What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about ai phone receptionists — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Sample: 72 AI answers · Window: Jun 19, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026 (4-week rolling)
Across 72 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Smith.ai is recommended most often — appearing in 51.4% of recommendations, followed by Rosie AI (36.1%) and Goodcall (27.8%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith.ai smith.ai Best for: AI recommends Smith.ai most when buyers ask “What are the best AI answering services for missed calls?” (88.9% of those answers) | 51.4% 37 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 81.3%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 2 | Rosie AI happyrobot.ai Best for: AI recommends Rosie AI most when buyers ask “What are the best AI answering services for missed calls?” (100% of those answers) | 36.1% 26 mentions · avg pos 2.8 | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 18.8%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 43.8% | Claim |
| 3 | Goodcall Best for: AI recommends Goodcall most when buyers ask “What are the best AI answering services for missed calls?” (66.7% of those answers) | 27.8% 20 mentions · avg pos 4.8 | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 62.5%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 18.8% | Claim |
| 4 | Google Calendar Best for: AI recommends Google Calendar most when buyers ask “Can you recommend an AI receptionist that integrates with my calendar?” (77.8% of those answers) | 23.6% 17 mentions · avg pos 2.1 | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 31.3% | Claim |
| 5 | RingCentral Contact Center ringcentral.com Best for: AI recommends RingCentral Contact Center most when buyers ask “My business misses calls after hours — what AI service can answer them?” (66.7% of those answers) | 23.6% 17 mentions · avg pos 4.2 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 43.8% | Claim |
| 6 | CloudTalk cloudtalk.io Best for: AI recommends CloudTalk most when buyers ask “Which AI voice agents can answer my business phone and book appointments?” (66.7% of those answers) | 23.6% 17 mentions · avg pos 6.5 | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 7 | Retell AI retellai.com Best for: AI recommends Retell AI most when buyers ask “Can you recommend an AI receptionist that integrates with my calendar?” (66.7% of those answers) | 22.2% 16 mentions · avg pos 3.3 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 8 | Dialzara dialzara.com Best for: AI recommends Dialzara most when buyers ask “What are the best AI answering services for missed calls?” (66.7% of those answers) | 22.2% 16 mentions · avg pos 4.8 | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 37.5%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 9 | Calendly calendly.com Best for: AI recommends Calendly most when buyers ask “What are good alternatives to hiring a human receptionist for a small office?” (77.8% of those answers) | 22.2% 16 mentions · avg pos 7.4 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 31.3%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 10 | HubSpot CRM hubspot.com Best for: AI recommends HubSpot CRM most when buyers ask “What are good alternatives to hiring a human receptionist for a small office?” (44.4% of those answers) | 20.8% 15 mentions · avg pos 2 | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 11 | Abby Connect Best for: AI recommends Abby Connect most when buyers ask “What are the best AI answering services for missed calls?” (55.6% of those answers) | 18.1% 13 mentions · avg pos 7.4 | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 37.5%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 18.8% | Claim |
| 12 | Upfirst Best for: AI recommends Upfirst most when buyers ask “What is the best AI phone receptionist for a small business?” (44.4% of those answers) | 16.7% 12 mentions · avg pos 5.3 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 13 | Zapier zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier most when buyers ask “Can you recommend an AI receptionist that integrates with my calendar?” (66.7% of those answers) | 16.7% 12 mentions · avg pos 7 | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 31.3%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 14 | Emitrr emitrr.com Best for: AI recommends Emitrr most when buyers ask “What are the best AI answering services for missed calls?” (33.3% of those answers) | 15.3% 11 mentions · avg pos 8.1 | — | GEMINI 37.5%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 15 | Vellum vellum.ai Best for: AI recommends Vellum most when buyers ask “What is the best AI phone receptionist for a small business?” (55.6% of those answers) | 13.9% 10 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 37.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 16 | My AI Front Desk Best for: AI recommends My AI Front Desk most when buyers ask “Can you recommend an AI receptionist that integrates with my calendar?” (44.4% of those answers) | 13.9% 10 mentions · avg pos 8 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 31.3%CLAUDE 18.8% | Claim |
| 17 | Ringly.io ringly.io Best for: AI recommends Ringly.io most when buyers ask “My business misses calls after hours — what AI service can answer them?” (44.4% of those answers) | 12.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 1.5 | — | GROK 12.5%CLAUDE 31.3%PERPLEXITY 18.8% | Claim |
| 18 | Synthflow AI synthflow.ai Best for: AI recommends Synthflow AI most when buyers ask “My business misses calls after hours — what AI service can answer them?” (44.4% of those answers) | 12.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%PERPLEXITY 37.5% | Claim |
| 19 | Nextiva nextiva.com Best for: AI recommends Nextiva most when buyers ask “My business misses calls after hours — what AI service can answer them?” (33.3% of those answers) | 11.1% 8 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 20 | OpenTable opentable.com Best for: AI recommends OpenTable most when buyers ask “How do I set up an AI to answer my restaurant's phone and take reservations?” (77.8% of those answers) | 9.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 2.8 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 21 | Loman loman.ai Best for: AI recommends Loman most when buyers ask “How do I set up an AI to answer my restaurant's phone and take reservations?” (55.6% of those answers) | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 1.8 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 22 | Ruby Best for: AI recommends Ruby most when buyers ask “What are good alternatives to hiring a human receptionist for a small office?” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 2.3 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 18.8%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 23 | OnceHub oncehub.com Best for: AI recommends OnceHub most when buyers ask “What are the best AI answering services for missed calls?” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.5 | — | GROK 25%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 24 | AnswerConnect Best for: AI recommends AnswerConnect most when buyers ask “What are good alternatives to hiring a human receptionist for a small office?” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.7 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 18.8%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Voksha voksha.com Best for: AI recommends Voksha most when buyers ask “Can you recommend an AI receptionist that integrates with my calendar?” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.7 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 26 | Dialpad dialpad.com | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 4.3 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 18.8%CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 27 | Allo Best for: AI recommends Allo most when buyers ask “What are the best AI answering services for missed calls?” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 28 | Slang.ai | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.2 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 18.8%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 29 | GetNextPhone getnextphone.com Best for: AI recommends GetNextPhone most when buyers ask “What is the best AI phone receptionist for a small business?” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 8.5 | — | GROK 25%CLAUDE 25% | Claim |
| 30 | Picktime picktime.com Best for: AI recommends Picktime most when buyers ask “Can you recommend an AI receptionist that integrates with my calendar?” (55.6% of those answers) | 8.3% 6 mentions · avg pos 10 | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 31 | Moneypenny moneypenny.com Best for: AI recommends Moneypenny most when buyers ask “What are good alternatives to hiring a human receptionist for a small office?” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.9% 5 mentions · avg pos 3 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 32 | Resy resy.com Best for: AI recommends Resy most when buyers ask “How do I set up an AI to answer my restaurant's phone and take reservations?” (55.6% of those answers) | 6.9% 5 mentions · avg pos 3.8 | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 33 | Aircall aircall.io Best for: AI recommends Aircall most when buyers ask “Which AI voice agents can answer my business phone and book appointments?” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.9% 5 mentions · avg pos 4.3 | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 34 | Quo | 6.9% 5 mentions · avg pos 9.3 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 35 | Google Workspace workspace.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Workspace most when buyers ask “Can you recommend an AI receptionist that integrates with my calendar?” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 1.5 | — | GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 6.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 36 | SevenRooms sevenrooms.com Best for: AI recommends SevenRooms most when buyers ask “How do I set up an AI to answer my restaurant's phone and take reservations?” (44.4% of those answers) | 5.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 4 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 37 | Hostie hostie.ai Best for: AI recommends Hostie most when buyers ask “How do I set up an AI to answer my restaurant's phone and take reservations?” (44.4% of those answers) | 5.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 8 | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Bookipi bookipi.com | 5.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 8.5 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Acuity Scheduling acuityscheduling.com Best for: AI recommends Acuity Scheduling most when buyers ask “What are good alternatives to hiring a human receptionist for a small office?” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 10 | — | GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 40 | Voiceflow voiceflow.com Best for: AI recommends Voiceflow most when buyers ask “Which AI voice agents can answer my business phone and book appointments?” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 12 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 41 | Outlook Calendar outlook.com | 4.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 4 | — | GEMINI 18.8% | Claim |
| 42 | Grasshopper | 4.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 | — | GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 43 | GoHighLevel gohighlevel.com | 4.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 5.7 | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 44 | G2 g2.com | 4.2% 3 mentions | — | CHATGPT 18.8% | Claim |
| 45 | SignalWire signalwire.com Best for: AI recommends SignalWire most when buyers ask “How do I set up an AI to answer my restaurant's phone and take reservations?” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.2% 3 mentions | — | GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 46 | Numa | 2.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 | — | CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 47 | Yelp | 2.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 | — | GROK 12.5%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 48 | Davinci Virtual | 2.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 49 | XBert AI | 2.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 50 | Frontdesk | 2.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 9.5 | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 51 | Drift drift.com | 2.8% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 | — | CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 52 | AIEmply aiemply.com | 2.8% 2 mentions | — | CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 53 | NeverMiss AI nevermiss.ai | 2.8% 2 mentions | — | CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 54 | SourceForge sourceforge.net | 2.8% 2 mentions | — | PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 55 | Zeeg zeeg.me | 2.8% 2 mentions | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 56 | Agentforce Service salesforce.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 57 | Lindy lindy.ai | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 58 | PatLive patlive.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 59 | Tock | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 60 | Crisp | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 61 | Eptura Visitor | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 62 | Qminder qminder.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 63 | Visitly | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 64 | Hello Gubby | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 65 | Zalster | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 66 | Adminify adminify.ai | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 67 | Ambs Call Center | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 68 | Twilio twilio.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 69 | Chime Labs | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 70 | Intercom Fin intercom.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 71 | CallFire callfire.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 14 | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 72 | AWS SNS aws.amazon.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 15 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 73 | Apigee cloud.google.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 15 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 74 | IBM API Connect ibm.com | 1.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 15 | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 75 | 11Labs elevenlabs.io | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 76 | Alliance Virtual Offices alliancevirtualoffices.com | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 77 | Bonnie bonnie.ai | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 78 | Dial My Calls | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 79 | GoTo Webinar goto.com | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 80 | HelpCrunch helpcrunch.com | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 81 | IONOS ionos.com | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 82 | Newo newo.ai | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 83 | Nooks nooks.ai | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 84 | Sadie | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 85 | Unity Connect unity-connect.com | 1.4% 1 mentions | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
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