IVR Cost Calculator (India)

Estimate what an IVR costs you each month. Enter your calls, average call length, how many calls get forwarded to a person and how many numbers you need. Forwarded calls are counted as two legs, and every rate is editable.

How Edesy bills IVR calls: see IVR pricing.

Your calls

minutes
%

A forwarded call has two legs: the caller's leg and the leg to the number you forward to.

Rates (example, editable)

Rs.

Example rate. Replace it with the rate you are quoted.

Rs.

Leave 0 if your provider has none.

Rs.

Example. Use the monthly rental you are quoted for each number.

Estimated monthly cost

₹8,300

before GST

Cost per call

₹4.15

2,000 calls

Cost per caller minute

₹2.08

incl. forwarding and rental

Breakdown

  • Caller minutes in the IVR:4,000
  • Forwarded calls:600
  • Extra minutes on the forwarded leg:1,200
  • Billed leg minutes:5,200
  • Minute charges:₹7,800
  • Per-call fees:₹0
  • Number rental:₹500

This uses average call length. Providers that round each call up to a whole minute will bill a little more. Rates are examples you can change, not a quote. GST is extra.

Features

  • Monthly cost, cost per call and cost per caller minute

  • Forwarded calls counted as two billed legs

  • Per-minute rate, per-call fee and number rental all editable

  • Line-by-line breakdown of minutes and charges

  • Runs in your browser; no signup

Who it's for

Small businesses

Budget a phone menu before buying a number.

Support teams

See what forwarding calls to agents adds to the bill.

Clinics and service businesses

Estimate the cost of an IVR that routes callers to the right desk.

Founders comparing providers

Put each provider's quoted rates in and compare the totals.

How to use the calculator

Step 1

Enter your call volume

Calls per month and the average call length in minutes.

Step 2

Set the forwarded share

The percentage of calls that are passed to a person's phone after the menu.

Step 3

Add numbers and rates

How many numbers you need, then the per-minute rate, any per-call fee and the monthly number rental you are quoted.

Step 4

Read the total

Monthly cost before GST, with cost per call and per caller minute.

How IVR calls are billed

An IVR call is billed for the time the caller spends on the line. When the IVR forwards the call to a person, a second call leg is opened to that person's number, and both legs are billed for as long as they stay connected. That is why forwarded calls cost about twice as much per minute.

Billed leg minutes = calls x average minutes + forwarded calls x average minutes.

Monthly cost = billed leg minutes x per-minute rate + calls x per-call fee + numbers x monthly rental.

The calculator assumes a forwarded call lasts the full average length on both legs, which errs high.

Edesy IVR

Build a keypad menu in the flow builder with text-to-speech in Hindi or English, or recorded audio in any language, then forward calls, take voicemail or send the caller's choice to your system. Calls are paid as you go from a prepaid wallet. See IVR pricing.

Want a quote for your call volume?

Tell us how many calls you expect and how many you forward. Edesy IVR is pay as you go from a prepaid wallet; share your volume for pricing.

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