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Tommy's Radio vs Sonoran Radio
How the two FiveM radio systems compare on price, voice, dispatch and integrations. Every row is sourced from each product's public documentation.
Feature comparison
Price
Tommy's Radio: $99.99 one-time, or $19.99/mo
Sonoran Radio: Free, Plus $14.99/mo, Pro $19.99/mo or $45/quarter
Cost to unlock every feature listed
Tommy's Radio: $99.99 once, or $19.99/mo
Sonoran Radio: Pro: $19.99/mo or $45/quarter
Connected users
Tommy's Radio: No limit
Sonoran Radio: Free: 10 · Plus: 30 · Pro: unlimited
Hosting
Tommy's Radio: Runs on your own FiveM server with its own voice server. No third-party service or player accounts.
Sonoran Radio: Hosted service
Digital voice
Tommy's Radio: P25 Phase 1 IMBE vocoder, or M17 Codec 2, set per channel. Included.
Sonoran Radio: AMBE-like vocoder effect on all plans. Server-side AMBE on Pro, with a small added delay.
Analog voice FX
Tommy's Radio: Highpass, lowpass, compression, limiter, saturation, mid EQ
Sonoran Radio: Analog, digital and clipping effects, pre/post EQ
AI dispatcher
Tommy's Radio: Included (experimental). Runs locally with no account or usage limits, or use your own API key.
Sonoran Radio: Public beta. Monthly token limit by plan (estimated ~140–360 prompts on Free). Requires a linked Sonoran CAD community.
CAD / MDT
Tommy's Radio: 911 and panic mirrored into LACORE, SonoranCAD, ImperialCAD, wasabi_mdt, tk_mdt, ps-mdt
Sonoran Radio: Sonoran CAD
Other integrations
Tommy's Radio: LB Phone, LB Radio, Discord OAuth, 6 frameworks auto-detected
Sonoran Radio: Sonoran CMS, Discord role sync, FiveM inventories and phone scripts, and more
Nearby radio chatter
Tommy's Radio: Included (3D audio)
Sonoran Radio: Pro
Background audio (sirens, rotors, gunfire)
Tommy's Radio: Included
Sonoran Radio: Pro
Multiple game servers
Tommy's Radio: Included. Satellite servers share one radio network and dispatch panel.
Sonoran Radio: Pro. Servers run independently with a shared channel setup.
In-game radio models
Tommy's Radio: 11 radio models, editable HTML/CSS layouts, community marketplace
Sonoran Radio: Custom frames per department
Custom sounds
Tommy's Radio: 39 remappable tone slots, included
Sonoran Radio: Community SFX on Plus, per-user SFX on Pro
Apps
Tommy's Radio: Browser panel and Windows app with global PTT
Sonoran Radio: Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
Towers
Tommy's Radio: Placed towers with distance falloff and signal degradation
Sonoran Radio: Placed towers, destructible and repairable
Games
Tommy's Radio: FiveM
Sonoran Radio: FiveM, ER:LC, Arma 3
API
Tommy's Radio: Lua exports, REST, Socket.IO, dispatch theme SDK
Sonoran Radio: Radio API
Try before buying
Tommy's Radio: Live demo server, dispatch and admin panels
Sonoran Radio: Free plan
Sonoran Pro billed monthly is $239.88/year; billed quarterly it is $180/year.
When Sonoran Radio may fit better
- You want native Mac, Linux, iOS or Android apps.
- You run ER:LC or Arma 3 alongside FiveM.
- You want a hosted service with nothing to run on your own server.
- You want towers players can destroy and repair in game.
Common questions
- Is Tommy's Radio a one-time purchase?
- Yes. It's $99.99 one-time, or $19.99/mo. Both unlock every feature.
- Does Tommy's Radio limit how many people can connect?
- No. There is no user limit. The practical ceiling is your server's hardware.
- Do my players need an account?
- No. Tommy's Radio runs on your server with its own voice server. Players join your FiveM server and press F6.
- Does the AI dispatcher cost extra?
- No. It's included and runs on your own machine with no account. You can point it at a hosted provider with your own API key instead, which that provider bills you for. It's currently experimental and off by default.
- Can I try it before buying?
- Yes. A live demo server, dispatch panel and admin panel are open now with no purchase. See the docs.
Sources
Last updated October 23, 2026.
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Based on each product's public documentation and pricing pages as of the date above. Features and prices may change. Sonoran Radio is a product of Sonoran Software Systems LLC, and its name belongs to its owner. TIMMYG Studios is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Sonoran Software Systems.