How much does an AI receptionist cost?

VantaWeb's AI receptionist plans start at $149/mo (Pulse - website + chatbot), $299/mo (Surge - adds AI phone answering and missed-call recovery), and $599/mo (Apex - multi-crew operations with custom automation). All plans include hosting, SSL, and ongoing optimization. No setup fee, month-to-month, no long-term contracts.

How is VantaWeb different from a traditional answering service?

Traditional answering services use human contractors with variable quality and per-minute pricing of $0.85-$1.50. VantaWeb's AI receptionist (Anna) answers in under 3 seconds 24/7 at a flat monthly rate, integrates directly with your booking system and CRM, and replaces an 8-tool stack averaging $1,500-$1,700/mo. Quality is consistent across every call.

Can the AI receptionist transfer urgent calls to a human?

Yes. Higher-tier plans (Surge and Apex) can escalate urgent scenarios by caller intent, service type, or time of day - routing genuine emergencies to your on-call dispatcher in real time while handling routine intake automatically.

How long does onboarding take?

Most service businesses go live within 5-7 days. We deliver a working draft within 72 hours of kickoff once we have your core business details, service area, and brand inputs.

Is there a contract or setup fee?

No binding term contract - month-to-month with no long-term lock-in. You are billed upfront for the month you've purchased. No setup fee.

AI-designed for the next decade of service businesses

The AI front desk that never misses a job.

Service businesses lose 30–40% of inbound leads to slow response and unanswered calls. VantaWeb is an AI-designed website, chatbot, and voice receptionist working as one system — answering, qualifying, and booking jobs while you're on the road. Built for the future of service work.

The fastest AI receptionist on the market — built for service businesses. See why →

See pricing How it works

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The product

See the website VantaWeb builds you.

Every plan ships a premium, conversion-tuned website — with Anna's chat and voice built in. Pick a trade and explore a real, live demo site.

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Competitive landscape

How VantaWeb compares.

Most service businesses choose between three imperfect options before finding Anna.

Feature	Anna (VantaWeb)	Voicemail	Live Receptionist Service	Generic AI Bot
24/7 availability	✓	✓	✗ business hrs	✓
Books into your scheduler	✓	✗	~ manual	✗
Emergency triage	✓	✗	~ script only	✗
Trade-specific training	✓	N/A	~ generic	✗
Cost	flat $149–599/mo	free	$1–2/min	varies
Spanish-capable	✓	✗	~ premium	~
Setup time	5–7 days	instant	weeks (hiring)	hours

Three flagships

Pick a base. Configure the rest on /build.

Every plan includes a premium AI website, the chatbot, and unlimited inbound leads. The difference is how much of your phones, follow-up, and operations VantaWeb handles for you.

🌊 PULSE

Chat + voicemail

$149/mo

AI website + chatbot. Anna takes voicemails and emails you a summary in 15 seconds.

Premium AI website
Anna chatbot — Quick brain
Voicemail capture + email summary
Unlimited inbound chats & leads

Configure Pulse

⚡ SURGE

Live voice receptionist

$299/mo

Anna answers live, books jobs, and qualifies leads — what we recommend for most.

Everything in Pulse
Anna voice receptionist — Balanced brain
200 voice min/mo · $0.18/min AI Voice overage
Auto-Booking · CRM Sync available
Email + chat support

Configure Surge

✨ APEX

Full AI ops

$599/mo

Reasoning brain. Premium AI Voice available. Every add-on at your fingertips.

Everything in Surge
Reasoning brain · downgradable to Balanced or Quick
400 voice min/mo · $0.18/min AI Voice or $0.45/min Premium AI Voice
Premium AI Voice +$329/mo
All add-ons available · priority support

Configure Apex

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Trade-tuned templates

VantaWeb already knows your trade.

Eighteen pre-tuned templates below — the trades we see most. Anna also handles 50+ other service trades: medspa, vet, fitness, moving, towing, IT services, more. If your trade isn't here, we'll train Anna on your call shapes in 5–7 days.

The AI front desk that never misses a job.

Talk to Anna and hear how our Standard Voice sounds, and responds.

See the website VantaWeb builds you.

See what missed calls cost your business.

How VantaWeb compares.

Pick a base. Configure the rest on /build.

VantaWeb already knows your trade.

Built so jobs land — not voicemails.

An AI front desk that never clocks out.