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24 alternatives to Yodel

Get your business phone number on Slack.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Yodel launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Yodel for iOS▲95

   Make the most of your business phone, even on the go.

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Calls on Slack▲725

   Make voice calls in Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   I automated half of my typing▲815

   I've been using this for about a year now - I parsed 6 months of my messages on slack and found the most common phrases I use and generated keyboard shortcuts for them.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slackmin▲313

   Slack superpowers for business ops

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Yodel▲134

   Videochat Messaging. It’s facetime, on your time.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Trello for Slack▲636

   Organize anything with anyone, inside Slack

   2016 · trello.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dialogs by Slack▲396

   Build interactive forms in Slack that do all sorts of things

   2017 · docs.slack.dev · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Range app for Slack▲214

   Run your team check-ins with Slack

   2020 · range.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slack with your Users▲339

   Speak to your app's users entirely within Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Callmaker for Slack▲184

    AI-powered tool to immediately get more inbound sales

    2016 · callmaker.net · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Salesmachine for Slack▲276

    Get alerted on Slack when your customers need attention

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Salesmsg for Slack▲90

    Simple, scalable, two-way business texting, now on Slack

    2022 · salesmessage.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    24CallDesk▲82

    AI call agent and workflow automations for small businesses

    Feb 2026 · 24calldesk.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Yo▲256

    A simple app to say "yo" to friends

    2014 · justyo.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Clerk▲133

    SMS for Slack

    2020 · clerk.chat · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ottspott▲118

    Your lightweight business phone for Slack

    2015 · ottspott.co · its alternatives →

17. 17FM
    FounderPhone – make customer support personal with SMS▲106

    Hi HN! We're Parthi and Kunal from FounderPhone (https://founderphone.com). FounderPhone is a shared customer support inbox for SMS and calls in Slack. We've built and shipped 7 products recently and if there's one thing we've learned, it's that your personal relationship with your customer is your secret weapon as a startup. Having customers email [email protected] or message a bot via Intercom doesn't feel personal. People are skeptical they will ever get a response. We've had a lot of success giving out our phone number to the top customers we really care about and telling…

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Manageyum▲253

    One desktop app for Trello, Slack, Zendesk, Intercom & more.

    2016 · manageyum.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    OpenPhone▲271

    Simplest way to own a business phone number

    2018 · quo.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Yo 2.0▲205

    The simplest communication tool in the world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Abbot▲217

    Automation for customer-facing teams in Slack

    2022 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pagerly▲175

    Manage rotations, oncalls, incidents & ops over Slack

    2023 · pagerly.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Brix for Slack▲77

    Phone numbers for your Slack channels

    2017 · brixapp.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Slack Feature Request Agent▲183

    Track and fulfil customer requests directly on Slack

    Dec 2025 · korl.co · its alternatives →

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