Abby Connect
Starter $165/mo (50 minutes); AI essential $329/mo; free trial
Dedicated live receptionist teams for small businesses.
We list 23 AI receptionists & answering services for any small business, each checked on the vendor's own site. 19 publish a starting price; the lowest we found is $0 (free to start), from Retell AI (vendor page: “Pay as you go, $0.07-$0.31/min for voice agents; $10 free credits”).
Updated Oct 15, 2026
| Tool | What it does | Entry price | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Connect | Dedicated live receptionist teams for small businesses. | Starter $165/mo (50 minutes); AI essential $329/mo; free trial | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Aircall | Cloud phone system for sales and support teams. | Essentials $30/license/mo; Professional $50; AI Voice Agents $100/mo minimum | Oct 15, 2026 |
| AnswerConnect | 24/7 live answering service. | Contact for pricing* | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Bland AI | Enterprise AI phone call platform. | Developer start: $0.14/min, $0 platform fee, 2 free credits + inbound number | Oct 15, 2026 |
| CallRail | Call tracking, AI call summaries and lead attribution. | Voice Assist starts at $95/mo; all plans include Lead Tracking starting at an additional $55; $1/call after 50 Voice Assist calls | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Dialpad | AI-powered business phone system with transcription. | Contact for pricing* | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Dialzara | AI receptionist that answers business calls 24/7. | Business Lite $29/mo (60 min; $0.48/min overage); 7-day free trial | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Goodcall | AI phone agent that answers calls, captures leads and books appointments. | Starter $79/mo; Growth $129/mo; start free with a demo agent | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Grasshopper | Virtual business phone number for small businesses. | From $14/mo (page title); 7-day free trial | Oct 15, 2026 |
| My AI Front Desk | AI receptionist for calls, texts and scheduling. | Call answering from $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually), 200 voice minutes | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Nextiva | Business phone and customer communication platform. | Core $15/user/mo annual ($23 monthly); Engage $25 ($50) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| PATLive | Live virtual receptionist and answering service. | Pay-as-you-go $49/mo + $2.99/min; 50 min $99/mo; 14-day free trial | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Podium | AI employee, reviews, texting and payments for local businesses. | Contact for pricing* | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Posh | Live virtual receptionists and answering service. | Chic $65/mo + $2.30/min; Vogue $130/mo (50 min) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Quo (formerly OpenPhone) | Business phone app with shared numbers and AI call summaries. | Starter $19/user/mo; Business $33; Scale $47 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Retell AI | Platform for building and deploying AI phone agents. | Pay as you go, $0.07-$0.31/min for voice agents; $10 free credits | Oct 15, 2026 |
| RingCentral | Cloud business phone, video and messaging. | Base phone plan prices not in snapshot; AI Receptionist (works on any phone system) starts at $39; Conversational Intelligence from $60 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Rosie | AI phone answering service for small businesses. | Professional $49/mo; Scale $149; Growth $299; 7-day free trial | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Ruby | Live virtual receptionists and chat for small businesses. | Live chat from $115/mo (10 chats); virtual receptionist from $250/mo (50 minutes), $395 (100 min), $720 (200 min), $1,725 (500 min) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Smith.ai | AI and human virtual receptionists that answer calls, chats and qualify leads. | Free forever 25 calls/mo (AI); receptionist plans from $300/mo (30 calls), $810/mo (90 calls) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Synthflow | No-code platform to build AI voice agents. | Enterprise contracts start at $30,000/yr, scoped by call volume and concurrency; self-serve pricing not in snapshot; free trial available | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Upfirst | AI answering service for small businesses. | Starter $24.95/mo monthly or $20/mo annual (30 calls; $1.50/extra call) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Vapi | Developer platform for voice AI agents. | Contact for pricing* | Oct 15, 2026 |
* Contact for pricing: the vendor publishes no price on its own site, so we don't show one. How we handle this.
Starter $165/mo (50 minutes); AI essential $329/mo; free trial
Dedicated live receptionist teams for small businesses.
Essentials $30/license/mo; Professional $50; AI Voice Agents $100/mo minimum
Cloud phone system for sales and support teams.
Prices not in snapshot text
24/7 live answering service.
Developer start: $0.14/min, $0 platform fee, 2 free credits + inbound number
Enterprise AI phone call platform.
Voice Assist starts at $95/mo; all plans include Lead Tracking starting at an additional $55; $1/call after 50 Voice Assist calls
Call tracking, AI call summaries and lead attribution.
Plan prices not in snapshot text; free trial
AI-powered business phone system with transcription.
Business Lite $29/mo (60 min; $0.48/min overage); 7-day free trial
AI receptionist that answers business calls 24/7.
Starter $79/mo; Growth $129/mo; start free with a demo agent
AI phone agent that answers calls, captures leads and books appointments.
From $14/mo (page title); 7-day free trial
Virtual business phone number for small businesses.
Call answering from $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually), 200 voice minutes
AI receptionist for calls, texts and scheduling.
Core $15/user/mo annual ($23 monthly); Engage $25 ($50)
Business phone and customer communication platform.
Pay-as-you-go $49/mo + $2.99/min; 50 min $99/mo; 14-day free trial
Live virtual receptionist and answering service.
No public prices
AI employee, reviews, texting and payments for local businesses.
Chic $65/mo + $2.30/min; Vogue $130/mo (50 min)
Live virtual receptionists and answering service.
Starter $19/user/mo; Business $33; Scale $47
Business phone app with shared numbers and AI call summaries.
Pay as you go, $0.07-$0.31/min for voice agents; $10 free credits
Platform for building and deploying AI phone agents.
Base phone plan prices not in snapshot; AI Receptionist (works on any phone system) starts at $39; Conversational Intelligence from $60
Cloud business phone, video and messaging.
Professional $49/mo; Scale $149; Growth $299; 7-day free trial
AI phone answering service for small businesses.
Live chat from $115/mo (10 chats); virtual receptionist from $250/mo (50 minutes), $395 (100 min), $720 (200 min), $1,725 (500 min)
Live virtual receptionists and chat for small businesses.
Free forever 25 calls/mo (AI); receptionist plans from $300/mo (30 calls), $810/mo (90 calls)Free tier
AI and human virtual receptionists that answer calls, chats and qualify leads.
Enterprise contracts start at $30,000/yr, scoped by call volume and concurrency; self-serve pricing not in snapshot; free trial available
No-code platform to build AI voice agents.
Starter $24.95/mo monthly or $20/mo annual (30 calls; $1.50/extra call)
AI answering service for small businesses.
Usage-based per minute (transcriber, model, voice costs listed separately)
Developer platform for voice AI agents.
23 tools on this page, including Abby Connect, Aircall, AnswerConnect, Bland AI. Each was checked against the vendor's site, most recently on Oct 15, 2026.
19 of 23: Retell AI (Pay as you go, $0.07-$0.31/min for voice agents; $10 free credits); Smith.ai (Free forever 25 calls/mo (AI); receptionist plans from $300/mo (30 calls), $810/mo (90 calls)); Bland AI (Developer start: $0.14/min, $0 platform fee, 2 free credits + inbound number); Grasshopper (From $14/mo (page title); 7-day free trial); Nextiva (Core $15/user/mo annual ($23 monthly); Engage $25 ($50)). The rest ask you to contact sales or book a demo.
The vendor sites for Smith.ai state a free tier or free plan as of our last check.
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