Cost
What you actually pay each month, including plan limits, overage fees and setup charges.
AI Receptionist Payoff Tracker
Know whether an AI receptionist will pay for itself.
Before you sign up for an AI receptionist, see what it costs and what it returns. We track vendors on the numbers that matter to your business, so you can decide with clear facts.
What we measure
Calls answered and missed calls recovered
How many of your calls get handled, especially the ones that come in after hours, at lunch or while you are busy.
Bookings and payback period
How many of those calls become appointments or jobs, and how long that revenue takes to cover the cost.
Pick your trade
Dental →
See which AI receptionists work with your practice software and handle new-patient calls well.
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HVAC →
Compare tools that answer urgent service calls at night and on weekends and book them for you.
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Contractors →
Find a receptionist that picks up while you're on the job and turns calls into booked estimates.
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Law →
Review tools that take careful intake details from new clients and send the right cases to you.
How it works
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We collect the numbers
Real businesses share their monthly cost and call logs from AI receptionist tools.
02
We check and normalize
Every result follows one method, so you can compare vendors fairly. Read the methodology.
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You see the payoff
One post each week, sorted by trade, with cost, calls, bookings and payback side by side.
Latest weekly result
One measured result each week. We have not published any yet. This is the post format.
Example data - replace with measured results
Week of [date] · [Practice type, city] · [Vendor, plan]
| Monthly cost | Calls answered | Missed calls recovered | Bookings | Value per booking | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $149 | 312 | 41 | 9 | $250 | ~2 days |
This row is a layout example only, not a real result. Payback = monthly cost ÷ (bookings × value per booking ÷ 30 days). The weekly post also records the setup fee, which is blank on this sample until a real invoice is attached.
Published prices, side by side
Copied from each vendor's public pricing page. This is not an endorsement.
| Vendor | Entry plan (published) | What's included | Higher tiers | Source (checked Oct 16, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie | $49/mo | 250 min/mo, message taking, appointment links by text | $149/mo (1,000 min, calendar booking) · $299/mo (2,000 min) | heyrosie.com/pricing |
| Goodcall | $79/mo | 100 unique customers/mo, then 79¢ each. No per-minute charges | $129/mo (500 customers) · $299/mo (2,000 customers) | goodcall.com/pricing |
| Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk) | $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually) | 200 voice min/mo plus chat, SMS and CRM | Partner/Enterprise: custom | myaifrontdesk.com/pricing |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | Free (25 calls/mo, then $3.00/call) | Pro $150/mo at $2.00/call, with live-agent backup | Enterprise from $500/mo ($1.67/call) | smith.ai/pricing/ai-receptionist |