Kixie vs PhoneBurner (2026)
Choose Kixie when the same team answers inbound calls and texts as well as dialing out, and PhoneBurner when reps work long outbound lists one call at a time under close management. Kixie is a business phone system with a power dialer on top: IVR auto attendants, ring groups, call queues and rule based routing on every plan, shared team texting, and a Multi-Line PowerDialer that rings up to four numbers at once, with AI human voice detection as a premium add on. PhoneBurner refuses multi line and predictive dialing outright, citing dropped call rules under the TCPA and the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and builds its value around a single line session with voicemail drops, dispositions, lead distribution and live call coaching. Price is the clearest split. PhoneBurner prints $140, $165 and $183 a user a month on annual billing, while Kixie names its three plans with no figure and offers a 7 day trial. Both treat do not call registry screening as an extra purchase.
- Reps take inbound calls too, so the team needs IVR, ring groups, queues and rule based routing on the same numbers it dials from.
- You want to ring up to four lines at once on the Multi-Line PowerDialer, with AI human voice detection screening out machines.
- Unlimited US and Canada calling should come with every plan rather than as an extra line on the bill.
- Compliance counsel prefers a dialer that never drops a call, and PhoneBurner refuses multi line and predictive dialing on that ground.
- Managers want live call monitoring, coaching, leaderboards and a live dashboard around every dial session.
- You need a price before the demo: $140 a user a month on Standard with annual billing, up to $183 on Premium.
This comparison is published by GTM Tech Index, an independent research platform that compares go to market software vendors objectively. Kixie and PhoneBurner are each graded against the same capability taxonomy, from each vendor's own public materials, under the GTM Tech Index verification standard. No vendor pays for placement, and no vendor has reviewed this page. How this evidence is graded
Plain facts
| Kixie | PhoneBurner | |
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| Primary category | Dialers & Voice | Dialers & Voice |
| Founded | 2013 | Not published |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States | Not published |
| Website | www.kixie.com | www.phoneburner.com |
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The short version of each
Kixie
Kixie is a business phone system and power dialer for revenue teams, with calls, texts, outcomes and recordings syncing both ways with the CRM. Every plan carries IVR auto attendants, ring groups, call queues, call recording and rule based routing, plus click to call and click to text, SMS templates, voicemail drop, live call coaching, a developer API and unlimited minutes in the US and Canada. The Single-Line PowerDialer adds calling session management, and the Multi-Line PowerDialer dials up to four numbers at once. ConnectionBoost, conversation intelligence and DNC registry compliance are named add ons. The GTM Tech Index grades Kixie C on commercial transparency, since all three plans and every add on appear without a price, and B on ecosystem depth for two way CRM sync through the major CRM marketplaces.
Source: GTM Tech Index, 2026
PhoneBurner
PhoneBurner is a single line power dialer with a light CRM around it: reps load a list and work it while the software handles voicemail drops, dispositions, email, follow up cadences and lead distribution. Standard is $140 per seat each month when paid yearly or $165 monthly, Professional $165 or $195 with softphone dialing, Krisp noise cancellation, live monitoring and coaching and the open API, and Premium $183 or $215 with a PhoneBurner number, inbound routing, transcription and SMS. ARMOR spam flag remediation, dedicated numbers and Connect Scores are unpriced add ons. The GTM Tech Index grades PhoneBurner A on outreach compliance, because it honors a customer's own do not call list at the dialer and declines to build multi line or predictive dialing over dropped call risk. Its trust center states SOC 2 Type II.
Source: GTM Tech Index, 2026
Common questions
What does a Kixie or PhoneBurner seat cost?
PhoneBurner prints its rates: $140 a user a month on Standard, $165 on Professional and $183 on Premium with annual billing, or $165, $195 and $215 monthly, with no setup fees and a free trial that includes dialing minutes. Kixie names Professional, Single-Line PowerDialer and Multi-Line PowerDialer with no figure for any plan or add on, and its 7 day trial needs no card. PhoneBurner's ARMOR, numbers and Connect Scores add ons are also unpriced. The GTM Tech Index grades PhoneBurner B and Kixie C on commercial transparency.
Can Kixie or PhoneBurner dial several numbers at once?
Kixie can: its Multi-Line PowerDialer rings up to four numbers at the same time, with AI human voice detection as a premium add on to pass only live answers to the rep. PhoneBurner dials one number at a time by design, and says predictive dialing carries a built in risk of dropped calls under FCC, TSR and TCPA rules. Kixie publishes no abandonment ceiling or pacing rule for its multi line dialer. The GTM Tech Index grades both C on autonomy and oversight.
Does Kixie or PhoneBurner handle inbound calls and texting?
Kixie does on every plan: IVR auto attendants, ring groups, call queues, rule based routing, team SMS and shared inboxes sit beside the dialer, with unlimited US and Canada minutes. PhoneBurner receives callbacks and forwards calls on all plans, and its Premium plan adds a PhoneBurner number, custom inbound routing, in app callback answering and SMS at 1,000 outbound messages a month, with $15 for each further 1,000. Graded by GTM Tech Index against seventeen capability axes from each vendor's own published materials, verified October 13, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
Which helps more with do not call compliance, Kixie or PhoneBurner?
PhoneBurner honors a customer's own do not call list at the dialing layer and connects to a third party compliance vendor for national registry screening, which needs its own subscription. Kixie sells DNC registry compliance as a named add on with no price on the page, and its terms of use name the TCPA and the Telemarketing Sales Rule as the customer's obligations. PhoneBurner notes that texting needs A2P 10DLC registration and carrier approval. PhoneBurner sits at A on outreach compliance posture in the GTM Tech Index, two grades above Kixie.
How do Kixie and PhoneBurner protect call recordings and data?
On the PhoneBurner side, the trust center states SOC 2 Type II certification and PCI DSS compliance, releases its SOC 2 report on request, names AWS among its subprocessors and keeps call recordings for 30 days on Standard, 90 on Professional and without limit on Premium. Kixie records calls on every plan, and its security page says it claims no certification, audit result or retention period that has not been confirmed for publication. That puts PhoneBurner a grade ahead of Kixie on security certifications and trust center in the GTM Tech Index, B against C.
Related comparisons
Other published head to head assessments involving these vendors or their closest peers. The full set for this category is on the Dialers & Voice page.
Both products can present a caller ID local to the recipient's area code, and neither tells the person answering that the number was picked to match their location. Both offer one click voicemail drops that leave a prerecorded message, and Kixie's multi line dialing can connect the rep to one answered call while others who pick up are dropped. PhoneBurner's industry pages include financial services, mortgage, insurance, political and solar calling, and its national do not call screening runs through a separate compliance vendor.