How to Cut GoHighLevel International Calling Costs by 75%
GoHighLevel is a US-first platform. Its telephony pricing reflects that — reasonable for domestic calls, but brutally expensive for international routes. If your agency serves clients in the UK, Australia, Israel, or Europe, you're paying 3-5x what you should be.
The International Rate Problem
Let's look at what GHL charges (via LC Phone/Twilio) for outbound calls to mobile numbers:
- UK mobile: $0.044/min — that's $2.64 for a 60-minute call
- Australian mobile: $0.079/min — $4.74 for 60 minutes
- Israeli mobile: $0.090/min — $5.40 for 60 minutes
- German mobile: $0.035/min — $2.10 for 60 minutes
Compare that to US rates at $0.017/min ($1.02 for 60 minutes). International agencies are paying 2-5x more per minute than their US counterparts.
Why Are International Rates So High on Twilio?
Twilio is a platform company, not a carrier. They buy capacity from carriers and resell it with margin. For international routes, this margin stacks: originating carrier → Twilio → GHL markup → you. Each layer adds cost.
Telnyx, by contrast, operates its own global IP network. They don't resell — they are the carrier for many routes. This eliminates middle layers and dramatically reduces per-minute costs for international calls.
Telnyx International Rates
- UK mobile: $0.015/min (vs $0.044) — 66% savings
- Australian mobile: $0.020/min (vs $0.079) — 75% savings
- Israeli mobile: $0.020/min (vs $0.090) — 78% savings
- German mobile: $0.012/min (vs $0.035) — 66% savings
What This Means for Your Agency
Scenario: Australian Digital Marketing Agency
You run a 20-person GHL agency in Sydney. Your team makes 200 calls/day averaging 5 minutes each. That's 1,000 minutes/day, ~22,000 minutes/month.
Current cost (LC Phone): 22,000 × $0.079 = $1,738/mo
With Telnyx: 22,000 × $0.020 = $440/mo
Platform fee: $99/mo
Net savings: $1,199/month ($14,388/year)
That's $14,388 back in your pocket every year — just by routing calls through a different carrier. Same call quality. Same GHL interface. Same workflows.
Scenario: UK Insurance Lead Gen Agency
Your 5-person team calls UK mobiles 8 hours/day. ~8,000 minutes/month.
Current cost: 8,000 × $0.044 = $352/mo
With Telnyx: 8,000 × $0.015 = $120/mo
Platform fee: $49/mo
Net savings: $183/month ($2,196/year)
Scenario: Israeli Real Estate Agency
Cold calling Israeli mobile numbers, 5,000 minutes/month.
Current cost: 5,000 × $0.090 = $450/mo
With Telnyx: 5,000 × $0.020 = $100/mo
Platform fee: $19/mo
Net savings: $331/month ($3,972/year)
How to Switch (Without Any Downtime)
- Create a free Telnyx account — takes 5 minutes, no upfront commitment
- Install TelnyxForGHL — our GHL marketplace app connects your accounts
- Enable voice-only routing — choose which sub-accounts to route through Telnyx
- Start saving immediately — your next outbound call goes through Telnyx at lower rates
The critical point: voice-only mode requires zero porting. Your numbers stay with LC Phone. We just route the voice traffic through Telnyx. No 10DLC changes, no number migration, no risk.
What About Call Quality?
Telnyx operates a private, carrier-grade IP network with points of presence on every continent. They're not routing your calls over the public internet. Call quality is on par with — and in many cases better than — Twilio, especially for international routes where Telnyx's direct carrier relationships avoid the quality degradation of multi-hop routing.
The Risk-Free Approach
We always recommend keeping your LC Phone/Twilio setup as a fallback. TelnyxForGHL lets you enable or disable Telnyx routing per sub-account with one click. If you ever want to switch back, it takes seconds.
Start with one sub-account. Run it for a week. Compare call quality and costs. Then expand to your full agency.
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