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MPrivacy app with separate identities and virtual cards for safer online shopping
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Hushed vs Sonetel
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
H
Choose Hushed if…
- you're in its core audience: online daters, travelers
S
Choose Sonetel if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: entrepreneurs, small businesses
Side by side
Feature Hushed Sonetel
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$6.99/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsiOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, API
CompanyAffinityClick Inc.Sonetel AB · since 2009
Full feature lists
H Hushed
- Second and temporary numbers in 300+ area codes
- Calls and texts over Wi-Fi or mobile data
- Multiple numbers on one device
- Port in existing phone numbers
- Auto-reply messages and custom voicemail greetings
- Call forwarding and call routing
- Texts with GIFs, photos, videos and audio
- Use one account across multiple devices and tablets
S Sonetel
- Local business numbers in 60+ countries
- Calls ring in iPhone and Android app
- Call forwarding to any phone worldwide
- SMS on some number types
- AI call summaries and call scoring
- Voicemail to email, with transcription on higher plans
- IVR voice menu for call routing
- Communications API
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Hushed · hushed.com
Sonetel · sonetel.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Hushed
UnlimitedFrom $6.99 USD/month
PrepaidFrom $7.99 USD/month
Pay-as-you-goFrom $8.99 USD/month
Sonetel
Phone numberFrom €1.79/mo
Strengths and limitations
Hushed
- Unlimited local talk and text from $6.99/month
- Numbers in the US, Canada and U.K.
- Works on old phones and tablets with internet
- Annual subscriptions save up to 20%
- Requires Wi-Fi or mobile data to work
- Number choice limited to US, Canada and U.K.
- No free plan for phone numbers
Sonetel
- Numbers from €1.79 per month
- Free signup with no credit card required
- Free calls to 40+ countries on paid plans
- Publicly listed company operating since 2009
- AI summaries, call scoring and IVR only on Premium and Business plans
- SMS works only on some number types
- Showing your business number on outbound calls requires identity verification
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy