AI Receptionist Review

One rubric for every provider

How this comparison works

We record only what a provider publishes on its own public website. Unknown information stays 'not published'. We do not fill gaps with sales conversations, other comparison sites or assumptions.

Ten criteria

The evidence checklist

  1. Australian availability
  2. Australian numbers and keeping your number
  3. Published pricing in AUD
  4. Cost at 60 calls of 3 minutes each
  5. SMS or lead delivery
  6. Free trial terms
  7. Contract lock-in
  8. Voice evidence
  9. Published setup time
  10. Spam, hang-ups and wrong-number billing

Scoring

What the evidence score means

2 · Clear

The provider publishes enough direct information for a buyer to understand the criterion.

1 · Partial

Some relevant information is published, but a material condition or detail is missing.

0 · Not published

The information was not found on the official public pages checked. This does not prove the feature or term is absent.

The total measures whether choice-critical information is published clearly. It does not measure call quality, reliability or overall product quality. Those outcomes are untested for every provider, including Deskie.

A small single-plan product almost mechanically tops a "did you publish it" score. That is why the comparison keeps material limitations, including Deskie's smaller published allowance, beside the score.

Cost scenario

60 calls at three minutes each

We calculate one month at 60 answered calls averaging three minutes, equal to 180 connected minutes. The default comparison uses each provider's standard clearly applicable public plan and includes any mandatory setup fee in month one. Promotional prices are shown separately.

  • Call-based plans are measured against 60 answered calls.
  • Minute-based plans are measured against 180 minutes.
  • When included usage or overage is not published, the cost is marked not calculable.
  • Optional features and custom integrations are excluded unless required for the stated call scenario.
  • Promotional and standard prices are both shown when the provider publishes both.

All provider pages in the first edition were checked on 21 July 2026. We plan to refresh the study quarterly and sooner when a provider notifies us of a correction.

Subjective evidence

Voice quality is not a numeric claim

Accent, warmth, latency and naturalness vary by voice, configuration and listener. We record whether a buyer can hear a public demo or sample. We do not convert our listening preference into an objective product score.

Corrections

Email hello@deskie.com.au with the official source URL and the specific statement that needs correction. We will recheck the source, update the page and note material corrections.