Conduit vs Grasshopper
Good for a one-person operation, and it stops there.
Conduit
Grasshopper
Price per user
$1
billed annually
$14
billed annually
Free tier
Yes
one user, no card
No
paid from the first seat
Shared inbox
Yes
core of the product
Partial
Shared numbers and simultaneous ring, but inbox and assignment tooling is thin and there are no CRM integrations
Licence minimum
None
one seat is fine
None stated
Grasshopper pricing as published by checkthat.ai. Verify before deciding.
Feature by feature
| Capability | Conduit | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Shared team inbox | Yes.One inbox, shared, on one number. | Partial.Shared numbers and simultaneous ring, but inbox and assignment tooling is thin and there are no CRM integrations. |
| Texting built in | Yes.Texting built in. Bring your own Twilio account. | Yes.Business texting included; 10DLC registration costs about $19.50 one-time plus roughly $1.50/mo. |
| Call tracking | No.Not built yet. | Partial.Basic call analytics added in late 2025; no advanced reporting. |
| Self-hostable | No.Not built yet. | No.Cloud-only. |
Pick Grasshopper if
Grasshopper's flat per-account pricing covers unlimited users and extensions on higher tiers, which can beat per-seat pricing outright for a small team sharing one line - and it is the simplest to set up.
- Call tracking: partial
- Self-hostable: no
Pick Conduit if
Conduit starts where Grasshopper stops - the moment a second person needs to see the conversation.
- $1 per user
- No licence minimum
- Free for one user
01Create an account02Connect your number03Invite your team04Start texting
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Free for one user, no card. If it does not beat Grasshopper for your team, you have lost nothing but an afternoon.
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