Rosie AI

Cheap minute bundles for 24/7 answering, with real calendar booking once you step up a tier

Solo-ReadySetup: Under 1 hourActs + logs everythingUsage-based but predictableChecked · prices checked 2026-11-04
Solo Founder AgentsChecked
Solo-fit verdictSolo-Ready

Great value if your calls are short, with the catch that true booking starts at $149, not the $49 headline.

True solo cost — low volumeAt ~50 calls/mo at ~3 minutes each (~150 minutes), $49/mo on Professional for answering and messages, or $149/mo on Scale if you need in-call booking.
True solo cost — typical volumeAt ~200 calls/mo at ~3 minutes each (~600 minutes), $149/mo on Scale, which includes 1,000 minutes and direct booking.
No-code score (5/5)

Setup: Under 1 hour · Control: Acts + logs everything

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What Rosie AI is — in our words

Rosie is a straightforward AI answering service aimed squarely at owners who miss calls while they are doing the actual work. It learns your business from your website and Google profile, answers in English or Spanish around the clock, filters spam, takes structured messages, and sends you a summary, transcript and recording for every call by text and email. On the entry plan that is mostly a smart message-taking service, including texting callers a link so they can book themselves. The version most buyers in this job actually need starts a tier up, where Rosie checks your calendar and books the appointment during the call, briefs you before a warm transfer, connects urgent callers live, and can text the caller while you are still talking. The top tier adds trying several numbers in turn until someone picks up, training on your own documents, and hands-on onboarding. For a solo founder the appeal is the cost per minute, which is among the lowest published for a managed receptionist, and a setup that needs no technical help, helped by phone apps for checking calls on the move. The catches are equally clear. Booking and transfers are gated, so the headline price is not the booking price, the minute pool is a hard budget you have to watch in a busy month, and the published pricing page does not state an overage rate. If your calls are short and plentiful, it is hard to beat on value. If they are long, a per-call or per-caller rival will be cheaper.

What it does end-to-end

  • Answers calls 24/7 in English and Spanish and filters spam and robocalls
  • Books appointments directly on your calendar on Scale and Growth plans
  • Texts appointment links to callers on the entry Professional plan
  • Warm and live transfers, including trying multiple numbers in turn on Growth
  • Sends call summaries, transcripts and recordings by email and text, plus website chat

What it does NOT do

  • Entry plan does not book directly or transfer live calls; it takes messages and texts a link
  • No live human receptionist backup
  • Overage rate for exceeding your minute pool is not stated on the pricing page

Pricing — checked 2026-11-04

Billed per minute in monthly bundles: 250, 1,000 or 2,000 minutes by tier. Direct calendar booking and live transfers start on the $149 Scale plan, not the $49 entry plan.

PlanPublished price
Professional$49 per month
Scale$149 per month
Growth$299 per month
Billing unitper minute
Free tier / trialNo free tier; 7-day free trial on every plan
Pricing clarityUsage-based but predictable
SourceOfficial pricing page ↗
Checked 2026-11-04

Setup, control and fit

Setup timeUnder 1 hour
Human controlActs + logs everything
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android
Best forHome services and contractors · Professional services · Clinics and salons · Local services

Integrations we verified: Google Calendar, Calendly, Acuity Scheduling, Zapier

Pros — our take

  • Low cost per included minute for a fully managed receptionist
  • Scales cleanly from message-taking to booking and waterfall transfers
  • Trains itself from your website and Google profile, so setup is fast

Cons — our take

  • Booking is locked behind the second tier, making the real entry price $149 for this job
  • Minute pool and unpublished overage need watching in peak months
  • Almost no independent review footprint to check quality against

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Answers every call and books the appointment for the lowest per-call entry price in this job

Best first AI receptionist for most solo founders, with the catch that busy phones make per-call billing add up.

True solo cost (typical)At ~200 calls/mo (any length), about $159.95/mo on Pro, which includes 300 calls, cheaper than stacking overage on Premium.
No-code
Solo-ReadySetup: Under 1 hourActs + logs everythingChecked · prices checked 2026-11-04

Answers and books without ever metering minutes, billing only for each different customer helped

Excellent for a solo shop with repeat callers and long calls, with the catch that extra locations mean extra agent fees.

True solo cost (typical)At ~200 calls/mo from roughly 140 different callers, about $111/mo on Starter ($79 plus about 40 extra unique customers at 79c each), or $129/mo flat on Growth.
No-code
Solo-ReadySetup: Under 1 hourActs + logs everythingChecked · prices checked 2026-11-04

The lowest entry price for a self-serve receptionist that still books and routes calls

Cheapest way to start for a quiet phone, with the catch that overage quietly erases the saving when calls pick up.

True solo cost (typical)At ~200 calls/mo at ~3 minutes each (~600 minutes), about $239/mo on Business Plus ($199 for 500 minutes plus 100 minutes at $0.40/min).
No-code
Solo-ReadySetup: Under 1 hourActs + logs everythingChecked · prices checked 2026-11-04

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