AI receptionist pricing: $20 CAD a month
One AI receptionist plan for Canadian small businesses: $20 CAD a month with 60 call minutes included, then $0.30 CAD a minute. No setup fee and no contract.
The Receptionist plan
Receptionist
Everything a small business needs to stop missing calls.
$20CAD / month
- Answers your business calls 24/7 from your business details
- 60 call minutes included each month, then $0.30 CAD a minute
- Takes each caller's name, number and message, and shows them in your dashboard
- Emails you right away about urgent calls
- Can transfer the calls you choose to a person, and takes a message if nobody answers
- Never makes up answers: when it doesn't know, it follows your instructions
- A local Canadian number, or keep your existing one
- Accounts typically reviewed within 2 hours
- Port requests typically reviewed within 12 hours
- No setup fee, no contract
Pro, $80 CAD/month, is coming soon. Details to be announced.
What's included
- Answers your business calls 24/7, using the details you give it
- 60 call minutes each month. Calls keep being answered after that, at $0.30 CAD a minute
- Configured around your services, hours, the prices you're happy to share, and your common questions
- Takes each caller's name, number and message, and shows every call in your dashboard
- Emails you right away about urgent calls, using your own description of what's urgent
- Can transfer the calls you choose to a person; if nobody answers, it takes a message
- Never makes up answers: when it doesn't know, it takes a message or transfers the call, as you choose
- Takes appointment requests following your booking rules, if you turn that on
- A local Canadian number, or keep your existing one: port requests are typically reviewed within 12 hours
Not part of the plan today: text-message replies, outbound calls, and live people answering your calls.
How minutes work
- 60 call minutes are included each billing month. Unused minutes don't carry over.
- Each call counts in whole minutes, rounded up. A call that lasts 2 minutes 5 seconds counts as 3 minutes.
- After 60 minutes your receptionist keeps answering. Extra minutes cost $0.30 CAD each.
- We email you when you've used 48 minutes (80%) and again at 60 minutes (100%). Your dashboard shows your minutes at any time.
- Extra minutes are added to your next bill and charged automatically to your saved card at the end of the billing month.
How billing works
- Create an account and fill out your business form.
- We review it. Accounts are typically reviewed within 2 hours.
- Subscribe by card through Stripe for $20 CAD a month. Your card is saved for the monthly charge and any extra minutes.
- No setup fee and no contract. Cancel any time from Manage billing in your dashboard. Your plan stays active until the end of the month you've paid for; extra minutes used that month are charged when it ends.
What other options cost in Canada
Starting prices from each provider's public pricing page, checked October 24, 2026. Plans differ in what they include, so compare what you need, not just the price.
| Option | Type | Starts at | Included | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clawd Smith | AI receptionist | $20 CAD/month | 60 minutes, then $0.30/min | This page |
| Polaris Voice | AI receptionist | $99 CAD/month | 150 minutes, then $0.75/min | polarisvoice.ca/pricing |
| Dialbox | AI receptionist | $129 CAD/month | 100 AI-handled calls | dialbox.ca/pricing |
| Posh | Live receptionists (people) | $65 CAD/month | No minutes included; $2.30 per minute | posh.com/en-ca/pricing |
| Hiring a receptionist | Employee | About $3,640/month in wages | Full-time, 40 hours a week | Job Bank: wages for receptionists (NOC 14101) |
Other providers include things Clawd Smith doesn't offer today, such as text messages, French-language answering, or a real person on every call. The hiring figure is wages only, before vacation pay, payroll costs and benefits.
Not sure which kind of service you need? Compare AI receptionists, answering services, voicemail and hiring.
Pricing questions
Is there a setup fee?
No. The plan is $20 CAD a month with 60 call minutes included.
What happens after 60 minutes?
Your receptionist keeps answering. Extra minutes cost $0.30 CAD each and are charged to your saved card at the end of the billing month. We email you at 48 minutes and at 60 minutes.
How are minutes counted?
Each call counts in whole minutes, rounded up, so a 2-minute 5-second call counts as 3 minutes.
Is there a contract?
No. It's month to month. Cancel any time from Manage billing; your plan stays active until the end of the month you've paid for.
Is there a free trial?
Not at the moment. Because there's no contract, you can cancel after your first month.
Can I keep my existing number?
Yes. Request a port; port requests are typically reviewed within 12 hours. Your current carrier then completes the transfer, which can take a few business days.
What's in the $80 Pro plan?
It's still being scoped. Start on the $20 plan and we'll let you know when Pro is ready.
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