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LumaKol vs PhoneBurner

PhoneBurner alternative: why teams choose LumaKol

LumaKol lets your team call leads from the SIM and number already in their phones, with a calling CRM and a Power Dialer in the Android and iPhone apps. PhoneBurner is a cloud power dialer with a built-in CRM that runs in a computer browser and connects each dial session to a phone or softphone.

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Checked on 3 November 2026. LumaKol is our product. PhoneBurner is a trademark of its owner; LumaKol is not affiliated with it. Sources

LumaKol
Our product
vs
PhoneBurner
From its own site
iPhone
iPhone app with the same leads, calling queue, outcomes and follow-ups as the Android appNo mobile app for iPhone or Android
What each agent needs
Just an Android phone or iPhone with the work SIMA computer with a browser (Chrome, Safari or Firefox recommended) and an internet connection, plus any phone, a headset or a microphone and speakers
Pricing model
Per seat a month, with no per-minute or setup chargesPer user a month
Free trial
14 days free, no card, up to 3 callersA free trial with free minutes and no credit card
Our verdict

LumaKol is the better choice for teams that call from their phones, call outside the US and Canada, or want a lower price per seat. Agents keep their SIM and number, the Power Dialer runs in the app and dials the next lead by itself, and on Android every work call logs itself to the lead. The CRM, 18+ lead sources and the Power Dialer come built in from a single seat, with a 14-day free trial and paid plans from ₹399$9 a calling seat a month. PhoneBurner may fit US and Canadian teams that dial from a desk with a headset and want one-click voicemail drop, local caller IDs and live call coaching.

Choose LumaKol if

Your team calls leads from their own phones, in any country, and you want each call logged to a built-in CRM with its outcome and next follow-up, a Power Dialer in the app, and seats from one user a month at a lower price.

Choose PhoneBurner if

Your team is in the US or Canada, dials from a desk with a headset, and wants one-click voicemail drop, local caller IDs, rotating number pools and live call monitoring.

Side by side

At a glance

Every PhoneBurner fact comes from its own website or app-store page, linked in the sources at the end.

  • iPhone
    LumaKol
    iPhone app with the same leads, calling queue, outcomes and follow-ups as the Android app
    Calls started from it are logged with an approximate duration
    PhoneBurner
    No mobile app for iPhone or Android
    Its help centre recommends a desktop or laptop browser, with a mobile phone used only to connect the dial session
  • What each agent needs
    LumaKol
    Just an Android phone or iPhone with the work SIM
    No headset, softphone or internet calling
    PhoneBurner
    A computer with a browser (Chrome, Safari or Firefox recommended) and an internet connection, plus any phone, a headset or a microphone and speakers
    Its help centre recommends a wired connection of at least 1 Mb up and down per user
  • Number the customer sees
    LumaKol
    The agent’s own mobile number, which customers recognise and can call back
    PhoneBurner
    The caller ID chosen for each dial session
    Your own phone numbers or numbers bought from PhoneBurner, with local caller IDs once Local Presence is approved
  • Pricing model
    LumaKol
    Per seat a month, with no per-minute or setup charges
    Calls use the SIM’s own plan
    PhoneBurner
    Per user a month
    $140 Standard, $165 Professional and $183 Premium billed yearly, or $165, $195 and $215 billed monthly; no contract or setup fees
  • Free trial
    LumaKol
    14 days free, no card, up to 3 callers
    PhoneBurner
    A free trial with free minutes and no credit card
    The length is not listed on its site
  • Lead sources
    LumaKol
    Google Ads, IndiaMART, JustDial, TradeIndia, 99acres, MagicBricks and Housing.com lead emails, form tools, Razorpay, Shopify, Pabbly Connect, Make, webhooks, Google Sheets sync, two-way HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho CRM sync, CSV import and an open API
    PhoneBurner
    Its own CRM with CSV import, plus direct integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, monday.com and SugarCRM, 100+ integrations in all, Zapier and an open API from Professional
  • What it is
    LumaKol
    A complete calling CRM
    Leads, calling queue, outcomes, follow-ups, automations, quotes and live reports
    PhoneBurner
    A cloud-based power dialer with a built-in CRM, email, workflow automation, team management and, on Premium, SMS, used from a computer browser
  • Call charges
    LumaKol
    None from LumaKol
    Calls go over each SIM’s own mobile plan
    PhoneBurner
    No per-minute charges
    Unlimited dialing on every plan, to numbers in the United States and Canada only
  • Minimum
    LumaKol
    1 seat
    PhoneBurner
    From a single seat
    A non-dialing admin account is free
  • Dialling
    LumaKol
    Auto-dials the next best lead from a scored queue, one call at a time
    Power Dialer calls a whole list in one session and stops when the list is done
    PhoneBurner
    Unlimited power dialing on every plan
    One call at a time, up to 80 dials an hour by its own figure, one-click voicemail drop, and the next call starts once the agent clicks a call outcome
  • WhatsApp
    LumaKol
    Ready templates open in the agent’s own WhatsApp and are logged on the lead
    Drip sequences add WhatsApp steps
    PhoneBurner
    Not listed on its site
    SMS is on Premium, with 1,000 outbound texts a month, $15 for each extra 1,000 and A2P 10DLC approval needed
  • Call recording
    LumaKol
    The phone dialer’s own recordings, matched to the call and saved to your Google Drive
    PhoneBurner
    Call recording on every plan, kept 30 days on Standard, 90 days on Professional and with no limit on Premium
    Transcription and an AI note-taker on Premium
  • Numbers in other countries
    LumaKol
    Not offered; LumaKol focuses on SIM calling, so each agent calls from their own mobile number
    PhoneBurner
    Numbers bought in your account with the area codes you choose, rotating number pools and local presence
    It dials numbers in the United States and Canada only
  • Inbound calls
    LumaKol
    Customers call the agent directly on a number they know
    On Android, incoming and missed calls are logged on the lead
    PhoneBurner
    Callbacks and call forwarding on every plan
    A PhoneBurner number, answering callbacks in the app and custom inbound routing on Premium
Why LumaKol

Where LumaKol stands out against PhoneBurner

Everything below works in LumaKol today.

What you get with LumaKol

  • Everything runs on the phone in the agent’s hand: the Android and iPhone apps carry the leads, the calling queue, outcomes, follow-ups and the Power Dialer. PhoneBurner has no mobile app and runs in a computer browser.
  • A fraction of the price per seat: every LumaKol plan costs less a month than PhoneBurner’s $165 to $215 per user billed monthly ($140 to $183 billed yearly), up to 3 managers who don’t call are free, and LumaKol adds no per-minute charges: calls go over each SIM’s own plan.
  • Works wherever your team’s SIMs work: LumaKol is sold worldwide, and agents call any number their mobile plan reaches. PhoneBurner dials numbers in the United States and Canada only.
  • The Power Dialer moves on by itself: after each hang-up a 3 to 60 second countdown runs and the next lead is dialled from the agent’s SIM, with calls that don’t connect tagged No answer or Busy automatically. In PhoneBurner the next call starts once the agent clicks a call outcome.
  • On Android, every work-SIM call with a lead logs itself with its exact duration, including calls from the phone’s own dialer, and the phone’s own recording is matched to the call where the phone records calls.
  • Attendance from app activity and field visits with a location check-in and a photo, on every plan, in the same app as calls.
Why LumaKol

Why teams choose LumaKol

Everything below works in LumaKol today, on the web and in the app.

  • Calls log themselves

    On Android, every call on the agent’s own SIM is saved to the lead with its exact duration, outcome and next follow-up, including calls from the phone’s own dialer, and dialer recordings are matched to the call on the phone. On iPhone, calls started from LumaKol are saved with an approximate duration measured by the app.

  • Personal calls stay private

    Only the work SIM you choose is read. Calls with people who are not leads stay on the phone.

  • Leads from 18+ lead sources

    Google Ads, IndiaMART, JustDial, TradeIndia, property-portal emails, form tools, Razorpay, Shopify, Pabbly Connect, Make and Google Sheets feed one calling queue, and HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho CRM sync both ways.

  • Follow-ups that run themselves

    Round-robin routing, automation rules, lead scoring and drip email sequences sent from your own mailbox.

  • The whole team on one screen

    Live board, attendance, field visits, coaching, Power Dialer calling sessions, quotes and reports by source and agent, plus an open API and webhooks.

  • From ₹399$9 a seat

    Billed monthly from a single seat, with a 14-day free trial and no card needed.

Pricing

Prices compared

LumaKol

14-day free trial
  • Starter
    ₹399$9
    per calling seat / month
  • Growth
    ₹899$19
    per calling seat / month
  • Business
    ₹1,299$29
    per calling seat / month

Billed monthly; about 20% less yearly. Calls use each SIM’s own plan, with no per-minute or setup charges.

See every plan and limit

PhoneBurner, as listed on its site

Standard$140 ($165 monthly)
Professional$165 ($195 monthly)
Premium$183 ($215 monthly)
Extra outbound texts (Premium)$15 per 1,000

Per user a month, billed yearly, with the monthly price in brackets; its FAQ says yearly billing saves 15%. Unlimited dialing to US and Canadian numbers is included. The Numbers, ARMOR® and Connect Scores add-ons have no price on its pricing page.

Switching

Moving to LumaKol

  1. 1

    Export your leads

    Download your leads and contacts from your current tool as a CSV or Excel file.

  2. 2

    Import them

    Upload the file in LumaKol and map the columns once. Duplicates are matched by phone number, and you can split the leads across your callers.

  3. 3

    Reconnect your lead sources

    Connect Google Ads, IndiaMART, JustDial, TradeIndia, portal lead emails, form tools or your website under Integrations → Lead sources, so new enquiries arrive in LumaKol. A Google Sheet syncs under Integrations → Google Sheets, and HubSpot, Pipedrive or Zoho CRM under Integrations → CRM sync.

  4. 4

    Set up the phones

    Each caller installs the LumaKol app and picks the work SIM. Calls are logged from that moment on.

FAQ

Questions

What teams ask when they weigh LumaKol against PhoneBurner.

Is there a PhoneBurner alternative that works from your own phone?

Yes, LumaKol. Each agent calls from the SIM and number already in their phone, through the LumaKol app on Android or iPhone, and the call logs itself to the lead: every work-SIM call on Android, with its exact duration, and calls started from LumaKol on iPhone, with an approximate duration. PhoneBurner runs in a computer browser; its help centre says a mobile app for Apple or Android is not currently available.

Is LumaKol cheaper than PhoneBurner?

Yes, on every plan. LumaKol’s Starter, Growth and Business seats are ₹399$9, ₹899$19 and ₹1,299$29 a month billed monthly. PhoneBurner lists $165, $195 and $215 per user a month billed monthly, or $140, $165 and $183 billed yearly. Neither charges per minute: PhoneBurner includes unlimited dialing to the US and Canada, and LumaKol calls go over each SIM’s own plan.

Can we call outside the US and Canada?

With LumaKol, yes. Agents call from their own SIMs, so they can call any number their mobile plan reaches, and LumaKol is sold worldwide. PhoneBurner’s FAQ says it can only dial numbers in the United States and Canada.

Can LumaKol give us local caller IDs or number pools, like PhoneBurner?

No. LumaKol focuses on SIM calling: each agent calls from their own mobile number, so customers see a number they know and can call back. If you need bought numbers, rotating number pools or local presence caller IDs, a cloud dialer such as PhoneBurner fits that better.

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Sources and method

Checked on 3 November 2026. LumaKol is our product. PhoneBurner is a trademark of its owner; LumaKol is not affiliated with it.

Everything we say about another product comes from its own website or app store listing, with the links at the bottom of each page and the date we checked. Prices and features change, so check their site before you decide. If something is out of date, write to support@lumakol.com and we will correct it.

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