Voxgard
vs Smith.ai.
Smith.ai and Voxgard both answer calls with AI, book appointments and hand callers to a person. The biggest difference is billing. Smith.ai charges per call: a free tier covers 25 calls a month, Pro starts at $150 a month at $2.00 a call, and Enterprise at $500 a month. Voxgard charges per minute: $249 a month with 300 minutes, then $0.55 a minute. At a few calls a day Smith.ai costs less. The gap closes as volume grows, and above roughly 300 calls a month at three minutes each the two list prices sit close together. Smith.ai also sells a staffed live-agent network and leans toward law firms, with Clio built in. Voxgard is AI only, speaks 32 languages to Smith.ai’s English and Spanish, and starts with a free five-day pilot without a card. Facts below were checked on each company’s own website on 25 September 2026.
Updated September 2026Side by side.
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| Voxgard | Smith.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI receptionist | AI receptionist backed by a staffed live-agent network |
| Billed by | The minute: a monthly allowance, then a per-minute rate. No per-seat fees | The call: plans are a number of calls a month at a per-call rate |
| Entry plan | Basic: $249/month with 300 minutes, then $0.55/minute | Free: 25 calls a month, then $3.00 a call (overages off by default on the free tier) |
| Other plans | Standard $549/month with 1,000 minutes, then $0.35/minute. Enterprise from $1,500/month | Pro from $150/month at $2.00 a call. Enterprise from $500/month at $1.67 a call |
| Setup | Configured by our engineers on your scripts during the pilot | “No setup fees” |
| Trial | Free 5-day pilot on your real calls, no credit card | Free tier rather than a trial; card required at signup |
| Contract | Month to month; 15% off when paid yearly | Month to month; 30 days’ notice to cancel |
| Languages | 32 languages, switching mid-call | English and Spanish |
| Booking | Google Calendar and Calendly, while the caller is on the line | “AI Scheduling (Calendly & more)”, Clio |
| Integrations named | HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive (Standard and up); Zapier, Make, n8n | Salesforce, HubSpot, Clio Grow, Clio Manage; more through Zapier and Make |
| Texts callers | Two-way SMS and MMS, $0.05 and $0.15 per message | Not listed, beyond custom SMS branding on Pro and up |
| Hand-off | To your managers, in the order you set, when the caller asks for a person | Warm transfers to your team; live agents as a per-call add-on |
Sources: Smith.ai AI Receptionist, Smith.ai pricing. Voxgard: pricing.
What a month
costs.
Smith.ai prices the call and Voxgard prices the minute, so the same month can come out either way. These rows use only the plan sizes Smith.ai publishes.
| A month of | Voxgard | Smith.ai |
|---|---|---|
| 25 calls · 75 min | $249 Basic | $0 Free tier |
| 75 calls · 225 min | $249 Basic | $150 Pro, 75 calls |
| 300 calls · 900 min | $549 Standard | $500 Enterprise, 300 calls |
Smith.ai figures are its published plan prices; its overage rates on Pro and Enterprise are not shown here because we could not confirm them. Voxgard figures are the cheaper of Basic and Standard at that many minutes. Short calls favour per-call pricing less; long calls favour it more.
Where Smith.ai
fits better.
Smith.ai is the better pick in these cases, and we would say so on a sales call too.
A few calls a day
Twenty-five calls a month are free, and Pro starts at $150 for 75 calls. At that volume Smith.ai costs less than any Voxgard plan.
You want people on standby
Smith.ai runs a staffed network of more than 500 North America-based receptionists that can take over a call. Voxgard hands off to your own team.
You run a law firm on Clio
Clio Grow and Clio Manage are built in, and most of Smith.ai’s site is written for legal intake.
Where Voxgard
fits better.
Voxgard is built for trades and local businesses that pay by the conversation.
Callers who speak more than English and Spanish
Voxgard answers in 32 languages and switches mid-call when the caller does, then texts in that language.
Busy months that swing
You pay for minutes used, not per call. A storm week of short booking calls does not multiply the bill call by call.
A trial on your real calls
Five days on your own number, no credit card, set up by our engineers. Smith.ai’s free tier asks for a card at signup.
Switching
over.
Nothing to install, and the old service can stay on until you are sure.
Keep your number
Forward your line to Voxgard, or port it later. Callers dial the number they already know.
Run both for a week
Forward only after-hours calls, or one location, during the pilot. Your current service keeps the rest.
Bring your scripts
Send us the greeting, questions and routing you use today. Our engineers set the operator up on them.
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Voxgard or Smith.ai?
Not at low volume. Smith.ai’s free tier covers 25 calls a month and Pro starts at $150, while Voxgard starts at $249. At around 300 calls a month of three minutes each, the list prices are close: $500 for Smith.ai Enterprise, $549 for Voxgard Standard.
Yes. Smith.ai lists English and Spanish. Voxgard lists 32 languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian and Arabic.
No. Voxgard is AI only and transfers to your own managers, in the order you set, when a caller asks for a person.
Yes. Forward after-hours calls or one location to Voxgard for the five-day pilot and keep Smith.ai on the rest.
Try it on
your own calls.
Five days on your real line, free, no card. Keep Smith.ai running while you compare.