Why teams pick Fast Response AI as their Podium alternative
Podium's AI texts your leads. But when the pipe bursts at 2am, your customer is calling — not typing.
Catch every call, text, and chat — even the ones you can't take
Every missed conversation is a job that goes to whoever picked up first. From the first ring to the follow-up, Fast Response AI runs your whole front desk so none of them slip — answer, reach out, record, and automate.
AI answers — or your team does.
You decide how every call is handled, and your people are never locked out of the AI — on iOS, Android, or the web.
(No silent takeover of a live AI call.)
What changes when you switch
One flat $79 base — your whole team included.
Answer the actual phone, not just texts — AI across call, text, and chat, flat $79, no 12-month lock-in, live in 10 minutes, and add your whole team with no per-seat fee.
Then simply pay-as-you-go — no seat tax, no surprise bot meter.
A growth toolkit, not an add-on
Mass outbound, unlimited concurrency, and a built-in AI CRM — bundled into the $79 base and live in 10 minutes, not gated behind enterprise tiers or per-seat upgrades.
Reach every contact in your own voice or by text — announcements, reminders, campaigns. Both channels, included in the base.
A storm-day spike doesn't hit a busy signal. Every caller is answered at once, with no per-line caps.
Every call and text logged — recording, transcript, summary — in a CRM that builds itself. No data entry.
Leave Podium in an afternoon
Keep your number, no contract, no per-location setup fee, live in under 10 minutes, free trial.
Porting is standard — your callers never notice the change.
Month-to-month. Try the free trial before you move anything.
No setup call, no rollout. Done before lunch.