AI receptionists, priced side by side.
Eight other answering products, plus Nerro, from their own pricing pages on October 21, 2026: each on the plan that costs least for the same month of calls, and where others are stronger.
Published prices.
Billed per minute, per call or per caller: the example month puts them on the same footing.
| Product | Billed | Plan compared | Included | Extra use | Example month* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nerro | Per minute | Starter: $49/mo | 300 minutes | $0.15 per minute | $49 |
| Smith.ai | Per call | Pro: $150/mo | 75 calls | $2.50 per call | $212.50 |
| My AI Front Desk | Per minute | Business-in-a-Box: $99/mo | 200 minutes | $0.25 per minute | $114 |
| Dialzara | Per minute | Business Pro: $99/mo | 220 minutes | $0.45 per minute | $135 |
| Goodcall | Per unique caller | Starter: $79/mo | 100 callers | $0.79 per caller | $79 |
| Upfirst | Per call | Premium: $59.95/mo | 90 calls | $1 per call | $69.95 |
| Trillet | Per minute | AI Receptionist: $49/mo | 150 minutes | $0.20 per minute | $79 |
| Rosie | Per minute | Scale: $149/mo | 1,000 minutes | Not published | $149 |
| RubyHuman receptionists | Per minute | 500 minutes: $1,725/mo | 500 minutes | Not published | $1,725 |
*100 calls of 3 minutes (300 minutes) from 100 different numbers, on each company's published plan that costs least for that month. At other volumes a different plan may win. “Can't tell” means the extra-use price isn't published. Prices as each company's own pricing page published them on October 21, 2026; check theirs before you buy.
One page per product.
What each one does well, what its page says about billing, and how it compares with Nerro.
- Smith.ai alternative
Native integrations such as Clio and Zapier.
- My AI Front Desk alternative
Voice, texting (400 SMS), a website chatbot and web forms in one plan.
- Dialzara alternative
A 1:1 onboarding call with a prompt engineer on every paid plan.
- Goodcall alternative
Billed per unique caller, so long calls and repeat calls from one number cost nothing extra.
- Upfirst alternative
35+ languages.
- Trillet alternative
Set up in about 5 minutes.
- Rosie alternative
iOS and Android apps.
- Ruby alternative
Live human receptionists 24/7, holidays included.
Questions about comparing them.
Something else? Ask us.
Why do the prices look so different?
They're metered differently. Some charge per minute, some per call and one per unique caller, so the same month of calls costs very different amounts. The example month in the table puts them on the same calls.
Which one is cheapest?
For the example month (100 three-minute calls), Nerro comes to $49, Upfirst comes to $69.95, Goodcall comes to $79, Trillet comes to $79, the lowest in the table. At much higher volume a bigger plan can come out cheaper, so work out your own month.
Is a human answering service better?
It can be, for calls that need judgement or empathy. Ruby, for example, uses live receptionists. It costs more per minute: Ruby's 50-minute plan is $250, about $5 a minute.
How did you get these numbers?
From each company's own pricing page on October 21, 2026, linked on each product's page. Where a page doesn't say something, we write "not published" instead of guessing. If something has changed, tell us and we'll fix it.
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