Best AI Receptionists

Best AI Receptionists compared

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Pricing, features, and summaries

1. 1

   Smith.ai

   Law firms that want intake answered and booked around the clock

   Smith.ai answers calls, qualifies leads, books consultations, and syncs intake into a firm's CRM. The homepage describes three staffing modes: AI-first, hybrid, and human-first, with live North American agents available to take complex calls.

   Pricing

   From $0/mo

   On https://smith.ai/pricing/ai-receptionist the AI Receptionist has Free at $0/mo for 25 real calls ($3.00/call after that), Pro at $150/mo ($2.00/call, about 75 calls) with 150-call (−10%) and 300-call (−17%) options at $1.80 and $1.67 per real call, and Enterprise at $500/mo ($1.67/call, about 300 calls) with a 500-call rate of $1.60 and 1000+ custom. Extra-call rates on that page are $3.00 (Free), $2.50/$2.30/$2.17 (Pro), and $2.17/$2.10/custom (Enterprise). The homepage also says hybrid starts at $2.50/call and human-first at $7/call, and that AI runs about $1-2 per call, virtual receptionist about $6-10, and hybrid about $2-5. Month-to-month; 30 days' notice to cancel the AI plan. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Clio, Filevine, Lawmatics, MyCase, PracticePanther, Smokeball, Litify, Rocket Matter. It can carry a stretch of the work, then wait. A person still approves anything that leaves the building.

   What users say

   On r/smallbusiness, people looking for a sales-oriented receptionist still name Smith.ai as one of the established services, and they say it can do basic qualification.

   The same comment says not to expect real sales skill. Smith.ai is described as a message taker, not a closer.

   • “For traditional receptionist services, Smith ai and Ruby are the big ones. They can do basic qualification and describe services but don't expect real sales skills. They're message takers, not closers.”

     Reddit

   Smith.ai pricing and features/Smith.ai alternatives

2. 2

   Upfirst

   Small businesses that want per-call answering with scheduling

   Upfirst answers business calls, collects lead details, books into a calendar, and can warm-transfer with context. The site says it can be trained from a website and set up through the dashboard or through ChatGPT or Claude.

   Pricing

   From $24.95/mo

   https://upfirst.ai/pricing lists Starter at $24.95/month for 30 calls ($20/month on the discounted rate shown) and $1.50 per extra call; Premium at $59.95 for 90 calls ($48) and $1 extra; Pro at $159.95 for 300 calls ($128) and $0.75 extra; Scale at $299 for 600 calls ($240) and $0.70 extra; Custom above 600 calls. The page says annual billing is 20% off. A 14-day trial includes full access to the selected plan. Spam, calls under 15 seconds, and silent calls are not billed. Each extra agent is $9.95 per month. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Acuity, Square, Clio, Zapier, ChatGPT. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   What users say

   In that same small-business thread, Upfirst is the budget suggestion, with the commenter putting it around $25 a month.

   The comment is a suggestion, not a write-up of a failed install. We did not find a first-hand complaint in the lines we could read.

   • “Depends how much you want to spend. On the more expensive end, there's AnswerConnect. (All humans.) But if you're on a budget then based on what we're describing, you could probably build that out with Upfirst.ai which is like $25/mo.”

     Reddit

   Upfirst pricing and features/Upfirst alternatives

3. 3

   Goodcall

   Small and larger businesses that want a self-serve AI phone agent

   Goodcall answers and automates inbound customer and sales calls, including appointment booking, lead capture, and transfer to a person. The site says agents can be set up without an engineering team and lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and HIPAA compliance software.

   Pricing

   From $79/mo

   https://www.goodcall.com/pricing lists Starter at $79/month per agent (annual shown as $66), Growth at $129/month (annual $108), and Scale at $249/month (annual $208), with annual labeled 15% off. Starter includes unlimited minutes and tokens, 1 logic flow, 3 team members, 3 directory contacts, 7 days of call and customer details, and 100 unique customers, then $0.50 per customer. Growth includes 250 unique customers ($0.50 after that). Scale includes 500 unique customers. Enterprise is custom. The page says it does not charge for call count, minutes, or AI tokens. The page title says a free trial; the body I retrieved does not state the trial length. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Zapier, Google Voice. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Goodcall pricing and features/Goodcall alternatives

4. 4

   RingCentral AI Receptionist

   Businesses that already use a phone system and want an AI front desk

   RingCentral AI Receptionist answers inbound calls in natural language, handles FAQs, captures leads, books appointments, sends SMS, and routes calls with a summary. It is sold standalone or as a RingEX add-on in the U.S.

   Pricing

   From $39/mo

   https://www.ringcentral.com/pricing/ai-receptionist.html says the U.S. standalone plan starts at $49 per month with 100 minutes, or $39 per month as a RingEX add-on, also with 100 minutes. Overage is $0.50 per minute, billed in 30-second increments, and extra minute bundles are available. Both plans include a 14-day free trial. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Google Calendar, Outlook, RingEX. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   RingCentral AI Receptionist pricing and features/RingCentral AI Receptionist alternatives

5. 5

   Rosie

   Solo owners and small local businesses that miss calls

   Rosie is trained from a Google Business Profile and website, answers calls 24/7, takes messages, and can book appointments or transfer to a person. The site also includes website chat on every plan and optional website texting.

   Pricing

   From $49/mo

   https://heyrosie.com/pricing shows Professional at $49 per month (250 minutes, custom message taking for 2 scenarios, appointment links by text, spam detection, website chat), Scale at $149 per month (1,000 minutes, 5 message scenarios, calendar booking, warm and live transfers, texts during the call), and Growth at $299 per month (2,000 minutes, unlimited message scenarios, waterfall transfers, custom training, white-glove onboarding, priority support). Annual billing is labeled 2 months free. A 7-day free trial is offered. Website texting is an add-on at $50 per month for 25 conversations, then $1 per extra conversation. The page did not state the per-minute overage rate in the text retrieved. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Zapier. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Rosie pricing and features/Rosie alternatives

6. 6

   Dialzara

   Small businesses that want a low monthly inbound plan plus optional outbound

   Dialzara answers inbound calls, takes messages, and can book appointments and transfer calls. The same account can add outbound voice agents, two-way SMS, and a website chatbot.

   Pricing

   From $29/mo

   https://dialzara.com/pricing (labeled current as of 2026) lists inbound Business Lite $29/month for 60 minutes ($0.48/min over), Pro $99 for 220 minutes ($0.45), Plus $199 for 500 minutes ($0.40), and Elite $349 for 1,000 minutes ($0.35). Outbound is separate: Starter $750 for 1,500 contacts, Growth $1,000 for 2,000, Scale $1,500 for 3,000. SMS is $19/month plus $0.05 per AI message, with carrier fees at $0.0083 per segment. Website chatbot is $39/month standalone or included with a voice plan (100 sessions, then $0.15). US/Canada local numbers are $3/month and US toll-free numbers $5/month. 7-day free trial. No setup fee and no long-term contract.

   Key features

   Zapier, Make, Google Calendar, Outlook. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Dialzara pricing and features/Dialzara alternatives

7. 7

   My AI Front Desk

   Small businesses that want voice plus chat, SMS, and a built-in CRM

   Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk) answers calls and also handles web chat, SMS, email, and WhatsApp, with memory across those channels. The site says you forward an existing number, the agent follows your instructions, and it can book on a live calendar or hand off to a person.

   Pricing

   From $99/mo

   https://www.myaifrontdesk.com/pricing says Business-in-a-Box is $99/mo, or $79/mo billed annually, with 200 voice minutes, 100 chatbot conversations, 400 SMS, 500 email drafts, 20 outbound calls per day, 1,000 monthly overage credits, and auto-reload at $10 for 1,000 credits. Overage is listed as 25 credits per voice minute (1 credit = $0.01), 4 credits per SMS, 5 per chatbot conversation, and 4 per form lead. Partner/Enterprise is custom. That page says Frontdesk does not offer a permanently free plan. The homepage FAQ still describes a Free plan with limited monthly usage and no credit card. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Zapier. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   My AI Front Desk pricing and features/My AI Front Desk alternatives

8. 8

   Newo.ai

   Small businesses that want a unit-priced AI receptionist

   Newo builds an agent from a business website and handles calls, bookings, questions, routing, and service requests. The pricing page says inbound calling, web chat, and social messaging are on every plan, and outbound calling is off by default except on the AI Receptionist and Enterprise plans.

   Pricing

   From $299/mo

   https://newo.ai/pricing lists Pay As You Go at $0/mo to start with 50 free units once per account, then $1.75 per unit and no payment method required to start; AI Receptionist at $299/mo with 200 units per month and $1.50 per extra unit; Enterprise is custom. A unit is roughly one voice call of 30 seconds to 3 minutes, or about 30 text messages; calls of 30 seconds or less are 0.2 units, and longer calls bill in 3-minute increments. Monthly billing, no long-term lock-in. One plan covers one agent at one location. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   None named on the pages we opened. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Newo.ai pricing and features/Newo.ai alternatives

9. 9

   Jobber AI Receptionist

   Home service businesses already running on Jobber

   Jobber Receptionist answers calls and texts for home service businesses using data already in Jobber, including services and booking settings. It can book a visit, create a work request, take a message, or transfer or text the owner.

   Pricing

   Add-on $29/mo, or included on Plus

   The feature page links to pricing and says to start a Jobber trial with no credit card required, but it does not list a Receptionist dollar price. Jobber Help (https://help.getjobber.com/hc/en-us/articles/25315927533847-Receptionist-powered-by-Jobber-AI) says Receptionist is included on the Plus plan with unlimited usage, and can be added to select plans for $29 per month including 30 conversations, then $0.79 per extra conversation. Spam and “no conversation” tags do not count. A separate Jobber help article on add-ons says Receptionist includes 100 conversations per month and does not state a price. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Jobber. It can carry a stretch of the work, then wait. A person still approves anything that leaves the building.

   Jobber AI Receptionist pricing and features/Jobber AI Receptionist alternatives

10. 10

    Sameday AI

    Home service companies that book jobs into a field-service CRM

    Sameday answers calls, texts customers, books jobs, and updates a CRM, with a human team able to review what the AI does. The homepage says it connects to ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, lead sources, and calendars, and that sensitive actions can wait for approval.

    Pricing

    From $449/mo

    https://sameday.ai/pricing lists Launch starting at $449 per month with 500 minutes, unlimited users, 3 locations, and pro scheduling such as ServiceTitan; Scale starting at $789 per month with 1,000 minutes, unlimited locations, and voice cloning; Enterprise is custom and adds multilingual voices, analytics, training, API access, and custom integrations. Signup is by demo. The page does not mention a free trial. Last checked 5 October 2026.

    Key features

    ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro. It can carry a stretch of the work, then wait. A person still approves anything that leaves the building.

    Sameday AI pricing and features/Sameday AI alternatives

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