AIRA alternatives
If you're shopping past AIRA, you've likely outgrown a 30-call plan. Once the $24.95 Starter runs out, each extra call costs $1.50, and a busy week pushes you up the ladder. Here are per-call and per-minute options side by side, with GreetKeeper's $49 for 200 answered calls in the first row.
| Service | Bills by | Entry price | Overage published? |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreetKeeper | Answered call | $49 for 200 calls | Yes, $0.45 a call |
| Smith.ai | Per call | Free tier at $0 for 25 calls, then $3.00 a call | Yes |
| Ruby | Per minute | $250/mo for 50 minutes | No |
| Rosie | Per minute | Professional $49/mo for 250 minutes | No |
| Goodcall | Per unique caller | Starter $79/mo ($66 annual) for 100 unique customers | Yes |
| AIRA | Per call | Starter $24.95/mo for 30 calls | Yes |
Read from each vendor's own pricing page in September 2026, except vendors who gate pricing behind a form. Check before you buy.
What GreetKeeper does differently from AIRA
Every line below is on our pricing page or in the product today.
Why teams switch to GreetKeeper
- GreetKeeper's Starter includes 200 answered calls for $49. AIRA's Starter includes 30 for $24.95.
- Past your allowance, a GreetKeeper call costs $0.45, $0.35 or $0.25 by plan. AIRA's overage runs from $1.50 down to $0.70.
- Booking into Google Calendar or Outlook is on every plan, and the assistant reads the time back before it books.
- Each number can have its own hours, greeting and calendar, and closure dates make it answer as closed on holidays.
- When a call ends, a signed webhook posts the caller's details, the intake answers and the summary to the URL you set.
- Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, every feature on and no card.
Why people leave AIRA
Not a general complaint about the category. The specific wall this vendor puts in front of you.
AIRA's plans are small by design. 30 calls on Starter and 90 on Premium cover a quiet week for a busy trades shop, and the overage on those two plans is $1.50 and $1.00 a call. Pass 300 calls and you're on the $299.00 Scale plan for 600. The moment to watch for is an invoice where the overage line is bigger than the plan itself.
What the bill does as you grow
The entry price is the cheapest month you will ever have. This is the shape of the rest.
AIRA's per-call rate falls as you climb: $1.50 on Starter, $1.00 on Premium, $0.75 on Pro and $0.70 on Scale. GreetKeeper's starts lower and keeps falling, at $0.45 on Starter, $0.35 on Professional and $0.25 on Scale. A month of 750 calls fits our $149 Professional plan. On AIRA, that month is the $299.00 Scale plan plus 150 calls at $0.70 each.
What moving off AIRA actually involves
Forwarding takes five minutes. Here is the part that takes an afternoon.
Both products answer a forwarded call, so the move is a forwarding change at your carrier. The ring count is set where the forwarding is set, and GreetKeeper answers the moment the call arrives. AIRA keeps leads in its own built-in CRM and pipeline, so export that list before you cancel. Then point GreetKeeper at your website for a first draft of your hours, services and FAQs. From the first call, each one lands as a transcript and a summary you can pass on through the webhook.
Common questions
Which AIRA alternatives also bill per call?
GreetKeeper and Smith.ai both bill per call. GreetKeeper is $49 for 200 answered calls, $149 for 750 and $349 for 2,000. Smith.ai's Pro plan is $150 for 75 to 300 calls (September 2026).
What should I export from AIRA before I switch?
Export your lead pipeline and call records from AIRA's built-in CRM. Save the transcripts of a few typical calls too, because they make the best first draft of a new script. After the switch, GreetKeeper posts every call to your CRM through its webhook, caught by Zapier, Make or n8n.
Does GreetKeeper give me a phone number like AIRA does?
Yes. Every plan includes a dedicated local number, with the area code chosen at signup. You forward your existing business number to it, so callers keep dialing the number they know.
Price a busy week on both
Take last month's call count, read both rate cards, then try GreetKeeper free for 14 days.