Silux Call vs Virtual Landline: an honest UK comparison

Looking for a Virtual Landline alternative? Virtual Landline is a uK virtual landline / hosted phone system. Virtual Landline published pricing, checked 26 September 2026: Starter £3.75 (£4.50 inc VAT); UK Unlimited £7.29 (£8.75 inc VAT, 1,000 mobile minutes); Office plans £6.95–£14.95/user on a 12-month term, 2-user minimum. Silux Call has no long contract and puts 3 users and a UK landline in one price — Plus is £8.95 a month.

The short answer

Virtual Landline: office plans on a 12-month term with a 2-user minimum, and the call menu a paid add-on (£3.30 a month plus £20 setup) on single-number plans. Silux Call has no contract, unlimited inbound calls on every plan, and every plan includes a UK number shared by your team, with an extension for every user.

Silux Call

From £4.75 a month · GBP · ex-VAT · no contract

  • 7-day free trial — 1 user, 1 UK number, 30 outbound minutes, no card
  • Entry £4.75 a month (1 user, 1 landline): 2,000 outbound UK minutes, unlimited inbound
  • Plus £8.95 a month (3 users, 1 landline): unlimited UK landline & mobile calls, call menu (IVR)
  • Growth £11.95 a month (6 users, 1 landline): call recording, queues, CRM, scam & spam shield
  • Pro £18.95 a month (10 users, 1 landline): 20 AI receptionist minutes, transcription, every call recorded
  • Extra landlines £5.99 a month · no long contract (30 days' notice) · free number porting on paid plans · extra numbers £5.99

Virtual Landline

UK virtual landline / hosted phone system · checked 26 September 2026

Virtual Landline pricing
Starter £3.75 (£4.50 inc VAT); UK Unlimited £7.29 (£8.75 inc VAT, 1,000 mobile minutes); Office plans £6.95–£14.95/user on a 12-month term, 2-user minimum
Virtual Landline free trial
Not published
Virtual Landline AI receptionist
Not offered — receptionist is a separate human answering company
Worth knowing about Virtual Landline
Office plans on a 12-month term with a 2-user minimum, and the call menu a paid add-on (£3.30 a month plus £20 setup) on single-number plans

Source: https://www.virtuallandline.co.uk/voip-phone-systems

Pricing side-by-side (GBP)

Silux CallVirtual Landline
Free trial7 days, no card (1 user, 1 number, 30 minutes)Virtual Landline: Not published
Entry plan£4.75 a month (Entry, 1 user, 2,000 outbound UK minutes)Virtual Landline: £3.75 Starter (£4.50 inc VAT), no minutes included
Unlimited UK landline & mobile£8.95 a month (Plus, 3 users + 1 landline)Virtual Landline: £7.29 UK Unlimited (£8.75 inc VAT)
AI receptionist20 AI receptionist minutes a month included on Pro (£18.95 a month with 10 users and 1 landline); an £15 a month add-on on other plansVirtual Landline: Not offered — receptionist is a separate human answering company
ContractNone — rolling monthlyRolling; Office plans 12 months, 2-user minimum

Virtual Landline figures from their own website, checked 26 September 2026; ex-VAT unless stated. Ours are read live from our price list. See the full band-by-band comparison →

Switching from Virtual Landline

  1. Choose a plan — no contract, so you can change it any time.
  2. Port — free UK number porting on every paid plan. Send a recent bill and a signed letter of authority.
  3. Set up — build your call menu, hunt groups and opening hours in the dashboard.
  4. Keep Virtual Landline running until the port completes, then cancel with them.
Choose Plus — £8.95 a monthStart 7-day free trial — no cardBook a migration call

FAQs — Silux Call vs Virtual Landline

Is Silux Call cheaper than Virtual Landline?

On Silux Call every plan includes a UK landline and its users, so a team pays one price, not one per person. Entry is £4.75 a month with 2,000 outbound UK minutes; Plus is £8.95 a month for 3 users with unlimited UK landline and mobile calls; Growth is £11.95 a month for 6 users, with call recording and queues; Pro is £18.95 a month for 10 users. Extra landlines £5.99 a month. All ex-VAT, no long contract. Virtual Landline, as published on 26 September 2026: Starter £3.75 (£4.50 inc VAT); UK Unlimited £7.29 (£8.75 inc VAT, 1,000 mobile minutes); Office plans £6.95–£14.95/user on a 12-month term, 2-user minimum.

Can I move from Virtual Landline to Silux Call and keep my number?

Yes. Porting a UK number is free on every paid Silux plan — send a recent bill and a signed letter of authority. Your Virtual Landline line keeps working until the port completes.

How does Silux Call differ from Virtual Landline?

Virtual Landline: office plans on a 12-month term with a 2-user minimum, and the call menu a paid add-on (£3.30 a month plus £20 setup) on single-number plans. Silux Call has no long contract (30 days' notice), includes a UK landline and several users in one plan price, includes unlimited inbound calls on every plan, adds a scam & spam shield from Growth (£11.95) and 20 AI receptionist minutes a month included on Pro (£18.95 a month with 10 users and 1 landline); an £15 a month add-on on other plans.

Does Silux Call have a free trial?

Yes — 7 days, no card: one user, a UK number and 30 outbound minutes. Virtual Landline: no free trial published.

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