Virtual Reception vs Goodcall

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Virtual Reception compared with Goodcall
Detail	Virtual Reception	Goodcall
What it does	AI receptionist that answers every call 24/7, books appointments, and takes messages	AI answering service and receptionist for small business
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	2017
Based in	CA	US
Pricing model	Free trial	Paid
Pricing	Answering Service: $49/month (up to 250 minutes); Business: $149/month (up to 1,000 minutes); Growth: $299/month (up to 2,000 minutes); Enterprise: custom pricing. Pay annually and get 2 months free.	Starter: $79/month for 100 unique customers, then 79¢ each. Growth: $129/month for 500 unique customers, then 26¢ each. Scale: $299/month for 2,000 unique customers, then 15¢ each. Enterprise: contact sales. All plans include a local phone number, unlimited call duration, and no per-minute charges.
Key features	Answers customer questions 24/7 about services, prices, hours and location Books appointments directly into Google Calendar or AppointmentReminder.com Collects caller details and sends instant text and email alerts Transfers calls to you or your team in real time Blocks robocalls and spam Sends text links to callers (booking page, website, address, payment link) Call recordings and full transcripts for review Supports multiple languages including Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Korean Integrates with thousands of apps through Zapier Outbound calling on Growth and Enterprise plans	24/7 call answering with AI voice agent Customizable voice identity and greeting Intelligent call transfer and escalation to staff Local or forwarded phone number setup Natural language AI configuration with Gabi Integration with Google Calendar, Google Sheets, HighLevel and APIs
What makes it different	Never leaves callers stuck with an answer; always takes a message or transfers to a person Keeps your business phone number; customers continue calling the same number Setup in about 5 minutes without technical skills needed No contracts, no setup fees, cancel anytime Continues answering calls even if you exceed monthly minutes	No per-minute charges; billing by unique customers served monthly, not call duration Originated from Google in 2017 with enterprise-grade conversational AI technology No-code agent configuration by describing your business in plain language Free demo agent to test before paying for a phone number
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	21 +2 (up) since last check	72 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	7	20
Citation Flow (Majestic)	24	42
Referring domains (Majestic)	35	2056

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