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Rosie alternatives
Rosie: An AI answering service that takes messages, sends booking links and, on higher plans, books and transfers calls. Its price when we checked: Professional: $49 a month for 250 minutes. Scale: $149 a month for 1,000 minutes. Growth: $299 a month for 2,000 minutes. 7-day free trial. If it isn't right for you, these tools do a similar job.
Prices at a glance
| Tool | Cheapest paid plan | Free plan |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie | $49 (Professional, per month) | No |
| Upfirst | $24.95 (Starter, per month) | No |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | $150 (Pro, per month) | Yes |
| Goodcall | $79 (Starter, per month) | No |
| Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk) | $99 (Business-in-a-Box, per month (or $79 billed annually)) | No |
| Moneypenny AI Receptionist | £25 (AI Receptionist, per month, from) | No |
Our verdict
Free plans: Smith.ai AI Receptionist. Priced in pounds (no exchange-rate surprises): Moneypenny AI Receptionist. Cheapest dollar-priced entry plan: Upfirst at $24.95 (Starter, per month). Choose by the job you need doing: each entry says who it suits best.
Upfirst
An AI receptionist that answers, summarises and transfers calls and books appointments.
- Price: Starter: $24.95 a month for 30 calls ($20 billed annually), then $1.50 a call. Premium: $59.95 for 90 calls. Pro: $159.95 for 300 calls. 14-day free trial.
- Free plan: No. No free plan; 14-day free trial with all features.
- Best for: Sole traders who get a handful of calls a day.
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Smith.ai AI Receptionist
An AI receptionist that answers calls 24/7, qualifies leads and books appointments, with live human backup available.
- Price: Free: 25 calls a month, then $3.00 a call. Pro: $150 a month (75 calls, about $2.00 a call). Enterprise: from $500 a month.
- Free plan: Yes. 25 calls a month with 24/7 answering, recordings, transcripts, summaries and calendar booking.
- Best for: Trying an AI receptionist properly before spending anything.
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Goodcall
An AI phone agent billed per unique customer rather than per minute.
- Price: Starter: $79 a month for 100 unique customers, then 79¢ each. Growth: $129 for 500. Scale: $299 for 2,000.
- Free plan: No. Build and test a demo agent free; you pay when you connect a number.
- Best for: Businesses whose regular customers call back often, or whose calls run long.
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Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk)
Phone answering plus web chat, two-way text, a simple CRM and automations in one plan.
- Price: Business-in-a-Box: $99 a month, or $79 a month billed annually, including 200 voice minutes.
- Free plan: No. No free plan listed.
- Best for: Businesses that want phone, chat and text handled in one place.
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Moneypenny AI Receptionist
A UK answering company offering an AI receptionist with the option of real receptionists.
- Price: From £25 a month according to its AI Receptionist page, priced to your needs; no call or minute allowance published. Human answering is by quote.
- Free plan: No. No free plan.
- Best for: Firms that want a UK company, a UK contract and human backup.
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Sources
- Rosie pricing
- Upfirst pricing
- Smith.ai pricing
- Goodcall pricing
- Frontdesk pricing
- Moneypenny AI Receptionist
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