How to Get a Business Number — Cost
The cost of getting a business number, mapped step by step — what each published stage costs (and what costs nothing) — with no totals calculated anywhere.
The cost of getting a business number is easiest to understand mapped to the steps that incur it. Nothing is totalled on this page — totals depend on call patterns — but each step's published figures are stated exactly, so the money question is answered stage by stage rather than with a guess.
Step costs, in order
| Step | Published cost |
|---|---|
| Search available words | Nothing — the search is free and reserves nothing |
| Choose the plan row | From $10 per month (published rows at $10, $15, $39, $79 and $99) |
| Add a word (optional) | From $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting the word |
| Receive calls | Per-minute rates from your row (fixed line and mobile differ), per-second billing; Cap-plan allowances apply first |
| Connect and confirm | No published fee — but no activation timeframe is published either; the team confirms specifics |
What the table deliberately omits
Stated plainly: no setup fee, no connection charge and no hidden line item appears on the published record — and equally, no discount or bundle is published. If a quote mentions either, verify it with the team. The one cost driver this page cannot map for you is call volume: heavier patterns may suit a higher row's lower per-minute rates, which is a comparison to run on the pricing page.
Related reading: the best way to get a business phone number pillar, the how-to guide, or how-to FAQs.
Step-cost questions
What is the cheapest way to get started?
Search for free, then register the entry plan row at $10 per month — with per-minute rates from that row applying to calls received.
Is there a setup or connection fee?
None is published. If a quote includes one, ask the team to confirm it against the record.
When does the word price start?
From $40 per month for the word itself, confirmed before connection — it is a separate cost line from the plan.
Why is there no total here?
Because totals require call volumes no page can know. The published per-step figures are the honest building blocks.
Cost, mapped to steps
What each step of getting a number costs
Published figures per step — never totalled.