SimpleIntake vs BuzzWisely
The short answer
- BuzzWisely costs least at 100 calls a month: $289.
- SimpleIntake costs least at 500: $327 through sales.
- Pick BuzzWisely if you want the lower bill at 100 calls, booking in Google Calendar or booking in Outlook.
 SimpleIntaketherapy group practices losing new client inquiries to voicemail after hoursVisit site |  BuzzWiselyclinics and local trades that need every call answered and booked after hoursVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | SimpleIntake$297 through sales | BuzzWisely$289Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | SimpleIntake$327 through salesLowest | BuzzWiselyPrice on request |
| Advertised from | SimpleIntake$297 a month | BuzzWisely$289 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | SimpleIntakeNot counted | BuzzWiselyThe $289 plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | SimpleIntakeper minute | BuzzWiselyper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | SimpleIntakeYesCalls keep being answered past the included credit | BuzzWiselyPartlyOn Honey, minutes past the 1,200-minute fair-use threshold bill at $0.24 each |
| Free trial or plan | SimpleIntakeNoThere is no free plan or trial anywhere on the site | BuzzWiselyPartlyThere is no standing free plan |
| Month to month, cancel online | SimpleIntakeYesBilling is month to month with no long-term commitment and cancellation any time | BuzzWiselyYesBilling is month to month with cancellation at any time and a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| 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 | BuzzWiselyYesIt checks live availability |
| Transfers to a person | SimpleIntakeNot stated | BuzzWiselyYesCalls transfer to the right person by intent, urgency or on-call rotation |
| Human receptionists as backup | SimpleIntakeNoWhen the AI cannot answer something it does not reach a person on the call | BuzzWiselyNoWhen the AI cannot answer it routes to the customer's own team or takes a detailed message |
| After-hours rules | SimpleIntakeYesThe receptionist answers around the clock | BuzzWiselyYesCoverage is 24/7 on every plan and routing is time-of-day aware |
| Urgent calls escalated | SimpleIntakeNot stated | BuzzWiselyYesEmergencies are detected from the conversation |
| Texts your callers | SimpleIntakeYesTwo-way SMS and email run through one shared inbox | BuzzWiselyYesText messaging is on every tier for confirmations, reminders and follow-ups |
| Call summary by text | SimpleIntakePartlyEvery call is transcribed and logged in the pipeline | BuzzWiselyYesSMS notification is standard on all three tiers |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | SimpleIntakeNot stated | BuzzWiselyYes15+ languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | SimpleIntakeYesA Business Associate Agreement is signed with every practice on the single plan | BuzzWiselyYesA signed Business Associate Agreement is auto-included on every tier at no extra charge |
| Hear it before you buy | SimpleIntakePartlyA recorded demo video shows the receptionist handling a call | BuzzWiselyPartlyA live demo call with the AI is offered, but the number is not published |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | SimpleIntakeNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are never named | BuzzWiselyYesGoogle Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Acuity and Cal.com all sync |
| Outlook | SimpleIntakeNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are never named | BuzzWiselyYesGoogle Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Acuity and Cal.com all sync |
| Calendly | SimpleIntakeYesBooking runs on SimpleIntake's own calendar | BuzzWiselyYesGoogle Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Acuity and Cal.com all sync |
| Your trade’s software | SimpleIntakeNoThe vendor states plainly | BuzzWiselyYesTrade software is covered broadly: ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro |
| Keep your number | SimpleIntakeYesThe practice keeps its current number and phone system | BuzzWiselyYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to the BuzzWisely number |
| 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 | BuzzWiselyBuzzWisely is an AI receptionist for small businesses that answers inbound calls around the clock, books appointments into the calendar and routes or escalates callers by intent. It ships industry scripts and CRM, EHR and field-service integrations.All answers for BuzzWisely |
| Checked | SimpleIntakeOctober 15, 2026 | BuzzWiselyOctober 14, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price