Silux Voice compared, honestly
59 AI receptionists, answering services and phone systems — each with its entry price as we found it (dated), where we’re the better fit, and where they are. Silux Voice starts at £24.99/mo for 250 minutes. Or jump to the full feature matrix, our pricing or the free trial.
UK AI receptionists
vs Hey Jodie
London AI receptionist with unlimited minutes on every plan.
from £49/mo · Sep 2026
vs Moneypenny
UK answering brand — AI receptionist plus trained human receptionists.
from £25/mo · Sep 2026
vs Ringmere
London AI receptionist with WhatsApp and UK/EU hosting.
from £49/mo · Sep 2026
vs Team-Connect
UK AI receptionist with British regional voices and optional human backup.
from £19.99/mo · Sep 2026
vs Sayora
Edinburgh AI receptionist, flat £49 with unlimited calls.
£49/mo flat · Sep 2026
vs Clara
App-based AI receptionist for UK sole traders and trades.
from £39.99/mo · Sep 2026
vs TalkTrade
AI call answering for UK trades, with job summaries by email or WhatsApp.
from £49/mo · Sep 2026
vs Answer4u
UK answering company with an AI receptionist that takes messages.
from £27/mo · Sep 2026
vs CallChimps
UK AI call answering with unlimited parallel calls.
from £29/mo · Sep 2026
vs Reception Genie
The UK’s lowest-priced AI receptionist entry point.
from £8.99/mo · Sep 2026
vs LucroVox
UK white-label AI receptionist with field-service integrations.
from £159/mo · Sep 2026
vs IONOS AI Receptionist
AI receptionist from the web-hosting company, priced per call.
from £39/mo · Sep 2026
vs ARROW
Managed AI receptionist for UK trades.
from £99/mo · Sep 2026
vs AIAnswerPhone / Hand On Web
Managed UK AI answering with British voices.
from about £149/mo · reported, Aug 2026
Human answering services
vs AllDayPA
UK human telephone answering service.
from about £90/mo · reported, Sep 2026
vs Posh
UK human virtual receptionists, billed per minute.
from £50/mo · Sep 2026
vs Pocket Receptionist
UK human answering, priced per call, 8am–8pm.
from £75/mo · Sep 2026
vs Answer.co.uk
UK answering service with human and AI plans, priced per call.
from £10/mo + 85p a call · Sep 2026
vs AnswerConnect
Human-first answering service — “people, not bots”.
from £45/mo · Aug 2026
vs Ruby Receptionists
US live human receptionists.
from $250/mo · Sep 2026
vs Nexa
US human receptionists for home services.
quote only · Aug 2026
Phone systems with AI
vs BT Business AI Receptionist
BT’s AI receptionist, sold inside BT Cloud Work.
quote only · Sep 2026
vs Aircall AI Voice Agent
AI voice agent inside the Aircall cloud phone system.
50 free min/mo · Sep 2026
vs RingCentral AI Receptionist
AI receptionist (AIR) from the enterprise phone-system vendor.
from $49/mo · Sep 2026
vs Zoom AI Receptionist
Standalone AI receptionist from Zoom.
from $25/mo · Sep 2026
vs Dialpad AI
AI inside an all-in-one cloud phone and contact-centre system.
quote only · Sep 2026
vs CloudTalk
EU cloud phone and sales-dialler platform with AI voice agents.
vs sipgate sona
German AI phone assistant with a free tier and EU-hosted models.
free (500 min) · Sep 2026
Sector specialists
vs Powered Now PN Receptionist
AI receptionist inside the Powered Now trades job software.
from £29/mo · Sep 2026
vs BookedSolid
AI receptionist built for UK private clinics.
from £99/mo · Aug 2026
vs ViveoAI
AI receptionist for UK dental practices.
from £349/mo · Sep 2026
vs RxLine
AI phone line for UK community pharmacies.
quote only · Sep 2026
vs Flipdish AI phone agent
AI phone ordering for restaurants on Flipdish.
free until end of 2026 · Sep 2026
vs ServeMate
“Sophie”, an AI phone assistant for UK restaurants.
from £49/mo · Sep 2026
vs Treatwell AI receptionist
AI receptionist for salons on Treatwell.
£69/mo · Sep 2026
vs Slang.ai
AI phone answering for restaurants (reservations, not orders).
from $399/mo per location · Sep 2026
vs Numa
AI receptionist for car dealerships.
vs Weave / TrueLark
AI receptionist inside a dental and medical communications platform.
vs Sully.ai
Modular AI medical staff — receptionist, scribe, coder.
vs Talkie.ai
Medical voicebots for healthcare providers.
US, EU & global AI receptionists
vs ElevenLabs Reception
AI receptionist from the voice-AI company, launched Sep 2026.
from $29/mo · Sep 2026
vs Upfirst
US AI receptionist with the broadest integrations at its price.
from $24.95/mo · Sep 2026
vs My AI Front Desk
US AI receptionist across voice, SMS, WhatsApp, email and chat.
from $99/mo · Sep 2026
vs Dialzara
US AI receptionist with white-glove setup.
from $29/mo · Sep 2026
vs Rosie
US AI receptionist for small businesses.
from $49/mo · Sep 2026
vs Trillet
AI receptionist with an agency white-label plan and SOC 2 Type II.
from $49/mo · Sep 2026
vs Goodcall
US AI answering priced by unique caller.
from $79/mo · Sep 2026
vs Smith.ai
US AI receptionist with human receptionists behind it.
from $0/mo · Sep 2026
vs Marlie
US AI answering service with published minute plans.
from $49/mo · Aug 2026
vs AgentZap
US appointment-driven AI answering.
from $109/mo + $499 setup · Aug 2026
vs NextPhone
US flat-rate unlimited AI answering.
from $199/mo · Aug 2026
vs SkipCalls
US AI answering with flat annual pricing.
from $19.99/mo · Aug 2026
vs ServiceAgent
US AI voice agent and CRM for home services.
from $0/mo + credits · Aug 2026
vs fonio.ai
Austrian AI phone assistant with 60+ languages.
from €99/mo · Sep 2026
Build-your-own platforms
vs PolyAI
Enterprise conversational AI for customer service.
from about $299/mo · reported, Sep 2026
vs Retell AI
Developer platform for building real-time voice agents.
$0.07–$0.31/min · Sep 2026
vs Vapi
Developer-first voice-AI infrastructure.
$0.05/min + providers · Sep 2026
vs Bland AI
Developer API for AI phone calls, outbound-heavy.
$0.12–$0.14/min · Sep 2026
vs Synthflow
Voice-agent builder, now enterprise-only.
from $30,000/yr · Sep 2026
By industry
HVAC contractors
When the AC dies in July, the customer calls four contractors and books with the first one who picks up. If your office is on a job site, that's not you.
plumbers
A burst pipe at 6pm is an emergency for the customer and a booked job for you — but only if someone answers. Under a sink, you can't, and the caller dials the next plumber on Google.
electricians
Fault-finding, a dead consumer unit, a tripping circuit — the customer wants it fixed today. If you're mid-install and can't pick up, that booked job goes to the next sparky.
home-services trades
Cleaners, landscapers, handymen, roofers — the work is on-site and hands-on. When the phone rings, you're already working, and the caller books whoever answers first.
legal practices
New-matter intake calls usually arrive when partners are in court — and a caller who reaches voicemail often rings the next firm on Google.
financial services
Financial services calls carry card data, identity checks and consent rules that most AI receptionists simply ignore.
estate agents
Weekends are when buyers and tenants ring about viewings. If your branch closes at 4pm on Saturday, those calls go to voicemail.
restaurants
Hostess can't both seat walk-ins and answer the phone during dinner rush. You lose 8pm reservations to the restaurant down the street.
ecommerce
Order-status and returns questions tie up the phone, and each one takes an agent several minutes.
property management
Tenants call at 3am for "no hot water". Your on-call tech's phone is off. Your phone is off. Tomorrow you have a Yelp review problem.