Upfirst
An AI receptionist for small businesses that answers every call 24/7, books into the business’s calendar, transfers calls with context and texts callers links mid-call.
Facts last checked
The facts, as Upfirst publishes them
- Starting price
- $24.95/monthsource for starting price, checked Oct 3, 2026
Starter, 30 calls/month, billed monthly ($20/month billed annually); $1.50 per additional call
- Free trial
- Languages
- 35+ languages (not listed by name)source for languages, checked Oct 3, 2026
Says 35+ languages and switches automatically.
- HIPAA / BAA
BAAs are listed on the Custom plan only.
- Integrations
- Google Calendar, Outlook, Clio, Acuity, Calendly, Square, Zapiersource for integrations, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Books appointments
On all plans.
- Transfers to a person
- Two-way AI texting
- Not published
Sends texts to callers mid-call (links, pricing, directions). Two-way AI text conversations are not described.
- Website chat
- Not published
“Not published” means we did not find it on Upfirst’s own pages, not that the feature is missing.
Who it’s for
Small businesses with modest call volume that want per-call pricing, calendar booking and multilingual answering.
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- VocenyaOur product
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Vocenya: an AI receptionist with people behind it
An AI receptionist that answers calls 24/7 in the business’s name, answers questions from its website and notes, books appointments and texts or emails the owner a summary. Calls that need a person can be handed to GH Live, a staffed human answering team, for a per-business rate.
Call our AI receptionist: (732) 633-0055Hear it answer before you compare anything else.- Starting price
- Free trial
- HIPAA / BAA
- Languages
- English, Spanishsource for languages, checked Oct 3, 2026
Sources
- Upfirst homechecked Oct 3, 2026
- Upfirst pricingchecked Oct 3, 2026
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