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  "slug": "smith-ai",
  "name": "Smith.ai AI Receptionist",
  "url": "https://smith.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://smith.ai/pricing/ai-receptionist",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 0,
  "pricing_model": "per call",
  "pricing_note": "Pro $150/mo for 75 calls; Enterprise from $500/mo",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": "Free plan: 25 calls/mo",
  "features": [
   "24/7 AI answering",
   "Transfer to live human agents (24/7)",
   "Lead qualification & routing",
   "AI scheduling (Calendly & more)",
   "Recordings, transcripts & summaries",
   "Spam filtering"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Calendly",
   "Clio",
   "Zapier"
  ],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "Real free plan (25 calls/mo) to test before paying",
   "Can hand callers to live North America-based receptionists",
   "Month-to-month, no contract"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Per-call billing gets pricey at volume ($2.00/call on Pro, $3.00 extra calls on Free)",
   "30 days' notice to cancel"
  ],
  "best_for": "Owners who want AI first with a human backup",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "ruby",
  "name": "Ruby",
  "url": "https://www.ruby.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.ruby.com/pricing/",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist",
   "live-answering"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": null,
  "pricing_model": "per minute bundles",
  "pricing_note": "Plans sold by minutes (50/100/200/500); website chat from $143/mo",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": null,
  "features": [
   "100% live human receptionists, with optional AI enhancements",
   "24/7 incl. holidays",
   "Bilingual / Spanish answering",
   "Scheduling, payment collection, intake",
   "HIPAA-compliant option"
  ],
  "integrations": [],
  "trades_served": [
   "HVAC",
   "Plumbing",
   "Roofing",
   "Lawn & Landscaping"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "Real people answer every call",
   "No setup or activation fees per Ruby"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Minute-plan prices weren't readable on the pricing page when we checked",
   "Costs more than AI-only tools (chat add-on alone from $143/mo)"
  ],
  "best_for": "Businesses that want humans, not bots, on the phone",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "goodcall",
  "name": "Goodcall",
  "url": "https://www.goodcall.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.goodcall.com/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 79,
  "pricing_model": "per unique customer",
  "pricing_note": "Starter $79 (100 customers), Growth $129 (500), Scale $299 (2,000)",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": "Free demo agent (pay when you connect a number)",
  "features": [
   "Unlimited minutes (billed per unique caller)",
   "Local number included or forward your own",
   "Plain-English agent editing",
   "Transfers"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Zapier",
   "APIs / MCP (as 'external tools')"
  ],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "No per-minute charges, so long calls cost the same",
   "Repeat callers count once per month",
   "Local number included"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Starter caps at 100 unique customers, then $0.79 each",
   "External tool connections limited on lower plans"
  ],
  "best_for": "Solo operators who miss calls on the job",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "rosie",
  "name": "Rosie",
  "url": "https://heyrosie.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://heyrosie.com/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 49,
  "pricing_model": "minutes bundle",
  "pricing_note": "Professional $49 (250 min), Scale $149 (1,000 min), Growth $299 (2,000 min)",
  "included_minutes": 250,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": "7-day free trial",
  "features": [
   "24/7 answering",
   "English & Spanish on every call",
   "Learns from your Google profile & website",
   "Appointment links by text; calendar booking on Scale",
   "Warm & live transfers (Scale+)",
   "Spam detection",
   "iOS & Android apps"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Zapier"
  ],
  "trades_served": [
   "HVAC",
   "Plumbing",
   "Electrical",
   "Home services (general)"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "Cheap entry plan with 250 minutes",
   "Bilingual on every plan",
   "Website chat widget free"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Direct calendar booking and transfers need the $149 Scale plan"
  ],
  "best_for": "Small trade shops wanting a low-cost start",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "my-ai-front-desk",
  "name": "My AI Front Desk (Frontdesk)",
  "url": "https://www.myaifrontdesk.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.myaifrontdesk.com/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist",
   "missed-call-text-back"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 99,
  "pricing_model": "minutes + credits",
  "pricing_note": "Business-in-a-Box $99/mo (200 voice min)",
  "included_minutes": 200,
  "per_minute_usd": 0.25,
  "free_trial": null,
  "features": [
   "AI phone answering",
   "Web chat",
   "2-way SMS",
   "AI-native CRM",
   "Follow-up automations",
   "20+ languages"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Zapier",
   "API (Enterprise)"
  ],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "Voice, chat, SMS and CRM in one plan",
   "$79/mo if billed annually",
   "No contract"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "No permanently free plan",
   "Extra voice minutes $0.25 each after 200"
  ],
  "best_for": "Owners who want phone + text follow-up in one tool",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "dialzara",
  "name": "Dialzara",
  "url": "https://dialzara.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://dialzara.com/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 29,
  "pricing_model": "minutes bundle",
  "pricing_note": "Lite $29 (60 min), Pro $99 (220), Plus $199 (500), Elite $349 (1,000)",
  "included_minutes": 60,
  "per_minute_usd": 0.48,
  "free_trial": "7-day free trial",
  "features": [
   "Message taking",
   "Blind transfer (all); warm transfer (Pro+)",
   "Bilingual EN/ES (Pro+)",
   "Google calendar sync (Pro+)",
   "Recordings & summaries"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Google Calendar",
   "Zapier",
   "Make",
   "API (Elite)"
  ],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "Very low $29 entry plan",
   "Per-second billing, no contract",
   "Numbers $3/mo"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Lite plan only 60 minutes and no warm transfer",
   "Spanish and calendar sync start at $99"
  ],
  "best_for": "Low-volume businesses testing AI answering",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "telyn",
  "name": "Telyn",
  "url": "https://telyn.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://telyn.ai/",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 97,
  "pricing_model": "minutes bundle",
  "pricing_note": "Starter $97 (200 min), Growth $327 (1,500), Pro $697 (2,500)",
  "included_minutes": 200,
  "per_minute_usd": 0.25,
  "free_trial": "7-day free trial (card required)",
  "features": [
   "24/7 answering",
   "Google Calendar booking",
   "Transcripts & summaries",
   "Two-way SMS (Growth+)",
   "Outbound (Pro)"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Google Calendar",
   "Zapier",
   "Webhooks"
  ],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "$0 setup fee",
   "Launch price lock at $97/mo (normally $147)",
   "$0.25/min overage"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Early-access product; limited track record",
   "Card required for trial"
  ],
  "best_for": "Solo operators who want calendar booking",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "vifi",
  "name": "ViFi",
  "url": "https://vifi.us",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://vifi.us/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist",
   "missed-call-text-back"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 49,
  "pricing_model": "minutes bundle",
  "pricing_note": "Starter $49 (100 min), Growth $149 (500), Business $349",
  "included_minutes": 100,
  "per_minute_usd": 0.15,
  "free_trial": "7-day free trial, no card",
  "features": [
   "Call briefings & transcripts",
   "Caller memory",
   "Knowledge base",
   "SMS included"
  ],
  "integrations": [],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "Low overage ($0.15/min on Starter)",
   "No card needed for trial",
   "SMS segments included"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Integrations not listed on pricing page"
  ],
  "best_for": "Budget-minded small shops",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "ai-receptionist-com",
  "name": "AI-Receptionist.com",
  "url": "https://ai-receptionist.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://ai-receptionist.com/pricing/",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 14,
  "pricing_model": "minutes bundle",
  "pricing_note": "Essential $14 (75 min), Starter $39 (100), Solopreneur $99 (350), Business $199 (1,000)",
  "included_minutes": 75,
  "per_minute_usd": 0.25,
  "free_trial": "7-day free trial, no card",
  "features": [
   "Multilingual",
   "'Boss mode'",
   "Transfers (Starter+)",
   "Real-time notifications & transcripts"
  ],
  "integrations": [],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "Cheapest entry we found ($14/mo)",
   "Extra minutes $0.25 and they don't expire"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Essential plan is only 75 minutes"
  ],
  "best_for": "Very low call volume",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "alayic",
  "name": "Alayic",
  "url": "https://www.alayic.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.alayic.com/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": null,
  "pricing_model": "minutes bundle",
  "pricing_note": "From \u00a389.99/mo",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": "Free account to build a demo agent",
  "features": [
   "Routing to humans",
   "Email & SMS summaries",
   "Appointment & reservation booking (higher tiers)"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Calendly",
   "Resos",
   "EPOS systems"
  ],
  "trades_served": [
   "Restaurants"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "No setup fees, no contract",
   "Free demo build"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Priced in GBP: from \u00a389.99/mo (about $119 per Alayic)",
   "UK-based; confirm US number support"
  ],
  "best_for": "Restaurants & businesses comfortable with a UK vendor",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "upfirst",
  "name": "Upfirst",
  "url": "https://upfirst.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://upfirst.ai/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 24.95,
  "pricing_model": "per call bundle",
  "pricing_note": "Starter $24.95 (30 calls), Premium $59.95 (90), Pro $159.95 (300), Scale $299 (600)",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": "Free trial offered",
  "features": [
   "24/7 answering",
   "Spam blocking (you don't pay for junk)",
   "Caller memory",
   "35+ languages"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Zapier"
  ],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "Low entry price",
   "Spam calls not billed",
   "20% off annually"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Starter is only 30 calls; $1.50/extra call"
  ],
  "best_for": "Low-volume offices",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "sameday-ai",
  "name": "Sameday AI",
  "url": "https://www.gosameday.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.gosameday.com/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 449,
  "pricing_model": "minutes bundle",
  "pricing_note": "Launch from $449 (500 min), Scale from $789 (1,000 min)",
  "included_minutes": 500,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": null,
  "features": [
   "Answers & books jobs for home services",
   "Residential & commercial",
   "Unlimited users",
   "Multilingual (higher tier)"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "ServiceTitan"
  ],
  "trades_served": [
   "Plumbing",
   "Electrical",
   "Lawn & Landscaping",
   "Home services (general)"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "Built specifically for trades",
   "Works with ServiceTitan phones"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Expensive for small shops ($449+/mo)"
  ],
  "best_for": "Established trade shops on ServiceTitan",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "newo-ai",
  "name": "Newo.ai",
  "url": "https://newo.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://newo.ai/pricing/",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 0,
  "pricing_model": "per conversation unit",
  "pricing_note": "PAYG $0 + $1.75/unit; AI Receptionist $299/mo (200 units)",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": "Pay-as-you-go: 50 free units, no card",
  "features": [
   "Calls, chat & lead handling",
   "Multi-language",
   "Multi-location (all plans)"
  ],
  "integrations": [],
  "trades_served": [
   "Restaurants"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "Free start with no payment method",
   "No long-term lock-in"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "$1.75 per unit pay-as-you-go adds up",
   "Main plan is $299/mo"
  ],
  "best_for": "Testing before committing",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "avoca",
  "name": "Avoca",
  "url": "https://www.avoca.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.avoca.ai/",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": null,
  "pricing_model": "quote",
  "pricing_note": "Pricing by quote",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": null,
  "features": [
   "AI call answering & booking",
   "Outbound re-engagement campaigns",
   "Google LSA integration",
   "Call coaching & analytics"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "ServiceTitan",
   "Google Local Services Ads"
  ],
  "trades_served": [
   "HVAC",
   "Plumbing",
   "Pest Control"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "Deep ServiceTitan integration",
   "Frequently mentioned by HVAC owners on Reddit"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "No public pricing",
   "Aimed at larger shops"
  ],
  "best_for": "Larger HVAC/plumbing shops on ServiceTitan",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "slang-ai",
  "name": "Slang.ai",
  "url": "https://www.slang.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.slang.ai/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 399,
  "pricing_model": "per location",
  "pricing_note": "Core from $399/location; Premium from $599",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": null,
  "features": [
   "Reservation management",
   "Text links & confirmations",
   "Recordings & summaries",
   "VIP call handling"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Reservation systems (per Slang)"
  ],
  "trades_served": [
   "Restaurants"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "Built for restaurant reservations"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "$399+/mo per location"
  ],
  "best_for": "Sit-down restaurants taking reservations",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "loman",
  "name": "Loman",
  "url": "https://loman.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://loman.ai/pricing",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": null,
  "pricing_model": "quote",
  "pricing_note": "Request pricing",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": null,
  "features": [
   "Takeout & delivery ordering",
   "Phone reservations",
   "Payment over the phone",
   "Upsells & out-of-stock handling"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Toast",
   "SpotOn",
   "OpenTable",
   "Resy",
   "Clover",
   "Shift4",
   "Square",
   "Olo"
  ],
  "trades_served": [
   "Restaurants"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "Wide POS integration list",
   "No per-minute fees per Loman"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Pricing by request"
  ],
  "best_for": "Takeout-heavy restaurants",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "kea",
  "name": "Kea",
  "url": "https://kea.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://kea.ai/",
  "category": [
   "ai-receptionist"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": null,
  "pricing_model": "quote",
  "pricing_note": "Book a demo for pricing",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": null,
  "features": [
   "Voice AI phone ordering",
   "Unlimited concurrent calls",
   "86/out-of-stock detection",
   "Call reporting"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Toast",
   "Square",
   "Clover",
   "Olo"
  ],
  "trades_served": [
   "Restaurants"
  ],
  "pros": [
   "Direct-to-POS ordering"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "No public pricing",
   "Mixed owner reports on Reddit"
  ],
  "best_for": "Multi-location pizza & takeout",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "bland",
  "name": "Bland AI",
  "url": "https://www.bland.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.bland.ai/pricing",
  "category": [
   "diy-voice-platform"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 0,
  "pricing_model": "per minute",
  "pricing_note": "$0.14/min (Start); Build $299/mo + $0.12/min",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": 0.14,
  "free_trial": "Start plan: 2 credits + inbound number, no card",
  "features": [
   "Build-your-own voice agents",
   "Conversational pathways",
   "SMS & web chat",
   "Appointment scheduling node"
  ],
  "integrations": [],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "$0 platform fee to start"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "For builders/agencies, not plug-and-play"
  ],
  "best_for": "Tech-savvy owners or agencies building custom agents",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "retell",
  "name": "Retell AI",
  "url": "https://www.retellai.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.retellai.com/pricing",
  "category": [
   "diy-voice-platform"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 0,
  "pricing_model": "per minute",
  "pricing_note": "$0.07\u2013$0.31/min",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": 0.07,
  "free_trial": "$10 free credits",
  "features": [
   "Build-your-own voice agents",
   "20 concurrent calls",
   "Knowledge base",
   "PII removal"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Make",
   "Twilio",
   "Vonage",
   "GoHighLevel",
   "n8n",
   "HubSpot"
  ],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "Pay as you go, no contract"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Requires building and testing your own agent"
  ],
  "best_for": "Agencies and DIY builders",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
 },
 {
  "slug": "vapi",
  "name": "Vapi",
  "url": "https://vapi.ai",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://vapi.ai/pricing",
  "category": [
   "diy-voice-platform"
  ],
  "starting_monthly_usd": 0,
  "pricing_model": "per minute",
  "pricing_note": "Usage-based; Core success package $29/mo",
  "included_minutes": null,
  "per_minute_usd": null,
  "free_trial": "$5 free credits",
  "features": [
   "Developer voice-agent platform",
   "Bring your own models/voices",
   "Phone numbers included"
  ],
  "integrations": [
   "Twilio",
   "Vonage",
   "Telnyx"
  ],
  "trades_served": [],
  "pros": [
   "Very flexible"
  ],
  "cons": [
   "Developer tool; total cost depends on the models you pick"
  ],
  "best_for": "Developers",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-14"
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 {
  "slug": "jobber",
  "name": "Jobber",
  "url": "https://www.getjobber.com",
  "affiliate_url": null,
  "pricing_source": "https://www.getjobber.com/pricing/",
  "category": [
   "field-service",
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   "estimates",
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