AI Receptionist: all 34 products
Answers your phone day and night, holds a conversation, screens and qualifies the caller, takes the message and books the job on your calendar. We found 34 products that do this, from 34 companies. Of these, 22 can be bought with a sign-up form and 12 are sold through a sales call. Of the 34, 23 publish a price. Monthly plans in US dollars run $15 to $399, typically $59.
The 34 products
| Compare | Product | What it does on its own | Built for | How you buy | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgentZap | Answers the call and books the appointment on the calendar during the call. In the vendor’s words: “AI integrates with your calendar to book appointments directly, live on the call.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | $109 a month | |
| RingCentral | Answers and routes business calls, schedules appointments, and replies to texts around the clock. In the vendor’s words: “AI Receptionist automatically answers calls, sends texts, and books appointments, so every customer feels taken care of, day or night.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Oct 1, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $39 a month, on top of a RingEX plan | |
| Aira | Answers business calls around the clock, screens and qualifies the caller, and books the job on the calendar. In the vendor’s words: “Aira asks your qualifying questions, screens callers, filters bad fits, and books on your real calendar.” Where it says AI does it: “AI agents working together to handle every call, end to end.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size, home services | Sign up yourself | $24.95 a month | |
| Arini | Answers every practice call and books or reactivates the patient on the call. In the vendor’s words: “Answer every call, re-activate every patient, and ensure no opportunity for care slips through the cracks.” Where it says AI does it: “Healthcare AI that scales with your group.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size, dental | Sales call | Not published | |
| Bookipi | Answers business calls around the clock, handles common customer questions, books appointments and captures caller details. In the vendor’s words: “It answers calls 24/7, handles common customer questions, books appointments, and captures every caller’s details.” Where it says AI does it: “Bookipi’s AI virtual receptionist picks up every time, whether you’re on-site, in a meeting, or done for the day.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | Not published | |
| Cactus | An AI voice agent answers every call for a home service company and books the lead without staff involvement. In the vendor’s words: “Cactus answers every call, books every lead, and goes after the revenue already sitting in your business.” Where it says AI does it: “Listen to a live call with our AI voice agent.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size, home services | Sales call | Not published | |
| CallMissed · : India | Picks up the calls, WhatsApp messages and texts a team misses, acts on the request and writes it to one record. In the vendor’s words: “An AI agent picks up the calls, WhatsApp messages, texts and emails your team misses” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | Not published | |
| CentralComs | Answers calls and texts for a trades business, books the job on the connected calendar and passes hard calls to the team. In the vendor’s words: “Try call answering and job booking with your business.” Source for the vendor’s words (opens in a new tab) Where it says AI does it: “AI agents for the trades that answer calls, book jobs, and grow revenue through lead and estimate follow-ups, 24/7.” Source for where it says AI does it (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $149 a month | |
| Frontdesk.AI | Calls and texts patient leads for an aesthetic practice and books confirmed consultations straight onto the practice calendar. In the vendor’s words: “Claire does the phone tag for you and secures fully confirmed consultations directly into your calendar 24/7.” Where it says AI does it: “The World’s 1st Agentic AI For Aesthetic Practices” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size, healthcare | Sales call | Not published | |
| Housecall Pro | Answers the phone for a home services company around the clock and books the job into the schedule. In the vendor’s words: “AI answers every call and chat, day or night so you schedule stays full.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Small business, home services | Sign up yourself | $59 a month | |
| Dentina | Answers the practice calls it would otherwise miss and calls patients back to confirm and rebook. In the vendor’s words: “…she books the calls you miss and calls patients to confirm and book recalls” Where it says AI does it: “Dentina is the leading AI dental receptionist built by a dentist” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Small business, dental | Sign up yourself | $299 per location a month billed annually | |
| Dialzara | Answers business calls around the clock, books appointments, and sends call summaries by email. In the vendor’s words: “The AI receptionist that handles unlimited calls, books appointments, and captures every lead” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | $29 a month | |
| My AI Front Desk | Answers phone calls, chats, and texts for a business and books appointments into the calendar. In the vendor’s words: “AI handles complex services, rescheduling & no-show follow-ups automatically.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | $99 a month | |
| Goodcall | Answers business phone calls with a voice AI agent and books appointments on the caller’s behalf. In the vendor’s words: “Handle calls without worrying about minutes or token limits.” Source for the vendor’s words (opens in a new tab) Where it says AI does it: “Answer and automate customer service and sales requests with Agentic Voice AI on every phone call.” Source for where it says AI does it (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $79 a month per agent | |
| Help Genie | Answers customer questions by phone, chat and email from the business’s own documents, and books the meeting. In the vendor’s words: “Help Genie answers, engages, and converts every conversation, day or night.” Source for the vendor’s words (opens in a new tab) Where it says AI does it: “Your AI, not some AI Trained only on what your business knows. Every reply is on-brand, in your voice, and grounded in your truth, never a generic off-the-shelf bot.” Source for where it says AI does it (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 28, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | $199 a month | |
| InvoicifyAI · : Canada | Answers inbound service calls, collects the job details and confirms the booking or the callback. In the vendor’s words: “Handles the first live customer moment: answers, captures context, and confirms a booking” Source for the vendor’s words (opens in a new tab) Where it says AI does it: “An AI receptionist is a phone-based front desk assistant that answers inbound calls, understands why the caller reached out, and moves the conversation toward an appointment, callback, service request, or human review.” Source for where it says AI does it (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size, home services | Sign up yourself | $99 a month | |
| Jobber | Answers calls and texts for a home services company and can book the job into the calendar. In the vendor’s words: “…answering questions, taking detailed requests, or booking jobs in your calendar” Source for the vendor’s words (opens in a new tab) Where it says AI does it: “Jobber Receptionist can capture a job request and book the visit during the call using the online booking settings you’ve already configured.” Source for where it says AI does it (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Small business, home services | Sign up yourself | $29 a month | |
| Leaping AI | Answers and places calls for home improvement companies, qualifies the homeowner, and books the in-home estimate. In the vendor’s words: “Qualify homeowners, confirm service area, and book in-home estimates without any human involvement.” Where it says AI does it: “Let AI voice agents handle repetitive workflows within your business and automate operations.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Larger organizations, home services | Sales call | Not published | |
| Newo | Answers the phone day and night, books the appointment and handles the reschedule in the systems the business already uses. In the vendor’s words: “Books appointments, answers insurance questions, and handles reschedules.” Where it says AI does it: “Voice AI that doesn’t just talk” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size | Sales call | Free tier | |
| NextPhone | Answers every incoming call and books appointments straight into the owner’s calendar. In the vendor’s words: “24/7 AI phone agent that answers every call” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $199 a month | |
| Numa | Handles the dealership’s inbound calls and texts, replies, and chases the follow-up itself. In the vendor’s words: “AI Agents that handle customers” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Larger organizations, automotive | Sales call | Not published | |
| Phonely · : United Kingdom | Answers business phone calls, books appointments, and updates connected business tools during the call. In the vendor’s words: “…real-time appointment booking, CRM updates, and so much more. With zero human intervention.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size | Sales call | Free tier | |
| Revmo AI | Answers every inbound call, text and chat, completes the work behind it and updates the systems of record. In the vendor’s words: “Revmo answers every inbound interaction across voice, text, and chat, then completes the work and updates every system you run.” Where it says AI does it: “Your AI agent for every inbound interaction. Revmo completes customer workflows across every location, every channel.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Larger organizations | Sales call | Not published | |
| Rosie | Answers business calls 24 hours a day and books appointments directly on the calendar. In the vendor’s words: “Book appointments directly on your calendar” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | $49 a month | |
| ServiceAgent | Answers calls for a home services company and books the appointment into the schedule. In the vendor’s words: “The 24/7 AI Receptionist answers a client call.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | Free tier | |
| Slang.ai | Answers every restaurant phone call, replies to guest questions and manages the reservation book. In the vendor’s words: “Power seamless, end-to-end reservation flows for your guests, 24/7.” Where it says AI does it: “Slang AI is an AI-powered virtual agent that greets your callers as a human would. It instantly answers common questions and immediately forwards callers to a human when needed.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size, restaurants, hospitality | Sales call | $399 a month per location | |
| Smith.ai | Answers business calls with AI and books meetings on the calendar, escalating to a live agent when needed. In the vendor’s words: “Answer, qualify, and win more business with an AI Receptionist you can train, test, and trust” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | Free tier | |
| Quo | Answers calls inside a business phone system, takes messages, and books appointments for the caller. In the vendor’s words: “Sona is an AI agent that answers calls 24/7 so you never lose an opportunity — even when you’re busy or after hours.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 29, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $15 a month per user billed annually | |
| Stormy | Answers the phone for a small field service company, routes the caller, tracks parts, and chases payment. In the vendor’s words: “It answers the phone, sends the right person, keeps the parts straight and gets you paid” Where it says AI does it: “The AI operating system for service businesses.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Small business | Sales call | Not published | |
| Synthflow AI | Runs AI voice agents that answer and place phone calls for large organizations in place of human call handlers. In the vendor’s words: “Our AI voice agents automate phone conversations at scale” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Larger organizations | Sales call | $30,000 a year | |
| Tepali | Answers calls, texts and Instagram messages for a med spa and books the consultation. In the vendor’s words: “Tepali answers calls, texts, Instagram DMs and Meta ad leads in seconds, day or night.” Where it says AI does it: “AI receptionist answers calls, texts and DMs 24/7 and books them” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size, salon and spa | Sales call | Not published | |
| Trillet | Answers the business number around the clock and books the appointment on the calendar. In the vendor’s words: “24/7 answering on your existing number” Where it says AI does it: “If you are a solo owner-operator or small business and just want your own calls answered 24/7, the AI Receptionist at $49/month is built for you — it is a deliberately slim, inbound-only product, not the full platform.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 28, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | $49 a month | |
| Upfirst | Answers business calls around the clock, takes messages, and books appointments into the calendar. In the vendor’s words: “Upfirst books appointments directly to Google Calendar, Outlook, Cal.com, and Calendly.” Source for the vendor’s words (opens in a new tab) Where it says AI does it: “Upfirst is the AI answering service that keeps your phone covered so you never miss a lead or leave a customer waiting.” Source for where it says AI does it (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | $24.95 a month | |
| Zoom Communications | Answers business calls, sends texts, and books appointments without a person picking up. In the vendor’s words: “Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist greets callers, answers questions, books appointments, and routes important calls” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 23, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | Not published |
What to know before you buy
- Most of these really do answer, talk with the caller and book the job or take the message on their own, with no one in the loop.
- The big phone systems and field service software now include one. Check what your current phone or job software already offers before buying a separate product.
- The monthly call or minute limit sets what you actually pay. Entry plans are sized for low volumes, so price it at your real number of calls.
- Ask how it handles spam calls. Some screen them out; others count them against your limit.
- In reviews, billing and refund problems, slow support and uneven call quality come up most. Ask about the contract length and cancellation before you sign.
More from our research
How real (from our first round of research)
Most of the 15 we checked act with no person in the loop. They answer, converse, and book or take the message rather than producing a draft. A good sign that these products are real is that the long-established phone systems and field software have all shipped one, so you meet an AI answering tier beside the standalone products. Among newly launched companies, all eight new receptionist products we checked in the first round answer the phone and book unattended, and all eight publish a price or a sign-up you complete yourself.
Watch for
The minute and call caps decide what you actually pay, and a shop taking 300 calls a month is not on the entry plan. Three vendors name spam calls as a separate line on the page, as something their product screens out or charges for.
What reviewers raise
Refund and billing problems, slow support, disputed claims and uneven AI performance come up most. One reviewer describes a six-month contract with no refund. Several products have few or no public reviews, including one with a large published customer count.
What owners say
Two forum questions from the past six months ask owners of small businesses whether they have ever put one on their phones, and whether paying for cover through the night is worth it on a small team. A trades thread puts it more bluntly and asks whether owners actually keep these on the line, or whether older customers find them an annoyance.
Questions to ask in the demo
- Does an AI do this, or does a rule? If the answer is “when X happens it sends Y”, you are buying automation, and it should not cost AI prices.
- Does it send, or does it draft? Ask for the sentence on their page that says it acts on its own.
- Does it do it on its own on this plan, or on the one above? The setting that lets it act without you is often a tier up from the entry price.
Quick answers
How many AI products are there for answering the phone?
We found 34 products from 34 companies that do this themselves. 22 can be bought with a sign-up form and 12 through a sales call.
How much does an AI Receptionist cost?
Monthly plans priced in US dollars run $15 to $399, typically $59 a month. 23 of 34 publish a price. Check the monthly cap and what extra use costs.
Which ones are built for small businesses?
14 say on their own site that they are built for small businesses: AgentZap, Bookipi AI Receptionist, CallMissed, Dentina, Dialzara, Help Genie, Customer Service Rep AI, Jobber AI Receptionist and others. Most others name no size and may still suit you.
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AI Receptionist: all 34 products. The AI Agents Report, Iterategy, 2026. https://iterategy.com/research/ai-agents/jobs/ai-receptionist/