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Compare ESChat and Voxer for a crane crew: what each does, its published prices, jobsite setup, and how to choose.

A crane crew choosing push-to-talk can compare ESChat and Voxer on what their own pages promise, their published prices, and jobsite setup. ESChat's pages, as cited on this page, describe a push-to-talk service for smartphones and IoT devices and a free 30-day trial [^1] [^1], with cloud hosted service at $5.99 per user per month for commercial customers [^2]. Voxer's pages, as cited on this page, describe a free personal plan, a 14-day free trial for business, and a sync of Procore contacts that creates groups [^3] [^4] [^5]. Which one fits depends on whether a crew wants a smartphone push-to-talk service on a published monthly price or a group set up from Procore contacts.

| Option | Own fee | Card fee |
|---|---|---|
| ESChat | $5.99 per user per month for commercial customers [^2]; free 30-day trial [^1] | not published |
| Voxer | Personal plan free for individuals [^3]; 14-day free trial for business [^4] | not published |
| OperatorLink | Free to use; no paid plan is built yet [^6] | not published |

## The short answer

A crane crew member needs to get signals and talk to the whole crew while the crane moves. ESChat's pages describe a push-to-talk service for smartphones and IoT devices [^1]. Voxer's pages, as cited on this page, describe a free personal plan, a 14-day free trial for business, and a sync of Procore contacts that creates groups [^3] [^4] [^5]. ESChat's pages give a commercial cloud price of $5.99 per user per month [^2] and a free 30-day trial [^1]. Neither set of cited facts describes signals such as STOP, HOLD or SLOW on a jobsite, so a crew with that need should check it directly with each provider.

## What ESChat and Voxer are built for

ESChat, as cited on this page, is a subscription push-to-talk service for smartphones and IoT devices [^1]. Its cloud hosted service is priced at $5.99 per user per month for commercial customers [^2]. ESChat offers a free 30-day trial [^1]. Those facts do not describe how ESChat handles signals such as STOP or HOLD on a jobsite, so this page does not say what it does for those jobs.

Voxer's Personal plan is free for individuals [^3]. Voxer offers a 14-day free trial for business [^4]. Voxer integrates with Procore contacts to create groups, and its page says to sync Procore contacts with Voxer to create groups [^5]. The cited facts do not describe how Voxer handles signals or voice on a jobsite, so this page does not say what it does for those jobs.

## What OperatorLink is built for

OperatorLink is made by the team that publishes this site. For a crane crew member, it shows STOP, HOLD and SLOW to the jobsite crew, and passes button presses, chat and voice between phones in a browser [^6]. A STOP releases every held direction on every phone and shows a full-screen alert to everyone else [^6]. HOLD and SLOW stay on for everyone in the jobsite and are cleared when the last person leaves [^6]. Holding a move button keeps sending that move to the other phones, and if the move stops arriving for 2 seconds, the other phones drop it [^6]. One-tap messages such as Go Ahead, Copy That and All Clear are sent as chat [^6]. Anyone who joins can take part in a voice call run from the phone browser [^6].

## Pricing and fees

ESChat's cloud hosted service costs $5.99 per user per month for commercial customers [^2], and ESChat offers a free 30-day trial [^1]. Voxer's Personal plan is free for individuals [^3]. For business, Voxer offers a 14-day free trial [^4]. The facts gathered here do not give a Voxer business price after the trial, so that price is not published here. OperatorLink is currently free to use, and no paid plan is built yet [^6]. The card fee is not published for any of the three. A crew that expects to pay a card fee should ask each provider for it before choosing.

## Setting it up on a jobsite

OperatorLink runs in a phone browser with no app install [^6]. The person who starts a jobsite shares a link or QR code, and the crew joins from it [^6]. Phones can add it to their home screen as a standalone app [^6]. A jobsite link stops working 12 hours after the first person joins [^6], and a jobsite with nobody in it is wiped after 3 idle hours [^6]. Button presses, chat and voice pass between phones in the browser [^6].

For ESChat and Voxer, the facts gathered here do not describe how a crew is added or how a jobsite is started. ESChat's page describes a push-to-talk service for phones [^1], and Voxer's only setup fact is the Procore contact sync that creates groups [^5], so the crew should confirm the rest with each provider before a shift.

## Things to check before you choose

Which phones does the crew use? On Android browsers a signal such as STOP makes the phone buzz, but iPhone Safari ignores the buzz, so check whether a buzz alert matters for your crew [^6].

Does a jobsite link that stops working 12 hours after the first person joins suit your shifts?

What will Voxer cost after its 14-day business trial, and which plan would the crew need? [^4]

What will ESChat cost beyond its $5.99 per user per month cloud service, and does a 30-day trial cover a shift? [^2] [^1]

Which signals does the crew need on a jobsite, and how will you test that each tool passes them before a lift?

## How to choose

If the crew needs phone-based push-to-talk, ESChat's page describes that service [^1]. If the crew needs a published commercial price, ESChat's page gives $5.99 per user per month [^2]. If the crew wants to try a service free first, ESChat offers a 30-day trial [^1] and Voxer a 14-day business trial [^4]. If the crew needs groups built from Procore contacts, Voxer's page describes that sync [^5]. If the crew needs a stop that reaches every phone, OperatorLink's sources describe a STOP that releases every held direction and shows a full-screen alert to everyone else [^6], and it is free to use with no paid plan built yet [^6]. A crew that needs both signal handling and a Procore group sync should check each option against both needs, because no single source here covers both.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is ESChat free to try?

ESChat offers a free 30-day trial [^1]. After that, its cloud hosted service costs $5.99 per user per month for commercial customers [^2]. The facts gathered for this page do not give a free personal plan for ESChat. Check ESChat's current trial and pricing terms before a shift.

### Is Voxer free for individuals?

Voxer's Personal plan is free for individuals [^3]. Voxer also offers a 14-day free trial for business [^4]. The facts gathered for this page do not give Voxer's business price after that trial, so that price is not published here. Check Voxer's pricing directly before choosing a paid option for a crew.

### Is OperatorLink free to use?

OperatorLink is currently free to use, and no paid plan is built yet [^6]. The sources cited on this page give no price beyond that. The card fee is not published for any of the three options here, so a crew that expects to pay one should check before choosing. Prices can change, so confirm current terms with the product before a shift.

### Does ESChat work on phones?

ESChat's page describes a push-to-talk service for smartphones and IoT devices [^1]. Its cloud hosted service is priced at $5.99 per user per month for commercial customers [^2]. The cited facts do not describe how a crew is added or how signals pass on a jobsite, so confirm those details with ESChat before relying on it.

### How long does an OperatorLink jobsite link last?

A jobsite link stops working 12 hours after the first person joins it [^6]. A jobsite with nobody in it is wiped after 3 idle hours [^6]. The person who starts a jobsite shares a link or QR code, and the crew joins from it [^6]. A crew whose shift runs past 12 hours should start a new jobsite with a fresh link.

OperatorLink is currently free to use, and no paid plan is built yet. [^6] - [Visit OperatorLink](/go/start)

## Sources

[^1]: ESChat, eschat.com, read 2026-10-10 (https://www.eschat.com)
[^2]: ESChat, eschat.com/pricing, read 2026-10-10 (https://www.eschat.com/pricing)
[^3]: Voxer, voxer.com/plans-and-pricing, read 2026-10-08 (https://www.voxer.com/plans-and-pricing)
[^4]: Voxer, voxer.com/business, read 2026-10-08 (https://www.voxer.com/business)
[^5]: Voxer, voxer.com/construction, read 2026-10-08 (https://www.voxer.com/construction)
[^6]: OperatorLink's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start)