Title: Rosie Alternatives (2026): AI Answering Prices | Keres AI
URL: https://www.keresai.com/rosie-alternative
Updated: 2026-10-12
Description: Six Rosie alternatives side by side: AI, human or hybrid, how each one bills, and the lowest published price, plus where Keres AI fits.
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# Rosie alternatives, compared

The best Rosie alternatives in 2026 are Goodcall, Dialzara, Upfirst, My AI Front Desk, Smith.ai, PATLive and Remi by Keres AI, depending on whether you want live receptionists, AI or both, and whether you would rather pay per call, per minute or per caller.

Written by Keres AI, which sells Remi, one of the options below. Prices checked on October 11, 2026 on each vendor’s own pricing page. Updated October 12, 2026. [How we check and correct prices](https://www.keresai.com/editorial-policy).

## How do the Rosie alternatives differ?

Rosie is a low-cost AI answering service on monthly plans with included minutes. If you are comparing alternatives, the differences are price per minute or call, who answers, and how much setup you want to do yourself. Of the alternatives, PATLive uses live receptionists; Smith.ai mixes people and AI; Goodcall, Dialzara, Upfirst and My AI Front Desk answer with AI. They also bill differently: per call, per minute, per caller or with included minutes.

Keres AI is a Rosie alternative for local service businesses that want the appointment booked during the call and the setup done for them. Its AI receptionist, Remi, answers in two rings, 24/7, in English, and books into Google Calendar, HubSpot or ServiceTitan. Keres AI charges a monthly rate with included minutes, then per minute, with no per-call fees, and can also run your website and Google Business Profile.

## How much does Rosie cost?

Rosie's Professional plan is **$49 a month for 250 minutes**, per [heyrosie.com/pricing](https://heyrosie.com/pricing) on October 11, 2026. It includes custom message taking, appointment links sent by text, spam detection and a website chat widget, and Rosie offers a 7-day free trial. Annual billing gives two months free. We did not find a rate for minutes past the plan on the pricing page. At three minutes a call, 250 minutes is about 83 calls a month.

## 6 Rosie alternatives, plus Keres AI

| Option | Who answers | How it bills | Lowest published plan | Best for |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Keres AI (Remi)](https://www.keresai.com/agents/inbound) *(that’s us)* | AI | One monthly rate with included minutes, then per minute; no per-call fees. | Quoted to your call volume; month-to-month. | Local service businesses that want calls booked into Google Calendar, HubSpot or ServiceTitan, and their website and Google profile run by the same team. |
| [Goodcall](https://www.goodcall.com) | AI | Per unique caller each month; no per-minute charges. | $79/mo for 100 unique callers (79¢ per extra caller). | Small businesses that want a self-serve AI agent billed by caller rather than by minute. |
| [Dialzara](https://www.dialzara.com) | AI | Monthly plans with included minutes, then per minute. | $29/mo for 60 minutes ($0.48 per extra minute). | Small businesses with light call volume that want the lowest entry price. |
| [Upfirst](https://www.upfirst.ai) | AI | Monthly plans with included calls, then per call. | $24.95/mo for 30 calls ($1.50 per extra call). | Small businesses that want an inexpensive AI receptionist in many languages. |
| [My AI Front Desk](https://www.myaifrontdesk.com) | AI | Monthly plan with included voice minutes, texts and chats; overage from a credit pool. | $99/mo for 200 voice minutes plus text and chat. | Owners who want phone, text and website chat answered by one AI. |
| [Smith.ai](https://smith.ai) | Hybrid | Per call: plans include a set number of calls, then a per-call rate. | Human receptionists from $300/mo for 30 calls ($11.50 per extra call). AI receptionist has a free tier of 25 calls/mo, then $3 per call. | Firms that want AI with live human receptionists available on the same line. |
| [PATLive](https://www.patlive.com) | Human | Per minute, with monthly plans that include minutes. | $99/mo for 50 minutes ($2.29 per extra minute); pay-as-you-go at $2.99/min. | Businesses that want US-based live receptionists with bilingual answering included. |

Prices are each vendor’s lowest published plan, taken from its own pricing page on October 11, 2026. They change; check the linked page before you buy. Sources: [Goodcall](https://www.goodcall.com/pricing) · [Dialzara](https://www.dialzara.com/pricing) · [Upfirst](https://www.upfirst.ai/pricing) · [My AI Front Desk](https://www.myaifrontdesk.com/pricing) · [Smith.ai](https://smith.ai/pricing) · [PATLive](https://www.patlive.com/pricing/).

## How did we compare these Rosie alternatives?

Keres AI compared 6 Rosie alternatives on four points: who answers (AI, people or both), how each one bills (per minute, per call or per caller), its lowest published plan, and who the vendor says it is for. Every figure comes from the vendor’s own pricing or product page, checked on October 11, 2026, and the table links each source. Where a vendor publishes no price or no overage rate, the page says so instead of estimating one. This is a comparison of published information, not a test of call quality, and there is no overall score; each pick below is matched to a need. Keres AI wrote this page and sells Remi, which sits in the same table under the same rules, labelled “that’s us”. Prices change, so check the linked page before you buy.

## Why do businesses look for Rosie alternatives?

- **Booking on the call.** Owners who want the appointment booked while the caller is on the line compare which plan includes calendar booking.
- **Field-service and CRM integrations.** A contractor on ServiceTitan or a team on HubSpot checks that the job lands there directly.
- **Someone else to set it up.** Some owners want a team to write the script and tune the receptionist after launch.

## What should you compare beyond price?

- **Booking.** Rosie's pricing page lists appointment links by text on Professional and direct calendar booking on its Scale plan and up. Check that any option books into the calendar or CRM you use. Keres AI books into Google Calendar, HubSpot or ServiceTitan.
- **Escalation.** Rosie lists warm and live call transfers on Scale and up. Ask every vendor how an urgent call reaches you: transfer, text or both.
- **Who sets it up.** Ask who writes the script and tunes the receptionist after launch. Self-serve tools leave that to you, though some, such as Dialzara and Upfirst, include onboarding help. Keres AI sets up Remi for you after a 30-minute call.
- **Languages.** Rosie answers in English and Spanish on every call. Remi answers in English today, so if many of your callers speak Spanish, weigh that first.

## Which Rosie alternative is best for your business?

Each pick below comes from the table above: what the vendor says it is for, how it bills and its lowest published plan.

- **The lowest entry price:** Upfirst ($24.95/mo for 30 calls) or Dialzara ($29/mo for 60 minutes)
- **An inexpensive AI receptionist in many languages:** Upfirst
- **Billing by caller instead of by minute:** Goodcall ($79/mo for 100 unique callers)
- **Phone, text and website chat from one AI:** My AI Front Desk ($99/mo for 200 voice minutes)
- **Live US-based receptionists with bilingual answering included:** PATLive ($99/mo for 50 minutes)
- **AI with live receptionists on the same line:** Smith.ai (AI free tier of 25 calls, then $3 per call)
- **Done-for-you setup with ServiceTitan or HubSpot booking, plus website and Google profile:** [Keres AI](https://www.keresai.com/agents/inbound) (Remi quoted to your call volume)

## When Keres AI is not the right choice

- **Many of your callers speak Spanish.** Remi answers in English today; Rosie and PATLive answer in English and Spanish.
- **You want the lowest published price and will set it up yourself.** Rosie at $49 for 250 minutes, or Upfirst and Dialzara under $30, suit that better.
- **You want a person on every call.** PATLive answers with live receptionists; Smith.ai offers people and AI.
- **You need a BAA.** Keres AI is not HIPAA or SOC 2 certified and does not sign BAAs.

## How do I switch from Rosie to Keres AI?

Share the message-taking scenarios you set up in Rosie and tell us which calls should be booked rather than messaged; that becomes Remi’s booking rules.

1. Forward your number to Remi, or port it to Keres AI.
2. On a 30-minute call, share your current script and escalation rules.
3. Connect your calendar so Remi books into it.
4. Place test calls yourself and adjust anything that sounds wrong.
5. Go live once it answers the way you would; the timing is agreed on your first call.

Remi is quoted to your call volume: a monthly rate with included minutes, then per minute, month-to-month. See [pricing](https://www.keresai.com/pricing) or [hear Remi answer a call](https://www.keresai.com/hear-it).

## Rosie alternative — FAQ

### Is Keres AI a good Rosie alternative?

It fits businesses that want Remi to book appointments into ServiceTitan, HubSpot or Google Calendar during the call and want the setup done for them. If you want the lowest monthly price or Spanish answering today, Rosie may suit you better.

### What does Keres AI do beyond answering the call?

Remi asks your intake questions, books the appointment, texts your team when a call is urgent, and reports in a morning text. Keres AI can also run your website and Google Business Profile through Found, from $249 a month.

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