Beside vs My AI Front Desk

Two AI receptionist & answering tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	BesideInterface, Inc.	My AI Front DeskAI Front Desk, Inc.
In one line	A business phone line with an AI receptionist built in	AI receptionist with chat, texting and a simple CRM in one plan
Starting price	From $29/mo	From $79/mo
Six-person team	$29/mo	$79/mo
Plans	Baseline $29/mo (30 AI-answered calls a billing period, then voicemail; no trial); Unlimited $99/mo (unlimited AI-answered calls; 7-day free trial, card required). Both include 1 line, up to 20 seats and unlimited US and Canada calls and texts; extra lines $4.99/mo. Billed monthly. Android and Canadian in-app subscriptions use a separate per-seat plan, $29.99/mo or $199.99/yr	Business $99/mo or $79/mo billed yearly: 200 voice minutes, 100 chatbot conversations, 400 texts, 2 editor seats, last 200 logs kept, 1,000 overage credits a month. Overage $0.25/min of voice ($0.01 a credit, 25 credits a minute). Partner and Enterprise plans by quote (API, account manager). 7-day free trial
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	7 days	7 days
Users	Up to 20 seats	2 editor seats
Integrations	HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier	Google Calendar, HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Housecall Pro, Shopify, Zapier
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · CA	US
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	Every plan; Partner / Enterprise only
Support hours	Not published	Not published
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Interface, Inc..	We found no public status page for AI Front Desk, Inc..
Fit: Retail shop	55	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	55
Fit: Service business	80	80
Fit: Agency or studio	55	60
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	78
Fit: Online store	35	40
Why people pick it	Phone line and receptionist in one Answers texts too	Calls, chat and texts in one plan Built-in CRM
Where it falls short	30 AI calls on the $29 plan US and Canada only	Keeps only 200 logs One self-serve plan
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices