SimpleIntake vs AI Receptionist Ireland
The short answer
- AI Receptionist Ireland costs least at 100 calls a month: €227 (about $254).
- SimpleIntake costs least at 500: $327 through sales.
- Pick SimpleIntake if you want the lower bill at 500 calls, text conversations with callers or booking in Calendly.
- Pick AI Receptionist Ireland if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
| Cost | ||
|---|---|---|
| At 100 calls a month | SimpleIntake$297 through sales | AI Receptionist Ireland€227about $254Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | SimpleIntake$327 through salesLowest | AI Receptionist Ireland€902about $1,011 |
| Advertised from | SimpleIntake$297 a month | AI Receptionist Ireland€69 (about $77) a monthabout $77 |
| The advertised plan covers | SimpleIntakeNot counted | AI Receptionist IrelandThe €69 (about $77) plan it advertises covers 24 of 100 calls. Starter costs less for all 100. |
| Bills | SimpleIntakeper minute | AI Receptionist Irelandper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | SimpleIntakeYesCalls keep being answered past the included credit | AI Receptionist IrelandYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance |
| Free trial or plan | SimpleIntakeNoThere is no free plan or trial anywhere on the site | AI Receptionist IrelandPartlyYou can hear a receptionist built for your business on a free 20-minute demo |
| Month to month, cancel online | SimpleIntakeYesBilling is month to month with no long-term commitment and cancellation any time | AI Receptionist IrelandYesAll plans are rolling monthly with no long-term contract or cancellation fee |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | SimpleIntakePartlyThe voice AI or chatbot books the consultation call onto the practice's own built-in booking calendar during the conversation | AI Receptionist IrelandPartlyIt checks availability and books during the call into your calendar or booking system |
| Transfers to a person | SimpleIntakeNot stated | AI Receptionist IrelandPartlyLive transfer of a caller to you or your team is included only on the Premium and Business plans |
| Human receptionists as backup | SimpleIntakeNoWhen the AI cannot answer something it does not reach a person on the call | AI Receptionist IrelandNoThere is no human agent pool behind the AI: a question it cannot answer ends in a message |
| After-hours rules | SimpleIntakeYesThe receptionist answers around the clock | AI Receptionist IrelandYesEvery call plan answers around the clock including weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | SimpleIntakeNot stated | AI Receptionist IrelandYesYou define what counts as urgent for your business during setup |
| Texts your callers | SimpleIntakeYesTwo-way SMS and email run through one shared inbox | AI Receptionist IrelandPartlyText confirmations and secure payment links can be sent to the caller |
| Call summary by text | SimpleIntakePartlyEvery call is transcribed and logged in the pipeline | AI Receptionist IrelandYesEvery plan sends a summary of each call by email or text covering who rang |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | SimpleIntakeNot stated | AI Receptionist IrelandPartlyEnglish with Irish accent handling is the default |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | SimpleIntakeYesA Business Associate Agreement is signed with every practice on the single plan | AI Receptionist IrelandNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | SimpleIntakePartlyA recorded demo video shows the receptionist handling a call | AI Receptionist IrelandYesThere is a public number you can ring to hear their own receptionist answer, plus a form |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | SimpleIntakeNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are never named | AI Receptionist IrelandNoGoogle Calendar and Cal.com are the named calendar connections |
| Outlook | SimpleIntakeNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are never named | AI Receptionist IrelandNoGoogle Calendar and Cal.com are the named calendar connections |
| Calendly | SimpleIntakeYesBooking runs on SimpleIntake's own calendar | AI Receptionist IrelandNoGoogle Calendar and Cal.com are the named calendar connections |
| Your trade’s software | SimpleIntakeNoThe vendor states plainly | AI Receptionist IrelandPartlyTrade, salon, gym and payment systems are named - Jobber, Tradify, ServiceM8, Fergus |
| Keep your number | SimpleIntakeYesThe practice keeps its current number and phone system | AI Receptionist IrelandYesYou keep the number customers already ring |
| In short | ||
| What it is | SimpleIntakeSimpleIntake 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 | AI Receptionist IrelandAI Receptionist Ireland is a fully managed AI call answering service for Irish small businesses, built and maintained by its Dublin team rather than configured by the customer. It answers calls in the business name, books appointments and sends a summary of every call.All answers for AI Receptionist Ireland |
| Checked | SimpleIntakeOctober 15, 2026 | AI Receptionist IrelandOctober 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.