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What it doesAI receptionist that answers every call 24/7, books appointments, and takes messages AI receptionist for local businesses that answers calls and messages, books customers into your diary and takes payment
StageNot given Not given
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Based inCA GB
Pricing modelFree trial Freemium
PricingAnswering 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. Free for 30 days, then Starter £9.99/month (50 AI enquiries), Pro £49.99/month (300 AI enquiries), or Studio £99.99/month (750 AI enquiries). Texts add-on from £9.99/month (250 texts). Phone add-on from £29.99/month (100 minutes). Website design and build £200 one-off, plus £10/month hosting on Star
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
  • AI-powered call, chat and contact form answering in seconds
  • Online booking with real diary integration and no double-bookings
  • Stripe payment processing for deposits and full payments at booking
  • Email and SMS reminders that reduce no-shows
  • Customer CRM with booking history, notes and tasks
  • Automatic Google review requests after appointments
  • Membership plans for regulars with automatic billing
  • Built-in or embeddable booking website option
  • Unlimited team members with role-based alerts
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
  • Answers and books customers automatically, day and night, in your voice
  • No setup fee, free for 30 days, month-to-month billing with no contract
  • Payments go directly to your own Stripe account, not held by the service
  • Works with your existing website or subba builds one for you
  • Covers 50+ types of local businesses from salons to trades to restaurants
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)21 +2 (up) since last check72 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)79
Citation Flow (Majestic)2422
Referring domains (Majestic)3544

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