AI receptionist, virtual receptionist and AI answering service that books the appointment
PhoneAgent answers your business calls on the first ring, books appointments straight into your calendar, routes callers, answers your FAQs and texts callers back, so you never lose a customer to a missed call.
4.9/5 rating · 1.2M+ calls answered · 24/7
Hear it answer to watch the AI disclose, qualify the caller, check the calendar and book the appointment.
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What PhoneAgent did
Live, interactive · AI disclosed · no card needed
Your agent answers like this, tuned to your hours, services, and calendar.
Works with
Over 1.2 million calls answered, and not one sent to voicemail.
What changes
Stop sending customers to voicemail
Local businesses miss 30 to 40 percent of inbound calls, and most missed callers never leave a message, they just call the next business on Google. PhoneAgent answers every one and books the appointment.
Never miss a call
Your phone is answered on the first ring, 24/7, nights, weekends, holidays, lunch, and whenever the front desk is busy. No caller is sent to voicemail.
Appointments booked, not just messages
The AI receptionist books straight into your calendar, routes urgent callers, and texts a confirmation. Taking a message is the fallback, never the default.
Callers routed and texted back
New versus existing, urgent versus routine, the right person every time, plus an instant missed-call text-back so no lead ever goes cold.
Costs less than a part-time hire
Flat monthly pricing for an always-on receptionist that never calls in sick, takes lunch, or leaves a caller on hold.
Figures are typical for local businesses that answer every call, not guarantees.
The Missed-Call Meter
See what missed calls cost your business every month
Move the sliders to your numbers. The meter shows the revenue that walks when nobody answers, next to what PhoneAgent costs.
Your front desk, by the numbers
Meter math: missed calls x 4.33 weeks x job value x booking rate. An estimate, not a promise. Your numbers stay in your browser.
((( Every month, unanswered
walks to the next business on Google
That is the price of the plan, before counting the after-hours calls you never hear ring.
How it works
Tell us your business, then forward your number
Set it up in minutes with your hours, services and calendar. Forward your number and your AI receptionist answers, qualifies and books, 24/7.
Tell us your business
Add your hours, services, FAQs and calendar. Choose your greeting, your booking rules, and your state consent settings. No new phone system to learn.
Forward your number
Point your business number, or just your missed and after-hours calls, to PhoneAgent. It is live in minutes.
The AI answers and books
It answers on the first ring, discloses it is your AI assistant, qualifies and routes the caller, and books the appointment straight into your calendar.
You get the booking and the text
Every call becomes a booking, a routed caller, or a message, with a confirmation text sent and the contact logged to your CRM.
Honest by design
An AI receptionist your callers can trust
PhoneAgent never pretends to be a person. It tells callers it is your AI assistant in the first sentence, and every consent and texting rule is configurable per business and per state.
- Discloses it is your AI assistant on every call, in the first sentence
- Recording is optional and consent-aware, with the right prompt in two-party-consent states
- Outbound texts and missed-call text-backs are TCPA-aware, with opt-outs honored
- Configurable per business and per location, so it fits how you actually work
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Calls answered
147
Appointments booked
0
Sent to voicemail
Built for your front desk
One AI receptionist, tuned for your industry
New-patient calls answered, triaged and booked, day or night.
ExploreUrgent jobs routed to a tech and dispatch windows booked while your crew is on site.
ExploreAfter-hours intake, matter type captured, and the consult scheduled with the right attorney.
ExploreSide by side
An answering service compared, honestly
Human receptionist services are good at what they do. Here is where a 24/7 AI receptionist that books for a flat fee differs.
| What matters | PhoneAgent.ai | Smith.ai | Ruby | Voicemail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who answers | An AI agent, every call, first ring | Human receptionists with AI assist | Human receptionists | Nobody |
| Around the clock | 24/7 including nights, weekends, holidays | 24/7 available on higher bundles | Live coverage tied to plan hours | Always on, but most callers hang up |
| Books appointments | Yes, live on the call, into your calendar | On some plans, per instructions | Focused on answering and transfers | No |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly fee, $89 to $399 | Per-call bundles, from about $292/mo for 30 calls | Per-minute bundles, from about $245/mo | Free, minus the lost callers |
| At about 500 calls a month | $199 flat on Professional | Typically well over $1,000 | Typically well over $1,000 | Revenue walking next door |
| Honest with callers | Says it is an AI in the first sentence | Human, so not applicable | Human, so not applicable | Not applicable |
Competitor figures reflect published entry pricing and each product's stated focus as of 2026. Capabilities change, so check each service for the latest.
You might be thinking: "My callers will hate talking to an AI."
It tells callers it is an AI up front, answers instantly, and books in under a minute. Most callers prefer that to voicemail or hold music. Hear it answer a call above and judge for yourself.
You might be thinking: "Setting this up will be a project."
You add your hours, services, FAQs and calendar once, then forward your number. Most businesses are live in about 15 minutes, and we configure your call flows for you.
You might be thinking: "It will fumble a call that really matters."
You set the rules: urgent or high-value callers are routed straight to a human, and every call has a transcript and a log, so you can check its work any time.
From front desks
More booked appointments, zero missed calls
We stopped sending new patients to voicemail. PhoneAgent books appointments while my front desk handles the people in the chair, and new-patient calls finally get answered at 7pm.
My guys are on roofs all day, so calls used to go unanswered. Now every call gets answered, the urgent ones reach me, and the dispatch window is already booked when I check.
After-hours calls used to vanish. Now intake happens at 9pm, the matter type is captured, and I follow up in the morning with the consult already on my calendar.
Outcomes vary by call volume, hours and how you configure your receptionist.
Pricing
A full-time receptionist for a fraction of the cost
Flat, predictable monthly pricing, no per-minute surprises. Every plan is paid and fully configured for you. Prices in USD. Choose a plan to get started.
Starter
Solo and very small shops
$89/mo
- 1 number, 24/7 AI answering
- About 150 calls a month
- Appointment booking and FAQs
- Message-taking and missed-call text-back
- 1 calendar connection
Professional
Growing practices and service businesses
$199/mo
- 2 numbers, about 500 calls a month
- Call routing and warm transfer
- Calendar and CRM sync
- Custom FAQs, scripts and after-hours rules
- SMS follow-ups and priority support
Practice
Multi-location and busy front desks
$399/mo
- Up to 5 numbers and locations
- About 1,500 calls a month
- Multi-calendar and advanced routing
- Recording-consent controls per state
- Analytics and integrations
Group, franchise or call center? See full pricing and the Enterprise plan.
((( The owner's math
Run the numbers the way a CFO would
Take a typical service business that misses 12 calls a week. At an average job value of $220 and a booking rate of 25 percent, that is about $2,860 in revenue walking out the door every month. The Professional plan costs $199. Even if PhoneAgent recovers only a third of those calls, it pays for itself several times over, and it never calls in sick, takes a lunch break, or goes home at 5.
Compare the alternative: a front-desk hire runs $3,000 or more a month for one shift, and a legacy answering service charges by the minute and takes messages instead of booking.
Worked example, one month
- Missed calls (12/week x 4.33)
- 52 calls
- Would have booked (25%)
- 13 jobs
- Average job value
- $220
- Revenue lost to voicemail
- ≈ $2,860/mo
- PhoneAgent Professional
- $199/mo
For groups and franchises
Enterprise plans add central controls across locations. Talk to sales.
Before you start
The questions business owners ask first
Stop sending customers to voicemail.
Forward your number and your AI receptionist answers, books, routes and texts back, 24/7. Flat monthly fee, and it is honest with every caller.