Nights and weekends
No more voicemail
Calls that come in while you're on a job, with a client or asleep get answered on the first ring, not sent to a voicemail box most callers never leave a message in.
AI Receptionist
An AI receptionist that answers every call.
An AI receptionist is a voice AI agent that answers your business phone, talks to callers naturally, answers their questions and books appointments straight into your calendar, 24 hours a day. AtEase builds and runs yours from $1,500 setup plus $250 a month, live in 1 to 2 weeks.
What changes for your business
Every call answered. Every caller handled.
Most small businesses don't lose customers to bad service. They lose them to voicemail. Here's what changes when every call gets answered.
On your calendar
Booked, not "call me back"
Callers who are ready get booked into an open slot while they're still on the phone, so the appointment is set before they call the next business on the list.
On your phone
You know about every call
A text summary of each call lands on your phone: who called, what they need and whether they booked. Urgent calls are transferred to you live.
Example math (illustrative, not a client result). Say you get 200 calls a month and miss 20% of them. That's 40 missed calls. If one in four would have booked a $400 job, that's about $4,000 a month in work going to someone else, against $250 a month to answer every call. Swap in your own numbers on our call, and if the math doesn't work, we'll tell you.
Is an AI receptionist right for you?
| A great fit if you… | Probably not yet if you… |
|---|---|
| Miss calls while you're working, driving or with a client | Rarely miss a call and already answer every one yourself |
| Get calls after hours or on weekends | Get a handful of calls a week |
| Book appointments, estimates or consultations by phone | Need every call handled by a licensed professional's judgment |
| Pay an answering service that only takes messages | Mostly get leads by web form (start with speed-to-lead instead) |
What does an AI receptionist actually do?
It does what a good front desk does on the phone, without breaks, sick days or hold music.
- Answers on the first ring, day, night, weekends and holidays, with your business name and greeting.
- Answers questions about services, prices, hours, location and policies, using only information you approve.
- Books, moves and cancels appointments in Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly or your booking system.
- Qualifies the caller with your questions, so you know who's worth calling back first.
- Transfers live to you or your team when a caller asks for a person or the call is urgent.
- Texts you a summary of every call, with the caller's name, number and what they need.
- Follows up by text with a booking link or the info the caller asked for.
- Logs everything to your CRM, so no call disappears into a voicemail box.
What you get
Exactly what's included in the build and every month.
| In the setup ($1,500, one time) | Every month ($250/mo) |
|---|---|
| Call-flow mapping session: your questions, services, prices and rules | The phone line and normal AI usage |
| A custom script and knowledge base, written from your approved information | Monitoring, so a broken connection gets caught and fixed |
| A voice and greeting chosen for your business, in English and Spanish | A monthly review of real calls, with fixes to anything it got wrong |
| Calendar booking, live-transfer rules and text summaries to your phone | Updates when your hours, prices or services change |
| CRM or Google Sheet logging of every call | A short monthly note: calls answered, booked and transferred |
| Testing with you and your team until you'd trust it with your customers | No long contract. You keep your number and your data |
Compare
AI receptionist vs. answering service vs. hiring.
The short version: an AI receptionist costs a fraction of a person, never misses a call and can book appointments itself. A human is still better for emotionally sensitive or complex conversations, which is why ours hands those calls to you.
| AtEase AI receptionist | Human answering service | In-house receptionist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours covered | 24/7/365 | Often 24/7 | Business hours |
| Answers questions about your business | Yes, in depth | Basic script | Yes |
| Books into your calendar | Yes | Sometimes, extra cost | Yes |
| Simultaneous calls | Unlimited | Varies | One |
| Pricing model | $1,500 setup + $250/mo | Per minute or per call | Salary + taxes + benefits |
| Best at | Volume, speed, after-hours, booking | Message taking | Relationships, judgment calls |
For market prices on AI and human answering services, see our guide: How much does an AI receptionist cost in 2026?
Pricing
One setup fee. One monthly fee.
No per-seat licenses and no long contract. Phone minutes and AI usage above normal volume are passed through at cost.
AI Receptionist
$1,500setup
+ $250/month for the line, AI usage, monitoring and monthly tuning.
- Custom script and voice for your business
- Calendar booking and live transfer
- Text summaries + CRM logging
- Keep your existing number (call forwarding)
- Monthly call review and improvements
Add: Speed-to-Lead
$1,500setup
+ $150/month. Pair your receptionist with instant text and email replies to every web lead.
- Under-60-second replies
- Multi-day follow-up
- Same knowledge base as your receptionist
Live in 1 to 2 weeks.
— 01 —
Call flow
We map how calls come in today: the common questions, what gets booked, and what has to reach you right away.
— 02 —
Build
We write the knowledge base and script, choose the voice, and connect your calendar, CRM and transfer numbers.
— 03 —
Test
You and your team call it with real scenarios. We tune it until you'd trust it with your own customers.
— 04 —
Go live
Forward your line (all calls, after-hours only, or overflow). We review calls monthly and keep improving it.
AI receptionist questions.
How much does an AI receptionist cost?
AtEase builds AI receptionists from $1,500 setup plus $250 a month. That covers the custom build, the phone line, normal AI usage, monitoring and monthly tuning. Heavy call volume is passed through at cost.
Is an AI receptionist worth it for a small business?
It's usually worth it if you miss calls during the day, get calls after hours, or pay for an answering service that only takes messages. If a single booked job is worth more than the monthly fee, one recovered call a month covers it.
Does it sound like a robot?
Modern voice AI sounds natural, handles interruptions and speaks at a normal pace. We choose a voice that fits your business and test it with you before launch. Callers who prefer a person can ask for one at any time.
Can I keep my current business phone number?
Yes. You forward your existing number to the AI receptionist, either for all calls, only after hours, or only when you don't pick up. Your number never changes.
What happens when a caller needs a real person?
The AI receptionist transfers the call live to you or your team using rules you set, such as emergencies, existing clients or anyone who asks. If nobody answers, it takes a detailed message and texts it to you right away.
Does it work in Spanish?
Yes. The receptionist can answer in English and Spanish and switch to the caller's language. For Houston businesses that's often a big reason to set one up.
How is this different from apps like Smith.ai or Goodcall?
Those are self-serve products you configure yourself. AtEase builds and maintains a custom receptionist around your business, connects it to your existing tools, tests it with you and keeps improving it every month.
Hear it for yourself
Stop sending callers to voicemail.
On a 30-minute call we'll walk through how your calls come in today and show you exactly what your AI receptionist would say and do.