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Automatically respond to missed calls with SMS and turn lost calls into booked customers.
When a call goes unanswered, the system instantly sends a personalized SMS to the caller, allowing them to reply, book an appointment, or get more information without requiring manual follow up.
With Response Signal, you can:
- Automatically text missed callers in seconds
- Capture and convert more leads without extra staff
- Route calls and responses efficiently
Increase booked jobs and revenue
EOV6 — Call Center Chat Connect
EOV6 helps call centers reduce average handling time (AHT) and improve first-call resolution by eliminating one of the most common sources of friction on phone calls: misheard customer details.
When names, email addresses, reference numbers, or privacy acknowledgements are difficult to capture verbally, agents can issue a simple six-digit code and direct the caller to a temporary web chat. The agent and caller share the same live session, allowing critical details to be typed instead of spelled out over the phone.
Sessions are designed to be ephemeral. Messages and files are visible only during the active session and are automatically deleted when the session ends. EOV6 is not a CRM and is not intended for long-term storage of personal information.
Organizations can control privacy statements, acknowledgements, and upload permissions at the org level, ensuring the correct wording and policies are applied consistently without relying on agent scripts or memory.
EOV6 is browser-based, requires no installation for callers, and is designed to integrate cleanly into existing call center workflows without replacing existing systems.
Common use cases include:
Reducing time spent spelling names, emails, and reference numbers
Improving accuracy when handling accents, poor line quality, or complex spelling
Capturing privacy acknowledgements consistently during calls
Supporting compliance-sensitive environments without adding data retention risk
Grow50X.ai is a Dubai company that gives businesses in the UAE and Saudi Arabia an AI front office that speaks their customers' language.
Its AI voice agent answers calls on your own +971 or +966 number, day and night. It speaks Gulf Arabic, whether the caller is Emirati, Najdi, Hijazi or Kuwaiti, as well as Modern Standard Arabic and English, and it switches language mid-call when the caller does. It also speaks Hindi, Urdu and Telugu. During the call it qualifies the caller, books a real slot in your calendar and logs everything in your CRM with the recording and a summary. Complaints and big deals go straight to a person on your team.
The same AI answers WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok messages, including leads from click-to-WhatsApp ads. It connects to Zoho CRM, Salesforce, HubSpot, Bitrix24 and Odoo. Call audio stays in your country, and the phone number and Meta accounts stay in your name.
Voice AI starts at AED 699 a month, and the AI Receptionist plan for messaging is AED 999 a month with a 14-day free trial. Businesses go live within 7 business days. To hear it for yourself, call +971 58 563 7767 and speak Arabic or English.
AI receptionist for local businesses that get a lot of inbound calls. Menodi answers every call 24/7, qualifies the caller and books the job straight into your calendar. It speaks Swedish and Danish.
Every missed call is a lost customer. In our own calls to 1,313 Swedish small businesses (Jul–Aug 2026), 34% never answered, even after several attempts.
Menodi is an AI receptionist that picks up every call, day or night. It answers questions from your own information (prices, service area, opening hours), qualifies the caller, and books the appointment directly in your calendar. You get a summary by SMS or email right after the call.
When a caller needs a person, Menodi forwards the call to you according to your own rules. If you don't pick up, it takes the call back, gets the message and sends you a summary. The customer never hits voicemail.
You keep your existing number: setup is a simple call forward, done the same day. Built for service businesses of any kind: trades, clinics, salons, repair shops, agencies and more.
Setup, support and integrations are included in every plan. There's no setup fee and one month's notice. If Menodi doesn't catch at least one booking you would otherwise have missed in the first month, you get your money back.
STIR/SHAKEN (Secure Telephone Identity Revisited/Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) is a framework of standards and protocols that enables telephone service providers to authenticate and verify caller ID information for calls carried over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This helps to reduce the number of robocalls and caller ID spoofing incidents, which can be used to commit fraud or harass consumers.
ASTPP
ASTPP is a leading open source VoIP platform based on FreeSWITCH. It provides a comprehensive solution for VoIP service providers, including features such as call routing, billing, and customer management. ASTPP also offers a suite of STIR/SHAKEN solutions that help service providers to comply with FCC regulations and protect their customers from fraud.
STIR/SHAKEN Solution with ASTPP
ASTPP's STIR/SHAKEN solution includes the following components:
STIR/SHAKEN Certificates: ASTPP helps service providers to obtain the digital certificates they need to implement STIR/SHAKEN.
STIR/SHAKEN Gateway: ASTPP's STIR/SHAKEN gateway authenticates and verifies caller ID information for all calls that pass through the ASTPP platform.
STIR/SHAKEN Reporting: ASTPP provides service providers with reports on the status of their STIR/SHAKEN implementation and the caller ID authentication rates for their calls.
Benefits of ASTPP's STIR/SHAKEN Solution
ASTPP's STIR/SHAKEN solution offers a number of benefits to service providers and their customers, including:
Compliance: ASTPP's STIR/SHAKEN solution helps service providers to comply with FCC regulations.
Security: ASTPP's STIR/SHAKEN solution helps to protect customers from fraud and harassment.
Reputation: Service providers that implement STIR/SHAKEN can demonstrate to their customers that they are committed to providing secure and reliable calling services.
How to Implement STIR/SHAKEN with ASTPP
To implement STIR/SHAKEN with ASTPP, service providers can follow these steps:
Obtain STIR/SHAKEN certificates from a trusted certificate authority.
Configure the ASTPP STIR/SHAKEN gateway.
Update their call routing rules to send all calls through the ASTPP STIR/SHAKEN gateway.
Monitor their STIR/SHAKEN reports to ensure that their implementation is working properly.
Delivering Custom Voice AI Solutions to Service Businesses. Never misses a call, 24/7 and live in less than 30 days.
Inbound voice agents to help qualify, callers, answer questions, book appointment straight into your calendar, send confirmation texts up to 10 callers at once.
Outbound AI calling service services to call new Leeds, Chase no-shows, and follow up on quote so that no Customer slipped through
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EveryDial is an AI receptionist built for home-services businesses — plumbers, HVAC companies, landscapers, and other contractors. It answers every inbound call 24/7, books jobs, captures lead details, and texts callers back, so owners never miss work while they're on a job or off the clock.
Unlike a traditional answering service, EveryDial picks up instantly on every call, qualifies the caller, and hands off booked jobs without per-minute operator fees. Setup takes minutes with a phone number you already use.
Qomprendo is a digital platform powered by artificial intelligence designed to enhance human capital management and promote workforce well-being.
Qomprendo addresses modern workplace challenges such as burnout, stress, and employee disengagement by offering a comprehensive ecosystem aimed at improving the employee experience.
The platform features a feedback system and a gamified experience that encourages users to regularly share their experiences and perceptions of the work environment. The collected data is analyzed, processed, and fed back to companies, enabling them to monitor the organizational climate, map needs, identify trends, and proactively address identified issues.
Qomprendo leverages artificial intelligence to provide personalized support to the workforce through a virtual assistant that offers tailored advice for tackling individual challenges. Additionally, Perceptia, an exclusive predictive model, forecasts resignation intentions and stress levels, allowing companies to retain key talent and prevent turnover.
The platform seamlessly integrates with existing workflows, providing detailed dashboards and reports for monitoring organizational well-being. Qomprendo is scalable and customizable to meet the needs of various organizations, helping them create a sustainable and attractive work environment.
Q Receptionist answers your business line when you can't. Instead of going to voicemail, callers talk to an AI receptionist that takes their name, number, job details and address, answers common questions from what you've written in your settings, transfers to your cell when a caller asks for a person, and emails you the lead as soon as the call ends. Keep your number and forward it with a code. Built for contractors: painting, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing, masonry, hardscape, concrete cutting, demolition and landscaping. Plans from $99/month.
The AI landscape is dominated by solutions that sacrifice integrity for power. We refuse to compromise. We’re on a mission to make trustworthy AI the global standard. To advance this mission, we’ve launched an open source alternative to black box AI called Howso Engine. It’s an auditable ML framework that brings groundbreaking explainability and performance to AI. We’ve also built an enterprise synthetic data platform atop Engine called Howso Synthesizer. It’s a solution that helps companies train AI/ML models with accurate, private, and auditable data.
Ring Leader is an AI front desk for real estate agents, teams and small brokerages. It supports missed-call, overflow and after-hours coverage based on each customer’s phone setup. It answers calls, asks useful questions, gathers caller details and takes messages when a live connection is unavailable. Routing options include a single agent, Round Robin and Ring-All. Live handoffs include private caller information and a human choice about accepting the call. Founded by Houston real estate agent and former ISA Jana Meyer, Ring Leader provides guided setup and testing before activation.
Computer Instruments AI Concierge replaces phone trees with natural conversation, understanding what each caller wants. Instead of listening for keywords, it converses, handles interruptions, and resolves requests on the call, without sending anyone to a website or back through a menu. Trained on your company's specifications, it answers questions, routes callers to the right department, translates in real time, collects payments, gathers feedback, and sends appointment reminders. It runs on the phone and voice infrastructure you already have rather than replacing it, with 250+ integrations across the major platforms. From Computer Instruments, 47 years in voice.
Callbox is Full Collaboration and Contact Center solution perfect for companies of any size from any market that want to reduce costs and increase the productivity of their employees.
It includes Chat, Calling, Meeting, Omnichannel and CallCenter with third-party integration APIs and natively integrated with Microsoft Teams and Google Workspace.
It is the most complete and cost-effective on the market, with hundreds of features including:
Full Collaboration (Calling, Chat and Meeting)
Omnichannel (WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, SMS, Email, Webchat, and more...)
Bots
Mobile Apps
Call Recording
Call Transcription
Self-service and IVR
Contact Center (active and receptive)
Reports and Monitoring
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Ace Front Desk is an AI receptionist for small businesses such as salons, barbershops, dental offices and furniture stores. It answers your business phone 24/7, answers callers' common questions, books appointments into its own calendar (it checks the owner's busy times through the owner's iCal link), transfers callers live when needed, and emails the owner a summary of every call. Owners manage their Ace by chatting with it in their account to change hours, the greeting and FAQs. English only. Pricing: Standard $297/month with 500 call minutes, Pro $497/month with 1,000 call minutes. Cancel anytime.
HelloZay is an AI-powered virtual receptionist and business call-answering platform built for service companies. It answers incoming calls when a business owner or team member cannot, speaks naturally with callers, captures the caller's name, callback number, service address and reason for calling, and sends the business an immediate call summary by text and email. HelloZay helps HVAC, plumbing, electrical, alarm and security, appliance repair, garage door, roofing, landscaping and other service businesses respond to customers and avoid missed opportunities. Businesses can continue using their existing phone workflow while HelloZay provides reliable backup call answering when calls go unanswered.
HeyFirstcall is an AI answering service for contractors, practices and firms: home-service trades, property management, dental, medical and veterinary practices, law firms and real estate offices. Every call is answered in under two seconds, day or night, in the caller's language. The caller is qualified, the visit is booked into your calendar, urgent calls are connected to your mobile, and you get a summary of every call by email. You can hear your own receptionist before you pay: it is built from your website in about 10 seconds and runs in the browser. A 7-day trial on your real phone line costs $19. Plans start at $497 a month plus a one-time setup.
GoDial turns your phone into a Call Center ☎️
Want to handle call lists with a single click? GoDial is your answer.
Zero Setup Fees. 2 Seconds to set up. GoDial Today!
How It Works?
1️⃣ Add a contact or Import your whole calling list
2️⃣ Click Start Dialing and Call will get placed
3️⃣ After the Call, set a Status like SALE, NO ANSWER, INTERESTED, BUSY etc
4️⃣ Optionally add a note or schedule a callback
5️⃣ Go to Next call
Features
♾ Rechurn
Recycle dialed contacts to get the most out of your calling list. Godial allows you to rechurn call status like Busy, Not Available, etc to New and dial them again.
Get the most out of your Call List. Increase Sales by 200%
📆 Schedule
Never miss a Call. Set a Callback date and Time and get notification Reminders
📂 Import Export from CSV
Simple bulk Import any CSV sheet. You can even Export your List with all call details. Your data is safe and stored only your phone
📵 DNC
Set any call to DO NOT CALL. Your lists will be filtered and DNC contacts will never be called again
📝 Notes
Add notes and remarks to the contact after a call. View anytime and easily export
📨 Template Messages
Setup a template message and simply click on Whatsapp, Email or SMS after a call to send an automatic message to the contact without saving the number on your phone
GoDial is a simple one-stop solution for all your outbound calling needs. The free plan allows you to store upto 100 contacts and create unlimited lists. Upgrade to the paid plan for unlimited contacts.
✅ Bulk Upload Contacts
✅ Infinite Call Lists
✅ Create Call Notes and Follow Up Actions
✅ Set Up Automatic Message Templates
✅ ReChurn Call Lists in 1 Click
✅ Easy-to-Use List Manager
✅ Send WhatsApp Messages
✅ Schedule Follow Up Calls
✅ Do Not Call List
With GoDial, your phone becomes a fully managed call centre in seconds. Try it now for free! ☎️
ClinicEcho is an AI receptionist for US med spas and dental practices. It answers the calls and website chats the front desk misses, including lunch, busy check-out hours, evenings and weekends. Each receptionist is set up for one clinic with its treatments, approved prices, hours, insurance list and booking rules. It answers callers' questions in a natural conversation, books the appointment into the clinic's calendar during the call, and emails the team a summary and full transcript within about a minute. It tells callers it is an AI, follows the clinic's emergency rules and passes anything clinical to the clinic's team. ClinicEcho signs a Business Associate Agreement before handling patient data, and setup takes about 10 business days.