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Features

Everything a great front desk does.

It answers, books, takes messages and keeps you in the loop. It never calls in sick, never puts anyone on hold and never forgets to write down a number.

Answers

Picks up every call, day or night.

No voicemail, no hold music and no ringing out. Your receptionist answers in your business's name, in a natural voice, whenever you can't.

  • 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays
  • Tells callers it's your virtual assistant
  • Keep your number, or pick a new one

Ava · Rivera Plumbing

Speaking

0:03

Ava

Thanks for calling Rivera Plumbing. I'm Rivera Plumbing's virtual assistant, and this call is recorded and transcribed. How can I help?

Caller

Hi, my kitchen sink is backing up and it won't drain.

Answers in your business's name, any hour

Booking

Books straight into your calendar.

Connect Google Calendar and it offers callers your real open times, then books while they're still on the line. Prefer to confirm yourself? It takes a booking request instead.

  • Only offers times you're actually free
  • Asks for the service and who they'd like
  • Bookings are emailed to you right away

Saturday

Google Calendar

Messages

Takes messages you can actually use.

Name, number and what they need, every time. It asks the questions your type of business needs, one at a time, and flags anything urgent.

  • Questions tailored to your business
  • Urgent calls are flagged and sent to you
  • Live transfer to your team on the Growth plan and up

Details

On a call
Name
Jamie Fox
Phone
(929) 555-0148
Address
42 Oak Street
Problem
Kitchen sink backing up
How urgent
First thing tomorrow

Asks one question at a time, the way your best employee would.

Summaries

Know what happened without listening.

Every call and chat ends with a short summary: who it was, what they wanted and what happens next. The transcript is there too, and the recording if you keep recording on.

  • A two-line summary of every conversation
  • Full transcripts you can read in a minute
  • Recordings, if you choose to keep them

Call summary

Today, 9:42 AM · 2 min 14 sec

Booked

New client asked for a cut and color on Saturday morning. Ava offered 10:00 with Jordan or 11:30 with Sam. They chose 10:00, and it's on your calendar.

Caller
New client · (929) 555-0148
Wanted
A cut and color, Saturday morning
Booked
Saturday, 10:00 AM with Jordan
Next step
Nothing. It's on your calendar.

Website chat

The same receptionist, on your website.

Copy one line onto your website and visitors can chat with your receptionist. Same knowledge, same friendly answers, same summaries.

  • Included on every plan
  • Answers questions and takes booking requests
  • You choose which websites it runs on

Northside Salon

Website chat · replies instantly

  1. Hi! How can I help you today?

  2. Do you take walk-ins on Sunday?

  3. We're closed Sundays, but I can book you Saturday. Morning or afternoon?

  4. Morning please

  5. I have 9:30 or 10:15. Which works?

Type your message…

Your account

Every call, at a glance.

See who called, what they wanted and what got booked, from your phone or your computer.

Sample numbers, for illustration.

All features

The full list.

  • Answers every call

    24/7, in your business's name.

  • Natural voice

    Pick a name and a tone that fits you.

  • Learns from your website

    Hours, services and common questions.

  • Your own answers

    Add notes and answers any time.

  • Google Calendar booking

    Real open times, booked on the call.

  • Clear messages

    Name, number and what they need.

  • Urgent call alerts

    Emergencies get to you right away.

  • Live transfer

    Pass calls to your team (Growth and up).

  • Website chat

    The same receptionist on your site.

  • Call summaries

    Who called, what they wanted, what's next.

  • Recordings & transcripts

    Recording is your choice. Callers are told.

  • Email alerts

    New bookings and messages, in your inbox.

  • Set up from your phone

    About ten minutes, start to finish.

  • More than one location

    Up to 10 receptionists and numbers.

  • Send data to other apps

    Zapier, Make and more, by web address.

  • Text confirmationsComing soon

    Booking confirmations by text.

Works with what you have

Plugs into your day.

Your calendar, your phone number and your website. No new systems to learn.

Google CalendarBooking

Sees when you're free and adds bookings straight to your calendar.

Your phone numberCalls

Keep your number and forward calls, or pick a new local number.

Your websiteChat

Paste one line onto your site and the same receptionist answers chats.

Send data to other appsAutomations

New leads and bookings can go to Zapier, Make or your other tools.

Compare

How it stacks up.

An honest look at the other ways to handle calls you can't take.

Global AI

Voicemail

Cost
From $99/monthUsually included
Hours
Yes: 24/7, holidays tooNo: Always on, but nobody answers
Picks up
Yes: Right away, every timeNo: Never. Many callers hang up
Books appointments
Yes: Into your Google CalendarNo: No
Knows your business
Yes: Learns from your website and notesNo: No
Website chat
Yes: IncludedNo: No
Summary of every call
Yes: Waiting in your account after every callPartly: You listen to each one

General comparison. Costs and hours for other options vary by provider and area.

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