today) | $30,000/yr | Enterprise contract | Quoted by sales | synthflow.ai, 29 September 2026 |
| Retell | $0.07/min | Depends on the voice, model and phone service you pick | Past 20 lines: $8/call/mo | retellai.com, 29 September 2026 |
| Bland | $0.14/min | Model, speech and voice | Phone line billed separately; Build adds $299/mo | bland.ai, 29 September 2026 |
| ElevenLabs Agents | $0.08/min | Voice and phone | AI model use on top | elevenlabs.io, 29 September 2026 |
| Vapi | $0.05/min | Vapi’s platform share only | Speech, model, voice and phone at cost; Core $29/mo | vapi.ai, 29 September 2026 |
| Thoughtly | $500/mo | Monthly plan | Bigger plans quoted | thoughtly.com, 29 September 2026 |
| Deepgram Voice Agent API | $0.075/min | Speech, model and voice | No phone numbers or phone service | deepgram.com, 29 September 2026 |
| Komms (ours) | $0.08/min · Bring us your bill (lower prices may apply) | Phone call, model and standard voice | $15 a month per phone number | kx21.com, 5 September 2026 |
“Starts at” is the lowest public rate or plan. PolyAI and Voiceflow do not publish prices, so they are not in the table. Your bill will depend on your minutes, your lines and the parts you pick.
How we checked these prices
We read each price on the company’s own pricing page. The table links to that page and shows the day we read it.
Our site checks every price again at least every 120 days. If a price gets too old, the site will not go live until someone checks it. That rule is in our code, not just a promise.
Voice AI rates are hard to compare, because each company leaves different parts out. So the table says what each rate includes, and what costs extra.
Before you switch: what Synthflow really costs
Synthflow’s pricing page now shows one line: enterprise contracts start at $30,000/yr. There is no per-minute plan to sign up for.
Final pricing depends on call volume, lines, phone setup, integrations and security. That is a sales process, not a sign-up form.
If you are already on an older Synthflow plan, ask what happens at renewal before you plan around it.
1. Retell: the lowest floor, if you pick every part yourself
Retell lists a range of $0.07/min up to $0.31 a minute. Where you land depends on the voice, the AI model and the phone service you choose. Retell bills by the second, and silence and hold time count.
The first 20 calls at the same time are free. After that, each extra line is $8/call/mo.
At the bottom of its range, Retell is a cent cheaper than Komms. If you will tune each part to save that cent, Retell is a good choice.
2. Bland: two plans, and the phone line costs extra
Bland Start is $0.14/min with no platform fee. Build is $0.12/min plus $299/mo a month. The rate covers the AI model, speech and voice.
Bland’s own FAQ says the phone line is billed separately, on your carrier or on Bland’s at cost. Start also caps you at 10 calls at the same time and 100 calls a day.
If you want one company for the whole stack and your volume is small, Start is simple to try.
3. ElevenLabs Agents: the same $0.08, with the AI model on top
Extra call minutes are $0.08/min, the same headline rate as Komms. ElevenLabs says it adds no phone fee.
The difference is the AI model. ElevenLabs bills model use separately, on top of the minute rate. Plans bundle minutes: Creator is $22/mo for 275 minutes, and Pro is $99/mo for 1,238.
If you already love ElevenLabs voices, this is the natural pick.
4. Vapi: a low platform rate, with the parts billed on top
Vapi hosting is $0.05/min. That is only Vapi’s own share. Speech-to-text, the AI model, the voice and the phone line are billed on top, at each provider’s price.
A usage-only account includes 4 calls at the same time. The Core package is $29/mo and includes 10. Each line past that is $10/line/mo.
Vapi suits developers who already have deals with model and voice companies and want to wire the parts together themselves.
5. Thoughtly: a monthly plan through sales
Thoughtly Flex starts at $500/mo and includes 10 calls at the same time. Its bigger plans are quoted.
You can bring your own phone carrier, such as Twilio or Telnyx. Plans are bought through sales, with a pilot period.
Thoughtly fits a team that wants a set monthly plan and help getting started.
6. Deepgram Voice Agent API: for developers building their own
Deepgram’s Voice Agent API is $0.075/min on its standard pay-as-you-go plan. That covers speech-to-text, the AI model and the voice.
It is an API, not a finished agent. There are no phone numbers and no flow builder. You connect your own phone service and write the logic.
For an engineering team that wants low-level control and a low rate, it is strong.
7. Komms: one rate that includes the phone call, the model and the voice
Komms covers what a calling team needs:
- A flow builder: each step is a question, and each typed answer leads to the next step.
- Tools the agent calls mid-conversation, like looking up a record or posting to your CRM, and knowledge it answers from.
- Warm transfer to a person when the call needs one.
- Inbound and outbound calls, with English and Spanish voices.
- Test every script in Chat before a call goes out. The same script also runs as a web chat widget.
- Every call is logged with its outcome and the answers the agent collected.
Talk time is $0.08/min, all in: the phone call, the AI model and a standard voice. Billing is in 6-second steps. A phone number is $15 a month. New accounts start with 50,000 free tokens, about 625 minutes, with no credit card.
Bring us your bill: lower prices may apply at your volume.
Where it falls short: at its floor, Retell is a cent cheaper per minute. Vapi’s own share is lower if you already pay for your own model and voice. A premium voice brought from another company bills to you directly.
Send us your bill
Send us last month’s Synthflow bill. We will count your minutes and lines, then price the same calls on Komms. Anything we cannot replace stays on the bill, marked as theirs.
If one of the tools above is a better fit, we will tell you.
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Questions
- What is the best alternative to Synthflow?
- If you want to start without a sales call: Retell starts at $0.07/min, Bland Start is $0.14/min with no platform fee, and Komms is $0.08/min with the phone call, the model and a standard voice included.
- How much does Synthflow cost?
- Synthflow’s pricing page says enterprise contracts start at $30,000/yr. It no longer lists a self-serve or per-minute plan.
- Does Synthflow still have a per-minute plan?
- Not on its public pricing page. As of 29 September 2026 it shows only enterprise contracts, from $30,000/yr.
- Is there a no-code alternative to Synthflow?
- Yes. Komms builds agents as a flow of questions, with no code, and you can test in Chat before a call goes out. Bland and Retell also have visual builders.
- Can I try an alternative to Synthflow for free?
- Several tools have free credits. New Komms accounts start with 50,000 free tokens, about 625 minutes of talk time, with no credit card.