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What are the different Beside plans and prices?

Compare Beside’s Starter and Business plans - including monthly and yearly pricing, key features, and platform availability.

Written by Beside Team
Updated this week

Beside offers flexible plans for both mobile (iPhone & Android) and desktop (macOS), designed to support solo professionals and growing teams.

We offer two plans designed for different stages:

  • 👤 Starter: For solo professionals validating and managing one line

  • 👥 Business: For teams who need collaboration, multiple numbers, and automation at scale


📦 Beside pricing

💱 Note on currency:

  • Prices are displayed in U.S. dollars (USD).

  • If you're in Canada, your purchase will be billed in CAD by Apple or Google, based on your App Store or Play Store region and the current exchange rate.

Plan tiers and discounts remain identical.

📱 On mobile (iOS & Android)

Beside offers two plans on mobile, available monthly or yearly.

Annual billing offers discounts of up to 50%.

Plan

Monthly

Annual

Trial

Users Included

Phone Lines Included

👤 Starter

$29.99

$199.99 (~44% off)

7 days

1

1

👥 Business (up to 3 lines)

$49.99

$299.99 (~50% off)

No trial

3 included

1 per user (up to 3 included)

➕ Additional Users (Business)

$29.99 / user

➕ Additional Phone Numbers (Business)

$4.99 / number

The 7 day Starter plan trial on mobile includes:

  • Full access to all Starter mobile features

  • Full access to the macOS app

  • ⚠️ Up to 15 text messages total

📌 Business is only available as an upgrade. You must start with Starter first. Learn how to upgrade below.

💻 On Desktop (macOS)

Beside for macOS is a desktop app that combines meeting intelligence with phone communication — including calls and texts.

Plan

Monthly

Annual

Trial

What's Included

Free Plan

$0

No limit

Up to 20 meeting recordings/month + AI notes

Starter (Desktop Only)

$19.99

Not available

No time-based trial

Unlimited meeting recordings + AI memory

📌 Notes:

  • Yearly billing is not available on macOS at this time. Only monthly billing is supported.

  • Business plan is not currently available as a standalone Desktop plan. Features like multiple inboxes and shared lines for team collaboration are only accessible via the mobile app at this time

  • A mobile Starter or Business subscription includes access to Desktop.


📱Beside mobile subscriptions

⭐️ Starter plan

The Starter plan is built for solo operators who want to:

  • Never miss a call

  • Qualify leads automatically

  • Get AI summaries & transcripts

  • Keep their pipeline moving without being glued to the phone

It's the fastest way to experience Beside hands-on!

Pricing

  • Monthly: US $29.99

  • Yearly: US $199.99 (save 44%)

  • Includes a 7-day free trial

Key features included

  • 1 user

  • 1 phone number

  • Unlimited calls & texts (US & Canada)

  • AI Receptionist (calls & texts)

  • Appointment booking & lead qualification

  • AI website knowledge import

  • Call transcripts & summaries

  • In-person recorder

  • Daily Recap

  • Infinite memory searchable with AI

  • Email & live support

💼 Business plan

The Business plan is built for professionals and teams who want AI to actively work across their systems, not just answer calls.

Pricing

  • Monthly: US $49.99

  • Yearly: US $299.99 (save 50%)

  • No trial

What Business unlocks

Business offers more lines and more collaboration options on mobile.

Key features included

Everything in Starter, plus:

  • 3 users included (owner counts as 1)

  • 1 phone number per user

  • Shared numbers & team group chats

  • Dedicated AI Receptionists per phone number

  • AI Call Transfer

  • Receive AI summaries by email

  • CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Follow Up Boss & Zapier)

  • Company billing & web billing management

  • Priority live support

Additional users available ($29.99/month each)

Additional phone numbers available ($4.99/month each)

💡 If you were previously on a Shared Line plan, you'll automatically get multiple-line access at renewal, no need to change your subscription.

ℹ️ For more info about our Business plan, check this article.

Starter

Business

Monthly price

$29.99

Starting at $49.99

Yearly price

$199.99 (44% off)

$299.99 (50% off)

Trial

7 days

No trial

Users included

1

3 included

Additional users

$29.99/month each

Phone numbers included

1

1 per user

Additional phone numbers

$4.99/month each

Unlimited calls & texts (US & Canada)

AI Receptionist (calls & texts)

Appointment booking & lead qualification

Call transcripts & summaries

AI follow-up email drafts

AI Call Transfer

Email delivery of AI summaries

CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Zapier, etc.)

Shared numbers & team group chats

Company billing & web billing management

Infinite AI memory

Priority support

Standard support

Priority live support


♾️ Cross-platform access

  • A mobile Starter or Business subscription gives you full access to Beside for macOS.

  • A desktop Starter subscription gives you full access to the Starter plan on mobile.

ℹ️ The steps to create your desktop account differ depending on whether you're already using Beside on your phone or starting fresh on your Mac.

📖 This article walks you through downloading the app, creating your account, and keeping everything in sync across devices.

🌴 Traveling abroad? This article explains how to keep using Beside on both mobile and desktop, and outlines current regional limitations.


🌀 How to switch plans on mobile

You can change your subscription anytime directly from the Beside mobile app:

  • Open the Beside app

  • Go to Settings → Manage Plan

  • Select the plan you want

💰If you're on Starter and upgrade to Business, you will not be double-charged.

Apple or Google will automatically cancel and prorate your previous subscription.

📌 Important:

You must upgrade or modify your plan on the platform where you originally subscribed.

  • Subscribed on Apple → manage on Apple

  • Subscribed on Google → manage on Google

This ensures you are not billed twice.


🆙 What happens when I upgrade to Business plan?

If you're currently subscribed to the Starter plan and decide to upgrade to a Business plan, Apple or Google (not Beside) will automatically cancel your previous subscription and refund the unused portion of your Starter plan.

Here are a couple of examples to make this clearer:

Example 1 - Monthly to Monthly

You subscribed to Starter Monthly plan for $29.99 on September 1.

On September 15, you upgrade to Business Monthly plan for $49.99.

  • You'll be charged $49.99 for the new plan.

  • Apple will automatically refund the unused half of your previous subscription.

Rough estimate of refund:

Since the plan costs $29.99 per month and you used 15 out of 30 days, you'll be refunded roughly 50% of that amount - $29.99 ÷ 2 ≃ $15.

Example 2 - Yearly to Yearly

You subscribed to Starter Yearly plan for $199.99 on September 1.

On November 1, you upgrade to Business Yearly plan for $299.99.

  • You'll be charged $299.99 for the new plan.

  • Apple will refund the unused portion of your previous plan.

Rough estimate of refund:

Since the plan costs $199.99 for a year and you used 2 out of 12 months, here's how the refund breaks down:

  • $199.99 ÷ 12 months = $16.67 per month (rounded)

  • Used: 2 months × $16.67 = $33.34

  • Refund: $199.99 - $33.34 = $166.65 (approximate refund amount)

📌 The exact amount may vary slightly based on Apple's proration system and your billing cycle.


📉 What happens when I downgrade to the Starter plan?

If you switch from Business back to Starter, here's what to expect:

🕒 When the downgrade takes effect

The downgrade will apply at the end of your current billing period.

You'll keep Business features until that date.

📞 Phone lines & inboxes

  • You'll lose access to all additional lines included in the Business plan.

  • Your original line and Personal Inbox will stay active.

  • Any additional inboxes you created won't be deleted, they simply become inactive until you upgrade again.

👥 Teammates & shared workspaces

  • All teammates will lose access to shared lines and shared inboxes.

  • Team Inboxes will be deactivated and no longer visible to collaborators.

⚙️ Settings & features

  • Inbox-specific filters and configurations (per-line settings, rules, etc.) will be hidden.

  • Your conversations stay visible, but they no longer show which inbox they originally belonged to.


🔔 About the trial

When you start a Starter plan with a free trial, Apple or Google will automatically convert your trial into a paid subscription unless you cancel before the trial ends.

This means:

  • You can use all Starter features during the 7 days

  • You won't be charged during the trial

  • If you don't cancel before the end of the 7th day, the subscription renews automatically and the payment is processed by Apple or Google

📌 Beside cannot stop or refund charges made automatically by Apple or Google, but you may be able to request a refund directly through your App Store.

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