Choose by who you want on the line, not by feature lists. If every caller should reach a person, a live answering service fits. If most calls are bookings and routine questions, an AI receptionist can answer the calls you forward and book the time. Then check what it books into, where call data is kept, and what you’ll pay at your volume.
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C$699/mo billed yearly (C$8,388) or C$999/mo month-to-month, setup included. 100 handled calls a month. Prices in Canadian dollars, plus applicable taxes.
You want a receptionist built and tuned for you, booking into your systems, hosted in Canada by default.
Receptionist minutes, “billed in 60-second increments, and calls are rounded up to the nearest 60-second mark.”
Source : Ruby pricing (opens in a new tab)Every caller should reach a real person. Ruby says it “is not an automated virtual receptionist” — a live receptionist answers, day or night.
Free: $0 for 25 calls a month, then $3.00 a call. Pro: $150, $270 or $500 a month for 75, 150 or 300 calls. Enterprise: $500 or $800 a month for 300 or 500 calls; custom above that.
Source : Smith.ai pricing (opens in a new tab)You want a real person within reach on every call: Smith.ai’s AI can hand callers to its live North America-based receptionists, and its human plans put a person on every call, 24/7.
300, 700 or 2,500 minutes a month; Custom includes unlimited minutes.
Source : Ask Benny pricing (opens in a new tab)You want the lowest monthly price and are happy to set it up yourself: Starter is C$99 a month for 300 minutes, with no setup fee and a 7-day free trial.
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You run ServiceTitan and want booked jobs written straight onto your board, matched to existing customer records.
100, 300 or 900 AI-handled calls a month. Abandoned calls under 15 seconds, spam-blocked calls and calls your staff answer don’t count.
Source : Dialbox pricing (opens in a new tab)You want to start this week for C$129 a month and set it up yourself, with a 7-day trial.
100, 500 or 2,000 unique callers a month — each phone number counts once a month. Minutes aren’t metered; spam and wrong numbers don’t count.
Source : Goodcall pricing (opens in a new tab)You’d rather build it yourself and keep the bill small: plans start at $79 a month with no setup fee, and you can try a free demo agent first.
“Unlimited calls” on the phone plans. How many calls Margo answers within the plan is not published.
Source : Mango Voice pricing (opens in a new tab)You want one vendor for phones, texting, fax and AI. Mango’s AI Suite bundles its phone service with Margo.
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Not sure which kind of service you need yet? Start here: what each option costs in Canada, what each does well, and which one fits your situation.
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