| Pricing | FAST RESPONSE AI | RingCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per account | Per user (RingEX) |
| Phone plan | $29/mo (1 user on Starter), $79/mo (Pro, unlimited users) | Core $20/user/mo annual or $30 monthly; Advanced $25 or $35 |
| AI receptionist | Included in every plan | AI Receptionist add-on: $39/mo, or $49/mo standalone |
| AI included | 30 AI minutes (Starter), 100 (Pro) | 100 minutes |
| More AI | $0.16 to $0.25 per minute | $0.50 per minute, billed in 30-second increments |
| Texting | 1,000 texts on Pro | 25 per user (Core), 100 (Advanced) |
| Your team's calls recorded, transcribed and summarized | Every call, every plan | AI Assistant skills vary by tier; conversation analytics is an add-on from $60 |
| Live takeover of AI calls | Yes: listen, whisper, take over | Hands calls to a team member with context; live takeover not described |
| Contract | No contract | Discounts tied to annual terms |
Prices checked October 22, 2026, in USD before taxes and fees, linked to each vendor's pricing page below. RingCentral doesn't publish seat prices on its site; seat prices come from CloudTalk's RingCentral pricing guide (updated October 16, 2026). FAST RESPONSE AI figures are from our pricing page.
About 2 minutes per AI call, on RingEX Core plus the AI Receptionist add-on.
| Business | FAST RESPONSE AI | RingCentral (monthly) | RingCentral (annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo owner, 50 AI calls | $40 to $47 | $69 | $59 |
| 3-person team, 100 AI calls | $95 to $104 | $179 | $149 |
| 8-person team, 200 AI calls | $127 to $154 | $429 | $349 |
Short calls favor per-minute pricing billed by the second; RingCentral bills AI minutes in 30-second increments.
Watch out: spam calls can rack up your bill. If you get spam calls, see what they add each month, at about 30 seconds a call.
150 spam calls a month, once your included calls or minutes are used. RingCentral bills AI minutes at $0.50 in 30-second steps after the first 100 minutes, so each spam call costs $0.25. We charge $0.16 to $0.25 per AI minute, so a 30-second call costs about 8 to 13 cents.
From RingCentral's own pages, checked October 22, 2026.
Every missed conversation goes to whoever picked up first. From the first ring to the follow-up, FAST RESPONSE AI runs your front desk: answer, reach out, record, and automate.
You decide how every call is handled, and your people are never locked out of the AI. Ring the team first, or let the AI answer and step in whenever you want.
Listen in on any AI call, whisper to it, or take it over, on every plan (web app).
Starter is $29 a month for one user with the AI receptionist, two-way texting, web chat, recording and the CRM included. Pro is $79 a month for your whole team on one number, plus automations and integrations. Scale is $249 with mass outbound calling and texting. Priced per account, never per seat.
Then pay as you go: extra AI minutes $0.16 to $0.25, extra voice minutes and texts 4 to 6 cents. Extra numbers $9 a month each. No contract.
See every feature, plan by plan →A built-in AI CRM on every plan, automations on Pro and up, and no per-seat upgrades. Live in about 5 minutes, with no enterprise rollout.
Text a caller back the moment they ring, remind customers before a booking, or push call details to your other tools by webhook, filtered by conditions on what was said. 100+ templates.
A Monday-morning spike doesn't hit a busy signal. Simultaneous callers are each answered, and your team can still pick up or take over any of them.
Every call and text logged, with the recording, transcript and summary, in a CRM that builds itself. Follow-up tasks suggested from each call. No data entry.
Keep your number: port it or forward it. There's no contract on our side, you're live in about 5 minutes, and you can start free before you move anything.
Port it over, or forward it while you try us. Your callers never notice the change.
Month to month, cancel anytime. Start free before you move anything.
No setup call, no rollout. The AI is answering before lunch.
And we handle your texting registration for you, so you can text customers from day one, with no DIY paperwork and no weeks-long wait.
Most searches for RingCentral alternatives are really a choice between a cheaper per-user phone system and a line that answers itself. Here's how the common picks compare, with list prices from each vendor's own pricing page.
Vendor figures are list prices from each vendor's own pricing page, in USD before taxes and fees; annual prices assume a yearly commitment. Check each site for current pricing. FAST RESPONSE AI figures are exact.
$39 a month as an add-on to a RingEX plan, or $49 a month standalone. Both include 100 minutes, then $0.50 per minute in 30-second increments. FAST RESPONSE AI includes the AI receptionist on every plan, from $29 a month.
RingEX Core runs about $20 per user per month billed annually or $30 monthly; Advanced about $25 or $35. RingCentral doesn't list seat prices on its own site, so these come from third-party pricing guides. FAST RESPONSE AI is $29 a month for one user and $79 for your whole team.
It depends on what you need. If you want calls answered and a line your team shares, FAST RESPONSE AI includes the AI receptionist and a CRM from $29 a month. If you mainly want a cheaper per-user phone system, Dialpad, Quo (formerly OpenPhone), Nextiva and Grasshopper are the usual picks; they're compared further down this page.
Yes. FAST RESPONSE AI is priced per account: Starter is $29 a month for one user, and Pro is $79 a month for your whole team with no per-seat fees. Grasshopper also prices its team plans per account, without an AI receptionist included.
RingCentral's AI Receptionist routes complex calls to a team member with context. With FAST RESPONSE AI, your team can listen in, whisper to the AI or take over at any moment, from the web app. See the call inbox →