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Rosie vs Smith.ai

Both start at the same published price.

Both pages checked by August 19, 2026
RosieAI only
$0/mo
Website Chat (add-on) plan
AI answering service for US small businesses and home-services trades that answers calls 24/7, takes custom messages, books appointments and transfers callers to the owner's own team.
Smith.aiAI + human backup
$0/mo
AI Receptionist — Free plan
Smith.ai sells small and mid-sized businesses two products off one platform: an AI Receptionist that answers, qualifies and books 24/7 with escalation to its North America-based Live Agent Network, and a fully human Virtual Receptionist service, both billed per call rather than per minute.

The differences that matter

  • Rosie is ai only; Smith.ai is ai + human backup. That is the real decision here, not the price.
  • Smith.ai can put a human on the line; Rosie is bot-only.

Feature by feature

CapabilityRosieSmith.ai
Live transferYesYes
Books appointmentsYesYes
Text follow-upYesYes
Outbound callsunstatedYes
SpanishYesYes
Human backupNoYes
Call recordingsYesYes
TranscriptsYesYes
Spam screeningYesYes
Custom voiceunstatedYes
APIunstatedYes

"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.

Rosie plans

PlanPublished priceIncludesOver that
Professional$49 per month250 min
Scale$149 per month1000 min
Growth$299 per month2000 min
Custom Plannot published
Website Texting (add-on)$50 per month$1 per additional conversation
Website Chat (add-on)Free with all plans

Smith.ai plans

PlanPublished priceIncludesOver that
AI Receptionist — Free$0 mo25 calls25 calls/mo ($3.00/call after that)
AI Receptionist — Pro (75 calls)$150 /mo — $2.00/call (~2–3 calls/day)75 calls$2.50
AI Receptionist — Pro (150 calls)$270/mo150 calls$2.30
AI Receptionist — Enterprise (300 calls)$500 /mo — $1.67/call (~10 calls/day)300 calls$2.17
AI Receptionist — Enterprise (500 calls)$800/mo500 calls$2.10
AI Receptionist — Enterprise (1,000+ calls)CustomCustom
Virtual Receptionist (human) — Starter$300 / month30 callsOverage: $11.50/call over 30
Virtual Receptionist (human) — Basic$810 / month90 callsOverage: $10.50/call over 90
Virtual Receptionist (human) — Pro$2,100 / month300 callsOverage: $8.50/call over 300
Virtual Receptionist (human) — EnterpriseCustom

Rosie sources

Smith.ai sources