Silux Call vs XLN: an honest UK comparison

Looking for a XLN alternative? XLN is a uK small-business comms. XLN published pricing, checked 26 September 2026: Cloud Voice £15/user offer (RRP £25), unlimited UK calls; 18–24 month contract. Silux Call is priced per user with no contract, and every user gets their own UK number — Plus is £8.95 per user a month.

The short answer

XLN: an 18–24 month contract, an offer price against a £25 RRP, and price rises every 1 March. Silux Call has no contract, unlimited inbound calls on every plan, and every user gets their own UK number included in the per-user price.

Silux Call

From £4.75 per user · GBP · ex-VAT · no contract

  • 14-day free trial — 1 user, 1 UK number, 30 outbound minutes, no card
  • Entry £4.75 per user: 2,000 outbound UK minutes, unlimited inbound
  • Plus £8.95 per user: unlimited UK landline & mobile calls, call menu (IVR)
  • Growth £9.95 per user (min 2): call recording, queues, CRM, scam & spam shield
  • Pro £14.95 per user (min 2): 20 AI receptionist minutes, transcription, every call recorded
  • Own UK number for every user · no contract · free number porting · extra numbers £5.99

XLN

UK small-business comms · checked 26 September 2026

XLN pricing
Cloud Voice £15/user offer (RRP £25), unlimited UK calls; 18–24 month contract
XLN free trial
No free trial
XLN AI receptionist
Not published
Worth knowing about XLN
An 18–24 month contract, an offer price against a £25 RRP, and price rises every 1 March

Source: https://www.xln.co.uk/products/business-phone/cloud-voice

Pricing side-by-side (GBP)

Silux CallXLN
Free trial14 days, no card (1 user, 1 number, 30 minutes)XLN: No free trial
Entry plan£4.75 per user (Entry, 2,000 outbound UK minutes)XLN: £15 Cloud Voice offer (RRP £25), unlimited UK
Unlimited UK landline & mobile£8.95 per user (Plus, own UK number per user)XLN: Same plan
AI receptionist20 AI receptionist minutes a month included on Pro (£14.95 per user); an £15 a month add-on on other plansXLN: Not published
ContractNone — rolling monthly18–24 months

XLN figures from their own website, checked 26 September 2026; ex-VAT unless stated. Ours are read live from our price list. See the full band-by-band comparison →

Switching from XLN

  1. Choose a plan — no contract, so you can change it any time.
  2. Port — free UK number porting on every paid plan. Send a recent bill and a signed letter of authority.
  3. Set up — build your call menu, hunt groups and opening hours in the dashboard.
  4. Keep XLN running until the port completes, then cancel with them.
Choose Plus — £8.95 per userStart 14-day free trial — no cardBook a migration call

FAQs — Silux Call vs XLN

Is Silux Call cheaper than XLN?

Silux Call is priced per user, and every user gets their own UK number. Entry is £4.75 per user a month with 2,000 outbound UK minutes; Plus is £8.95 per user with unlimited UK landline and mobile calls; Growth is £9.95 per user with call recording and queues; Pro is £14.95 per user (Growth and Pro from 2 users). All ex-VAT, no contract. XLN, as published on 26 September 2026: Cloud Voice £15/user offer (RRP £25), unlimited UK calls; 18–24 month contract.

Can I move from XLN to Silux Call and keep my number?

Yes. Porting a UK number is free on every paid Silux plan — send a recent bill and a signed letter of authority. Your XLN line keeps working until the port completes.

How does Silux Call differ from XLN?

XLN: an 18–24 month contract, an offer price against a £25 RRP, and price rises every 1 March. Silux Call has no contract, charges per user with each user's own UK number included, includes unlimited inbound calls on every plan, adds a scam & spam shield from Growth (£9.95) and 20 AI receptionist minutes a month included on Pro (£14.95 per user); an £15 a month add-on on other plans.

Does Silux Call have a free trial?

Yes — 14 days, no card: one user, a UK number and 30 outbound minutes. XLN: No free trial.

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