AltoSignal vs Kelkom
Kelkom and AltoSignal both let a dental team page each other silently on tablets and computers. The difference is where they live: AltoSignal runs in the cloud, so there's no local network to build, it works across locations, and pricing is simple, $3 per device, or $2 billed yearly, with a 30-day free trial.
Kelkom is a capable non-verbal paging system, its FlexPanel software runs on Android, Windows, iOS, and Mac, with Send-and-Confirm messages and custom chimes. By design, it runs on your local network, inside your IT firewall, and the company markets that as a benefit: no internet routing, and it keeps working if your connection drops.
AltoSignal makes the opposite trade on purpose. It's cloud-hosted, so there's nothing to install on a server, no firewall rules to manage, and it reaches multiple locations and remote staff, with a self-serve free trial and published pricing. AltoSignal now delivers across your own office network at the same time as the cloud, so signaling keeps working through an outage without a local network to build. If a setup with no cloud component at all is a hard requirement, Kelkom's design may still fit you better.
| AltoSignal | Kelkom | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Native apps plus a browser version | FlexPanel software on tablets & desktops |
| Runs on | Native apps for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Amazon Fire, Mac, and Linux, plus a browser version for any computer. A Windows app is on the way. | Android, Windows, iOS, Mac & PC desktops |
| Hosting | Cloud and your office network | Local network only, inside your firewall |
| Across locations / remote | Works over the internet | Designed for a single office network |
| Setup | Open a link, no IT project | Configure the LAN and hardware |
| If the internet is down | Keeps signaling on your office network | Keeps running on the LAN |
| Messages | "Who · What · Where" board, history & read receipts | Send & Confirm messages, custom chimes |
| Channels | Unlimited, plus a built-in Emergency channel | See vendor |
| Multi-location / enterprise | Roles & SSO, API, audit logs | See vendor |
| Pricing | $3 / device / month, or $2 billed yearly (33% off) · 5 device minimum · 30-day trial from 2 devices | Contact sales |
Based on Kelkom's publicly available product information as of July 2026 (FlexPanel runs on Android/Windows/iOS/Mac on a local network inside your firewall). "See vendor" means we don't publish a claim about a feature we can't verify, check kelkom.com for current features and pricing. Kelkom and FlexPanel are trademarks of their respective owner; AltoSignal is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Open a link and you're running. There's no server to host, no firewall to configure, and no IT project to schedule before your team can page each other.
Because it's in the cloud, AltoSignal connects multiple offices and remote staff, with roles, single sign-on, API access, and audit logs for groups and DSOs.
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Both are non-verbal paging systems for dental offices that run on tablets and computers. The main difference is hosting: AltoSignal is cloud-hosted, so it works across locations and remote staff with no LAN or firewall setup, while Kelkom runs on your local network inside your firewall.
No. AltoSignal devices find each other on the network by themselves, so there is nothing to configure and no firewall rules to manage. You get local delivery without building a local network, and it still reaches a second location through the cloud. Kelkom is designed to run on a local network inside your IT firewall.
Yes. Because AltoSignal is cloud-hosted, it works across multiple locations and remote staff, with roles, single sign-on, API access, and audit logs. Kelkom is designed for a single office network.
AltoSignal is $3 per device per month, or $2 per device per month when billed yearly, a 33% saving. Paid plans have a 5 device minimum. The 30-day free trial does not, so you can start on as few as 2 devices, with no credit card. For 20 devices or more we offer volume pricing, so email sales@altosignal.com and we will quote you.
Yes, inside the office. Devices running the AltoSignal app on the same network hand signals straight to each other at the same time as the cloud, so your team keeps signaling with nothing to switch on. Changing button labels, adding a channel, or reaching a second location waits until the connection is back. The browser version does not take part in local delivery. See how local delivery works.
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