BeepBack
What does Podium actually cost?
Short answer, as of mid-2026: Podium's list pricing runs roughly $399–599 a month depending on tier, 12-month contracts are common, and buyers report real monthly costs closer to $500–800 once add-ons and usage fees are counted. The exact number takes a sales call. If what you're really fixing is missed calls, BeepBack does that for $79 a month flat, published, no contract.
One thing to be clear about: those are list prices and buyer reports, not a quote. Exact, current pricing comes from Podium's sales team, and what they quote you depends on tier and add-ons. That's the whole reason you couldn't find a number on their site. It isn't published.
What you get for it
Reviews, payments, a unified inbox, AI features in the bigger bundles — as of mid-2026, that's the bundle the price pays for. All of it assumes somebody sits at a desk and works it: an office manager, a front desk, a team. If that's your shop, that's who the price is built for. If you're on a ladder when the phone rings, most of that price buys screens you'll never open — at list, $320–520 a month over what the one feature you came for costs on its own.
The question that decides it
Before you book that sales call, ask one thing: are you buying a communications platform, or are you fixing missed calls?
If the problem that sent you searching is "the phone rings while I'm working and the caller moves on," do the year math before you book that call. Podium at list runs roughly $4,800–7,200 a year, and a 12-month contract collects it whether the platform earned it or not. The tool that just fixes missed calls — texts the caller back in seconds, in your business's name, asks what they need and how soon, and holds the lead until you're free — is $948 a year. Cancel any month.
That tool is $79 a month, flat. The price is published. There's no contract. And there's no sales call to see the number — the price you just read is the price.
Side by side
| BeepBack | Podium | |
|---|---|---|
| List price | $79/mo flat — one number, everyone pays the same | Roughly $399–599/mo as of mid-2026; buyers report $500–800 with add-ons |
| A year of it | $948 — and you can stop any month | Roughly $4,800–7,200 at list, before add-ons — and the contract runs the full 12 months |
| Contract | None — cancel with one email | 12-month contracts are common, as of mid-2026 |
| Price published? | Yes — right here | No — quote via sales team |
| Missed-call focus | The entire product: answers in seconds, qualifies the caller, hands you the lead sorted | One feature inside a large platform |
Podium figures are list pricing and buyer reports as of mid-2026. Confirm current numbers with Podium directly — they may differ.
Which one should you pick?
If you want the whole platform — reviews, payments, inboxes, the works — book the sales call. Just get two numbers in writing before you sign: the contract length, and the all-in monthly cost with add-ons and usage fees included. Buyers report the second one is where list price and real price part ways.
If you want the phone answered when you can't pick up, you can see everything BeepBack costs at the pricing page. $79 a month, flat. No contract, no setup fee, no per-text charges. Texts go out in your business's name from a number registered to your business with the carriers — the word BeepBack never appears to your callers. Setup takes about two weeks, because the carriers have to approve your business for texting, and you're not charged until your number is live.
More: the full Podium alternative comparison · what BeepBack costs · what missed calls cost you