Compare Price, Responsibility, and Support
Choose how much of the setup, testing, troubleshooting, and ongoing management your team wants to handle.
DIY Platform Access
$197/month
You build, configure, test, and manage the system.
Built With You
$495/month
Setup and ongoing management are shared between your team and ours.
Fully Managed Voice AI
$995/month
We build, integrate, test, monitor, and continuously optimize the system for your business.
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Compare the Three Options
| DIY Platform Access | Built With You | Fully Managed Voice AI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $197/month | $495/month | $995/month |
| Setup fee | $295 one-time | $495 one-time | $495 one-time |
| Who builds and configures the system | Client | Guided / shared | Managed by provider |
| Who tests and troubleshoots the system | Client | Shared | Managed by provider |
| Who monitors and optimizes the system | Client | Client | Managed by provider |
Monthly price
DIY Platform Access
Built With You
Fully Managed Voice AI
Setup fee
DIY Platform Access
Built With You
Fully Managed Voice AI
Who builds and configures the system
DIY Platform Access
Built With You
Fully Managed Voice AI
Who tests and troubleshoots the system
DIY Platform Access
Built With You
Fully Managed Voice AI
Who monitors and optimizes the system
DIY Platform Access
Built With You
Fully Managed Voice AI
What Are You Really Comparing?
AI receptionist pricing is not only about the software fee. The bigger question is who designs the call flow, configures the AI, connects the systems, tests the experience, troubleshoots issues, and improves performance after launch.
| DIY Platform Access | Built With You | Fully Managed Voice AI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $197/month base platform access + usage-based platform costs | $495/month guided platform access + usage-based platform costs | $995/month managed Voice AI system |
| Setup | $295 one-time platform setup | $495 one-time guided setup | $495 one-time setup |
| Who designs the call flow? | Client | Shared | Managed by provider |
| Who configures the AI? | Client | Guided / shared | Managed by provider |
| Who builds the business knowledge? | Client | Client with guidance | Managed by provider with client input |
| Who connects CRM and calendar? | Client | Guided support | Managed by provider |
| Who tests before launch? | Client | Client with implementation review | Managed by provider |
| Who troubleshoots? | Client beyond basic platform access | Shared within support limits | Managed by provider |
| Who monitors performance? | Client | Client | Managed by provider |
| Who handles ongoing optimization? | Client | Client with limited guidance | Managed by provider |
| Best fit | Businesses with technical ownership and time to manage the system internally. | Businesses that want guidance but still want to participate in setup and ongoing management. | Businesses that want implementation, testing, monitoring, and optimization handled for them. |
AI Receptionist Pricing Options
Choose the implementation level that fits how much responsibility your team wants to keep internally.
DIY Platform Access
$197/month base platform access
+ usage-based platform costs
$295 one-time platform setup
You get access to the AI/CRM communication platform. Your team builds, tests, manages, and maintains the system.
Best for: Businesses that want platform access and are comfortable configuring, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining the system themselves.
Includes:
- AI/CRM communication platform access
- Basic account setup
- Starter configuration
- One onboarding walkthrough
- Access to help resources
- Client-managed call flows
- Client-managed business knowledge setup
- Client-managed testing and troubleshooting
- Client-managed updates and maintenance
Does not include:
- Custom call-flow design
- Custom AI prompt engineering
- CRM or workflow customization
- Done-for-you testing
- Ongoing performance optimization
- Continuous monitoring
- Live troubleshooting beyond basic platform access
- Managed implementation ownership
Usage-based platform costs are billed separately based on the features used by your account, including calls, text messages, AI activity, email, phone numbers, and other metered platform services.
Built With You
$495/month guided platform access
+ usage-based platform costs
$495 one-time guided setup
You get expert guidance, but your team still participates in setup, testing, approvals, updates, and ongoing management.
Best for: Businesses that want expert guidance but will still participate in setup, testing, approvals, updates, and ongoing management.
Includes:
- AI/CRM communication platform access
- Guided call-flow planning
- AI configuration template
- Knowledge-base structure
- CRM and calendar connection guidance
- Launch checklist
- Limited implementation review
- Limited monthly support window
- Client participation in testing and approvals
- Client-managed ongoing updates and management
Does not include:
- Full done-for-you implementation
- Continuous monitoring
- Ongoing call review
- Proactive optimization
- Unlimited troubleshooting
- Full managed ownership
- Complete business-process design
- Full CRM/workflow buildout
Usage-based platform costs are billed separately based on the features used by your account, including calls, text messages, AI activity, email, phone numbers, and other metered platform services.
Fully Managed Voice AI
$995/month managed Voice AI system
$495 one-time setup
Built, integrated, tested, monitored, and optimized for your business.
Best for: Businesses that want the outcome without turning their staff into an AI implementation and support team.
Includes everything in Built With You, plus:
- Full call-flow design
- Custom AI receptionist configuration
- Business knowledge setup
- CRM and calendar integration
- Real call-scenario testing
- Booking and transfer testing
- Troubleshooting before launch
- Launch support
- Ongoing monitoring
- Ongoing optimization
- Call-handling refinements
- Managed implementation ownership
Standard usage is included according to the plan. Additional locations, phone numbers, calendars, workflows, or unusually high usage may require a custom configuration.
Base pricing is based on one business location or operating unit, one phone number where phone handling applies, and one calendar connection. Additional locations, phone numbers, calendars, departments, workflows, or high-volume usage may require an adjusted plan.
The Cheapest AI Receptionist Is Not Always the Lowest-Cost Option
DIY tools can reduce the monthly fee, but they shift setup, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization onto your team. A managed system costs more because the implementation work is included.
1. Setup takes time.
Someone has to design the call flow, configure responses, connect tools, and test real call scenarios.
2. Troubleshooting does not disappear.
If calls are routed incorrectly, appointments do not book, or the AI misunderstands edge cases, someone needs to diagnose and fix it.
3. Optimization matters after launch.
Voice AI performance improves when call handling, FAQs, routing, qualification, and escalation logic are reviewed and refined over time.
Hear What a Fully Managed Voice AI Receptionist Can Sound Like
After the system is properly configured, tested, and optimized, Voice AI can answer questions, qualify callers, and help move conversations toward the right next step.
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