Home / AI Receptionists

Best AI Receptionists for Small Businesses

An AI receptionist answers your business phone around the clock: greeting callers, qualifying leads, booking appointments and routing urgent calls, at a fraction of a human receptionist's cost. Below are the 12 services we verified by hand, with real pricing models (per call, per minute or flat monthly) and the businesses each one fits best.

Smith.ai

AI-first receptionist service with optional live human backup.

Free plan · Pro from $150/mo · Best for: Law firms · Professional services · Home services

Rosie AI

Affordable AI phone answering trained automatically on your business.

From $49/mo · 7-day trial · Best for: Home services · Salons & spas · Solo operators

Goodcall

No-code AI phone agent for local businesses, billed per unique caller.

From $79/mo · unlimited minutes · Best for: Salons · Dental offices · Home services

Slang AI

AI phone concierge built specifically for restaurants.

From $399/mo per location · Best for: Restaurants · Hospitality groups

NextPhone

Flat-rate AI receptionist with unlimited calls and no per-minute charges.

From $199/mo flat · unlimited calls · Best for: HVAC & plumbing · Law firms · Dental

IsOn24

AI receptionist and answering service for small service businesses.

From $59/mo · 7-day trial · Best for: Home services · Accounting · Beauty & wellness

Dialzara

AI receptionist for SMBs, with add-on outbound, SMS and chat agents.

From $29/mo · 7-day trial · Best for: Law firms · Medical & dental · Real estate

Upfirst

Budget AI answering service priced per call, with a 14-day free trial.

From $24.95/mo (30 calls) · Best for: Contractors · Law firms · Restaurants

My AI Front Desk

AI phone receptionist bundled with web chat, SMS and an AI-native CRM.

Free plan · paid from $99/mo · Best for: Local SMBs · Retail · Salons · Medical

Synthflow

No-code platform for building AI voice agents, including receptionists.

Pay-as-you-go ~$0.13–0.24/min · Best for: Agencies (white-label) · Healthcare · Real estate

Retell AI

Developer-first voice AI platform for custom AI phone agents.

Pay-as-you-go from $0.07/min · Best for: Developers & agencies · Healthcare · Contact centers

Bland AI

Enterprise voice AI platform for inbound and outbound phone agents.

$0 platform fee · $0.14/min · Best for: Healthcare · Insurance · Lending · Enterprise

How we choose: every company is verified against its official website, prices are checked by hand, and paid placement never buys a positive description. See how this directory works.