Adversus vs VanillaSoft: which is right for you?
Features, pricing and fit, compared from a cold calling point of view. Not affiliated with either tool.
Adversus and VanillaSoft are both dialers for teams that make a lot of outbound calls, but they are sold in different ways. Adversus publishes a per-user price and has a 3-license minimum. VanillaSoft sells annual bundles with no published prices and routes leads to agents as part of the dialer. This page sets out what each vendor says on its own site.
- From
- EUR 169 per user per month list, EUR 152 for 10 users billed annually
- Custom quote
The short answer
Here is who each of Adversus and VanillaSoft suits best, from what each vendor says on its own site.
- You want a published price, since the Adversus pricing page shows EUR 152 per user per month billed annually for a 10-user team.
- You have a small team, since the minimum is 3 licenses and there is one standard package instead of several bundles.
- You want calling and texting in the same tool, connected to HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM or Zapier, with an API.
- You want the dialer to pick which lead each agent works next, with progressive, preview and parallel dialing on up to five lines.
- You work in a field the vendor names, such as insurance, fundraising, outsourced sales or higher education, with five or more agents.
- You use Salesforce, or you take web leads by XML, HTTP POST or JSON, and are happy to book a demo to get a price.
Side by side
| FEATURE | Adversus | VanillaSoft |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Not listed | Enterprise |
| Starting price | EUR 169 per user per month list, EUR 152 for 10 users billed annually | Custom quote |
| Billing | Per seat | Custom quote |
| Works with | HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zapier, Zoho CRM, Slack | Salesforce, HealthSherpa, boberdoo, WebRecon, Faraday |
Key features
- Dialer
- Calls and texts
- Lead management
- Workflow automation
- Performance tracking
- Lead management
- Three dialing modes
- SmartCaller deliverability
- Sales automation and workflows
- Compliance checks
Pricing
One standard package priced per user. The pricing page shows EUR 152 per user per month billed annually for a 10-user team (list price EUR 169), with a 3-license minimum and volume discounts.
See Adversus pricingSold as annual bundles (Core, Advantage, Enterprise and Fundraising) plus a custom option. No prices are shown; the Get Pricing button leads to a demo request.
See VanillaSoft pricingWhere each fits in your calling
Adversus and VanillaSoft cover different steps of a calling day, so a team could use both.
- STEP 1Find the numberBuild the list and fill in mobiles
- STEP 2See who will pick upCheck the list before you dial
Will This Person Answer - STEP 3DialCall the high chance contactsAdversus
- STEP 4Log the callRecord the outcome and follow upVanillaSoft
Frequently asked questions
Only Adversus publishes a price. Its pricing page shows EUR 152 per user per month billed annually for 10 users, against a EUR 169 list price. VanillaSoft shows no prices and sends you to a demo request, so you need a quote from it before you can compare cost.
Adversus charges per user, with one standard package, a 3-license minimum and discounts of 10%, 20% and 30% at 10, 20 and 30 users. Teams of 50 or more get a custom enterprise price. VanillaSoft sells annual bundles named Core, Advantage, Enterprise and Fundraising, plus a custom option.
Neither vendor mentions one on the pages we read. Adversus links to a demo request from its pricing page, and VanillaSoft offers a free personalized demo through a Request a Demo link. If a trial matters to you, ask both vendors directly.
VanillaSoft says so clearly. Its parallel mode dials on up to five lines at once, alongside progressive and preview modes. Adversus describes a dialer built for high-volume outbound calling, but the records we have do not name the dialing modes or a line count, so ask Adversus what it offers.
Adversus lists a 3-license minimum and one standard package, so a small team can start at the minimum. VanillaSoft describes itself as built for revenue teams with five or more agents and includes the first five seats in every bundle. A solo caller fits neither.
Adversus names HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zapier and Zoho CRM, plus Slack, Google Calendar and Office 365, and offers an API. VanillaSoft lists Salesforce among partners such as HealthSherpa, boberdoo and Textdrip, with API access shown only on the Enterprise bundle. Check each vendor's page for what syncs back.
Both add lead management and automation. Adversus lists calling, texting, lead management, workflow automation and performance tracking. VanillaSoft adds lead routing, email and SMS workflows, SmartCaller deliverability settings and compliance checks on the number an agent calls from. The Adversus AI quality assistant costs extra.
For Adversus, no enterprise price, no price for the AI quality assistant and no named dialing modes. For VanillaSoft, no prices at all, and some partners sit behind a show-more link on its ecosystem page. We have left those gaps open instead of guessing.
No. Neither has a native integration, so you check the contacts first by CSV, then load the High chance contacts into your dialer. Will This Person Answer checks US phone numbers only, and the first 250 contacts are free with no card required.
Keep High chance contacts for the dialer. Move Low chance contacts to a text or email step, which Adversus supports through texting and VanillaSoft through its email and SMS workflows. Leave Bad data contacts out of both so no dialer time or line is spent on them.
Know who’ll answer
before you call.
Ask your AI tool who on your list will pick up. Every contact comes back High chance, Low chance or Bad data, with the best way to reach them.
No card required. US phone numbers only.