AI agents · Answer the business phone · Prices checked October 20, 2026
AI receptionists
Tools that answer calls, book appointments and take messages. Advertised prices rarely match the bill, so each card also shows our estimate at 300 calls a month (3-minute average), worked out from public pricing.
Ranked by industry
- 5 ranked
Best for dental offices
Our pick: Weave AI Receptionist
Real cost at 300 calls$199 + AI add-on (not public)
- 5 ranked
Best for medical practices
Our pick: Weave AI Receptionist
Real cost at 300 calls$199 + AI add-on (not public)
- 5 ranked
Best for law firms
Our pick: Smith.ai AI Receptionist
Real cost at 300 calls≈ $501/mo
- 5 ranked
Best for hvac, plumbing & home services
Our pick: Goodcall
Real cost at 300 calls$129/mo
- 5 ranked
Best for real estate agents
Our pick: Rosie
Real cost at 300 calls$149/mo
- 5 ranked
Best for restaurants
Our pick: Slang.ai
Real cost at 300 callsfrom $399/mo
- 5 ranked
Best for salons, spas & med spas
Our pick: Upfirst
Real cost at 300 calls$159.95/mo
- 5 ranked
Best for auto repair shops
Our pick: Goodcall
Real cost at 300 calls$129/mo
- 5 ranked
Best for veterinary clinics
Our pick: Upfirst
Real cost at 300 calls$159.95/mo
- 5 ranked
Best for insurance agencies
Our pick: Sonant
Real cost at 300 callsContact sales
All AI receptionists 21
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ReceptionistFree tier
Smith.ai AI Receptionist
Per-call AI receptionist that can hand a call to Smith.ai's North America-based live agents. Strong lead-qualification focus and a native Clio integration, popular with law firms.
≈ $501/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 2 industries$150/mo
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Human service
Ruby
Long-running US live virtual receptionist service. Real people answer; AI is used for transcripts and call flows. Included here as the human benchmark people compare AI against.
≈ $3,128/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 5 industries$250/mo
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Receptionist
Goodcall
Self-serve AI phone agent billed per unique caller, not per minute. Integrations with home-service and booking tools such as Jobber, Housecall Pro and Square.
$129/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 7 industries$79/mo
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Receptionist
Rosie
Simple AI answering service aimed at home services and small offices. Trains itself from your Google profile and website; English and Spanish on every plan.
$149/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 5 industries$49/mo
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Receptionist
My AI Front Desk
AI receptionist bundled with web chat, two-way SMS, a simple CRM and outbound automations. Flat plan plus credits for extra minutes.
≈ $264/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 2 industries$99/mo
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Dialzara
Minute-based AI receptionist with low entry price and a built-in usage estimator. Separate outbound, SMS and chat products.
$352/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 2 industries$29/mo
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Receptionist
Upfirst
Per-call AI receptionist with books-into-Clio, Square, Acuity and Calendly. Spam and sub-15-second calls aren't billed. Strongest review scores among self-serve tools.
$159.95/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 9 industries$24.95/mo
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Receptionist
NextPhone
Flat-rate AI receptionist with unlimited calls. Law-firm integrations (Clio, MyCase). Done-for-you setup on Growth.
$199/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 6 industries$199/mo
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Receptionist
Weave AI Receptionist
AI receptionist add-on to Weave's phone, texting and scheduling platform for dental, medical, optometry and veterinary practices. Books directly into Open Dental, Dentrix and Eaglesoft.
Ranked in 3 industries$199/mo
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Receptionist
Arini
Dental-focused AI that answers inbound calls, runs reactivation and confirmation campaigns, and targets single practices through large DSOs.
$499/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 1 industry$499/mo
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Receptionist
Sameday AI
AI customer service rep for HVAC, plumbing and other home-service businesses, with 'pro scheduling' into ServiceTitan and similar tools.
$789/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 1 industry$449/mo
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Receptionist
Slang.ai
Voice AI for full-service restaurants that books reservations into OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms and Yelp and captures private-event leads.
from $399/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 1 industry$399/mo
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Receptionist
Loman
Restaurant phone AI that takes takeout/delivery orders into the POS, handles reservations and takes payment over the phone.
Ranked in 1 industryContact sales
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ReceptionistFree tier
Newo.ai
AI receptionist billed in 'units' (roughly one call each) covering calls, web chat and social messaging.
≈ $449/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 1 industry$0 to start
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Receptionist
Allo AI Receptionist
Per-seat business phone system with an AI receptionist add-on. Good if you also want a new phone system with CRM sync.
$90/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 1 industry$32/mo
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Receptionist
Synthflow
No-code voice-agent platform that has moved to enterprise contracts. Listed because it's widely recommended; it is not a small-office product at current pricing.
≥ $2,500/mo at 300 calls
Subscription$30,000/yr
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Voice platform
Retell AI
Pay-as-you-go platform for building voice agents. Cheapest per minute, but you (or an agency) build the receptionist yourself.
≈ $115/mo at 300 calls
Ranked in 1 industry$0.07/min
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Voice platform
Bland AI
Developer platform with all-in per-minute pricing (LLM, speech and voice included). Warm transfers and scheduling nodes are Enterprise-only.
≈ $126/mo at 300 calls
Pay per use$0.14/min
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Voice platform
Vapi
Developer platform: $0.05/min hosting plus pass-through model, speech and voice costs. Very flexible, very DIY.
≈ $74-116/mo at 300 calls
Pay per use$0.05/min
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Receptionist
Numa
Voice AI and inbox for franchise dealership service departments, connected to the DMS. Not built for independent repair shops.
Ranked in 1 industryContact sales
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Receptionist
Sonant
AI receptionist for P&C insurance agencies that connects to the agency management system (EZLynx, Applied Epic, HawkSoft, AMS360).
Ranked in 1 industryContact sales
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