# PlaceCall vs Retell AI API + MCP (slim)

> Retell AI scores 69.1 (B) to PlaceCall's 60.1 (C) for voice agents. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Retell AI API + MCP scores 69.1 (B) on agent readiness against PlaceCall's 60.1 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. PlaceCall leads on agent ergonomics and payments & pricing. Both do voice agents.

- PlaceCall: C 60.1, rank #580 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placecall.min.md
- Retell AI API + MCP: B 69.1, rank #212 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/retell-ai.min.md
- PlaceCall, good for An agent that needs a phone call to a US business done for it, such as checking stock, hours or a quote, or booking and cancelling, with an outcome and transcript at the end. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 81 against 60; Payments & pricing, 50 against 40.
- Retell AI API + MCP, good for Teams that want a self-serve phone agent with clear per-component pricing, scoped keys and a choice of LLM and voice from Retell's menu. Ahead on Reliability, 60 against 45; Schema & documentation, 92 against 82; Security & auth, 76 against 60; Maintenance & community, 85 against 64; Transparency & trust, 76 against 49.

| Category | PlaceCall | Retell AI API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 92 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 81 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 76 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 64 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 49 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | PlaceCall | Retell AI API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | VOYGR Tech, Inc. | Retell AI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.voygr.tech/mcp` | `https://api.retellai.com` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | Proprietary service under VOYGR's API Terms of Service. The skill, plugin manifests and AGENTS.md in voygr-tech/placecall are MIT | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |
| Tools exposed | 4 | none |
| MCP registry | `io.github.voygr-tech/placecall` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-06-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2026-07-20 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | none | 62 stars, 243k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (2) |