Compare. Rent a voice platform, or own one.
Vapi, Retell, Bland and Synthflow rent you each minute. ShipVoice runs on your own infrastructure, so the margin is yours.
| Platform | Pricing | You own it | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapi | Managed. $0.05/min base, ~$0.15 to $0.36 all-in once you add STT, LLM, TTS, and telephony. No native white-label (Vapify add-on $29 to $149/mo). | No. Rented per minute. | Fast no-code prototypes |
| Retell | Managed. $0.07/min base, ~$0.13 to $0.31 all-in. White-label only via wrappers ($79 to $499/mo). | No. Rented per minute. | Managed agents at some scale |
| Bland | Managed. $0.11 to $0.14/min plus $299 to $499/mo plans. Positioned away from small builders. | No. Rented per minute. | Enterprise call volume |
| Synthflow | Managed. ~$0.08/min base. Agency white-label built in. | No. Rented on their rails. | Agencies reselling to clients |
| ShipVoice | Runs on LiveKit Cloud or your own servers. You pay providers directly, with a 0% platform fee. Every minute billed through your Stripe. | Yes. You own the code and the margin. | Agencies running agents for clients |
Prices are typical public rates. Check each platform before you commit.
Rent or own. The margin decides.
Managed platforms are the fastest way to a working agent. You rent them per minute, and their markup compounds: stacked all-in, most land between $0.15 and $0.36 a minute.
Owning the stack flips that. Your real cost across speech, model, voice and telephony is a fraction of the platform price. ShipVoice runs every client on infrastructure you control, bills them through your Stripe, and leaves the difference with you.
Own the code and the margin.
The voice AI platform agencies own. Every client on one control plane, billed through your Stripe.
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