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Best AI receptionist for agencies & developers
4 of the 34 tools we track name agencies & developers among their best-fit verticals on their own sites. By vendor pages, 3 say they can book appointments, 2 say they do a warm transfer to a person, and 1 mention a free trial or free plan. These are platforms for building and reselling voice agents, not turnkey receptionists. Expect usage-based pricing and setup work.
| Tool | Pricing (as published) | Free trial | Booking | Warm transfer | Key integrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trillet AI Receptionist AI receptionist (SMB) |
AI Receptionist $49/mo flat (150 min, then $0.20/min; SMS $0.02 each). Agency white-label from $99/mo. Enterprise custom. | 28-day money-back guarantee (receptionist); 7-day free trial on agency plans | yes | — | Google Calendar, Custom API actions, BYO telephony (Twilio, Telnyx) |
| Bland AI Developer / enterprise platform |
Start: $0 platform fee, $0.14/min, $0.05/transfer min; Build: $299/mo platform fee, $0.12/min, $0.04/transfer min; Enterprise custom. | 2 free credits + an inbound number; no card required | — | — | — |
| Retell AI Developer / enterprise platform |
Pay-as-you-go; listed all-in about $0.07–$0.31/minute depending on voice/LLM/telephony. Example calculator showed ~$0.11/min. No platform subscription required… | $10 in free credits | yes | yes | HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, Twilio, RingCentral, Stripe, Shopify, custom APIs, webhooks |
| Vapi Developer / enterprise platform |
Usage-based: provider pass-through + Vapi hosting (pre-paid $0.05/min hosting on no-success-package tier; $5 free credits). Success packages Core/Pro/Premier;… | $5 free credits | yes | yes | telephony / SIP, LLM/TTS providers, webhooks |
How we pick
Order: by tool type (AI receptionists for SMBs first, then phone-system add-ons, industry-specific tools, human or hybrid services, and developer platforms), then alphabetically by name. This is not a ranking or a score; we have not published call-test results yet.
Every value comes from the vendor's own website (see each tool page for source URLs, last checked 2026-10-21). A dash or "Not published" means we could not confirm it there. Pricing changes, so verify on the vendor site. Full methodology.