Verizon Business Internet vs Starlink Business

Two business internet tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Verizon Business InternetVerizon	Starlink BusinessSpaceX
In one line	Fios fiber and 5G fixed wireless internet for US businesses	Satellite internet for sites without cable or fiber
Starting price	From $64/mo	From $55/mo
Six-person team	$64/mo	$55/mo
Plans	Price varies by address and not every plan is sold everywhere; taxes and fees extra on all plans. Fios fiber (select areas only), 2-year term that auto-renews: 300/300 Mbps $69/mo ($64 with Auto Pay and paper-free billing), 1-year price guarantee; 500/500 Mbps $99/mo ($94), 2-year guarantee; 1 Gig (940/880 Mbps) $149/mo ($144), 3-year guarantee; 2 Gig (2048/2048 Mbps) $179/mo ($174), 5-year guarantee. The price rises $10/mo when the guarantee ends, then moves to the current rate. Without the 2-year term each tier costs $10/mo more. Activation fee $49 on the term or $99 month-to-month (none on 2 Gig); router $399.99 to buy or $18/mo to rent, or bring your own; early termination fee 35% of the remaining base charges; 30-day money-back guarantee on the 2-year term only. 5G Business Internet (fixed wireless, where the 5G network reaches): 100 Mbps $65/mo with the current offer (was $69), 200 Mbps $85/mo (was $99), 10-year price guarantee, self-setup, router on a monthly payment plan or bring your own, 30-day satisfaction guarantee, plus an Economic Adjustment Charge; $35/mo and $55/mo when paired with a select Verizon business smartphone plan ($30/mo credit per line). Up to $1,500 bill credit toward a previous provider's early termination fee on Fios or 5G. No published yearly prepay; prices are monthly.	Per location (one dish per plan), billed monthly with no contract and no yearly option: Local Priority 50 GB $55/mo, 500 GB $155/mo, 1 TB $280/mo, 2 TB $530/mo; extra priority data $25 per 50 GB or $125 per 500 GB; once priority data runs out, unlimited data at up to 1 Mbps down and 0.5 Mbps up. Hardware cost $349 one time (self-install, no install fee listed; the page does not name the kit, and the rugged Performance Kit price was not shown). Global Priority for ocean and global use from $250/mo. Prices shown as 'starting at' with no promo or autopay discount; service availability depends on address; 30-day full refund. Local-currency prices differ: from £30/mo in the UK, CA$75/mo in Canada, A$84/mo in Australia
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	One location per line; Fios on a 2-year term	One location per plan; public IP included (not static)
Integrations	Business Digital Voice phone lines, LTE and 5G backup internet, Business Internet Secure, router rental, TechTeam support	Extra data blocks, Performance Kit, Global Priority, multi-site dashboard
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan; every plan	Every plan
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every plan
Support hours	Phone: Fios repair line open every day, around the clock, Fios customer service weekdays 8:30am to 6pm Eastern · Phone: Wireless line (5G and LTE internet) weekdays 8am to 8pm Eastern, Wireless line Saturday 8am to 5pm Eastern, closed Sunday	Phone: 24/7 in the US and Canada, in English · Web form: 24/7, all year
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Verizon.	We found no public status page for SpaceX.
Fit: Retail shop	72	45
Fit: Restaurant or café	70	40
Fit: Service business	74	50
Fit: Agency or studio	70	35
Fit: Trades or contractor	62	75
Fit: Online store	62	40
Why people pick it	Fios has symmetrical fiber upload 5G locks its price for 10 years	Works almost anywhere with a clear sky view Month to month with a 30-day refund
Where it falls short	Fios sold only in select areas 5G upload is lower and varies	50 GB plan slows to 1 Mbps after the cap Hardware bought up front
	Visit Verizon Business Internet ↗	Visit Starlink Business ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices