RingCentral AI alternatives
You're weighing RingCentral AI Receptionist against the field, and the minute meter is usually why. Both RingCentral plans include 100 minutes, then charge $0.50 for each extra minute. Below are AI receptionists priced by the call and by the minute, 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 |
| RingCentral AI | Per minute, billed in 30-second increments | Standalone $49/mo with 100 minutes | 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 RingCentral AI
Every line below is on our pricing page or in the product today.
Why teams switch to GreetKeeper
- GreetKeeper's $49 Starter plan includes 200 answered calls, and a call counts once however long it runs.
- Past the allowance, a GreetKeeper call costs $0.45, $0.35 or $0.25 by plan, a flat rate for the whole call.
- Booking into Google Calendar or Outlook is on every plan, and the assistant reads the name, number and time back before it books.
- GreetKeeper answers a call forwarded from any carrier or phone system, whether you forward all calls, busy, no-answer or unreachable.
- Robocalls and spam calls are dropped before the greeting, and they don't count toward your plan.
- 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, with no card and no setup fee.
Why people leave RingCentral AI
Not a general complaint about the category. The specific wall this vendor puts in front of you.
RingCentral AI Receptionist lives inside a phone platform, and the people who look elsewhere usually hit the minute meter first. The 100 included minutes cover a quiet month. After that, each minute costs $0.50, and call time is rounded up to the next 30 seconds, so a 61-second call bills as 90. There's a bundle question too. The $39 price is for RingEX customers, and a shop on another carrier pays the $49 standalone rate.
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.
Once the 100 included minutes are gone, every RingCentral minute costs $0.50. Picture 300 calls at three minutes each. That's 900 minutes, and 800 of them sit past the plan. GreetKeeper counts calls, so those 300 calls fit inside Professional's 750 for $149. Past 750, each call costs $0.35 whether the caller talks for one minute or eight, and screened robocalls never reach the count.
What moving off RingCentral AI actually involves
Forwarding takes five minutes. Here is the part that takes an afternoon.
Moving to GreetKeeper leaves your phone system alone. You keep your RingCentral or carrier line and forward it to GreetKeeper's dedicated local number, with the area code you pick at signup. The ring count is set where the forwarding is set, and GreetKeeper answers the moment the call arrives. Your afternoon goes into the script: hours, services, who gets which transfer and what gets booked. Point GreetKeeper at your website for a first draft, then correct it.
Common questions
What are the main RingCentral AI Receptionist alternatives?
Per-call services and per-minute services. GreetKeeper is $49 a month for 200 answered calls, $149 for 750 and $349 for 2,000. Smith.ai and Upfirst also bill per call, while Rosie and Dialzara bill by the minute, as RingCentral does.
Is RingCentral AI Receptionist charged per call or per minute?
Per minute. Both RingCentral plans include 100 minutes, and extra time costs $0.50 a minute, rounded up to the next 30 seconds (checked September 2026). GreetKeeper charges per answered call, so a six-minute call and a one-minute call cost the same.
Can I keep my RingCentral number if I switch?
Yes. You keep the number and forward it to the dedicated local number that comes with every GreetKeeper plan. Callers dial the same number they always have. Start with busy or no-answer forwarding if you want your team to pick up first.
Send your overflow here first
Keep your RingCentral line and forward missed calls to GreetKeeper for 14 days, every feature on.