Power dialers ranked for small sales teams

Steps

1. 1

   Test it with your own list, not their demo.

   Load a list you were going to call anyway. A demo shows the dialer on a perfect day. Your list shows you a normal Tuesday.

2. 2

   Connect your CRM first.

   The point of a dialer is that every call, outcome and note lands in your CRM without you typing it. Make one test call and check that it shows up.

3. 3

   Dial for a full week.

   Count dials, live pickups and real conversations each day. One day is too noisy to judge.

4. 4

   Check 50 contacts by hand.

   Open 50 logged calls and make sure the outcome is right. A call marked voicemail that was really a person is a problem you want to catch early.

5. 5

   Pay month to month or pay as you go before you sign a yearly deal.

   Trellus has a monthly price. Orum and Nooks need a sales call, so ask for a monthly option or a trial before you sign.

6. 6

   Drop it if more than 20% is wrong.

   That's Kevin Hopp's rule. If 1 in 5 logged calls has the wrong outcome or never reaches the CRM, your reports will lie to you.

The ranking

Trellus: try first

• What it does: A power dialer that logs calls into your CRM.
• Price: Trellus Power $99.99 a month with 5 extra numbers (our tool page, Oct 2026).
• Fits: Small teams and solo sellers who call every day.
• Skip it if: You don't make calls every week.

What people say: G2: 4.8 out of 5 from 14 reviews (shown in a search result for G2's Trellus page, read Oct 28, 2026). SoftwareFinder: 5 out of 5 from 1 review (read Oct 28, 2026).

"it takes care of the whole process quickly." (Zoe Wood on SoftwareFinder)

Most common praise: it fits into the CRM and tools you already have, and the call coaching helps. Most common complaint: there are only a few public reviews, so it's hard to judge from reviews alone.

Orum: skip unless you have 9+ reps

• What it does: A dialer built for sales teams that make a lot of calls.
• Price: No public price. 9 seat minimum. Free trial of 500 dials (checked Oct 28, 2026).
• Fits: Sales teams with 9 or more reps.
• Skip it if: You have fewer than 9 people who call.

We haven't used this one yet.

What people say: G2: 4.6 out of 5 from 793 reviews (shown in a search result for G2's Orum page, read Oct 28, 2026). SoftwareFinder: 4.8 out of 5 from 45 reviews (read Oct 28, 2026).

"The auto dial feature is definitely the standout for me." (Josh L. on SoftwareFinder)

"At times the number shows up as spam." (Max S. on SoftwareFinder)

Most common praise: it gets you through a lot of dials fast. Most common complaint: calls get flagged as spam or marked as voicemail or no answer by mistake.

Nooks: skip unless you're a bigger team

• What it does: A dialer for sales teams, sold on a custom quote.
• Price: No public price, custom quote (checked Oct 28, 2026).
• Fits: Bigger sales teams with a budget and a manager to run it.
• Skip it if: You want a price you can see before a sales call.

We haven't used this one yet.

What people say: G2: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,629 reviews (shown in a search result for G2's Nooks page, read Oct 28, 2026). We couldn't open the review text itself today, so no quotes.

Most common praise: from the summaries we could read, an easy screen and calling more than one number at a time. Most common complaint: dropped calls, slow connects and wrong numbers that don't get flagged.

Prompts you can copy

Check if the dialer is logging calls right

I'm testing a power dialer. Here are 50 calls from it, with the outcome the dialer logged and what really happened (from my notes or the recording): [paste rows].

Count how many outcomes were wrong, by type (for example marked voicemail but was a person). Tell me the percent that was wrong and if it's over 20%. Then list the 3 most common mistakes in plain words.

Compare two dialers after a test week

I tested two dialers for one week each with the same reps and the same kind of list.

[Dialer A]: [dials], [live pickups], [real conversations of 60 seconds or more], [meetings booked], cost [price].
[Dialer B]: [dials], [live pickups], [real conversations], [meetings booked], cost [price].

Tell me the cost per real conversation and per meeting for each, and which one I should keep. Remind me if one week is too small to be sure. Under 150 words.

Questions to ask a dialer sales rep

I'm talking to a sales rep for [dialer name]. My team is [number] reps calling [type of buyer], and our CRM is [CRM name].

Write 8 short questions to ask. Cover: price per seat, seat minimums, contract length, free trial, how calls log into my CRM, how they handle spam flags on our numbers, what happens if we cancel, and if I can test on my own list. One line each, plain words.

Sources

FAQ

What's a power dialer?

A tool that calls the next number on your list for you as soon as you hang up, and logs the call. You spend your time talking instead of typing numbers.

Do I need a phone check before I use a dialer?

It helps. Dead and front desk numbers waste dials. See our phone check tools ranking for how to clean a list first.

Why don't Orum and Nooks show a price?

They sell through a sales call and a custom quote. Ask about seat minimums and contract length before you get excited about a demo.

How many pickups should I expect?

It depends on your list and who you call. On our own team, about 1 in 10 dials on Trellus got a live pickup from May to Aug 2026. Track your own number for a week.

Rather have it done for you? We build the system that handles your outreach, one time, and you own it. See how it works.

First posted October 28, 2026. Last updated October 28, 2026. Free to copy and use, CC BY 4.0.