Honest comparisonBeyflo vs Smith.ai
Smith.ai is live virtual receptionists with an AI tier, from $300/mo for 30 human-answered calls, or an AI tier from $0 for 25 calls. Beyflo is an AI receptionist built for you, only for residential real estate, on one flat monthly rate. Here is the same set of questions asked of both, with Smith.ai’s numbers taken from its own pricing page on September 6, 2026.
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| Factor | Smith.ai | Beyflo |
|---|---|---|
| Who answers | Human receptionists 24/7 on the main plans; a separate AI receptionist product backed by live agents. | AI receptionist, voice only toward callers. Every caller's details reach you by text and email within seconds so you can call back yourself. |
| Pricing model | Per call. Human plans: Starter $300/mo for 30 calls, Basic $810/mo for 90, Pro $2,100/mo for 300. AI plans: Free (25 calls), Pro $150/mo, Enterprise $500/mo. | One flat monthly rate with 300 receptionist minutes included and a published per-minute rate after that; the exact numbers are on the pilot page. $0 today, 14-day pilot that starts only when your receptionist is built and tested, cancel before it ends and pay nothing. |
| Overages | $11.50, $10.50, or $8.50 per extra human-answered call depending on plan; $3.00 per call on the free AI tier. | A flat per-minute rate past 300 minutes, published on the pilot page. No per-call fee. |
| Setup | No setup fee. You configure instructions, scripts, and integrations through their onboarding; add-ons are priced per call (booking $1.50, Spanish $1.00, SMS alert $0.50). | Done for you. You answer five questions by email or a short form, Beyflo builds the greeting, qualification questions, and routing, tests it on real calls, and emails you the number. Target: live within two business days. |
| Real estate | Has a real estate page and names Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, and LionDesk integrations, but the receptionists cover every industry with a shared script approach. | Built only for residential real estate: buyer inquiries, seller leads, showing requests, after-hours calls, each with its own questions. |
| Trial | 30-day money-back guarantee on human plans; free tier on the AI product. | 14-day pilot on your real calls, card on file, nothing charged until the pilot ends. |
Smith.ai figures are from its published pages as of September 6, 2026and can change; check Smith.ai virtual receptionist pricing, Smith.ai AI receptionist pricing, Smith.ai real estate page. Beyflo’s current rate is on the pilot page.
What “done for you” means
No prompts to write, no scripts to maintain, no Zapier. Beyflo builds the greeting, the buyer and seller questions, and the routing, tests it on real calls, and emails you the number. If a call sounds off, you reply to that email and it is fixed the same day.
Reserve
Hear the demo, answer two questions, save a card. $0 today.
Brief
Five questions by email or a short form. About five minutes.
Build
We build and test the receptionist on real calls.
Live
You get the number and forward only your unanswered calls. The 14-day pilot starts now, not before.
Questions people ask
Still deciding between a human service and an AI receptionist in general? Read the full comparison guide.
Both, as separate products. The main Smith.ai plans use US-based human receptionists priced per call. Smith.ai also sells an AI receptionist tier, starting free for 25 calls a month, which it describes as backed by live agents.
Smith.ai's human plans start at $300 a month for 30 calls and charge $8.50 to $11.50 for each call over the plan. Beyflo is one flat monthly rate with 300 minutes included (the number is on the pilot page), and the receptionist is custom built for residential real estate. Because there is no per-call fee, the gap widens in Beyflo's favor as your missed-call volume grows.
Yes. Smith.ai offers a money-back window on human plans. Beyflo's 14-day pilot runs on your real calls with nothing charged until it ends, and forwarding only your unanswered calls means nothing changes for calls you pick up yourself.
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