Top 5 Vonage Alternatives

Vonage has been subject of much turmoil with allegations of patent infringements posing a serious threat to their business. If you are wondering about the future of Vonage as a VoIP service provider, then it would be an idea to start looking for some alternatives to Vonage.

While Vonage’s marketing budget is legendary in terms of size, do not let this lead you to think there are no Vonage alternatives. There are some great VoIP providers out there, you perhaps just haven’t heard of them yet!

Whether it is a business VoIP solution based on Vonage that you would like alternatives to or a simple alternative to your Vonage home user account, here are some highly qualified options.

These Vonage alternatives are not ranked in any order other than alphabetically.

• Packet8
  If you want an alternative VoIP supplier for your home or business needs, Packet8 is a good choice. Packet8 works much like Vonage; when you register for their service you get a VoIP phone adapter than routes your phone calls to the recipient via the internet. Packet8 offers great deals on local long distance international calls to a broad range of countries, voicemail, three-way conference calling, call waiting and caller ID with name as standard.
• Lingo
  With unlimited calls within the USA and to Canada, Puerto Rico and 20+ other countries included for as little as $21.95 per month, Lingo is a top quality low cost alternative to VoIP. Addon extras include extra virtual numbers with choice of local and international numbers, voicemail, caller ID, 411 directory service, e911 support, call forwarding and call waiting.
• Skype
  Firmly established as a leading softphone, Skype is actually a capable alternative to Vonage, especially in the home environment. Now with a range of Skype compatible handsets that do not need to be cabled into your computer, you can get the best features of Skype combined with the more traditional phone. However, Skype may not be a good alternative for a business based on Vonage with a substantial number of users.
• ViaTalk
  ViaTalk is another good alternative to Vonage. ViaTalk is available throughout the USA and offers caller ID, call forwarding, call waiting, free 411 directory service, softphone client and e911 support. Added extras include additional virtual phone numbers, toll free numbers, fax and additional lines.
• VoIP.com
  If you are looking for an easy, cheap alternative to Vonage then it would be worth looking into VoIP.com. VoIP.com offers unlimited calls to the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico for as little as $16.95 per month. However, price is not the only thing that makes VoIP.com a viable Vonage alternative. Three-way calling, voicemail, caller ID, call forwarding, existing number transfer, a softphone client and much more make VoIP.com extremely plausible.