The Trellus alternative that puts the parallel dialer and the coaching in a $29 seat
People look for a Trellus alternative for one of two reasons: the seat is $99.99–$149.99 a month, or they do not want a dialer that only works bolted onto Apollo, Outreach or Salesloft. DialSheet answers both. It is a standalone power dialer with its own CRM, the parallel dialer and after-call coaching are included in a $29 seat, and there is nothing to buy underneath it. This page prices both the way you actually pay — seat, lines, and the platform the seat sits on — and says plainly where Trellus is still the better pick.
Trellus vs DialSheet at a glance
| DialSheet | Trellus | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/seat (free for one) | $99.99/seat, no free plan |
| Parallel dialing | 2–5 lines, in the seat | $149.99/seat (Power + Parallel, to 5 lines) |
| Runs on its own? | Yes — own CRM, dials your lists | No — dials inside Apollo/Outreach/Salesloft/HubSpot |
| CRM included | Yes | No — uses the platform it sits on |
| Call coaching | After-call (Dialy) + transcripts | Live, on the call |
| Seat minimum | 1 | 1 |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly |
| Calls | Your own Twilio (~$0.01–0.02/min) | Bundled in the seat |
Trellus read on trellus.ai/pricing, November 5, 2026. DialSheet prices are the published Pro seat; calls are metered on your own Twilio.
What Trellus actually costs: the seat, plus the platform under it
Every other “Trellus alternatives” list prices Trellus at its seat and stops. But Trellus is a layer, not a whole tool — it dials inside a sales engagement platform. So the real monthly bill for a Trellus rep is the Trellus seat plus whatever that rep’s seat on Apollo, Outreach, Salesloft or HubSpot costs. That second number is the one that makes people start shopping.
The Trellus seat
$99.99 a month for Power (one number at a time) or $149.99 for Power + Parallel, up to 5 lines. Per seat, billed monthly, no seat minimum. Live coaching and the Chrome dialer are the value here.
The platform underneath
Trellus needs a supported platform to dial inside — Apollo, Outreach, Salesloft, HubSpot, Salesforce or a Google Sheet. If your reps are already on one, Trellus is a clean add-on. If they are not, that seat is a second bill before Trellus dials a single number.
Cost for a team: DialSheet all-in vs Trellus seats
| Team | DialSheet, all-in at 150 dials/day | Trellus Power + Parallel (seat only) | Plus the platform under Trellus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 rep | ~$94/mo | $149.99/mo | Apollo, Outreach, Salesloft or HubSpot seat, extra |
| 3 reps | ~$282/mo | $449.97/mo | × 3 platform seats, extra |
| 5 reps | ~$470/mo | $749.95/mo | × 5 platform seats, extra |
DialSheet all-in = $29 first seat + $29 each extra seat + each rep's own Twilio at 150 dials a day (25% voicemail, 10% connects at 3 min, 21 working days, both call legs, one number) + answering-machine detection at $0.0075 a dial. Trellus column is the $149.99 Power + Parallel seat only; the platform it dials inside is a separate bill. Trellus read November 5, 2026.
The pattern holds at every size: DialSheet’s whole software cost lands below a single Trellus seat, before you even count the Apollo or Outreach seat Trellus needs. A metered DialSheet seat only passes a flat $149.99 Trellus seat at about 283 parallel dials a rep a day — past the pace most reps keep — and even then you are not paying for a second platform.
Feature by feature
| Feature | DialSheet | Trellus |
|---|---|---|
| Power dialer (single line) | Yes, included | Power plan |
| Parallel dialer | Yes, 2–5 lines in the seat | Power + Parallel, up to 5 |
| Built-in CRM | Yes | No — uses your platform |
| Dial from a spreadsheet | Yes, import a list | Via Google Sheets or the platform |
| AI coaching | After each connected call (Dialy) | Live, during the call |
| Call recording + transcripts | Yes, in the CRM | Yes |
| Bring your own Twilio | Yes | No — calls bundled |
| Free tier | Yes, for one person | No free plan or trial |
Trellus capabilities and plan names from trellus.ai, November 5, 2026. "Live, during the call" is Trellus's real-time coaching; DialSheet's Dialy is an after-call debrief.
About the “free Trellus” you may have seen
Trellus grew on a free single-line dialer, and a lot of directories still list a $0 Trellus tier or a “30 power dials a week” free plan. Its current pricing page, read November 5, 2026, says otherwise: “Trellus has no free plan or free trial.” The cheapest plan today is Power at $99.99 a seat. If a free Trellus tier is what you are after, confirm it with Trellus directly — and know that DialSheet’s free tier (free for one person, with a list of up to 500 leads and 500 calls a month) is on its published pricing, not a legacy plan you have to ask for.
Who should pick which
Pick DialSheet if…
- You want parallel dialing without a $100-plus seat.
- You do not already run Apollo, Outreach or Salesloft and do not want to buy one just to dial.
- You want the CRM, the dialer and the list in one tool.
- You want to start free and add seats month to month as reps join.
- An after-call “do this next” debrief is enough coaching.
Pick Trellus if…
- Your team already lives inside Apollo, Outreach, Salesloft or HubSpot and dials there.
- You want real-time coaching — talk ratio, filler words, live transcript — while the call is happening.
- You prefer bundled minutes to bringing your own Twilio.
- A per-seat price is fine as long as it layers onto the stack you have.
Trellus alternative questions
What is the best alternative to Trellus?
DialSheet, for a rep or a team that wants parallel dialing with no seat minimum and call coaching without a $100-plus seat and without a sales engagement platform underneath it. DialSheet is a standalone power dialer with its own CRM: two to 5 parallel lines and after-call AI coaching are included in the $29/month per seat Pro seat, month to month, and it is free for one person. Trellus is $99.99 a seat for single-line Power and $149.99 for Power + Parallel, and it dials inside tools like Apollo, Outreach and Salesloft rather than on its own.
Is there a free alternative to Trellus?
Yes. DialSheet is free for one person, with a list of up to 500 leads and 500 calls a month on your own Twilio account, with no card to start, and that free tier includes the power dialer and the CRM. Trellus's pricing page, read November 5, 2026, lists no free plan and no free trial — only an interactive demo. Some directories still show a $0 Trellus tier, but that reflects an older free single-line plan the current pricing page no longer offers.
Does Trellus have a free plan in 2026?
Not according to trellus.ai/pricing, read November 5, 2026, which states "Trellus has no free plan or free trial." Its cheapest plan is Power at $99.99 a seat a month for single-line dialing. If you have seen a free Trellus tier mentioned elsewhere, it is an older plan; confirm current terms with Trellus before relying on a free tier.
Do you need Apollo or Outreach to use Trellus?
Trellus dials inside a supported sales platform — HubSpot, Salesforce, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo or Google Sheets — or a custom CRM through its API. So the Trellus seat usually sits on top of a tool you already pay for, and the real monthly cost is the Trellus seat plus that platform. DialSheet is different: it ships with its own CRM and dials your own lists, so there is nothing to buy underneath it.
Why is Trellus so expensive, and what is the cheapest parallel dialer like it?
Trellus charges per seat — $149.99 a month for Power + Parallel — and that price is the same whether a rep dials 10 times a day or 300. A DialSheet parallel seat is $29 plus that rep's own Twilio minutes, so at 150 dials a day one rep is about $94 all-in, and the seat does not get more expensive as you add reps. A metered DialSheet seat stays cheaper than a $149.99 Trellus seat up to roughly 283 parallel dials a rep a day, which is more than most reps make.
Does DialSheet have AI call coaching like Trellus?
Both coach, but at different moments. Trellus coaches live during the call — talk ratio, filler words and a live transcript on screen. DialSheet's coaching line, Dialy, works after the call: once a connected call ends it reads the transcript and gives the rep one concrete thing to do on the next call, and every call is transcribed and summarized in the CRM. If you want a live whisper in your ear mid-call, that is Trellus's strength; if you want a per-call debrief without a $150 seat, that is DialSheet.
Can DialSheet dial my Google Sheet of leads the way Trellus does?
Yes. DialSheet dials straight from a list you import, including a Google Sheet or CSV, and logs the outcome, transcript and summary against each lead in its built-in CRM. Trellus can dial a Google Sheet too, but it is still a per-seat add-on layered on your stack; DialSheet is the whole stack — list, dialer and CRM — in one $29/month per seat seat.
Method: Trellus plan names, prices and platform requirements read on trellus.ai/pricing, November 5, 2026 (“no free plan or free trial”; Power $99.99/seat, Power + Parallel $149.99/seat, up to 5 lines, no seat minimum). DialSheet prices are the published Pro seat. The all-in team figures add each rep’s own Twilio at 150 dials a day with answering-machine detection; change the dials and the DialSheet number moves, while a Trellus seat does not. Nothing here is a Trellus rating or review score — just its published pricing set beside DialSheet’s.