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What dialer downtime actually costs you
When the dialer goes dark, the bill is idle agent wages plus lost dial time plus missed revenue. We put a number on it.
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A VICIdial ROI calculator
Return on investment for a dialer is revenue from connected calls minus the cost of running it. Here is how to compute both sides for VICIdial.
VICIdial vs Convoso: a cost calculator
Convoso prices per seat with bundled minutes; VICIdial is a server plus your own carrier. Walk a worked example to see where each model wins.
VICIdial licensing (AGPL) explained for buyers
What the AGPL license means for a call center buying into VICIdial, and why it is a non-issue for almost everyone who just wants to dial.
What VICIdial costs for a 50-agent team
Cost breakdown for VICIdial at 50 agents: a bigger single server, higher carrier minutes, and a flat managed fee that the per-agent figure keeps shrinking against.
The payback period for switching to VICIdial
How to calculate how fast a move to VICIdial pays for itself: the monthly saving against per-seat SaaS divided into your one-time switching cost.
The hidden costs of self-hosting VICIdial
VICIdial is free, but self-hosting it carries costs that never show on a server invoice: hardening, patching, backups, and your own time.
Lowering your per-minute carrier cost
Practical ways to cut what you pay your SIP carrier per minute without sacrificing call quality or compliance.
What VICIdial costs for a 100-agent team
Cost breakdown for VICIdial at 100 agents: a dedicated server, a large but unmarked-up carrier bill, and a per-agent cost that lands well under per-seat SaaS.
Sizing your dialer spend against revenue per agent
Tie your VICIdial costs to what each agent earns so you can see whether the dialer pays for itself many times over.
3-year total cost of ownership for VICIdial
A three-year TCO model for VICIdial: cumulative server, carrier, and labor costs compared against three years of per-seat dialer SaaS.
What VICIdial costs for a 10-agent team
A real cost breakdown for running VICIdial with 10 agents: one small server, your own carrier minutes, and either your labor or a flat managed fee.
Per-seat pricing vs flat-rate dialer hosting
Why per-seat dialer pricing scales your bill with headcount while flat-rate per-server hosting holds it steady - and which model wins as you grow.
Free self-hosted vs paid managed: the cost trade-off
VICIdial is free to download, but free is not the same as cheap. We compare the real cost of self-hosting against a managed fee.
VICIdial server cost by agent count
Server cost tracks agent count in steps, not smoothly. Here is how to size a VICIdial box for 10, 50, or 100 agents and budget for it.
Budgeting VICIdial for a new call center
A practical breakdown of what a new VICIdial call center actually costs to stand up and run: server, carrier minutes, and labor.
VICIdial vs Five9: a cost calculator
Five9 charges per agent per month and bundles minutes; VICIdial charges for a server plus your own carrier. Here is how to compare them with real numbers.
Estimating your carrier (per-minute) cost
Carrier minutes are the variable line in any VICIdial budget. Here is how to estimate them from agents, dialing ratio, and per-minute rate.
Managing billing in the VICIfast portal
VICIfast gives you a self-serve billing portal to update your payment method, download invoices, and change plans without contacting support. Here is what you can do and how it works.
Building a branded agent soundboard
The VICIfast soundboard builder lets you create clickable audio clip boards that agents play into live calls, branded per customer and organized by campaign.
The VICIfast self-hosted (BYOI) plan
The VICIfast BYOI plan installs and manages VICIdial on a server you already own - your own Hetzner box, AWS instance, or on-prem hardware. You keep your compute bill; VICIfast handles the VICIdial install and management.
How VICIfast support works
VICIfast manages infrastructure - provisioning, OS, VICIdial install, TLS, backups, and uptime. Campaigns, leads, carrier, and compliance stay with you. Here is how to know who owns what when something goes wrong.
VICIfast for agencies running multiple clients
Agencies running VICIdial for multiple clients can spin up a separate single-tenant dialer per client on VICIfast, each with its own branded subdomain, billed month-to-month with no shared infrastructure.
What VICIdial really costs: pricing and ROI
VICIdial software is free and open-source. Running it is what costs money. Here is an honest breakdown of server, carrier, and labor costs, plus how to think about ROI per agent.