Plans start at $399 a month with minutes included. Where you land depends on your call volume, integrations, and coverage — which is exactly what the free audit settles, before you commit. Most setups land far below the cost of a single part-time hire.
From $399/month · 500 minutes included
For single-location businesses that want every call answered, every message captured, and simple bookings handled — without hiring anyone.
From $899/month · 1,500 minutes included
For businesses where the phone drives revenue: integrations, bilingual coverage, lead qualification, and clean handoffs to your team.
From $1,799/month · scoped after your audit
For multi-location operations and complex call flows — legal intake, medical scheduling, multiple departments, custom reporting.
| Item | AI receptionist (UBOTIKA) | Human receptionist | Answering service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical monthly cost | From $399/month flat, with minutes included | $3,000–$4,500 fully loaded (wages, taxes, benefits) | Metered from the first minute, often $1–$2/min — climbs with volume |
| Hours covered | 24/7/365, holidays included, at the same flat price | One shift, minus breaks, sick days, and vacation | 24/7 possible, but after-hours is often a paid add-on |
| Answer speed | First ring, every time | Fast at the desk; rolls to voicemail when busy or away | Queues and hold time during busy stretches |
| Simultaneous calls | Unlimited — ten at once handled like one | One at a time | Limited by staffing; overflow callers wait |
| Books appointments | Yes — checks availability, books, and confirms on the same call | Yes | Usually no — takes a message you still have to return |
| CRM and calendar updates | Automatic notes and bookings on every call | Manual, when there’s time | Rare — typically an emailed message |
| Bilingual English/Spanish | Built into the call flow | Only if you hire bilingual staff for every shift | Premium add-on, subject to operator availability |
| Best suited for | The routine majority: answering, qualifying, booking | Complex, emotional, high-touch conversations | Basic message-taking and overflow |
Plans start at $399 a month for 24/7 call coverage with 500 minutes included. Add appointment booking, lead qualification, bilingual call flows, and a CRM or calendar integration and you’re at $899. Full intake across phone, email, and web chat is $1,799. Multi-location and complex operations are scoped individually. For comparison, a human receptionist runs $3,000–$4,500 a month fully loaded.
Flat. An answering service meters you from the very first minute, so the busier you get the more you’re punished for it. Your UBOTIKA price is a fixed monthly number with a generous minute allowance built in. If you consistently run past your allowance we move you to the right plan rather than surprise you on an invoice — and any overage rate is published and agreed before you sign, never discovered afterward.
There’s a one-time setup fee — from $750, depending on the plan — that covers call-flow design, integrations, and testing before you go live. We waive it entirely on a 12-month agreement. Beyond that, your quote spells out the monthly price and everything included in one document, before you sign.
You don’t have to guess — that’s what the audit is for. We look at your call volume, where calls slip through, what tools you use, and whether you need bilingual or after-hours coverage, then recommend the smallest setup that solves the problem. If an AI receptionist doesn’t make financial sense for your business, we’ll tell you that too.
Yes — call (424) 434-4541 right now. An AI answers that line, because the demo is the product. Ask it questions the way your customers would. If it doesn’t impress you, you’ve lost two minutes.
Yes. A 14-day pilot is $500: we build your agent, point your calls at it, and you listen to recordings of your own business being answered. If you continue, the full $500 is credited toward your launch. If you don’t, you keep the recordings and the audit findings.
The free audit shows how many calls your business is likely missing, what they're worth, and one fixed monthly price to fix it. No obligation, and a straight answer either way. Prefer to hear it first? Call (424) 434-4541 — an AI picks up.
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