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Best AI receptionist for salons, wellness & fitness
3 of the 34 tools we track name salons, wellness & fitness among their best-fit verticals on their own sites. By vendor pages, 2 say they can book appointments, 1 say they do a warm transfer to a person, and 2 mention a free trial or free plan. For salons, spas and studios, check booking-calendar integrations, rescheduling and reminders.
| Tool | Pricing (as published) | Free trial | Booking | Warm transfer | Key integrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newo.ai AI receptionist (SMB) |
Pay As You Go $0/mo (50 free units once, then $1.75/unit); AI Receptionist $299/mo (200 units/mo, then $1.50/unit); Enterprise custom. 1 unit ≈ one 30s–3 min… | 50 free units, no payment method needed | — | — | Integrations included on all plans (see newo.ai/integrations) |
| NextPhone AI receptionist (SMB) |
Pro $199/mo; Growth $299/mo; Scale $599/mo. Unlimited inbound calls; no per-minute or overage fees. 7-day Pro trial. | 7-day free trial | yes | yes | Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Acuity, Cal.com, OnceHub, Clio, MyCase, HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Jobber, Zapier, Make |
| Reception AI (ElevenLabs) AI receptionist (SMB) |
Free trial $0 (14 days, 30 phone min); Basic $29/mo (75 min, $0.45/min overage); Plus $79/mo (275 min, $0.38/min); Premium $199/mo (1,000 min, $0.30/min);… | 14-day free trial (30 phone min) | yes | partial | Google Calendar, Calendly, Cal.com, HubSpot, Zapier, Webhooks, MCP servers, Twilio / SIP trunking (bring your own) |
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.