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The NextPhone alternative for smaller call volumes.
NextPhone starts at $199 a month for unlimited calls. If your business takes fewer than a few hundred minutes of calls a month, Kyros costs far less: $49 for 100 minutes or $99 for 300. You keep your number and can try it free first.
Free for up to 14 days or 50 minutes, whichever comes first. It stops on its own.
At a glance
Kyros and NextPhone, side by side.
Prices from getnextphone.com/pricing, checked Oct 9, 2026. Kyros rounds each call up to the next minute. NextPhone is a trademark of its owner; Kyros is not affiliated with NextPhone.
Why businesses switch
Don’t pay $199
for a quiet phone.
From $49, not $199
Most small shops don’t need unlimited calls.
$100 less at 300 minutes
$99 a month, compared with $199.
Twice the trial
Up to 14 days or 50 minutes, compared with 7 days.
You approve the answers
Your hours, services and FAQs. Anything else goes to your team.
Every call in one place
Calls that need you are emailed with a summary.
Switching from NextPhone?
Bring your bill.
Keep your number.
Send a recent bill from your current provider, forward your line to Kyros, and your first three months cost 30% less. No setup fee.
- No setup fee
- Live in as little as 5 minutes
- Same number your customers know
your first 3 months
Show us a recent bill from your current AI receptionist and we apply it to your monthly plan.
What a month costs
Pay for the calls
you actually get.
From each company’s listed prices, Oct 9, 2026. Kyros totals use plan minutes plus 100-minute packs where needed.
Kyros vs NextPhone
Straight answers
before you switch.
Is Kyros cheaper than NextPhone?
For most small businesses, yes: Kyros is $49 for 100 minutes or $99 for 300, and NextPhone starts at $199 a month, from listed prices on Oct 9, 2026.
When is NextPhone’s unlimited plan the better deal?
At high volume. Above roughly 600 minutes a month, NextPhone’s $199 unlimited plan can cost less than Kyros.
Can I keep my number?
Yes. Forward your business line to your Kyros number, and customers keep calling the number they know.
Can Kyros book appointments or text callers?
Kyros saves each caller’s preferred time as a booking request for your team to confirm. It doesn’t text callers; calls that need you are emailed to you with a summary.
How long are the free trials?
Kyros: up to 14 days or 50 minutes, whichever comes first, with no automatic bill. NextPhone lists a 7-day trial on Pro.
How does the 30% switching offer work?
Show us a recent bill from your current AI receptionist and we take 30% off your first three months on any monthly plan. Minute packs are full price.
Your next opportunity
deserves an answer.
Give callers a helpful first response.
Give your team a clear next step.