Nevermiss vs Reception.ai
Competitor pricing verified from their public pricing pages on July 23, 2026.
Reception.ai is built by ElevenLabs, the voice AI company, and pairs an appointment-booking suite with a phone agent on their own voice technology. Nevermiss is a receptionist for US service businesses first. The voices are world-class in both products; the difference is what answers your phone on day one and how the bill behaves.
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| Nevermiss | Reception.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $99/mo (250 minutes) or $199/mo (600 minutes) | Basic $22/mo (60 minutes, 1 number, 1 call at a time), Plus $55/mo (200 minutes, up to 3 calls at once), Premium $99/mo (500 minutes, 3 numbers, up to 10 calls at once) |
| Overage | $0.25 per extra minute, total bill capped at 2x your plan | $0.40 per extra minute on every plan |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card required | 14-day free trial, no card required |
| Hear the voice first | Yes. Talk to Ava in your browser or call (904) 740-3163 before you sign up | No public live demo line on their pricing page |
| Minute one after signup | Ava already knows your business on the first test call: your name, services, and hours load from your Google listing and website during signup | When we signed up in July 2026, setup asked our country, industry, and area code but never our business name; the agent opened with a generic greeting until we trained it by hand |
When Reception.ai is the better fit
- The cheapest entry in the category from a major brand: $22/mo with a real 14-day trial.
- At $99 their Premium includes 500 minutes to our Starter’s 250, plus multiple numbers and high concurrency.
- ElevenLabs voice technology with thousands of voices and 70+ languages.
- A polished hosted booking page builder if you want a bookings site included.
Why owners pick Nevermiss
- Ava knows your business before your first test call; their agent answered generically until we taught it ourselves.
- A receptionist for the trades, not a booking suite with a phone column: emergency triage, dispatcher intake, forwarding hand-holding, English and Spanish.
- Calmer billing: $0.25/min overage with a hard 2x cap vs $0.40/min on every plan.
- One focused product instead of a 13-surface workspace to learn.
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Start free for 7 daysReception.ai pricing from reception.ai (pricing renders on their homepage; product is by ElevenLabs). First-call observation from our own signup on July 23, 2026. Prices checked on July 23, 2026; plans change, so confirm current pricing on Reception.ai's site. Reception.ai is an independent company not affiliated with Nevermiss; its name is used only for comparison. Nevermiss pricing: $99/mo (250 minutes) and $199/mo (600 minutes), $0.25/min overage, total monthly bill capped at 2x your plan.