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AI receptionists and answering compared

AI receptionists answer your calls, take messages, book appointments and pass urgent callers to your team. Services bill in different units, by minute, by call or by unique caller, so the same call volume can cost very different amounts. This page sets each provider's published prices, billing model and features side by side, with Sysevo for reference.

Side by side

Prices and features at a glance.

“Small team” is three people using 450 AI voice minutes a month, priced on each provider's lowest published plan that fits. A plus sign means some charges are not published.

AI receptionists and answering compared with Sysevo
PlatformStarts atHow you payAI answers callsBuilt-in CRMSmall team / month
Sysevo$29 / moFlat monthly plan with voice minutes includedIncludedFrom Connect$169 (Scale)
Zanus AI$99 / moPer companyIncludedPaid add-on$234.72
Goodcall$79 / moPer account, billed by unique customers per monthIncludedVia integration$129
Slang.ai$399 / mo per locationPer location per month, quote-based ('Get a quote'), with published starting prices ($399 Core, $599 Premium)IncludedNot listed$399 +
Rosie$49 / moPer account, monthly plans with included minutesIncludedVia integration$149
Smith.ai$150 / moPer call: monthly plans include a set number of calls, with a per-call overage rateIncludedVia integration$337.50
My AI Front Desk$99 / moPer account: one self-serve plan with included usage, plus credits for overage (1 credit = $0.01)IncludedIncluded$161.50
Dialzara$29 / moPer account, with monthly plans that include minutes plus per-minute overageIncludedVia integration$199

Buyer's checklist

What to check before you choose.

  1. Compare the billing unit

    Per-minute, per-call and per-customer pricing reward different call patterns. Convert each to your own monthly volume before comparing.

  2. Read the overage terms

    Check what happens when you exceed the included allowance: a published rate, an automatic upgrade or a paused service.

  3. Test booking and transfers

    Make sure the agent can book into your real calendar and hand callers to a person when it should.

  4. Keep your number

    Ask whether you can forward or port your existing number, and what it costs to leave.

  5. Plan for what comes after the call

    Messages and bookings need to reach a CRM, an inbox or a job system. Check whether that is included or needs another tool.

The platforms

Each platform in brief.

Zanus AI

$99 / mo · Per company

Zanus AI sells an 'AI Front Office': modules that answer your phone, website chat, e-mail and web forms, book appointments, send quotes, follow up and support customers. You buy single functions à la carte or one of four bundled levels, priced per company rather than per seat.

  • Priced per company rather than per seat, with operators included in each level ($49/month for each additional one). Source
  • Broad module catalogue under one login: phone, chat, e-mail, forms, booking, CRM, quoting, tickets, outbound auto-call and team knowledge tools. Source

Goodcall

$79 / mo · Per account, billed by unique customers per month

Goodcall is an AI answering service and virtual receptionist that answers calls 24/7. Its agent 'Gabi' builds and manages the phone agent from a plain-language description of the business.

  • Billing is per unique customer, not per minute, so long calls and repeat calls from the same number in a month don't add cost. Source
  • Low-friction start: a free demo agent you build by describing your business, and billing only once you connect a number. Source

Slang.ai

$399 / mo per location · Per location per month, quote-based ('Get a quote'), with…

Slang AI is an AI phone-answering product for restaurants. It handles reservations, guest questions, VIP routing and private-event inquiries, and its 'Superhost' offering is described as 'Voice AI answers the phone. Superhost answers the guest.'

  • Built specifically for restaurants, with prebuilt restaurant prompts and no manual AI training. Source
  • Direct reservation-platform integrations: OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms and Yelp, plus Tripleseat and Perfect Venue for private events. Source

Rosie

$49 / mo · Per account, monthly plans with included minutes

Rosie is an AI call answering service for small businesses. It is trained on your website and Google Business Profile, and it answers calls 24/7, books appointments, takes messages and texts you call details.

  • Low entry price ($49/month for 250 minutes) with a 7-day free trial. Source
  • Quick setup: Rosie trains itself from your website and Google Business Profile, and you keep your number via call forwarding. Source

Smith.ai

$150 / mo · Per call: monthly plans include a set number of calls, with…

Smith.ai sells an AI Receptionist that answers calls 24/7 and live-staffed human receptionist plans, both billed by number of calls, plus a live web chat service.

  • Offers real human receptionists (live-staffed 24/7, North America-based) as well as an AI receptionist, so callers can reach a person. Source
  • Transparent published per-call pricing, including a $0 AI plan with 25 real calls a month and no long-term contract. Source

My AI Front Desk

$99 / mo · Per account: one self-serve plan with included usage, plus…

My AI Front Desk (branded 'Frontdesk', from AI Front Desk, Inc.) is an AI-powered front office platform for small and medium businesses. Its AI receptionist answers calls, texts, e-mails and chats, and keeps one memory per customer across channels.

  • One plan covers voice, SMS, e-mail, chatbot, web forms, CRM and automations, with published usage allowances and overage rates. Source
  • Transparent credit pricing: 1 credit = $0.01, voice overage $0.25/min, purchased credits don't expire. Source

Dialzara

$29 / mo · Per account, with monthly plans that include minutes plus…

Dialzara is an AI phone answering service for small businesses. Its AI receptionist answers calls 24/7, books appointments and captures leads, and the same platform runs outbound voice agents, a two-way SMS agent and a website chatbot.

  • Low entry price ($29/month) and a clear ladder of minute bundles with published overage rates. Source
  • The website chatbot is bundled free with any voice plan (100 sessions/month), and SMS and outbound share the same knowledge base and dashboard. Source

Questions

AI receptionists and answering: common questions.

How much do AI receptionists and answering services cost?

Published starting prices: Zanus AI $99 / mo; Goodcall $79 / mo; Slang.ai $399 / mo per location; Rosie $49 / mo; Smith.ai $150 / mo; My AI Front Desk $99 / mo; Dialzara $29 / mo. For a three-person team using 450 AI minutes a month, the published price components run from $129 (Goodcall) to $399 (Slang.ai), before any charges a provider does not publish. Sysevo Scale is $169 a month for the same workload, with 500 minutes included.

Which AI receptionists and answering services include a built-in CRM?

My AI Front Desk list a built-in CRM or pipeline on their official pages. Sysevo includes a CRM from its Connect plan ($79 a month).

Which AI receptionists and answering services offer outbound AI calling?

Zanus AI, My AI Front Desk and Dialzara list outbound AI calling. Sysevo includes outbound AI calling campaigns from Connect.

Which AI receptionists and answering services publish their prices?

Zanus AI, Goodcall, Slang.ai, Rosie, Smith.ai, My AI Front Desk and Dialzara publish prices on their websites. Sysevo publishes five monthly plans from $29 to $399, with 100, 250, 500, 800, 1,250 voice minutes.

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