Goodcall vs Reception.ai

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

Short version

  • Reception.ai costs less for a six-person team.
  • Reception.ai fits retail shop, agency or studio.
  • Goodcall: Long calls cost no more.
CompareGoodcallGoodcallReception.aiElevenLabs
In one lineAI receptionist priced per caller, not per minuteElevenLabs' ready-made AI receptionist
Starting priceFrom $79/moFrom $24/mo
Six-person team$79/mo$24/mo
PlansStarter $79/mo (100 unique callers/mo, then $0.79 each; 1 team member); Growth $129/mo (500 unique callers, then $0.26 each; 5 team members); Scale $299/mo (2,000 unique callers, then $0.15 each; 10 team members; needed for a HIPAA BAA); Enterprise custom. Billed monthly only. Priced per unique caller a month, not per minute; spam and wrong numbers don't count. Every plan includes a local US number. No free trial; a free demo agent without a phone numberBasic $29/mo or $24/mo billed yearly (75 phone minutes, 150 web chat minutes, 1 number, 1 call at a time; $0.40 a phone minute after); Plus $79/mo or $66/mo yearly (275 phone minutes, 550 chat minutes, 3 numbers, 3 calls at a time; $0.32 after); Premium $199/mo or $166/mo yearly (1,000 phone minutes, 2,000 chat minutes, 5 numbers, 10 calls at a time; $0.22 after); credits are one pool across phone, web chat and messages; 14-day free trial with 30 phone minutes, no card
Pricing modelPaidFree trial
Free trial—14 days
Users1 team member on Starter, 5 on Growth, 10 on ScaleUnlimited
IntegrationsGoogle Calendar, Google Sheets, HighLevel, APIGoogle Calendar, Zapier, webhooks
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUSUS · CA · UK
Phone supportNone listedNone listed
Live chatNone listedNone listed
Support hoursNot publishedNot published
Incidents postedWe found no public status page for Goodcall.25+ incidents posted on ElevenLabs's status page, which covers all ElevenLabs products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 29, 2026; 10 marked major or critical by ElevenLabs. Status page
Fit: Retail shop4555
Fit: Restaurant or café6060
Fit: Service business7880
Fit: Agency or studio4050
Fit: Trades or contractor7578
Fit: Online store3035
Why people pick it
  • Long calls cost no more
  • Plain-English agent builder
  • ElevenLabs voices
  • No-card trial
Where it falls short
  • US numbers only
  • No free trial
  • No toll-free numbers
  • Overage adds up on Basic
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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

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