AI answering service comparison
An AI answering service uses software to pick up inbound calls. This page lists every AI receptionist in the directory. The order uses only the monthly dollar amount written in each published price, checked against the source on the vendor page.
Compare by industry: dental practices, law firms, and plumbing companies. Every published starting price is also on the pricing page.
Comparison table
| Vendor | Starting price | Billing | Trial | Human handoff | HIPAA / BAA | Integrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ServiceAgent | Launch $0/mo (pay-as-you-go credits); Core $39/mo annual ($49 monthly, 2,000 credits); Growth $95/mo annual; AI voice minute = 15 credits | Monthly + credits | Free Launch plan | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| ElevenLabs AI Receptionist | ElevenAgents: Free (15 call min/mo); Starter $6/mo (75 min); Creator $22/mo (275 min); Pro $99/mo (1,238 min); Scale $299/mo; Business $990/mo | Monthly with included call minutes | Free plan (15 minutes of calls) | Not verified | Not verified | Answers from your website |
| Upfirst | From $24.95/mo | Not verified | Not verified | Warm transfers | Not verified | Google, Outlook, Calendly, Acuity |
| byVoice | From $29/mo; Pro $99/mo | Not verified | Trial after demo | Live handoff | Not verified | APIs and webhooks for trade software |
| Dialzara | From $29/mo for 60 minutes | Per minute bundles | 7-day trial | Blind transfer on entry plan; warm transfer on Pro | States HIPAA compliance on all plans (per LegalTexas) | Zapier, Make, Google Calendar |
| Jobber AI Receptionist | Receptionist add-on $29/mo on Core/Connect/Grow plans (Core from $29/mo billed annually); included in Plus plan | Monthly add-on | 14-day free trial | Not verified | Not verified | Jobber |
| JustCall | Phone plans from $29/user/mo billed annually (2-user minimum); AI Voice Agent: first 100 minutes free, volume pricing down to $0.15 | Per user + AI usage | 14-day free trial | Transfers to a human | HIPAA in Business Plan (per JustCall) | CRM logging; PMS via custom API |
| Allo | $45/user/mo | Per user | 7-day trial | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| OnCrew | Starter $49/mo (100 calls); Pro $149; Multi-Truck $349 | Per answered call | 14-day free trial, no card | Live transfers, on-call rotation | Not verified | Not verified |
| Rosie | From $49/mo for 250 minutes; booking & transfers from $149/mo | Per minute bundles | 7-day trial | Live transfers on $149 tier | Not verified | Zapier, calendars |
| Goodcall | From $79/mo | Flat monthly, metered on unique callers | Self-serve | Not verified | Not verified | Zapier, calendars |
| My AI Front Desk | $99/mo, or $79/mo billed annually | Flat monthly | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Clio, MyCase, Lawmatics (advertised), Zapier |
| Abby Connect | AI plans from $99/mo; $164/mo for 50 minutes | Per minute | Not verified | AI, human, or hybrid | Not verified | Clio, Clio Grow, Lawmatics, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier; ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber native |
| Keragon | $99/mo annual, $149/mo monthly | Not verified | Two-week trial | Not verified | BAA on every paid plan; SOC 2 Type II | Open Dental, Planet DDS, Dentalink; Dentrix on request |
| AgentZap | Starter $109/mo (150 min, $0.85/min overage); Professional $295/mo (450 min); Business $899/mo (1,500 min); + $499 one-time setup | Monthly + per-minute overage | 30-day money-back guarantee | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Smith.ai | Free AI tier (25 calls); AI paid from $150/mo; live agents from $300/mo | Per call | 25 free calls | Yes (live agents) | Public pages name no BAA (per Keragon); states it is not HIPAA-compliant (per LegalTexas) | Clio, MyCase, Lawmatics, CallRail, Salesforce, Calendly, Zapier; ServiceTitan/Jobber native on live tier |
| NextPhone | From $199/mo, unlimited inbound calls | Flat monthly | Not verified | Transfers emergencies to on-call number | Not verified | Jobber direct (Growth $299 plan); Zapier for ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro |
| PickupBell | $199/mo, unlimited calls and minutes | Flat monthly | 7-day free trial, no card | Not verified | Not verified | Calendar booking |
| Weave | Platform from $199/mo | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Phones, reminders, scheduling, payments |
| Futuro AI | $200/mo | Flat monthly | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Housecall Pro |
| Arini | Reported from ~$249/mo; custom (per Keragon) | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA; confirm BAA (per Keragon) | Open Dental, Eaglesoft, Denticon, Curve, Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend |
| Ruby | $250/mo for 50 minutes | Per minute | Not verified | Human-first (live receptionists) | Not verified | Clio, Rocket Matter |
| Bland AI | Start: $0.14/min, $0 platform fee; Build: $0.12/min + $299/mo platform fee; Enterprise custom | Per minute | Start plan: 2 credits + inbound number, no card required | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Dentina | From $299/mo (billed annually, per location) | Flat monthly, unlimited calls & minutes | 30-day free trial | Route to live representative on Premium | Not verified | Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve, Denticon |
| Turnkey Dispatch | From $299/mo with 300 minutes, then $1/min | Per minute | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Viva AI | $349 to $1,199/mo | Credit-based monthly tiers | Not verified | Not verified | Signs a BAA with every practice; SOC 2 Type II | Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve, Dentrix Ascend, CareStack, Cloud9 |
| NexHealth | Reported from ~$350/mo (per Keragon) | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Standard BAA in every contract (per Keragon) | ~70 systems incl. Open Dental, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Curve, Denticon |
| Peerlogic | $399 or $699/mo flat | Flat monthly | Not verified | Not verified | HIPAA compliant; confirm BAA (per Keragon) | Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Denticon, Curve, CareStack |
| LegalClerk.ai | $400 per seat/mo, unlimited calls | Per seat | Not verified | Live-agent escalation on Enterprise | States HIPAA and ABA compliance (per LegalTexas) | Clio, MyCase, Lawmatics, Google Calendar, Calendly |
| Mango Voice (Margo) | AI Suite from $419/mo incl. phones | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Sameday AI | From $449/mo for 500 minutes | Minute bundles | Demo first | Not verified | Not verified | ServiceTitan native; Housecall Pro, Jobber direct |
| Avoca | Not published (demo only) | Not verified | Demo first | Not verified | Not verified | ServiceTitan (certified app), Housecall Pro, Jobber |
| Dental Intelligence | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Hona Voice AI | Quote via demo | Not verified | Not verified | Routes live calls to your team | Not verified | Clio, MyCase, Filevine, Litify, Zapier |
| Housecall Pro CSR AI | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Housecall Pro |
| Lexidesk | Flat monthly fee, custom quote | Flat monthly | Not verified | Warm transfer with summary | ISO 27001/SOC 2 Type II-aligned Azure infra (per LegalTexas) | Clio Manage, Clio Grow, Lawmatics, HubSpot, HighLevel, Actionstep, Calendly, Acuity, Zapier |
| Rondah AI | Custom quote | Not verified | Not verified | Routing/follow-up when a person is needed | HIPAA compliant with BAAs (per Keragon) | Practice management systems via integration |
| ServiceTitan AI Voice Agent | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | ServiceTitan |
| The DBT AI | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| VoiceStack | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Reviews compliance during contracting (per AIDentalTools) | CareStack |
Common questions
What is an AI answering service?
An AI answering service uses software to answer inbound phone calls. It can take a message and, on some products, book or transfer the call. A person is not on the line for that first answer.
How much does an AI answering service cost?
The lowest monthly amount written in a listing is $0/mo, for ServiceAgent. That figure was checked on 4 November 2026. Where no monthly amount is published, the table says Not verified.
Do you rank these services?
No. The table sorts by the lowest monthly dollar amount written in each listing. That is not a quality score. Sponsored listings are labeled, and payment does not change the price text.
Where are prices checked?
Each price is copied from the vendor site or from a cited source, and the vendor page shows the date we checked it. A blank price means we have not verified one.