Half of the 8 AI receptionists for small business we can total cost between $92 and $151 a month at 50 calls. The median is $112. Start with these.
Read Oct 30, 2026 · 11 pricing pages · 47 plans · 12 price changes tracked
NextPhone
No contract · No overage · Unlimited · 8 of 8 checks
$199/mo at 50 calls$199 flat, unlimited use
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Phonely
Free trial · Price change notice · 7 of 8 checks
$75/mo at 50 calls$50 + 100 minutes over at $0.25
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Smith.ai AI Receptionist
No contract · Free plan · 7 of 8 checks
$75/mo at 50 calls$0 + 25 calls over at $3
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Simple Phones
No contract · No overage · Free trial · 7 of 8 checks
$97/mo at 50 calls$97, includes 100 calls
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Moneypenny AI Answering (US)
No contract · 7 of 8 checks
$99/mo at 50 calls$99, includes 50 calls
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Showing 11 of 11 tools. A filter shows what we found on a vendor's own pages, and a missing fact doesn't mean no.
NextPhoneTop pickAI receptionist and answering service that answers business calls, books appointments, transfers calls and takes messages for a flat monthly price.PhonelyPhonely builds AI voice agents that answer and place phone calls, and also handle SMS and chat.Smith.ai AI ReceptionistSmith.ai is an AI receptionist service, with optional live human agents, that answers calls, qualifies leads and books appointments, priced per call.Simple PhonesAI phone agent that answers a business's calls, books appointments, takes messages, and can make outbound calls.Moneypenny AI Answering (US)Moneypenny sells phone answering by human receptionists and by an AI receptionist, with plans priced by minutes or calls per month.
My AI Front DeskAI receptionist that answers calls, texts, emails and chats, bundled with a CRM and automations.
DialzaraAI phone receptionist that answers business calls, books appointments, takes messages and transfers calls, with outbound, SMS and chat add-ons.
Go Answer AI ReceptionistGo Answer sells live virtual receptionists and an AI receptionist that answers, routes and logs calls.
GoodcallGoodcall is an AI phone agent that answers business calls, books appointments, captures leads and hands off to staff, built and edited through a chat builder called Gabi.
BesideBeside is an AI platform for local businesses that includes a business phone line with an AI receptionist, plus CRM, scheduling, website, reviews and ads tools.
RinglyAI phone agent (Seth) that answers customer support calls for Shopify stores.Computed from each tool's published plans, allowances and overage rates, and not vendor quotes. Plans priced in minutes use 6 minutes per call. Only plans that include the category's core product count.
Half of the 8 AI receptionists for small business we can total cost between $92 and $151 a month at 50 calls. The median is $112. 3 more can't be totalled at this volume or publish no price.
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Vendors whose domain dates from 2023 or later start at a median $97/mo, 2% below the $99 of older ones (7 newer, 4 older, public USD prices).
A tick quotes the vendor's own site. "Not found" means we didn't find it on the pages we read, not that the product lacks it.
| Tool | Answers calls with AI | Books appointments | Transfers to a person | Texts callers | Connects to your tools | Other languages | Takes messages | Answers 24/7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextPhone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Phonely | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes |
| Simple Phones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found |
| Moneypenny AI Answering (US) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| My AI Front Desk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes |
| Dialzara | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Go Answer AI Receptionist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Goodcall | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes |
| Beside | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes |
| Ringly | Yes | Not found | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
From each vendor's own pages. "Not found" means we didn't find it, not that they don't have it.
| Tool | Trains AI on your data? | SOC 2 | GDPR | HIPAA (signs a BAA) | Single sign-on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phonely | no | SOC 2 | GDPR | available on Enterprise | Not found |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Simple Phones | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Moneypenny AI Answering (US) | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| My AI Front Desk | Not found | Not found | Not found | available | Not found |
| Dialzara | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Go Answer AI Receptionist | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Goodcall | yes | SOC 2 compliant | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Beside | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Ringly | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Share of tools | 2025Q3 | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 17% | 30% |
| Sign up online | 100% | 100% |
| Offers contact-sales | 100% | 80% |
| No public price | 0% | 0% |
| Priced flat tiers | 83% | 70% |
| When | Tool | Plan | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Q3 → 2026Q4 | Goodcall | Scalebilled monthly | $249 | $299 | +20% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Growthbilled annual | $69 | $108 | +56% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Starterbilled monthly | $59 | $79 | +34% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Scalebilled monthly | $199 | $249 | +25% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Starterbilled annual | $41 | $66 | +61% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Scalebilled annual | $139 | $208 | +50% |
| 2025Q3 → 2025Q4 | Goodcall | Growthbilled monthly | $99 | $129 | +30% |
| 2025Q2 → 2025Q3 | My AI Front Desk | Probilled monthly | $97 | $149 | +54% |
| 2025Q2 → 2025Q3 | My AI Front Desk | Probilled annual | $72.75 | $119 | +64% |
| 2025Q2 → 2025Q3 | My AI Front Desk | Starterbilled monthly | $65 | $99 | +52% |
| 2025Q2 → 2025Q3 | My AI Front Desk | Starterbilled annual | $48.75 | $79 | +62% |
| 2023Q4 → 2024Q1 | Goodcall | Per Locationbilled monthly | $49 | $59 | +20% |
Read from archived copies of each vendor's pricing page in the Internet Archive, one per quarter, plus our own read today. 10 vendors have archived pricing pages. A read carries forward until the next one. The index compares the same plan at the same vendor quarter to quarter, so new and departing vendors don't move it.
Half of the 8 AI receptionists for small business we can total cost between $92 and $151 a month at 50 calls. The median is $112.
1 of 11 say so on their own pages: Smith.ai AI Receptionist. Limits differ, so check the plan on each tool's page.
11 show a public price and an online sign-up: NextPhone, Phonely, Smith.ai AI Receptionist, Simple Phones, Moneypenny AI Answering (US), My AI Front Desk and 5 more.
Every price is read from the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown and tied to the line it came from. Tools are ordered by what they cost at a typical volume, then by starting price, with the top pick shown first. No one pays to be listed or ranked.