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Auto-Respond AI Answering Service vs SimpleIntake

The short answer

  • SimpleIntake costs least: $297 through sales a month for 100 calls and $327 through sales for 500.
  • Auto-Respond AI Answering Service has the lowest advertised price, $10, but costs $310 at 100 calls.
  • Pick SimpleIntake if you want the lower bill, text conversations with callers or booking in Calendly.
Auto-Respond AI Answering Service vs SimpleIntake, compared
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Cost
At 100 calls a monthAuto-Respond AI Answering Service$310SimpleIntake$297 through salesLowest
At 500 calls a monthAuto-Respond AI Answering Service$1,510SimpleIntake$327 through salesLowest
Advertised fromAuto-Respond AI Answering Service$10 a monthSimpleIntake$297 a month
The advertised plan coversAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceThe $10 plan covers 0 of 100 calls.100 cost extra.SimpleIntakeNot counted
BillsAuto-Respond AI Answering Serviceper minuteSimpleIntakeper minute
Keeps answering past your allowanceAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceYesThere is no allowance to exceed: every minute is metered at the same rateSimpleIntakeYesCalls keep being answered past the included credit
Free trial or planAuto-Respond AI Answering ServicePartlyA 7-day trial covers the voice agent on your own lineSimpleIntakeNoThere is no free plan or trial anywhere on the site
Month to month, cancel onlineAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceYesSubscriptions renew monthly with no fixed termSimpleIntakeYesBilling is month to month with no long-term commitment and cancellation any time
On the call
Books appointmentsAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceYesWhen scheduling is enabled the agent checks live availability, offers slotsSimpleIntakePartlyThe voice AI or chatbot books the consultation call onto the practice's own built-in booking calendar during the conversation
Transfers to a personAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceYesTransfer is an opt-in toggle with written criteriaSimpleIntakeNot stated
Human receptionists as backupAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceNoNo staffed fallback existsSimpleIntakeNoWhen the AI cannot answer something it does not reach a person on the call
After-hours rulesAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceYesCall hours default to 24/7 and can be set per day in windowsSimpleIntakeYesThe receptionist answers around the clock
Urgent calls escalatedAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceYesYou write the emergency triggers in plain wordsSimpleIntakeNot stated
Texts your callersAuto-Respond AI Answering ServicePartlyTwo-way texting with a caller exists but only through the paid SMS Messaging add-onSimpleIntakeYesTwo-way SMS and email run through one shared inbox
Call summary by textAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceYesPost-call summaries can be pushed by SMS, Slack or Telegram as well as emailSimpleIntakePartlyEvery call is transcribed and logged in the pipeline
Language, privacy and trying it
LanguagesAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceNot statedSimpleIntakeNot stated
HIPAA, with a signed BAAAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceNot statedSimpleIntakeYesA Business Associate Agreement is signed with every practice on the single plan
Hear it before you buyAuto-Respond AI Answering ServicePartlyA recorded product walkthrough is published and you can call your own agent during setupSimpleIntakePartlyA recorded demo video shows the receptionist handling a call
What it connects to
Google CalendarAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceNoGoogle Calendar, Outlook and Calendly are not in that listSimpleIntakeNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are never named
OutlookAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceNoGoogle Calendar, Outlook and Calendly are not in that listSimpleIntakeNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are never named
CalendlyAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceNoGoogle Calendar, Outlook and Calendly are not in that listSimpleIntakeYesBooking runs on SimpleIntake's own calendar
Your trade’s softwareAuto-Respond AI Answering ServicePartlyField-service and trade tools are coveredSimpleIntakeNoThe vendor states plainly
Keep your numberAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceYesKeeping your existing number and forwarding it is the documented default, with alwaysSimpleIntakeYesThe practice keeps its current number and phone system
In short
What it isAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceAuto-Respond is an AI answering service for contractors: a voice agent answers calls forwarded from the existing business line, answers from uploaded business details, books jobs and transfers urgent callers. The same account also answers Yelp, Thumbtack, Facebook, Instagram and Google LSA message leads.All answers for Auto-Respond AI Answering ServiceSimpleIntakeSimpleIntake is an AI intake system for therapy practices that answers calls and website chats, qualifies inquiries and books consultations. It bundles a voice receptionist, two-way SMS and email, contact forms and a visual intake pipeline in one HIPAA-compliant tool.All answers for SimpleIntake
CheckedAuto-Respond AI Answering ServiceOctober 14, 2026SimpleIntakeOctober 15, 2026

Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price