AI receptionist comparison
Every major AI receptionist and AI answering service we cover, side-by-side: starting price, appointment booking, SMS follow-up, bilingual support, and staffing model. Filter to your must-haves below.
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Smith.aiPartner
Law firms and professional services that want AI intake, with live receptionists available as a separate plan.
- Starting price
- From $150/mo · Free tier available
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- Yes
- Staffing
- Human backup
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SMBs that want a single AI receptionist covering voice, SMS, chat, booking, and CRM follow-up.
- Starting price
- From $99/mo
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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CiraPartner
Service businesses that want a natural-sounding AI for front-line calls, texts, and web chat.
- Starting price
- From $59/mo
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- Yes
- Staffing
- AI only
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VoiceGeniePartner
Sales-led SMBs that want AI for both inbound qualification and outbound follow-up.
- Starting price
- From $49/mo
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- Yes
- Staffing
- AI only
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MedReception AIPartner
Clinics and practices that need patient-friendly call handling and intake.
- Starting price
- From $495/mo
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- Yes
- Staffing
- AI only
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Solo operators and very small teams that want an affordable AI answering service.
- Starting price
- From $29/mo
- Booking
- —
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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Local SMBs that want a simple AI phone agent and a business number.
- Starting price
- From $79/mo
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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Jobber AI ReceptionistPartner
Home-service businesses that want answering, booking, and request capture tied to Jobber scheduling and field-service operations.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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Teams already on RingCentral that want AI call handling without changing platforms.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- —
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- Yes
- Staffing
- AI only
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SMBs that want a unified phone + AI receptionist from one vendor.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- —
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- Yes
- Staffing
- AI only
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Restaurants and hospitality groups that want an AI host for reservation-heavy phone calls.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- —
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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SMBs that want a credible, all-in-one comms platform with AI call handling.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- Yes
- Staffing
- AI only
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Dental practices evaluating dental-specific AI voice agents.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- —
- SMS
- —
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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Dental practices evaluating dental-focused AI communication platforms.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- —
- SMS
- —
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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Dental practices evaluating dental-specific AI phone solutions.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- —
- SMS
- —
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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Teams that want a general SMS/voice automation platform rather than a dental-specific AI receptionist.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- —
- SMS
- —
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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Small dental practices (especially 1–5 doctor offices) needing dental-specific calls and PMS workflows.
- Starting price
- From $99/mo
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- Yes
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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Small sales and service teams that want an AI phone system with call summaries and CRM sync.
- Starting price
- From $32/mo
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- —
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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RingFoodsPartner
Restaurants that need reservation and order calls answered during peak service.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- —
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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RiivaPartner
Dental practices that want a dental-specific AI receptionist handling front-desk calls.
- Starting price
- Contact vendor
- Booking
- Yes
- SMS
- —
- Bilingual
- —
- Staffing
- AI only
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