Is there a contract with gocta?

No. gocta is month-to-month. You can cancel from your dashboard at any time, effective at the end of the billing period.

Can I export my data from gocta?

Yes. Leads, conversations, and pipeline data are exportable at any time, including after cancellation.

How is gocta different from Podium?

Podium is a messaging suite you operate. gocta is an AI operator that answers, qualifies, and follows up with leads automatically, with published pricing and no annual contract.

Can I switch to gocta while under a Podium contract?

Yes. Start a free gocta trial and gocta will extend the trial until your Podium contract term ends.

Published July 16, 2026 · Last verified August 6, 2026

The Podium alternative without the contract

Q: How does gocta pricing work?

gocta charges per verified lead, not per seat: $89/month for 40 leads (Starter), $200/month for 100 (Growth), $300 for 250, $500 for 500. Spam and bot submissions are blocked before they count.

gocta answers every lead in minutes, blocks the spam, and follows up until the call is booked — from $89/month (Starter, 40 leads) or $200/month (Growth, 100 leads), month-to-month, with your data exportable any time.

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	gocta	Podium
Price	$89/mo Starter (40 leads) or $200/mo Growth (100 leads), published on our pricing page	Not published — sales call required. Independent analyses report $399–599/mo core plans and real-world totals of $500–800+/mo with add-ons*
Contract	None. Month-to-month, cancel from your dashboard	Annual contracts; BBB complaints describe 12-month auto-renewals customers say weren't clearly disclosed*
Your data	Export leads and conversations any time, including after you cancel	Reviewers report being unable to export contacts after cancelling*

*Sources and verification date in the footer. Podium does not publish pricing; figures are reported ranges from independent published analyses and public BBB records.

Why businesses go looking for a Podium alternative

Most people searching this page aren't shopping — they're leaving. The public record explains why. Podium's BBB profile contains a pattern of complaints from small businesses who discovered at cancellation that their contract had auto-renewed for another 12-month term, with cancellation not permitted mid-term. Independent reviewers report similar experiences, including businesses billed for extended periods while attempting to cancel, and difficulty exporting their own contact data after leaving.

None of that is our opinion — it's the documented record, linked below, and you should read it yourself. Our position is simpler: software that works doesn't need a contract to keep you. gocta is month-to-month because retention should be earned every month.

Podium's BBB profile · independent pricing analysis

What gocta does that Podium doesn't

gocta is an AI operator for inbound leads: it qualifies visitors at the form, blocks spam and bots before they reach you, replies by email and chat within minutes, follows up until a call is booked, and reports closed deals back to Meta and Google Ads. Pricing is per verified lead ($89/month for 40 on Starter, $200/month for 100 on Growth), not per seat, with no annual contract.

AI trained on your business. Every reply comes from an AI trained on your knowledge base — services, pricing, service area — and every AI is sandbox-tested before it ever talks to a real lead.
Spam blocked at the form. Bots and junk never reach your inbox and never count against your lead total.
Follow-up until booked. Not a single autoresponder — a sequence that keeps working the lead until they book or opt out.
Closed deals reported to your ad platforms. Meta and Google learn which clicks became revenue, so your ad spend gets smarter.
Same-day guided setup. Verified end-to-end before you go live.

What Podium has that we don't (yet)

Fair is fair. Podium is a broader messaging suite: it offers voice AI today, payments and card readers, review management, and multi-location phone systems. Its AI reply add-on is billed separately — independent analyses report it at roughly $99/mo. If you need a phone system with payments attached, Podium is built for that and we aren't. gocta does one thing — turning inbound leads into booked calls — and does it without a contract. If the one thing is your problem, you're in the right place.

Switching takes an afternoon

Start a free trial — no credit card.
Guided setup: we train your AI on your business and you test it in the sandbox.
Point your forms and chat at gocta. You're live the same day.
Your Podium data: export what you can, and we'll help you rebuild what you can't.

Stuck in a Podium contract?

Start gocta free today and we'll extend your trial until your Podium term ends. You lose nothing, your leads get answered in minutes starting now, and you never sign an annual contract again.

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Pricing, side by side

gocta pricing is public and per-lead: $89/month for 40 verified leads (Starter), $200/month for 100 (Growth), $300 for 250, $500 for 500. Starter includes $2.50/lead overage from your prepaid wallet. Every tier includes the full AI operator — replies, spam blocking, follow-up, and ad reporting, never an add-on; higher tiers add capacity (Growth: custom domains, Professional: priority support, Enterprise: custom integrations). Podium does not publish pricing; as of July 2026, independent analyses report core plans at $399–599/month with real-world totals commonly reaching $500–800+ once add-ons are included.

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FAQ

Is there a contract?: No. gocta is month-to-month. You can cancel from your dashboard at any time, effective at the end of the billing period.
Can I export my data?: Yes. Your leads, conversations, and pipeline data are exportable at any time — including after you cancel. That's a contractual commitment, not a courtesy.
How does gocta pricing work?: You pay per verified lead, not per seat: $89/month for 40 leads (Starter), $200/month for 100 (Growth), $300 for 250, $500 for 500. Spam and bots are blocked before they count.
Can I cancel any time?: Yes, from your dashboard, with no cancellation call and no penalty.
How is gocta different from Podium?: Podium is a messaging suite (texting, reviews, payments, phones) that you operate. gocta is an AI operator that answers, qualifies, and follows up with your leads for you — with published pricing and no annual contract.
I'm mid-contract with Podium. Can I still switch?: Start a free gocta trial and we'll extend it until your Podium term ends, so you're never paying for both.

Podium® is a trademark of Podium Corporation Inc. gocta is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Podium. Podium does not publish pricing; all Podium pricing and contract information on this page is drawn from independent published analyses and public Better Business Bureau records as of July 2026, is presented as reported ranges, and may change — verify current details with the vendor. Spotted something inaccurate? Email hello@gocta.ai and we'll review and correct it.