Smith.ai Alternatives: AI Receptionists Compared (2026)
Smith.ai's AI receptionist bills per call: the Free plan covers 25 calls a month, then $3.00 per call, and Pro is $150/mo for 75 calls ($2.50 per extra call). The alternatives below bill differently: Rosie sells minutes ($49/mo for 250), Dialzara too ($29/mo for 60, then $0.48/min), Goodcall bills per unique customer with no per-minute charges ($79/mo for 100, then 79¢ each), Trillet is $49/mo for 150 minutes, then $0.20/min, and My AI Front Desk is $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually) for 200 voice minutes. Prices are from each vendor's own pricing page.
Smith.ai charges per call, the rest mostly per minute or per caller. Count last month's calls and their average length before you compare plans.
Rosie, Dialzara, Goodcall, Trillet and My AI Front Desk compared with Smith.ai's per-call AI receptionist pricing.
Rosie- Starting price
- $49/mo (250 min)
- Best for
- Solo owners and small businesses that miss calls
Dialzara- Starting price
- $29/mo
- Best for
- Very small businesses with low call volume on a budget
Goodcall- Starting price
- $79/mo
- Best for
- Trades and local shops booking work by phone
Trillet- Starting price
- $49/mo (150 min)
- Best for
- Solo owners, plus agencies reselling voice AI under their own brand
My AI Front Desk- Starting price
- $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually)
- Best for
- Growing small businesses wanting voice, chat and text in one front-office plan
What to check before you choose
- Convert calls to minutes. If your calls average 3 minutes, Rosie's 250 minutes cover about 83 calls for $49, Trillet's 150 minutes cover 50 calls for $49, and Smith.ai Pro covers 75 calls for $150.
- Stay on Smith.ai's Free plan if you get very few calls: 25 a month cost nothing, and 30 calls cost $15 in per-call fees.
- Long calls favor Smith.ai and Goodcall, since neither counts minutes. Many short calls favor minute plans.
- Check language and transfer needs: Rosie handles English and Spanish on every plan; Dialzara offers warm transfer from its $99 Business Pro plan.
- Try before you pay: Rosie and Dialzara have 7-day free trials; Trillet's receptionist has a 28-day money-back guarantee instead of a trial.
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Prices from vendors' official pricing pages, checked October 19, 2026. Not sponsored; order isn't a ranking.