Kalyvox vs My AI Front Desk
The short answer
- My AI Front Desk costs least at 100 calls a month ($109), Kalyvox at 500 (326.50 EUR).
- Kalyvox has the lowest advertised price ($89), but costs 136.50 EUR at 100 calls.
 Kalyvoxsmall field-service and professional teams that cannot answer the phone while workingVisit site |  My AI Front DeskVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Kalyvox136.50 EUR | My AI Front Desk$109Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Kalyvox326.50 EURLowest | My AI Front Desk$359 |
| Advertised from | Kalyvox$89 a month | My AI Front Desk$99 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | KalyvoxThe 89 EUR plan covers 0 of 100 calls.100 cost extra. | My AI Front DeskThe $99 plan covers 96 of 100 calls.4 cost extra. |
| Bills | Kalyvoxper minute | My AI Front Deskper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | KalyvoxYesThere is no allowance to exceed: extra volume keeps billing at the same per-minute rate… | My AI Front DeskYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance |
| Free trial or plan | KalyvoxPartlySeven days free with a working assistant you can forward real calls to and phone… | My AI Front DeskPartlyBusiness-in-a-Box comes with a 7-day free trial, so you can try it before paying |
| Month to month, cancel online | KalyvoxYesMonth-to-month with no commitment, cancellable from the account settings without… | My AI Front DeskYesBilling is month to month with no contract, and you cancel from the dashboard without a… |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | KalyvoxYesThe assistant reads live calendar availability… | My AI Front DeskYesIt books into your calendar during the call |
| Transfers to a person | KalyvoxYesRule-based transfer by detected intent, and on documented flows the assistant collects… | My AI Front DeskYesWarm transfer is supported. 'Hot' transfers can play a whisper summary to your staff… |
| Human receptionists as backup | KalyvoxNoNo human operators sit behind the AI: when no transfer target is available the assistant… | My AI Front DeskNoThere are no vendor-staffed human receptionists |
| After-hours rules | KalyvoxYesAnswers 24/7 and adapts the greeting and script to your configured opening hours… | My AI Front DeskYesIt answers 24/7 |
| Urgent calls escalated | KalyvoxPartlyEscalation fires on criteria you define, by keyword transfer or SMS to the on-call contact | My AI Front DeskYesUrgent calls are escalated through transfer scenarios you describe… |
| Texts your callers | KalyvoxPartlyIt can text a booking link mid-call when the caller's number is a mobile… | My AI Front DeskYesIt can text callers during and after a call (links, menus, confirmations)… |
| Call summary by text | KalyvoxPartlyEvery call produces a structured card by notification, email or text… | My AI Front DeskYesCall notifications can go by SMS or email and can include the AI call summary and… |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | KalyvoxPartlyEnglish and French | My AI Front DeskPartly20+ languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | KalyvoxNot stated | My AI Front DeskYesThe HIPAA landing page says a Business Associate Agreement comes with every plan and is… |
| Hear it before you buy | KalyvoxPartlyThere is no public demo number or recorded sample call | My AI Front DeskYesThere is a public demo phone line to call before buying… |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | KalyvoxYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft Outlook connect in one authorization and are booked during… | My AI Front DeskYesGoogle Calendar has a native two-way sync with a setup guide |
| Outlook | KalyvoxYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft Outlook connect in one authorization and are booked during… | My AI Front DeskYesOutlook / Microsoft 365 calendar sync is listed on the integrations page |
| Calendly | KalyvoxYesa Calendly-style link can be texted instead when no calendar is connected | My AI Front DeskYesCalendly is named in the booking FAQ and in the help centre's scheduling category… |
| Your trade’s software | KalyvoxNoThe vendor's integration inventory names only Google Calendar, Zapier and ChatGPT… | My AI Front DeskYesThere are documented connectors for Housecall Pro… |
| Keep your number | KalyvoxYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and forward it permanently… | My AI Front DeskYesYou can keep your existing number and forward calls to your Frontdesk number… |
| In short | ||
| What it is | KalyvoxKalyvox is a Toulouse-built AI receptionist that answers forwarded business calls around the clock, qualifies each caller against rules you configure and books appointments into a connected calendar. Every handled call becomes a structured ticket with summary, transcript and next action.All answers for Kalyvox | My AI Front DeskMy AI Front Desk (branded Frontdesk) is an AI receptionist that answers a business's phone calls and also handles web chat, two-way SMS, email and a built-in CRM. Small businesses buy it self-serve; agencies can resell it under their own brand.All answers for My AI Front Desk |
| Checked | KalyvoxOctober 14, 2026 | My AI Front DeskOctober 14, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price