Dialzara vs Smith.ai

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

Compare	DialzaraDialzara	Smith.aiSmith.ai
In one line	AI answering billed by talk time, from $29 a month	AI receptionist with live receptionists as backup
Starting price	From $29/mo	Free
Six-person team	$29/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Lite $29/mo (60 minutes, $0.48/min after; blind transfers only, no calendar sync); Pro $99/mo (220 minutes, $0.45/min; warm transfers, English and Spanish, Google and Outlook calendar); Plus $199/mo (500 minutes, $0.40/min); Elite $349/mo (1,000 minutes, $0.35/min; API, SLA). Only talk time counts. Numbers: US and Canada local $3/mo, US toll-free $5/mo, other countries on request; the plan cards say a US number is included. No setup fee or contract. 7-day free trial	Billed per call. AI Receptionist: Free (25 calls/mo, then $3.00 a call; no live support); Pro $150/mo (75 calls, extra calls $2.50); Enterprise $500/mo (300 calls, extra $2.17; full-service setup). Live receptionists: Starter $300/mo (30 calls, extra $11.50); Basic $810/mo (90 calls, extra $10.50); Pro $2,100/mo (300 calls, extra $8.50). Add-ons per call, e.g. booking $1.50. No setup fees; 10% off for 12 months; 30-day money-back guarantee on live plans
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	7 days	—
Users	Unlimited	Unlimited
Integrations	Google Calendar, Outlook, Zapier, Make, API	Salesforce, HubSpot, Clio, Calendly, Acuity Scheduling, Zapier, CallRail
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US · CA · UK · AU	US
Phone support	Not looked up yet	Pro and up
Live chat	Not looked up yet	Pro and up
Support hours	Not published	Not published
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Dialzara.	We found no public status page for Smith.ai.
Fit: Retail shop	55	45
Fit: Restaurant or café	55	45
Fit: Service business	78	85
Fit: Agency or studio	50	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	78	78
Fit: Online store	35	40
Why people pick it	Cheapest entry plan Pay only for talk time	Free plan for 25 calls Live people behind the AI
Where it falls short	No booking on the $29 plan Overage adds up	Per-call costs add up US focus
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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