Relay by Leva Build vs RingCentral AI Receptionist
The short answer
- RingCentral AI Receptionist costs least at 100 calls a month: $124.
- Relay by Leva Build costs least at 500: A$199 (about $138).
- Pick Relay by Leva Build if you want the lower bill at 500 calls.
- Pick RingCentral AI Receptionist if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
| Cost | ||
|---|---|---|
| At 100 calls a month | Relay by Leva BuildA$199about $138 | RingCentral AI Receptionist$124Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Relay by Leva BuildA$199about $138Lowest | RingCentral AI Receptionist$624 |
| Advertised from | Relay by Leva BuildA$199 (about $138) a monthabout $138 | RingCentral AI Receptionist$49 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | Relay by Leva BuildThe A$199 (about $138) plan covers all 100 calls. | RingCentral AI ReceptionistThe $39 plan it advertises covers 40 of 100 calls. Standalone costs less for all 100. |
| Bills | Relay by Leva Buildflat fee | RingCentral AI Receptionistper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Relay by Leva BuildNoThere is no allowance to exceed: the vendor sells unlimited calls at a flat rate | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesCalls keep being answered past the 100 included minutes |
| Free trial or plan | Relay by Leva BuildPartlyA seven-day free trial puts it on the real line with no card | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyBoth plans come with a 14-day free trial you can set up and take real calls on |
| Month to month, cancel online | Relay by Leva BuildYesIt is sold month to month with cancellation at any time and no lock-in | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Relay by Leva BuildPartlyIt checks live ServiceM8 availability and captures the booking during the call | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyIt schedules and reschedules during the call through connected calendars or by texting a booking link |
| Transfers to a person | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesIt transfers callers to users, extensions, queues or outside numbers |
| Human receptionists as backup | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| After-hours rules | Relay by Leva BuildYesIt answers around the clock at the same rate | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesIt answers day and night including weekends and holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | Relay by Leva BuildPartlyEmergencies are detected from keywords and flagged as urgent inside the SMS summary | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| Texts your callers | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyAn AI SMS agent answers texts, automates text inquiries and sends follow-ups |
| Call summary by text | Relay by Leva BuildYesAn SMS lands within seconds of the call ending carrying the caller's name, job detail | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyCall summaries travel with transfers and full transcripts are in the app |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYes6 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyHIPAA compliance is listed as included on both plans with encryption and audit logging |
| Hear it before you buy | Relay by Leva BuildYesThe home page offers a recorded sample of a real call | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesThere is a public demo number to call |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Relay by Leva BuildYesServiceM8 scheduling is the headline integration | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| Outlook | Relay by Leva BuildNoOutlook, Microsoft 365 and Calendly are not mentioned anywhere on the site | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNoGoogle, Outlook and Calendly are the named calendar integrations |
| Calendly | Relay by Leva BuildNoOutlook, Microsoft 365 and Calendly are not mentioned anywhere on the site | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNoGoogle, Outlook and Calendly are the named calendar integrations |
| Your trade’s software | Relay by Leva BuildPartlyServiceM8, the Australian trades job-management tool, is connected by OAuth | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| Keep your number | Relay by Leva BuildYesYou keep the existing business number and divert it to Relay | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesIt sits in front of any existing phone system |
| In short | ||
| What it is | Relay by Leva BuildRelay is Leva Build's AI phone receptionist for Australian trades businesses, answering calls around the clock in an Australian voice. It checks live ServiceM8 availability, captures booking details for the owner to confirm, and texts a summary after every call.All answers for Relay by Leva Build | RingCentral AI ReceptionistRingCentral AI Receptionist is an AI phone answering product that answers calls and texts around the clock, routes them with context, captures leads and books appointments. It works alongside an existing phone system or as part of RingEX.All answers for RingCentral AI Receptionist |
| Checked | Relay by Leva BuildOctober 15, 2026 | RingCentral AI ReceptionistOctober 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.