Damaruka and Goodcall, compared
Goodcall is an AI phone agent from $79 a month for 100 callers, and it can put calls through to your staff. Damaruka is an AI receptionist from $19 a month for 150 minutes. Goodcall is the better fit if you need transfers, a HIPAA statement or developer hooks; Damaruka costs less and also answers in Hindi for India.
Goodcall's prices and features read from its own pages on 17 October 2026. They change; the sources are at the end.
Side by side
- What answers
- DamarukaAn AI receptionist; no human staffGoodcallAn AI phone agent that can put calls through to your staff
- Lowest paid plan
- Damaruka$19 a month (Solo, 150 minutes)Goodcall$79 a month (100 callers)
- Free way to try
- Damaruka30 free minutes of test calls, no cardGoodcallA free demo agent; you pay when you connect a number
- What you pay for
- DamarukaPer minuteGoodcallPer caller: one phone number counts once a month, however often it calls
- Past your plan
- Damaruka$0.08 a minute, only if you turn it on; otherwise Damaruka takes messagesGoodcall79¢, 26¢ or 15¢ per extra caller, by plan
- Puts calls through
- DamarukaNot yetGoodcallYes, down a list of up to three people
- Live people
- DamarukaNoGoodcallNo staff of its own named
- HIPAA
- DamarukaNo claimGoodcallSays it is HIPAA compliant; a BAA is not mentioned
- Languages
- DamarukaEnglish in the US; Hindi and English in IndiaGoodcallEnglish ("English, today")
- Hours
- DamarukaEvery hour of the dayGoodcall24/7
- Connects to
- DamarukaGoogle Calendar; email after every call; Zapier, Slack, HubSpot and webhooks; Clio Grow for law firmsGoodcallGoogle Calendar, Google Sheets, HighLevel, Zapier, an API and MCP servers
| Detail | Damaruka | Goodcall |
|---|---|---|
| What answers | An AI receptionist; no human staff | An AI phone agent that can put calls through to your staff |
| Lowest paid plan | $19 a month (Solo, 150 minutes) | $79 a month (100 callers) |
| Free way to try | 30 free minutes of test calls, no card | A free demo agent; you pay when you connect a number |
| What you pay for | Per minute | Per caller: one phone number counts once a month, however often it calls |
| Past your plan | $0.08 a minute, only if you turn it on; otherwise Damaruka takes messages | 79¢, 26¢ or 15¢ per extra caller, by plan |
| Puts calls through | Not yet | Yes, down a list of up to three people |
| Live people | No | No staff of its own named |
| HIPAA | No claim | Says it is HIPAA compliant; a BAA is not mentioned |
| Languages | English in the US; Hindi and English in India | English ("English, today") |
| Hours | Every hour of the day | 24/7 |
| Connects to | Google Calendar; email after every call; Zapier, Slack, HubSpot and webhooks; Clio Grow for law firms | Google Calendar, Google Sheets, HighLevel, Zapier, an API and MCP servers |
The plans
Damaruka
- Solo
- $19 a month
- 150 minutes, 1 phone number
- Team
- $49 a month
- 500 minutes, 2 phone numbers
- Office
- $129 a month
- 1,500 minutes, 5 phone numbers
Goodcall
- Starter
- $79 a month
- 100 callers a month; extra callers 79¢
- Growth
- $129 a month
- 500 callers a month; extra callers 26¢
- Scale
- $299 a month
- 2,000 callers a month; extra callers 15¢
Where Goodcall is better, and how they differ
Where Goodcall is better
- Call transfers, with a fallback list of up to three people.
- Says it is HIPAA and SOC 2 compliant; Damaruka makes no HIPAA claim.
- Billing by caller, not minutes: a long call costs the same as a short one, and repeat callers count once.
- Developer hooks: an API, MCP servers, code blocks, Zapier, HighLevel and Google Sheets.
- Several team members and locations on one plan.
How they differ
- Goodcall's lowest plan is $79; Damaruka's is $19.
- Goodcall speaks English; Damaruka adds Hindi in India.
- The units differ (callers against minutes), so the prices per unit do not compare directly.
Sources
- 1Goodcall, pricing, read 17 October 2026
- 2Goodcall, how it works, read 17 October 2026
- 3Goodcall, home page, read 17 October 2026