Source: https://bestagentsfor.com/ai-agents-for/receptionists/ Markdown: https://bestagentsfor.com/ai-agents-for/receptionists/index.md Title: Best AI Receptionists in 2026 | Best Agents For - Home - /Agents - /Best AI Receptionists # Best AI Receptionists An AI receptionist picks up the phone, qualifies the caller, and books a time or takes a message. Smith.ai also sells live agents. Jobber's receptionist is an add-on to its field-service plans, not a standalone phone product. Prices below were read on each vendor's site on 5 October 2026. 10 products. Prices and descriptions last checked 5 October 2026. ## Best AI Receptionists compared Pricing is the vendor's published starting figure. A free plan or trial is listed only when the pricing page says so. User comments appear only when we could link a short quote. Otherwise the cell says there are no sourced comments. Product Pricing Free plan / trial Key features Integrations Best for What users say #1 From $0/mo Free plan AI and live agents handle law-firm intake, qualification, and consult booking 24/7. Clio, Filevine, Lawmatics, MyCase Law firms that want intake answered and booked around the clock 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. #2 From $24.95/mo Trial AI answering service that qualifies leads, books appointments, and transfers calls. Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Acuity Small businesses that want per-call answering with scheduling In that same small-business thread, Upfirst is the budget suggestion, with the commenter putting it around $25 a month. #3 From $79/mo Trial Voice AI phone agent that businesses launch from a website, Google listing, or business details. Zapier, Google Voice Small and larger businesses that want a self-serve AI phone agent No sourced comments. #4 From $39/mo Trial AI receptionist that answers calls and texts and can sit on an existing phone system. Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Google Calendar Businesses that already use a phone system and want an AI front desk No sourced comments. #5 From $49/mo Trial AI answering service for small businesses that answers, books, and texts call details. Zapier Solo owners and small local businesses that miss calls No sourced comments. #6 From $29/mo Trial AI receptionist with inbound minutes plus separate outbound, SMS, and chat plans. Zapier, Make, Google Calendar, Outlook Small businesses that want a low monthly inbound plan plus optional outbound No sourced comments. #7 From $99/mo Not listed AI front office that talks, texts, and chats, then books and writes back to a CRM. Zapier Small businesses that want voice plus chat, SMS, and a built-in CRM No sourced comments. #8 From $299/mo Free plan Voice AI that answers calls and completes the next step in existing systems. None named on the pages we opened Small businesses that want a unit-priced AI receptionist No sourced comments. #9 Add-on $29/mo, or included on Plus Trial Jobber add-on that answers home-service calls and texts and can book visits. Jobber Home service businesses already running on Jobber No sourced comments. #10 From $449/mo Not listed AI phone answering and contact center for home service businesses. ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro Home service companies that book jobs into a field-service CRM No sourced comments. ## Ranked list Ranked on fit for this job, autonomy, controls, integrations, access, and how public the product is. Open a score to see the six parts. # Agent Best for Pricing from Free tier Autonomy Integrations Score 1 Smith.ai Law firms that want intake answered and booked around the clock From $0/mo Yes Semi-autonomous Clio, Filevine, Lawmatics +5 - Fit for the job29/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations15/15 - Access10/10 - Evidence9/10 2 Upfirst Small businesses that want per-call answering with scheduling From $24.95/mo Trial Autonomous Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly +5 - Fit for the job25/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations14/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 3 Goodcall Small and larger businesses that want a self-serve AI phone agent From $79/mo Trial Autonomous Zapier, Google Voice - Fit for the job28/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations7/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 4 RingCentral AI Receptionist Businesses that already use a phone system and want an AI front desk From $39/mo Trial Autonomous Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho +3 - Fit for the job23/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations11/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 5 Rosie Solo owners and small local businesses that miss calls From $49/mo Trial Autonomous Zapier - Fit for the job27/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations6/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 6 Dialzara Small businesses that want a low monthly inbound plan plus optional outbound From $29/mo Trial Autonomous Zapier, Make, Google Calendar +1 - Fit for the job24/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations9/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 7 My AI Front Desk Small businesses that want voice plus chat, SMS, and a built-in CRM From $99/mo No Autonomous Zapier - Fit for the job26/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations6/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 8 Newo.ai Small businesses that want a unit-priced AI receptionist From $299/mo Yes Autonomous None named on the pages we opened - Fit for the job20/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations4/15 - Access10/10 - Evidence9/10 9 Jobber AI Receptionist Home service businesses already running on Jobber Add-on $29/mo, or included on Plus Trial Semi-autonomous Jobber - Fit for the job22/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations6/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 10 Sameday AI Home service companies that book jobs into a field-service CRM From $449/mo No Semi-autonomous ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro - Fit for the job21/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations7/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 1 88 Law firms that want intake answered and booked around the clock - Fit for the job29/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations15/15 - Access10/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 2 84 Small businesses that want per-call answering with scheduling - Fit for the job25/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations14/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 3 80 Small and larger businesses that want a self-serve AI phone agent - Fit for the job28/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations7/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 4 79 Businesses that already use a phone system and want an AI front desk - Fit for the job23/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations11/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 5 78 Solo owners and small local businesses that miss calls - Fit for the job27/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations6/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 6 78 Small businesses that want a low monthly inbound plan plus optional outbound - Fit for the job24/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations9/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 7 77 Small businesses that want voice plus chat, SMS, and a built-in CRM - Fit for the job26/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations6/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 8 71 Small businesses that want a unit-priced AI receptionist - Fit for the job20/30 - Autonomy17/20 - Controls11/15 - Integrations4/15 - Access10/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 9 70 Home service businesses already running on Jobber - Fit for the job22/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations6/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 Rank 10 70 Home service companies that book jobs into a field-service CRM - Fit for the job21/30 - Autonomy13/20 - Controls12/15 - Integrations7/15 - Access8/10 - Evidence9/10 ## Pricing, features, and summaries 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. 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 ### 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. 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 ### 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. Goodcall pricing and features/Goodcall alternatives 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. RingCentral AI Receptionist pricing and features/RingCentral AI Receptionist alternatives 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. Rosie pricing and features/Rosie alternatives 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. Dialzara pricing and features/Dialzara alternatives 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. My AI Front Desk pricing and features/My AI Front Desk alternatives 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. Newo.ai pricing and features/Newo.ai alternatives 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. Jobber AI Receptionist pricing and features/Jobber AI Receptionist alternatives 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. Sameday AI pricing and features/Sameday AI alternatives ## What is an AI receptionist? An AI receptionist is software that answers a business phone line. The better ones book, transfer, or write the message into the tool the office already uses. A live answering service is a person reading a script. Some vendors sell both and label the bundle AI. People also search this as an AI answering service, an AI phone answering service, or an AI front desk. The job is the same: the phone gets picked up when nobody is at the desk. AI receptionist software is the monthly plan. A per-call hybrid is a different bill. ## How an AI answering service works The business number points at the vendor. A caller hears a voice, the software asks why they called, and it either books a slot, transfers, or takes a message. Smith.ai will also hand the hard calls to a person. Upfirst, Dialzara, Rosie, and Goodcall are closer to a software plan with a minute or call cap. Jobber's receptionist is an add-on inside field-service software, so the booking lands on the Jobber schedule rather than in a separate calendar. RingCentral's version sits on a phone system you may already pay for. Newo and Sameday are standalone agents. Read whether the booking tool is included before you add another login. ## Features of AI receptionist software An AI phone answering service is only useful if it can do something with the call besides record it. - A script for new callers versus existing customers - Booking or a message, not only a recording - A published monthly price or a clear per-call rate - A handoff to a person on the calls the software should not finish ## Benefits of an AI phone answering service The gain is coverage during jobs and after hours, with a number you can read before a demo. - Cover the hours nobody is at the desk - See the per-call or monthly number before a demo - Keep the call record in the CRM or the schedule the office already has ## Who uses an AI receptionist for a small business Small firms and local service businesses that miss calls during jobs. Law firms show up often because intake is the whole point of the call. HVAC and dental practices show up in the same search, and the product is still a phone agent, not a vertical miracle. If you are building the call flow yourself and pricing it per minute, the voice agent list is the closer category. This page is the finished receptionist. ## AI receptionist pricing Starting points we could verify: Smith.ai from $0 for a limited AI tier, then per-call rates for the human service. Goodcall from $79/mo. Rosie from $49/mo. My AI Front Desk from $99/mo. Upfirst from $24.95/mo. Dialzara from $29/mo. Last checked 5 October 2026. Smith.ai's free tier is not unlimited calling. Jobber's price is an add-on or a plan inclusion, not a standalone phone product. Custom and not published mean the vendor did not show a self-serve dollar amount on the pages we opened. ## How to choose the best AI receptionist If you want a published monthly price this week, start with Upfirst, Dialzara, Rosie, or Goodcall and read the minute caps. If you want a human on the hard calls, read Smith.ai's hybrid rates, not only the free AI tier. If the business already runs on Jobber, price the receptionist add-on against a separate tool before you add another login. If you need to design the call yourself, leave this page for voice agents. ## Related categories Nearby jobs have their own lists. Open one when this page is only part of the work. - Best AI Voice Agents - Best AI Agents for Customer Service - Best AI Workflow Automation ## FAQ ### What is an AI receptionist? ### How should I compare AI receptionist prices? ### Is an AI answering service the same product? ## Scoring method Last verified 5 October 2026 Every product is scored out of 100 on the same six parts. Rank follows the total, then job fit, then name. The parts are shown on each row. Read the full method.