{
 "site": "LineCheck",
 "checked": "2026-11-10",
 "license": "Data CC BY 4.0 with attribution to LineCheck (aireceptionist.clioos.com). Vendor names are trademarks of their owners.",
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   "slug": "zinng",
   "name": "Zinng",
   "vendor": "Bramlett Software LLC",
   "url": "https://zinng.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "vendor-written article, re-read 2026-11-10",
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   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "300 min",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 300,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.16666666666666666,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Extra minutes sold in buckets: 150 for $25",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "700 min",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 700,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.16666666666666666,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "1,000 min",
     "price": 149,
     "inc": 1000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.16666666666666666,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "2,000 min",
     "price": 249,
     "inc": 2000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.16666666666666666,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days (Zinng)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zinng alternatives article (vendor-written; lists Zinng's own plans)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Zinng also writes the main third-party list we cite. Its own prices are from its own article on zinng.ai (vendor-written, so vendor-sourced); zinng.ai/pricing still returns 404 on 2026-11-10."
  },
  {
   "slug": "upfirst",
   "name": "Upfirst",
   "vendor": "Upfirst",
   "url": "https://www.upfirst.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.upfirst.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: pricing page loaded 2026-11-10",
   "billing_unit": "call",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Starter",
     "price": 24.95,
     "inc": 30,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 1.5,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Premium",
     "price": 59.95,
     "inc": 90,
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     "over": 1,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro",
     "price": 159.95,
     "inc": 300,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 0.75,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Scale",
     "price": 299,
     "inc": 600,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 0.7,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "no"
   },
   "trial": "14 days, no card",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Upfirst pricing page (\"Spam never counts toward your call volume.\")",
     "url": "https://www.upfirst.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "smith-ai",
   "name": "Smith.ai AI Receptionist",
   "vendor": "Smith.ai",
   "url": "https://smith.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://smith.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "call",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Free",
     "price": 0,
     "inc": 25,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 3,
     "src": "t",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro",
     "price": 150,
     "inc": 75,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 2.5,
     "src": "t",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Enterprise",
     "price": 500,
     "inc": 300,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 2.17,
     "src": "t",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "no"
   },
   "trial": "Free plan (25 calls)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "not_found",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    },
    {
     "label": "Smith.ai pricing page (readable text shows live-human plans only; AI plans behind a tab)",
     "url": "https://smith.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "The vendor pricing page on 2026-11-10 shows only live-human plans in readable text (Starter $300 for 30 calls, Basic $810 for 90, Pro $2,100 for 300); the AI-first tab content is not readable in a static fetch, so the AI plans stay third-party only. The same page says \"No charge for spam\" and its FAQ says spam and wrong numbers are not counted when Caller ID is passed, so spam is marked not billed."
  },
  {
   "slug": "phonely",
   "name": "Phonely",
   "vendor": "Phonely",
   "url": "https://www.phonely.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.phonely.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Free",
     "price": 0,
     "inc": 100,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "t",
     "note": "100 free minutes (third-party)",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Starter",
     "price": 33,
     "inc": 200,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.35,
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     "annual": true
    },
    {
     "name": "Professional",
     "price": 100,
     "inc": 650,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.3,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Page shows $100 \"billed annually\". Card says 650 min, table says 750.",
     "annual": true
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
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   "setup_fee": null,
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    {
     "label": "Phonely pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.phonely.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Zinng read $50 and $150 monthly with $0.25 and $0.30 overage on 2026-10-02. The vendor page now leads with annual-billed prices, so the monthly figures could not be confirmed."
  },
  {
   "slug": "goodcall",
   "name": "Goodcall",
   "vendor": "Goodcall",
   "url": "https://www.goodcall.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.goodcall.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "caller",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Starter",
     "price": 79,
     "inc": 100,
     "unit": "caller",
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     "src": "v",
     "note": "Per unique customer per month. Page: \"about 150 calls/month\".",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Growth",
     "price": 129,
     "inc": 500,
     "unit": "caller",
     "over": 0.26,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Scale",
     "price": 299,
     "inc": 2000,
     "unit": "caller",
     "over": 0.15,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
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   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "Free demo agent",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
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    {
     "label": "Goodcall pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.goodcall.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Change since 2026-10-02: Zinng read Scale at $249 for 500 callers and $0.50 per extra caller. The vendor page on 2026-11-10 shows Scale at $299 for 2,000 customers and 15 cents per extra."
  },
  {
   "slug": "nextphone",
   "name": "NextPhone",
   "vendor": "NextPhone",
   "url": "https://getnextphone.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://getnextphone.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "flat",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Pro",
     "price": 199,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": 0,
     "src": "v",
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     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Growth",
     "price": 299,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": 0,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
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    {
     "name": "Scale",
     "price": 599,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": 0,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
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    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days (Pro, third-party)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
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    {
     "label": "NextPhone pricing page",
     "url": "https://getnextphone.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "dialzara",
   "name": "Dialzara",
   "vendor": "Dialzara",
   "url": "https://dialzara.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://dialzara.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Lite",
     "price": 29,
     "inc": 60,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.48,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 220,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.45,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Plus",
     "price": 199,
     "inc": 500,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.4,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Elite",
     "price": 349,
     "inc": 1000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.35,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
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   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "no"
   },
   "trial": "7 days (third-party)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Dialzara pricing page",
     "url": "https://dialzara.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "TechnologyAdvice, AI receptionist review",
     "url": "https://technologyadvice.com/",
     "date": "2026-10",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "TechnologyAdvice says spam and wrong-number calls do not use paid minutes; that is a reviewer statement, not found on the pricing page."
  },
  {
   "slug": "rosie",
   "name": "Rosie",
   "vendor": "Rosie",
   "url": "https://heyrosie.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://heyrosie.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Professional",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 250,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "No overage; moves you up a plan (third-party, 2026-10-02)",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Scale",
     "price": 149,
     "inc": 1000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Growth",
     "price": 299,
     "inc": 2000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "yes",
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    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Rosie pricing page",
     "url": "https://heyrosie.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Rounding rule is from Rosie's own Terms of Service, section 3(c) (last updated 2026-02-05): \"Services Minutes are calculated and billed in 60-second increments and calls are rounded up to the next 60-second mark.\" The same terms confirm the auto-upgrade: going over your minutes automatically moves you to a higher plan. The vendor FAQ answer on overage is collapsed on the pricing page, so we did not confirm it there."
  },
  {
   "slug": "my-ai-front-desk",
   "name": "My AI Front Desk (Frontdesk AI)",
   "vendor": "My AI Front Desk",
   "url": "https://www.myaifrontdesk.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.myaifrontdesk.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "credits",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Business-in-a-Box",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 200,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.25,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Overage: 25 credits ($0.25) per extra minute, drawn from a 1,000-credit monthly pool; auto-reload adds 1,000 credits for $10. $79/mo billed annually.",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days, card required (customer report)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "My AI Front Desk pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.myaifrontdesk.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Vendor page confirms the third-party reading exactly: $99/mo (or $79 billed annually) for 200 voice minutes, $0.25 per extra minute. Partner/Enterprise is custom."
  },
  {
   "slug": "skipcalls",
   "name": "SkipCalls",
   "vendor": "SkipCalls",
   "url": "https://skipcalls.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://skipcalls.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "flat",
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    {
     "name": "Starter (monthly)",
     "price": 29.99,
     "inc": 200,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Unlimited minutes under fair use, about 200 calls a month",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "PRO (yearly plan)",
     "price": 41.67,
     "inc": 350,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$499.99 billed yearly; fair use about 350 calls",
     "annual": true
    },
    {
     "name": "Business (yearly plan)",
     "price": 107.5,
     "inc": 1000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.19,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$1,290 billed yearly; 1,000 minutes",
     "annual": true
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days, card required",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "SkipCalls pricing page",
     "url": "https://skipcalls.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Change since 2026-10-02: Zinng read $19.99 a month, unlimited minutes. The vendor page on 2026-11-10 shows $29.99 a month, with fair use of about 200 calls a month, and a $249.99 yearly plan."
  },
  {
   "slug": "marlie",
   "name": "Marlie",
   "vendor": "Marlie",
   "url": "https://www.marlie.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.marlie.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Never miss a call",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 250,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.35,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "No call transfer",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Book jobs",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 500,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.35,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "First plan with calendar sync and transfers",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Plan 3",
     "price": 199,
     "inc": 1000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.3,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "14 days, card required (Zinng)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Marlie pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.marlie.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "quo-sona",
   "name": "Sona by Quo (formerly OpenPhone)",
   "vendor": "Quo",
   "url": "https://www.quo.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.quo.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "seat+ai",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Credits tier 1",
     "price": 0,
     "inc": 10,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 1,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "1 call = 100 credits; 1,000 free credits",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Credits tier 2",
     "price": 25,
     "inc": 40,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 0.75,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Credits tier 3",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 100,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 0.65,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Credits tier 4",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 250,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 0.55,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Credits tier 5",
     "price": 199,
     "inc": 600,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 0.45,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days (paid Quo plan, third-party)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Quo pricing page (Starter $15 per user per month, billed annually)",
     "url": "https://www.quo.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Needs a Quo phone plan: we add one $15 Starter seat (annual billing; the monthly-billed seat price was not captured)."
  },
  {
   "slug": "trillet-juney",
   "name": "Trillet (Juney app)",
   "vendor": "Trillet",
   "url": "https://www.trillet.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.trillet.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Juney",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 150,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.2,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Top up 100 minutes for $20",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Trillet pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.trillet.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Change since 2026-10-02: Zinng read Trillet at $49 for 150 minutes plus $0.20 a minute; the page now sells that as the \"Juney\" phone app. The agency platform starts at $99 a month."
  },
  {
   "slug": "dialora",
   "name": "Dialora",
   "vendor": "Dialora",
   "url": "https://dialora.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://dialora.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Starter",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 200,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.15,
     "src": "t",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "Tracked to the second; partial minutes are not rounded up",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "Free trial",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "loaded_no_check",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    },
    {
     "label": "Dialora pricing page (plan prices script-rendered; minute-counting FAQ readable)",
     "url": "https://dialora.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "The vendor pricing page loaded without readable plan prices (script-rendered), so the $49/200 min/$0.15 figures stay third-party only; its JSON-LD lists a $49 offer while its description says plans start at $97/month. The pricing-page FAQ states the rounding rule: only live talk time counts, tracked to the second, partial minutes not rounded up."
  },
  {
   "slug": "ringcentral-air",
   "name": "RingCentral AI Receptionist (AIR)",
   "vendor": "RingCentral",
   "url": "https://www.ringcentral.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.ringcentral.com/ai-receptionist.html",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "AIR",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 100,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.5,
     "src": "t",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "14 days",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "not_found",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    },
    {
     "label": "RingCentral AI Receptionist page (no price published)",
     "url": "https://www.ringcentral.com/ai-receptionist.html",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "The vendor page on 2026-11-10 publishes no price: its pricing FAQ says to contact a RingCentral account representative to learn more or see plans and pricing. The $49/100 min/$0.50 figures stay third-party only. Needs a RingCentral phone system."
  },
  {
   "slug": "cloudtalk",
   "name": "CloudTalk AI Voice Agents",
   "vendor": "CloudTalk",
   "url": "https://www.cloudtalk.io/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.cloudtalk.io/pricing/",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "seat+ai",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "AI Receptionist 200 min",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 200,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "100 min also $99; no overage rate published",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "AI Receptionist 500 min",
     "price": 199,
     "inc": 500,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "AI Receptionist 1,000 min",
     "price": 299,
     "inc": 1000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "AI Receptionist 2,500 min",
     "price": 699,
     "inc": 2500,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "14 days, no card (50 AI Voice Agent minutes included)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "CloudTalk pricing page, machine-readable copy (pricing.md, updated 2026-10-20)",
     "url": "https://www.cloudtalk.io/pricing.md",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Vendor pricing.md confirms $99 for 200 AI Receptionist minutes (100 min also $99); the third-party $0.50 overage rate is not in the vendor document, so overage is now unpublished and the product is not simulated above 2,500 minutes. Seat is the Starter plan at $34/user/mo billed monthly ($25 annual); figures are listed in EUR and shown as the same figures in USD outside Europe. US/CA customers also pay an 11% Compliance and Administrative Cost Recovery Fee. AI Receptionist includes spam and robocall blocking."
  },
  {
   "slug": "nextiva-xbert",
   "name": "Nextiva XBert",
   "vendor": "Nextiva",
   "url": "https://www.nextiva.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.nextiva.com/products/xbert.html",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "seat+ai",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "XBert",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 100,
     "unit": "conv",
     "over": 1.5,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Additional conversations $1.50 each. A conversation counts when a call lasts 30+ seconds or a text/chat gets 3+ AI responses.",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "30-day money-back",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Nextiva XBert page",
     "url": "https://www.nextiva.com/products/xbert.html",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Vendor page confirms $99/month for 100 resolutions and $1.50 per extra conversation, settling the third-party conflict in favour of Receptionist Report ($1.50) over Zinng ($0.99). Zinng also added a $23 seat; the vendor page mentions no separate seat."
  },
  {
   "slug": "allo",
   "name": "Allo",
   "vendor": "Allo",
   "url": "https://www.withallo.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.withallo.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "seat+ai",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Phone seat + AI agent",
     "price": 64,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Business seat $32/mo + AI Receptionist add-on $32/mo, both billed yearly; $45 + $45 billed monthly. No usage cap published.",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "3 days (vendor FAQ)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Allo pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.withallo.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Vendor pricing FAQ confirms the split behind the old conflict: the AI Receptionist add-on is $32/month per agent billed yearly (the same as a Business seat), so seat + AI is $64 on annual billing and $90 monthly. Power Dialer is $50/month for the whole team. No setup fees; 3-day free trial."
  },
  {
   "slug": "voksha",
   "name": "Voksha",
   "vendor": "Voksha",
   "url": "https://voksha.com",
   "pricing_url": "https://voksha.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "call",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Starter",
     "price": 14,
     "inc": 15,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 1,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$1 per extra call",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Premium",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 150,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": 1,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$1 per extra call; booking + integrations",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Enterprise",
     "price": 990,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "From $990/mo; multi-location, HIPAA with BAA",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7-day money-back",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Voksha pricing guide 2026 (vendor site; own plan prices)",
     "url": "https://voksha.com/guide/ai-receptionist-pricing-guide/",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Vendor site is voksha.com. Its pricing page returned 403 to our fetch on 2026-11-10, so the figures are from Voksha's own pricing guide on the same site, which states them in several places (Starter $14/15 calls, Premium $99/150 calls, $1 per extra call, Enterprise from $990)."
  },
  {
   "slug": "agentzap",
   "name": "AgentZap",
   "vendor": "AgentZap",
   "url": "https://agentzap.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://agentzap.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Starter",
     "price": 109,
     "inc": 150,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.85,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Professional",
     "price": 295,
     "inc": 450,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.75,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "6-month term: setup fee waived",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Business",
     "price": 899,
     "inc": 1500,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.7,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "no"
   },
   "trial": "30-day money-back",
   "setup_fee": 499,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "AgentZap pricing page",
     "url": "https://agentzap.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Vendor page confirms the third-party Starter tier exactly ($109/150 min/$0.85) and adds Professional $295/450 min and Business $899/1,500 min, plus a custom Enterprise tier and a $899/mo Managed plan (6-month term, setup included). Pricing FAQ: minutes run from AI pickup to call end (no rounding increment stated); spam and robocalls are filtered and do not count. Annual term is two months free; live-agent escalation is $2.50 per transferred call."
  },
  {
   "slug": "recepta",
   "name": "Recepta.ai",
   "vendor": "Recepta",
   "url": "https://recepta.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://recepta.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "quote",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Quote only",
     "price": null,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "call",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Page: \"get your quote on the spot\"",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "30-day money-back (Zinng)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "loaded_no_check",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Recepta pricing page",
     "url": "https://recepta.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Change since 2026-10-02: Zinng listed $395 for 100 calls. The vendor page on 2026-11-10 publishes no price and asks you to book a call."
  },
  {
   "slug": "automatenexus",
   "name": "AutomateNexus Voice",
   "vendor": "AutomateNexus",
   "url": "https://automatenexus.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://automatenexus.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "quote",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Voice (third-party reading)",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 500,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.1,
     "src": "t",
     "note": "Not found on the vendor page",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "not checked",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "loaded_no_check",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "AutomateNexus pricing page (fixed-price setups from $3,500; $350 a month care plan)",
     "url": "https://automatenexus.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Receptionist Report, buyer's guide (carries affiliate links)",
     "url": "https://receptionistreport.com/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Conflict: Receptionist Report read $49 for 500 minutes plus $0.10 a minute on 2026-10-02. The vendor page re-checked 2026-11-10 still lists only fixed-price setups from $3,500, builds from $7,500 and a $350 a month care plan, and no $49 voice plan — still quote-only for voice."
  },
  {
   "slug": "ai-receptionist-com",
   "name": "AI Receptionist (ai-receptionist.com)",
   "vendor": "ai-receptionist.com",
   "url": "https://ai-receptionist.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://ai-receptionist.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Essential",
     "price": 14,
     "inc": 75,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.25,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Starter",
     "price": 39,
     "inc": 200,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.25,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Solopreneur",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 350,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.25,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Business",
     "price": 199,
     "inc": 1000,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.25,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days, no card",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "ai-receptionist.com pricing page",
     "url": "https://ai-receptionist.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Receptionist Report, buyer's guide (carries affiliate links)",
     "url": "https://receptionistreport.com/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "ringly",
   "name": "Ringly.io",
   "vendor": "Ringly",
   "url": "https://www.ringly.io/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.ringly.io/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "conv",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Standard",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": 50,
     "unit": "conv",
     "over": 1.99,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$99 a month minimum covers the first 50 conversations",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "Free to try, no card (Zinng)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Ringly pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.ringly.io/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Zinng lists it as a Shopify-store product."
  },
  {
   "slug": "aptabook",
   "name": "AptaBook",
   "vendor": "AptaBook",
   "url": "https://aptabook.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://aptabook.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "conv",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Solo",
     "price": 49,
     "inc": 50,
     "unit": "conv",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "50 conversations a month across voice, chat and email",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Mid",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "conv",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Top",
     "price": 149,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "conv",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "15 days, no card",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "AptaBook pricing page",
     "url": "https://aptabook.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Receptionist Report, buyer's guide (carries affiliate links)",
     "url": "https://receptionistreport.com/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Receptionist Report: per conversation across any channel, no overage."
  },
  {
   "slug": "beside",
   "name": "Beside Phone",
   "vendor": "Beside",
   "url": "https://www.beside.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.beside.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "credits",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Part-time",
     "price": 99,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "5,000 credits a month; extra 1,000 credits for $25",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Full-time",
     "price": 249.99,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "7 days (Unlimited plan, third-party)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Beside pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.beside.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Receptionist Report, buyer's guide (carries affiliate links)",
     "url": "https://receptionistreport.com/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Credit cost per call was not found, so no simulation. Receptionist Report listed $29 a month in October; the page now shows $99 and $249.99."
  },
  {
   "slug": "sameday-ai",
   "name": "Sameday AI",
   "vendor": "Sameday AI",
   "url": "https://www.sameday.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.sameday.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Launch",
     "price": 449,
     "inc": 500,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "Starts with 500 minutes",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Next tier",
     "price": 789,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "Demo only",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Sameday AI pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.sameday.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Receptionist Report, buyer's guide (carries affiliate links)",
     "url": "https://receptionistreport.com/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "retell",
   "name": "Retell AI",
   "vendor": "Retell AI",
   "url": "https://www.retellai.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.retellai.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Pay as you go",
     "price": 0,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$0.07 to $0.31 per minute depending on stack; a developer platform, not a ready receptionist",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "$10 free credits",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Retell pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.retellai.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "For developers building their own voice agent. Not simulated."
  },
  {
   "slug": "slang-ai",
   "name": "Slang.ai",
   "vendor": "Slang",
   "url": "https://www.slang.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.slang.ai/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "quote",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Per location",
     "price": 399,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": null,
     "src": "t",
     "note": "From $399 per location (Zinng)",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "Demo only",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "loaded_no_check",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    },
    {
     "label": "Slang pricing page (no numbers readable)",
     "url": "https://www.slang.ai/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Restaurant-only. The vendor page (re-checked 2026-11-10) shows plan names but no price text we could read, so the $399/location figure stays third-party only and the product stays quote-only on the vendor page."
  },
  {
   "slug": "deepcura",
   "name": "DeepCura",
   "vendor": "DeepCura",
   "url": "https://www.deepcura.com/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.deepcura.com/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "credits",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Entry",
     "price": 129,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "1,000 credits/mo per provider seat; AI Receptionist included. Annual $999/yr. Extra-credits add-on $59/mo doubles credits to 2,000.",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "Free trial (credits included, no card)",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "DeepCura pricing page",
     "url": "https://www.deepcura.com/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Healthcare practices only. Vendor page confirms $129/mo per provider with 1,000 credits. The third-party \"1 credit per call, shared\" is wrong on sharing: the vendor FAQ says credits are tied to the individual account and cannot be shared or pooled, and no per-call credit rate for receptionist calls is published. The $129 is the whole 7-agent platform (scribe, receptionist, fax, coding), not a standalone receptionist price."
  },
  {
   "slug": "viva-ai",
   "name": "Viva AI",
   "vendor": "Viva AI",
   "url": "https://www.getviva.ai/",
   "pricing_url": "https://www.getviva.ai/",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "credits",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Gold",
     "price": 349,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "4,000 credits/mo; extra credits $0.10 each; 10 credits per AI call minute; after-hours + overflow only",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Platinum",
     "price": 899,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "7,000 credits/mo; extra credits $0.09 each; 10 credits per AI call minute",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Diamond",
     "price": 1199,
     "inc": null,
     "unit": "unl",
     "over": null,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "12,000 credits/mo; extra credits $0.08 each; same features as Platinum",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "30-day risk-free",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Viva AI home page (pricing section)",
     "url": "https://www.getviva.ai/",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Dental offices only. Vendor site is getviva.ai (the earlier guessed URL was wrong); pricing is published on its home page. Also offered: Unlimited $350/mo for the first provider (+$150 per extra provider, unlimited credits) and a Full Platform add-on at $300/location/mo. Credits: 10 per AI call minute, 5 per AI message; staff calls, texting, reminders and campaigns are unlimited and free of credits."
  },
  {
   "slug": "zeeg",
   "name": "Zeeg AI Voice Agent",
   "vendor": "Zeeg",
   "url": "https://zeeg.me/",
   "pricing_url": "https://zeeg.me/en/pricing",
   "status": "operating",
   "status_date": "2026-11-10",
   "status_source": "our check: vendor site loaded (HTTP 200)",
   "billing_unit": "minute",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Package XS",
     "price": 66,
     "inc": 250,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.28,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$66/mo billed monthly ($55 annual); 250 inbound min. Vendor charges €59 (€49 annual), excl. VAT; converted at €1=$1.124, 2026-11-10.",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Package S",
     "price": 134,
     "inc": 750,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.28,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$134/mo ($111 annual); 750 inbound min. Vendor charges €119 (€99 annual).",
     "annual": false
    },
    {
     "name": "Package M",
     "price": 269,
     "inc": 1550,
     "unit": "min",
     "over": 0.28,
     "src": "v",
     "note": "$269/mo ($224 annual); 1,550 inbound min. Vendor charges €239 (€199 annual).",
     "annual": false
    }
   ],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "5 free AI minutes",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "confirmed",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zeeg pricing page (AI phone agent minute packages)",
     "url": "https://zeeg.me/en/pricing",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Scheduling-first, Europe. Vendor prices in EUR, excl. VAT (page: \"As of October 2026\"); all figures on this page are USD, converted at €1 = $1.124 (2026-11-10 mid-market). Larger packages run to 9,000 min (XXL $1,348/mo); credit top-ups from $11 at $0.28 per inbound minute ($0.39 outbound; an outbound minute uses 1.4x the credit of an inbound one). Not simulated: a phone number is billed separately (from about $1/mo)."
  },
  {
   "slug": "breezy",
   "name": "Breezy AI",
   "vendor": "Breezy",
   "url": "https://www.breezy.ai/",
   "pricing_url": null,
   "status": "shut-down",
   "status_date": "2026-07-25",
   "status_source": "Zinng: shut down July 25, 2026 (billing stopped June 25). Our check 2026-11-10: breezy.ai shows a \"domain is for sale\" page.",
   "billing_unit": "quote",
   "plans": [],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "not checked",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "loaded_no_check",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    },
    {
     "label": "breezy.ai home page (\"The domain name breezy.ai is for sale!\")",
     "url": "https://www.breezy.ai/",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "our-check"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Zinng said the site was still online on 2026-10-02 with no notice. By 2026-11-10 it is a domain-for-sale page."
  },
  {
   "slug": "toma",
   "name": "Toma",
   "vendor": "Toma, Inc.",
   "url": "https://www.toma.com/",
   "pricing_url": null,
   "status": "exited",
   "status_date": "2026-09-01",
   "status_source": "Zinng: exited the automotive AI receptionist market on September 1, 2026.",
   "billing_unit": "quote",
   "plans": [],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "not checked",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "loaded_no_check",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    },
    {
     "label": "toma.com home page",
     "url": "https://www.toma.com/",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "our-check"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Zinng says it no longer sells AI receptionists. Our fetch of toma.com on 2026-11-10 returned a short page with Job Board and Automotive links, which does not settle it."
  },
  {
   "slug": "vogent",
   "name": "Vogent",
   "vendor": "Vogent",
   "url": "https://vogent.ai/",
   "pricing_url": null,
   "status": "acquired",
   "status_date": "2026-05-06",
   "status_source": "Zinng: acquired by Aircall on May 6, 2026. Our check 2026-11-10: vogent.ai still loads and shows sign-up and Voicelab links.",
   "billing_unit": "quote",
   "plans": [],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "not checked",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "loaded_no_check",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    },
    {
     "label": "vogent.ai home page",
     "url": "https://vogent.ai/",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "our-check"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "We did not find the acquisition announcement ourselves; this is a third-party report."
  },
  {
   "slug": "marr-labs-vox",
   "name": "Marr Labs Vox",
   "vendor": "Marr Labs",
   "url": "https://www.marrlabs.com/",
   "pricing_url": null,
   "status": "acquired",
   "status_date": "2026-09-09",
   "status_source": "Vendor page 2026-11-10: \"Marr Labs has joined PayNearMe.\" Zinng dates the announcement September 9, 2026.",
   "billing_unit": "quote",
   "plans": [],
   "traps": {
    "auto_upgrade": "nd",
    "rounding": "nd",
    "spam_billed": "nd"
   },
   "trial": "not checked",
   "setup_fee": null,
   "recheck": "loaded_no_check",
   "sources": [
    {
     "label": "Marr Labs home page (\"Marr Labs is now a part of PayNearMe.\")",
     "url": "https://www.marrlabs.com/",
     "date": "2026-11-10",
     "type": "vendor"
    },
    {
     "label": "Zinng, \"Best AI Receptionists for Small Business (2026)\" (vendor-written; Zinng sells an AI receptionist)",
     "url": "https://zinng.ai/alternatives/",
     "date": "2026-10-02",
     "type": "third-party"
    }
   ],
   "notes": "Confirmed on the vendor site."
  }
 ]
}