AI receptionist tools answer and route phone calls, answer common questions about the business from information it supplies, take messages and book appointments into a calendar. They pass callers to a person when a request falls outside what they were set up to handle.
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Smith.ai, Inc. · AI receptionist
Answers calls with an AI voice agent, books appointments and transfers callers to staff or to Smith.ai's live receptionists.
Tasks in this job it helps with
- Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
- Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
AI Receptionist (AI-first): Free $0/month (25 calls/month, $3.00 per call after that); Pro from $150/month (75 calls, $2.00/call; also 150 calls for $270/month and 300 calls), extra calls $2.17-$2.50 each; Enterprise from $500/month (300 calls, $1.67/call; 500 calls $800/month; 1000+ custom). Month-to-month, no contract on self-serve plans. Separately, Smith.ai's human-staffed Virtual Receptionists (Human-first) plans: Starter $300/month (30 calls), Basic $810/month (90 calls), Pro $2,100/month (300 calls), Enterprise custom; per-call add-ons extra; 10% discount for a 12-month subscription. · free plan (checked October 3, 2026)
Vendor siteGoodcall · AI receptionist
Answers inbound calls, answers common questions from the business's website and listing details, and books or reschedules appointments.
Tasks in this job it helps with
- Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
- Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided.
- Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
Starter $79/month per agent (100 unique customers/month, $0.50 per customer after); Growth $129/month per agent (250 unique customers); Scale $249/month per agent (500 unique customers); Enterprise custom (contact sales). Annual billing shows $66, $108 and $208 per agent per month (15% off). Unlimited minutes and tokens on all plans. · free trial (checked October 3, 2026)
Vendor siteRingCentral · AI receptionist
Answers calls and texts, routes callers by name or department with a call summary, and books appointments in Google or Outlook calendars.
Tasks in this job it helps with
- Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
- Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided.
- Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
Standalone plan from $49/month (includes 100 minutes); add-on to RingEX from $39/month (100 minutes included). Overage $0.50 per minute; additional minute bundles available; billed in 30-second increments. · free trial (checked October 3, 2026)
Vendor siteDialpad, Inc. · AI voice agent / contact center
Handles routine calls, chats and texts, and hands complex conversations to a staff member with the transcript.
Tasks in this job it helps with
- Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
- Hear and resolve complaints from customers or the public.
not published (AI Agent uses conversation-based pricing: buy a pool of AI Agent Credits; a conversation is billed only when the AI retrieves information or takes an action; talk to sales) (checked October 3, 2026)
Vendor siteStructurely · AI lead follow-up / conversational AI
Answers inbound calls and texts, schedules appointments and callbacks, and live-transfers calls to staff.
Tasks in this job it helps with
- Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
- Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
Platform fee not published (Small Team, Large Team and Enterprise: 'Talk to Sales'); usage billed in tokens, as low as $0.07/minute voice, $0.02/message SMS, $0.02/AI email (checked October 3, 2026)
Vendor siteCalendly · Scheduling / AI scheduling assistant
Lets callers and clients book open times from a booking page tied to the calendar, with automatic reminders.
Tasks in this job it helps with
- Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
Free (always free). Standard $10/seat/month billed yearly ($12 billed monthly). Standard with Notetaker & Callie $18/seat/month billed yearly ($24 monthly). Teams $16/seat/month billed yearly ($20 monthly). Teams with Notetaker & Callie $24/seat/month billed yearly ($32 monthly). Enterprise starts at $15k/year (from 50 seats). · free plan, free trial (checked October 3, 2026)
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