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Head-to-head · voice agent platforms · facts checked 13 Sept 2026

Bland vs Vapi

Vapi scores 5.5 to Bland's 5.3 among the voice agent platforms we rate, and is the better pick for 1 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

Bland
#3 of 3 voice agent platforms
5.3
/ 10
From
$0.14/min
Free plan
Yes
Vapi
#2 of 3 voice agent platforms
5.5
/ 10
From
Usage-based (60+ min included)
Free plan
Yes
The verdict

Vapi wins, 5.5 to 5.3

Vapi charges $0.05 a minute for calls, well under Bland's $0.14. Vapi lets you remove its branding on a plan; Bland offers no such option. Bland connects to Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier; Vapi's only listed integration is Slack. Bland also covers Canada as a data region alongside the US and EU, which Vapi does not state.

Pick Bland if you want more integrations and canada as a data region.

Pick Vapi if you want the lower per minute price and removable branding.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Small teams on a budget
Vapi
Bland 5.8 · Vapi 8.8 on pricing
  • Price per minute of calls: $0.05 against $0.14
Answering customers with AI
Bland
Bland 4.2 · Vapi 3.8 on ai that answers your customers
  • What the AI learns from: Files, website against Files
Support teams on many channels
Too close to call
Bland 3.8 · Vapi 3.8 on channels and running a support team
Regulated industries
Bland
Bland 8.8 · Vapi 7.5 on security and privacy
  • Choice of data region: Us, eu, ca against Us, eu
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other voice agent platforms we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Bland leads on 3 of 7 criteria.

AI that answers your customers25% of the score
Bland4.2
Vapi3.8
Pricing20% of the score
Bland5.8
Vapi8.8
Channels15% of the score
Bland5.0
Vapi5.0
Security and privacy15% of the score
Bland8.8
Vapi7.5
Running a support team10% of the score
Bland2.0
Vapi2.0
Integrations10% of the score
Bland7.5
Vapi2.5
Support and branding5% of the score
Bland1.2
Vapi8.8
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

What the AI learns from
Bland
Bland
Files, website
source ↗
Vapi
Files
source ↗
Price per minute of calls
Vapi
Bland
$0.14
source ↗
Vapi
$0.05
source ↗
Choice of data region
Bland
Bland
Us, eu, ca
source ↗
Vapi
Us, eu
source ↗
Connects to Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify and others
Bland
Bland
Salesforce, hubspot, slack, zapier
source ↗
Vapi
Slack
source ↗
Ways to reach support
Vapi
Bland
Slack
source ↗
Vapi
Email, community, slack
source ↗
Remove the vendor's branding
Vapi
Bland
No
Vapi
Plan
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Languages the AI answers in
Bland
40 languages
source ↗
Vapi
Not published
ISO 27001
Bland
Not published
Vapi
No
source ↗
Where they match (14)
AI included in the price
Bland
Not published
Vapi
Not published
AI helps your human agents
Bland
No
Vapi
No
Free plan
Bland
Not published
Vapi
Not published
Free trial
Bland
Not published
Vapi
Not published
Channels it works in
Bland
Voice, sms, live_chat
source ↗
Vapi
Voice, sms, live_chat
source ↗
SOC 2
Bland
Yes
source ↗
Vapi
Yes
source ↗
HIPAA
Bland
Yes
source ↗
Vapi
Yes
source ↗
Single sign-on
Bland
Yes
source ↗
Vapi
Yes
source ↗
Audit log
Bland
Yes
source ↗
Vapi
Yes
source ↗
Does not train AI on your data
Bland
Not published
Vapi
Not published
Shared inbox or tickets
Bland
No
Vapi
No
Help center
Bland
No
Vapi
No
source ↗
SLA policies
Bland
No
Vapi
No
Automation rules
Bland
Yes
source ↗
Vapi
Yes
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

Bland

Free
Free
2 credits and an inbound number, no card needed
Start
$0.14/min
2 credits + inbound number ($15/mo value); 10 concurrent calls, 100 calls/day, 10 knowledge bases No platform fee.
Build
$0.12/min + $299/mo platform fee
50 concurrent calls, 2,000 calls/day, 50 knowledge bases, lower per-minute rate
Scale
$0.11/min + $499/mo platform fee
100 concurrent calls, 5,000 calls/day, 100 knowledge bases, lowest self-serve per-minute rate
Enterprise
Custom
Contracted volume, dedicated infrastructure, on-prem/VPC, forward deployed engineer, BAA, SSO, data residency

Vapi

Free
Free
60+ free minutes at sign-up, not renewed
Build
$0.05/min
Usage-based call minutes, 10 concurrency included, $10/line/month beyond, email + Discord support, HIPAA add-on $2K/mo
Scale
Custom
Fixed platform fee + committed volume, enterprise-grade, SOC2/HIPAA/PCI/SSO/RBAC, dedicated account team, support SLA Annual contract.

For everything else about each tool, read the full Bland review and Vapi review.

Section 04

Bland vs Vapi: common questions

Which is better, Bland or Vapi?

Vapi scores 5.5 and Bland 5.3 out of 10 among the voice agent platforms we rate. Vapi is ahead on pricing and support and branding. Bland is ahead on aI that answers your customers, security and privacy and integrations.

Is Bland or Vapi cheaper?

Bland's cheapest paid plan is $0.14/min and Vapi's is Usage-based (60+ min included). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

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