IONOS AI Receptionist vs AutoLeap AIR
The short answer
- IONOS AI Receptionist costs least: £69 (about $91) a month for 100 calls and £99 (about $131) for 500.
- Pick IONOS AI Receptionist if you want the lower bill.
 IONOS AI ReceptionistUK and US small businesses wanting GDPR-compliant, EU-hosted AI call answeringVisit site |  AutoLeap AIRauto repair shops losing after-hours and busy-bay calls to voicemailVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | IONOS AI Receptionist£69about $91Lowest | AutoLeap AIR$99 |
| At 500 calls a month | IONOS AI Receptionist£99about $131Lowest | AutoLeap AIR$199 |
| Advertised from | IONOS AI Receptionist£39 (about $52) a monthabout $52 | AutoLeap AIR$99 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | IONOS AI ReceptionistThe £39 (about $52) plan it advertises covers 30 of 100 calls. AI Receptionist Flex Pro costs less for all 100. | AutoLeap AIRThe $99 plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | IONOS AI Receptionistper call | AutoLeap AIRper call |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | IONOS AI ReceptionistYesCalls past the allowance keep being answered and are charged per extra call | AutoLeap AIRYesCalls past the plan allowance keep being answered |
| Free trial or plan | IONOS AI ReceptionistPartlyEvery package comes with a free first month | AutoLeap AIRPartlyThere is a 30-day free period advertised as a limited-time offer rather than a standing free plan |
| Month to month, cancel online | IONOS AI ReceptionistYesAll three packages are month-to-month with cancellation any time | AutoLeap AIRYesSold month to month with no commitment and no minimum spend on the pay-as-you-go option |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | IONOS AI ReceptionistPartlyThe assistant checks real availability | AutoLeap AIRPartlyIt schedules during the live call |
| Transfers to a person | IONOS AI ReceptionistPartlyYou save contacts with phone numbers | AutoLeap AIRPartlyIt routes a caller to a human when asked, but the vendor limits that to business hours |
| Human receptionists as backup | IONOS AI ReceptionistNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI | AutoLeap AIRNoThe vendor states AIR runs on its own with no human supervisor behind it |
| After-hours rules | IONOS AI ReceptionistPartlyThe assistant answers around the clock | AutoLeap AIRYesRound-the-clock answering including weekends and holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | IONOS AI ReceptionistYesThe vendor states the assistant recognizes emergency trigger phrases | AutoLeap AIRNot stated |
| Texts your callers | IONOS AI ReceptionistNot stated | AutoLeap AIRNot stated |
| Call summary by text | IONOS AI ReceptionistPartlyEvery call produces an email summary with the caller's number, subject line | AutoLeap AIRPartlyEvery call produces a written summary visible in the AIR Portal dashboard |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | IONOS AI ReceptionistNot stated | AutoLeap AIRYesEnglish, Spanish and French |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | IONOS AI ReceptionistNot stated | AutoLeap AIRNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | IONOS AI ReceptionistYesA public UK demo number connects a caller straight to the live AI receptionist at no cost | AutoLeap AIRYesA public demo number is published for calling the agent yourself |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | IONOS AI ReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar, Microsoft 365/Outlook, Cal.com | AutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destination |
| Outlook | IONOS AI ReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar, Microsoft 365/Outlook, Cal.com | AutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destination |
| Calendly | IONOS AI ReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar, Microsoft 365/Outlook, Cal.com | AutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destination |
| Your trade’s software | IONOS AI ReceptionistNot stated | AutoLeap AIRPartlyIt is built around AutoLeap's own shop management system and claims generic compatibility |
| Keep your number | IONOS AI ReceptionistYesYou keep your business number and divert it to the assistant's own number | AutoLeap AIRPartlyOnboarding is described as connecting your existing shop number, which implies forwarding |
| In short | ||
| What it is | IONOS AI ReceptionistIONOS AI Receptionist is a hosted AI phone answering service that takes calls on its own number or a forwarded business line, answers from your website content and books appointments. It is sold in three per-call packages alongside IONOS hosting and domain products.All answers for IONOS AI Receptionist | AutoLeap AIRAutoLeap AIR is an AI phone receptionist sold by auto repair shop software vendor AutoLeap. It answers shop calls around the clock, captures caller and vehicle details, and places appointment requests on the shop's AutoLeap calendar.All answers for AutoLeap AIR |
| Checked | IONOS AI ReceptionistOctober 15, 2026 | AutoLeap AIROctober 14, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price
“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of Oct 15, 2026.