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AnswerConnect vs My AI Front Desk

My AI Front Desk starts $251/mo cheaper than AnswerConnect.

Both pages checked by August 19, 2026
AnswerConnectHuman agents
$350/mo
Entry plan
AnswerConnect (AnywhereWorks, Inc. dba AnswerConnect) is a 24/7 live answering and virtual receptionist service sold in monthly minute buckets, staffed entirely by remote human receptionists, with the company publicly pledging not to use AI agents on calls.
My AI Front DeskAI only
$99/mo
Business-in-a-Box plan
Self-serve AI receptionist from AI Front Desk, Inc. (now branded 'Frontdesk') sold to generic small businesses and to agencies who resell it white-labeled, bundling inbound voice, web chat, two-way SMS, email drafting, an AI CRM and automation sequences into one credit-metered subscription.

The differences that matter

  • AnswerConnect is human agents; My AI Front Desk is ai only. That is the real decision here, not the price.
  • AnswerConnect can put a human on the line; My AI Front Desk is bot-only.
  • My AI Front Desk offers a trial (Start 7-day free trial); AnswerConnect advertises none.

Feature by feature

CapabilityAnswerConnectMy AI Front Desk
Live transferYesYes
Books appointmentsYesYes
Text follow-upYesYes
Outbound callsYesYes
SpanishYesYes
Human backupYesNo
Call recordingsYesYes
TranscriptsYesYes
Spam screeningYesYes
Custom voiceunstatedYes
APIYesYes

"unstated" means the vendor doesn't claim it in their own documentation. It is not the same as no — it means nobody will put it in writing.

AnswerConnect plans

PlanPublished priceIncludesOver that
Entry$350 per month200 min$2.50 per additional minute
Growth$395 per month300 min$1.85 per additional minute
Standard$575 per month400 min$1.85 per additional minute
Larger plan — 550 minutes$795550 min$1.85
Larger plan — 750 minutes$1,050750 min$1.85
Larger plan — 950 minutes$1,325950 min$1.85
Larger plan — 1,200 minutes$1,6251200 min$1.85
Larger plan — 1,500 minutes$2,0251500 min$1.85
Larger plan — 2,500 minutes$3,3752500 min$1.85
Larger plan — 5,000 minutes$6,6505000 min$1.75
Larger plan — 7,500 minutes$9,9507500 min$1.75
Larger plan — 9,000 minutes$11,9509000 min$1.75
Larger plan — 15,000 minutes$19,95015000 min$1.75
Larger plan — 25,000 minutes$33,15025000 min$1.75
Larger plan — 50,000 minutes$66,25050000 min$1.75
Larger plan — 100,000 minutes$132,950100000 min$1.75

My AI Front Desk plans

PlanPublished priceIncludesOver that
Basic$20 /mo or $16/mo billed annually—Voice (per minute) 25 credits; SMS (per message) 4 credits; Chatbot (per conversation) 5 credits; Form Submission (per lead) 4 credits; Web Voicebot (per minute) 25 credits. 1 credit = $0.01. Auto-reload: $10 for 1,000 credits. Never expire.
Business-in-a-Box$99 /mo or $79/mo billed annually200 minVoice (per minute) 25 credits; SMS (per message) 4 credits; Chatbot (per conversation) 5 credits; Form Submission (per lead) 4 credits; Web Voicebot (per minute) 25 credits. 1 credit = $0.01. Auto-reload: $10 for 1,000 credits. Never expire.
Partner / EnterpriseCustom—Voice (per minute) As low as 7 credits; Web Voicebot (per minute) As low as 7 credits; SMS, chatbot and form rates Custom. 1 credit = $0.01.

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