AI receptionists for multi-location businesses, ranked on the fifth site
GreetKeeper is our product, and it ranks first for a business with several locations because every number runs from one account with its own hours, greeting and calendar, a dedicated local number per location is included, and the Multi-location plan starts at $299 a location with custom inclusions.
A caller who wanted the Northside branch and reached the one across town is the multi-site problem in one sentence. The service you want asks the location question first, answers in that branch's hours, and books into that branch's calendar, without a separate subscription per door.
Slang.ai is priced per location from $399, with no call or minute allowance published at any tier. Goodcall prices per agent, and each phone number is an agent at $79 for 100 unique customers. Both structures are simple to read and both repeat at every site you add.
Smith.ai answers per call from $150 for Pro with a human team behind the AI, and Ruby, AnswerConnect and Abby Connect answer with people. A group that wants a staffed voice at every branch can buy it; the published entries here are $250 for 50 minutes at Ruby and $165 for 50 Abby Minutes.
The fifth site is the test. On GreetKeeper, the fifth branch is one more number on the same account, with its own hours, greeting, calendar and dedicated local number. The Multi-location plan starts at $299 a location, with custom inclusions and the overage published per contract.
How this was put together
Disclosure: GreetKeeper is our product. Compared in September 2026 on a five-site business, by the team behind one of the entries; every rival figure was read on that vendor's own pricing page that month.
What we compared
- Whether each location can have its own hours, greeting and calendar under one account.
- What the fifth location adds to the monthly bill, from the vendor's published structure.
- Whether the caller is routed to the right branch inside the call.
- Whether a call or minute allowance is published at all, so a group can model its volume.
- Published entry price and overage rate.
The shortlist at a glance
Billing unit first, because it decides more of the final bill than the headline price does.
| Charges by | Entry plan | After the allowance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreetKeeper | per answered call | $49/mo for 200 answered calls | $0.45 a call on Starter, published |
| Slang.ai | per location | Core from $399/mo per location | No call or minute volumes published at any tier |
| Goodcall | per unique caller | Starter $79/mo ($66 annual) for 100 unique customers | $0.50 per additional unique customer, published |
| Smith.ai | per call | Free tier at $0 for 25 calls, then $3.00 a call | Published, and the per-call rate falls as the tier rises |
| Ruby | per minute | $250/mo for 50 minutes | Not published on their pricing page |
| Abby Connect | per minute (half-rate AI) | Starter $165/mo for 50 Abby Minutes | Not published; one Abby Minute buys two minutes of AI handling |
Read from each vendor's own pricing page in September 2026.
GreetKeeper
One account, every number with its own hours and calendar, from $299 a location with custom inclusions.
Worth it for: A group of three to twenty sites that wants one bill, per-branch greetings and calendars, and the caller sent to the right location before the greeting ends.
Charges per answered call. Entry plan $49/mo for 200 answered calls. After the allowance: $0.45 a call on Starter, published.
Slang.ai
Built for restaurant groups, priced per location from $399.
Worth it for: A restaurant group that wants a vertical-specific assistant and is comfortable paying $399 at every door, with Premium from $599.
Not for: Modelling volume, since no call or minute allowance is published at any tier, and a group of quiet sites, since the $399 repeats at each one regardless of calls.
Charges per location. Entry plan Core from $399/mo per location. After the allowance: No call or minute volumes published at any tier.
Goodcall
Per agent, where each phone number is an agent, with the overage printed.
Worth it for: A two-site business whose customers ring back often, since a repeat caller counts once and minutes are uncapped.
Not for: Five or more numbers, because each is its own agent from $79, so the subscription multiplies with the sites.
Charges per unique caller. Entry plan Starter $79/mo ($66 annual) for 100 unique customers. After the allowance: $0.50 per additional unique customer, published.
Smith.ai
Per-call AI with a human team behind it, from $150 for Pro.
Worth it for: A professional-services group that wants a staffed fallback across offices, at near $2.00 a call.
Not for: High pooled volume on a budget. Pro covers 75 to 300 calls at $150, and Enterprise is $500 for 300 to 1,000 or more.
Charges per call. Entry plan Free tier at $0 for 25 calls, then $3.00 a call. After the allowance: Published, and the per-call rate falls as the tier rises.
Ruby
People answering every branch, by the minute from $250.
Worth it for: A small group of high-value offices where a receptionist's voice at each is part of the brand.
Not for: Pooled volume. The entry plan is $250 for 50 minutes, the top published tier is $1,725 for 500, and the overage rate is not on the pricing page.
Charges per minute. Entry plan $250/mo for 50 minutes. After the allowance: Not published on their pricing page.
Abby Connect
One currency for human and AI minutes across the group, from $165.
Worth it for: A group that wants people on the flagship line and AI on the rest, since one Abby Minute buys either.
Not for: A tight budget at $165 for 50 Abby Minutes, and a busy group, since the rate past the bundle is not published.
Charges per minute (half-rate AI). Entry plan Starter $165/mo for 50 Abby Minutes. After the allowance: Not published; one Abby Minute buys two minutes of AI handling.
How to choose for a multi-site business
Count the numbers first. Goodcall charges per number and Slang.ai per location, so the bill is the site count times the rate. GreetKeeper runs every number from one account, each with its own hours, greeting and calendar, with a dedicated local number per location in the area code you choose at signup.
Then decide what each site needs. The Multi-location plan starts at $299 a location, with custom inclusions per site and the overage in the contract, so a busy flagship and a quiet satellite are each sized to their own calls. Every site keeps booking, transfer and the call summary.
Last, the routing. GreetKeeper asks the location question first and sends the call where it belongs, answers in that branch's hours, and books into that branch's calendar. A transfer to a branch that does not pick up tries a second number you nominate, and closure dates can differ by site.
Our own pricing, in full
Including the rate after the allowance, which is the number most of this list leaves off.
| Plan | Monthly | Calls included | After that |
|---|---|---|---|
| StarterFor a single location taking calls one line at a time. | $49 | 200 | $0.45 per call |
| ProfessionalBooking, routing and transfers included, not an add-on. | $149 | 750 | $0.35 per call |
| ScaleFor busy phones and longer opening hours. | $349 | 2,000 | $0.25 per call |
The short version
- Booking is included on every tier. Rosie keeps booking and live transfer behind its $149 plan.
- The overage rate is on the pricing page. Rosie, Ruby, Slang and AnswerConnect do not publish theirs.
- Calls are counted, not minutes, so a long useful conversation costs the same as a short one.
Questions people ask about this list
Can one AI receptionist account cover several locations with different hours?
Yes. Each GreetKeeper number has its own hours, greeting, calendar and closure dates under one account, so the downtown branch can close at six while the mall branch answers until nine. Every location gets its own dedicated local number, area code chosen at signup.
What does GreetKeeper's Multi-location plan cost?
From $299 a location, with custom inclusions and the overage published in the contract. Each location gets its own dedicated local number, and every plan starts with a 14-day trial with every feature on and no card.
How does the assistant send a caller to the right branch?
It asks the location question first, or reads it from the number the caller dialled, then answers with that branch's hours and books into that branch's calendar. A transfer to a branch that does not pick up tries a second number you nominate before it takes a message.
Why is GreetKeeper first on a multi-location list it wrote?
On the criteria above: one account for every number, per-branch hours, greetings and calendars, a dedicated local number per site, and a published price of $299 a location on Multi-location. Slang.ai publishes no allowance and Goodcall multiplies by number.
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