Google Voice alternative for phone calls
This Google Voice alternative calls a landline or a mobile when a US number is not available to you, or when you do not want one.
You do not need to install an app, and the price shows before you call. A free US number that receives calls stays with Google Voice.
As of 15 October 2026, personal Google Voice is only available in the US.
Which job do you still need?
Apps like Google Voice are built around a second number. If you want a Google Voice alternative free of charge, keep that number. A call to a phone in another country is a different job.
Suparelay
Call a phone from outside the US
Personal Google Voice is only available in the US.
Call without uploading a government ID
A new number cannot call until Google checks a legal name, a government ID, and an address. A manual review can take up to 3 business days.
Google Voice
A US number that receives calls and texts
Calls, texts, and voicemail. In the US, pick the number by city or area code.
Spend Google Voice credit you already hold
That balance stays in Google Voice and pays for long-distance and international calls and texts.
Where does a Google Voice balance stay?
Google Voice credit stays in Google Voice. You can use it for long-distance and international calls and texts.
Voice Starter standalone and Voice Standard standalone plans cannot buy this credit. On those plans, paid calls go on the monthly invoice. Auto-recharge can be left off.
What does Google require before you call?
Google Voice is only available in the US.
You can only buy Google Voice credit in US dollars.
Google Voice gives you a phone number for calls, texts, and voicemail.
You can call from a browser and from mobile devices. If you are in the US, you choose that number by city or area code. Setup texts a code to a phone that can receive texts. Google Voice does not offer 1-800 numbers.
You sign in at voice.google.com with a Google account.
To receive calls on a computer, that page has to stay open.
Users who request a new Google Voice number cannot send or receive messages or calls until they complete identity verification.
Google asks for your legal name, a government ID, and an address. A manual review can take up to 3 business days.
When you call from the US, almost all calls to the US and Canada are free.
Some calls to numbers in the US and Canada use a listed rate. Calls to places outside the US are at listed rates.
Google Voice international calls from outside the US use minutes from your mobile phone plan.
Your carrier may add roaming fees. Inside the US, a call to an international number uses international rates.
What still calls a phone?
Lists of Google Voice alternatives rank team phone systems. A Google Voice review on those lists skips the US-only rule. A Google Voice alternative for international calls is a browser call to a real phone, with the price on screen first.
Google Voice
Suparelay
Open to someone outside the US
Google VoiceNo
No. Personal Google Voice is only available in the US.
SuparelayYes
Yes. It runs in the browser. You do not need to install an app, and you need no SIM card.
A number that receives calls
Google VoiceYes
Yes. The number receives calls and texts, and you can link up to 6 phones.
SuparelayNo
No. Calls go out only. A call back to the number you show does not reach you.
Call a landline or a mobile abroad
Google VoicePartly
From the US, a call to an international number uses international rates. From outside the US, international calls use your mobile plan.
SuparelayYes
Yes. Landlines and mobiles in more than 200 countries. The person you call needs no app. The price shows before the call.
What a minute uses
Google Voice
From the US, almost all calls to the US and Canada are free, and some of those numbers use a listed rate. Credit covers calls and texts that are charged.
Suparelay
Pay as you go from prepaid credit. No subscription, no monthly fee, and no connection fee. Billing starts when the call is answered, including voicemail and phone menus. Each started minute is charged in full. A busy, rejected, or unanswered call costs nothing. Credit does not expire while the account is open.
Before the first call
Google VoicePartly
A new number cannot call until you submit a legal name, a government ID, and an address. A manual review can take up to 3 business days.
SuparelayYes
Buy prepaid credit by card, allow the microphone, and call. There is no free trial.
Keep Google Voice when you want the US number. Use the browser when the job is a call to a phone and you do not need that number.
What does a minute on Suparelay cost?
Call a phone from your browser
Type the number with the country code. The price per minute shows before you call. Prepaid credit does not expire while the account is open.
How do you call a phone from the browser?
Open Suparelay, type the number with its country code, and read the price per minute before you start. You need a microphone and prepaid credit. The person you call needs no app.
Use the plus sign and the country code. The country selected in the dialer can stay on the United States while the number you call is somewhere else.
The price per minute shows before the call. If the balance is empty, add prepaid credit by card first. There is no subscription.
Press Call. You call from a browser. If a menu asks for a number, the keypad works during the call. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge work.
The history lists the call
After the call, the history shows the date, the duration, and the charge.
How do you start, and what do you keep?
Keep the Google Voice number if you still want people to call you on it. Use Suparelay only for the calls that number is a poor fit for.
If you already have a Google Voice number, leave it there for calls, texts, and voicemail. Suparelay does not replace that number.
Spend it on Google Voice. A purchase on Suparelay is a new prepaid balance, and that purchase is final.
When the other person is on a landline or a mobile, open the dialer and read the price before you call. You do not need to install an app.
What should you know before you call?
You call a landline or a mobile from the browser. Suparelay is not a free second number, and it does not receive calls.
The person you call sees a US phone number that belongs to Suparelay as caller ID. The terms do not guarantee which caller ID is shown.
Use a normal phone for emergency calls such as 911 or 112. Do not use Suparelay for an emergency call.
Google Voice credit stays with Google. Credit you buy here does not expire while the account is open, and the purchase is final.
Questions people ask about Google Voice
Short answers for someone deciding whether to keep the US number or call from the browser.
Use Suparelay when the job is a call to a landline or a mobile. It runs in the browser. You do not need to install an app, and you need no SIM card. The person you call needs no app.
No. Calls to places outside the US are at listed rates. When you call from the US, almost all calls to the US and Canada are free, and some of those numbers use a listed rate.
No. Google Voice is only available in the US. You can only buy Google Voice credit in US dollars.
Setup texts a code to a phone that can receive texts. That article does not say the phone has to be a US phone number. Google then gives you a Google Voice number, and you can call from a browser.
On a computer, open Suparelay in the browser, enter the phone number, and see the price per minute before you call. Allow the microphone, add prepaid credit by card, and press Call. It works in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge.
From the US, a call to an international number uses international rates. From outside the US, international calls use minutes from your mobile phone plan, and your carrier may add roaming fees.
On Suparelay, no. The person you call needs no app, no account, and no internet connection. Their landline or mobile phone rings as it does for any other call.
As of 15 October 2026, personal Google Voice is only available in the US.
Which countries have a calling guide?
Each guide has the country code and how to dial. The dialer shows the price for one number.
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Sources
Set up Google Voice: Google Voice HelpGoogle Voice is only available in the US: Google Voice HelpIdentity verification: Google Voice HelpBuy credit to make calls: Google Voice HelpSign in to Google Voice: Google Voice HelpMake international calls: Google Voice HelpSuparelay: no app or SIMLink a phone: Google Voice HelpSuparelay: caller IDSuparelay: countries you can callSuparelay: how much a call costsSuparelay Terms of ServiceSuparelay: call from a computerSuparelay: is it freeSuparelay: refunds