Head to head
Bland AI vs JustCall
Written By Research Team
AI Outbound Calling
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Bland AI
Purpose-built outbound AI calling with the clearest compliance posture in the category.
Bland is the only vendor we reviewed that publishes a flat per-minute rate, states daily call and concurrency ceilings for every tier, and holds SOC 2 Type II, a HIPAA BAA, GDPR and PCI DSS at once. It also offers on-prem/VPC deployment, which almost nothing else at this price does. You can start with no credit card. It loses points only on ecosystem breadth: there is less turnkey CRM tooling than platforms built around integrations.
JustCall
A mature, fully-priced sales phone system that added a credible AI voice agent.
JustCall scores high for reasons that have nothing to do with AI hype: it publishes every seat price, and it holds the broadest certification set we found — SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO, PCI DSS, GDPR and CSA STAR. If your blocker is procurement rather than capability, this is the path of least resistance. The caveat matters though: its AI Voice Agent starts at $0.15/min, which is more expensive per minute than Bland, Retell or Vapi, and the core product is still a seat-based phone system.
Side by side
| Criterion | Bland AI | JustCall |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 91/100 | 87/100 |
| Rank | #1 | #3 |
| Type | Autonomous AI agent | AI-assisted dialer |
| Pricing model | Published | Published |
| Headline cost | $0.14/min on the free Start tier; $0.12/min on Build at $299/mo | $29–$89 per user/mo billed annually; AI Voice Agent from $0.15/min |
| Concurrency | 10 (Start) / 50 (Build) / sized to volume (Enterprise) | Seat-based; unlimited minutes on Business tier |
| Free trial | 2 credits plus an inbound number ($15/mo value), no card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type I, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA-eligible with signed BAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, On-prem / VPC available | SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO, PCI DSS, GDPR, CSA STAR Level One |
Score by criterion
| Criterion | Max | Bland AI | JustCall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Outbound capability | 20 | 18 | 12 |
| Compliance & security | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Integrations & extensibility | 15 | 11 | 14 |
| Time to first call | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Scale & reliability | 10 | 9 | 7 |