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Pod
✓ verifiedPaid
Fully-managed service that designs, deploys and operates AI phone agents for calls, bookings and support.
19K saves
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Inworld
✓ verifiedFreemium
Realtime voice AI platform offering low-latency TTS, STT and multi-provider LLM routing for developers building conversational apps.
489K visits/mo12K saves
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Homeway
✓ verifiedFreemium
Community-run cloud adding free remote access, camera streaming and ChatGPT-based voice control to Home Assistant setups.
38K visits/mo
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Phonely
✓ verifiedFreemium
Voice AI phone-answering platform for businesses that want AI agents to handle calls, chat, and SMS with CRM and booking integrations.
25K visits/mo1.1K saves
Pricing
Essentials: $4,450/mo
Scale: $9,450/mo
Enterprise: $12,450/mo
On-Demand: $0 (pay-as-you-go, up to 70 min TTS free)
Creator: $25/mo ($25 credits, 500 custom voices)
Builder: $100/mo ($100 credits, 3,000 voices)
Developer: $300/mo ($300 credits, 10,000 voices)
Growth: $1,500/mo ($1,500 credits, 30,000 voices)
Free: $0/mo (all major features, with limits)
Supporter Perks: $3.49/mo (unlimited access and advanced LLMs, 30-day trial)
Free trial available
Free: $0/month (100 free minutes, ~50 calls, 100+ voices, AI builder)
Starter: $50/month (200 minutes, ~100 calls, premium voices, spam filtering)
Professional: $150/month (650 minutes, ~300 calls, advanced API and CRM integrations)
Starter (annual): $33/month billed annually (200 minutes/month, 33% off)
Professional (annual): $100/month billed annually (650 minutes/month, 33% off)
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦Done-for-you AI phone agent design
- ✦24/7 inbound and outbound call handling
- ✦CRM, calendar and knowledge-base integration
- ✦Sub-500ms voice latency
- ✦Human escalation and call routing
- ✦Ongoing monitoring and optimization
- ✦Realtime TTS-2 with voice cloning, design and inline direction
- ✦Speech-to-text with voice profiling, diarization and timestamps
- ✦End-to-end speech-to-speech Realtime API over WebSocket/WebRTC
- ✦LLM Router across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and 220+ models at cost
- ✦100+ languages with cross-lingual voice cloning
- ✦SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
- ✦Free, private Home Assistant remote access
- ✦Sage AI assistant with 80+ ElevenLabs voices
- ✦Remote MCP server for AI-driven home control
- ✦WebRTC camera streaming with free STUN/TURN
- ✦Google Home and Alexa integration
- ✦Local LAN service access
- ✦AI voice agents that answer and hold natural, multi-turn phone conversations
- ✦Prebuilt integrations for appointment booking and CRM updates
- ✦Multi-language support with 1,000+ voices and voice cloning
- ✦Call recording, transcription, and AI-driven analytics
- ✦Omnichannel delivery across phone, chat, SMS, and API
- ✦A/B testing of agent scripts and enterprise scaling to high call volumes
Use cases
- →Offload inbound support calls
- →Book appointments automatically
- →Qualify and follow up leads
- →Run outbound campaigns
- →Voice-first companion and consumer apps
- →Customer support and conversational agents
- →Language learning and education tools
- →Interactive game NPCs and media
- →Routing LLM traffic to optimize cost, latency or quality
- →Accessing Home Assistant securely from anywhere
- →Voice-controlling a smart home
- →Connecting AI assistants to home devices
- →Streaming cameras remotely
- →Using a cheaper Nabu Casa alternative
- →Small businesses that cannot staff a 24/7 front desk
- →Call centers replacing or augmenting human agents at scale
- →Healthcare practices needing HIPAA-compliant call handling
- →Insurance and service businesses automating lead capture from missed calls
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