Starter
$79/month
or $790 a year, two months free
Solo owners and small shops with a few calls a day
- 300 call minutes a month
- 1 call answered at once
- Every feature included
- A local number in your area code
The AI receptionist that answers every call: Never miss a call. Or a customer.
Julius Answer by DealsFlow picks up every call in your business's name, day and night. It books appointments, takes messages and puts callers through to your team.
From $79 a month. First 7 days free.
2:14 AM · Oak Street Dental
The office is closed.
The phone rings.
0:03
Julius picks up,
in your business's name.
0:41
A booked visit,
waiting for your OK.
The next morning
You were asleep.
Julius wasn't.
Meet Julius
Carved for one job. Answering your phone.
Julius Answer is an AI receptionist your callers talk to like a person, at any hour of the day or night. It says it's an AI assistant and never pretends to be human.
- Every feature on every plan
- Keep your number
- No contract
What Julius Answer does on every call
An AI receptionist (also called an AI answering service) does the front-desk work on the phone. Here is what Julius Answer handles for you.
Answers 24/7
Nights, weekends, lunch rush and holidays, in a natural voice, with your business name. It answers 1 call at a time on Starter, 3 at once on Pro and 10 on Business.
Books appointments
Checks your open times, offers up to three, and books the caller's choice for you to confirm with one tap.
Takes clear messages
Name, number, what it's about and when to call back, read back to the caller to be sure, then emailed to you.
Puts calls through
"Billing calls go to Sam." It connects callers to the right person and takes a message if nobody can pick up.
Remembers callers
Greets regulars by first name and remembers what they asked for, so nobody has to repeat themselves.
Never makes things up
Answers only from your information. What it can't answer comes to you once, and it knows it next time.
Why answering every call matters
Callers who reach voicemail mostly don't wait. They call the next business on the list.
82% would call a competitor
if a business doesn't answer, according to CallRail's September 2025 survey of 1,000 US consumers. Only 42% said they leave a voicemail.
56% of callers reach a person
across more than 70 million calls in 10 industries, according to Invoca's 2026 Lead Conversion Benchmarks Report.
$38,010 a year
is the median pay of a US receptionist before benefits (BLS, May 2025), for about 40 of the week's 168 hours.
Set up in about ten minutes
No other website, no forms to fill in elsewhere, no API keys. Everything happens in the Julius Answer console.
Sign up
Your business name, email and the area code you want. Your 7-day free trial, with up to 150 call minutes on any plan, starts when you add a card in the console; nothing is charged until it ends.
Tell it about your business
Type or talk to the setup assistant: services, prices you share, hours, who takes which calls. It fills in the settings for you.
Forward your line
You get a local number in your area code. Forward your business number to it, all calls or only missed ones, and make a test call.
Built for the way your business takes calls
Julius Answer knows what to ask, what to book and what counts as urgent in your line of work.
Plumbers
Leaks flagged urgent, estimate visits booked.
HVAC
No heat, no cooling, maintenance calls.
Property management
Maintenance requests, emergencies first.
Contractors
Estimate visits, storm damage first.
Salons & spas
Bookings by service and stylist.
Dental offices
New patients, insurance, urgent pain.
Law firms
Consultations and deadline calls.
Real estate
Buyers and sellers, showings booked.
Voicemail, answering service or AI receptionist?
How the three most common ways to cover the phone compare for a small business.
| Option | Voicemail | Live answering service | Julius Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answers every call, 24/7 | No | Yes on most plans (Ruby and Smith.ai list 24/7) | Yes |
| Books appointments on the call | No | Yes (Ruby includes it; Smith.ai charges $1.50 a call) | Yes |
| More than one caller at a time | No | Yes, from a team of agents | 1 on Starter, 3 on Pro, 10 on Business |
| Knows your prices and policies | No | From a script | From your information |
| Typical price | Free | From about $250 a month for 50 minutes (Ruby, Oct 2026) | From $79 a month for 300 minutes |
| A real person on the line | No | Yes | No: an AI that says so |
Read the full comparison · AI answering service for small business · After-hours answering service · Virtual receptionist · Julius Answer vs other services
Simple pricing, every feature included
Plans differ only in minutes and how many calls are answered at once. 7-day free trial, cancel anytime.
Pro
$199/month
or $1,990 a year, two months free
Busy teams that book jobs and appointments every day
- 1,000 call minutes a month
- 3 calls answered at once
- Every feature included
- A local number in your area code
Business
$399/month
or $3,990 a year, two months free
Multi-crew and multi-location businesses with heavy call volume
- 3,000 call minutes a month
- 10 calls answered at once
- Every feature included
- A local number in your area code
Frequently asked questions
What is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is software that answers your business phone with a natural-sounding voice. It answers questions from your business information, books appointments, takes messages and puts callers through to your team, at any hour. Read the full explanation.
How much does Julius Answer cost?
Plans are $79, $199 and $399 a month with 300, 1,000 and 3,000 call minutes. Every plan has every feature and starts with a 7-day free trial. Extra minutes start at $25 for 100 and never expire. See pricing.
Can I keep my business phone number?
Yes. Forward your existing number to Julius Answer, either all calls or only the ones you don't pick up. A local number in your area code is also included on every plan. See how to forward your calls.
Will callers know they are talking to an AI?
Yes. Julius Answer says it is an AI assistant when it greets the caller and never claims to be human. It speaks natural American English and answers in Spanish or another language when the caller speaks it.
Can it book appointments?
Yes. It checks your open times, offers the caller up to three, and books the one they choose as a request you confirm with one tap. With Google Calendar connected it never offers a time you're busy.
What happens when it doesn't know an answer?
It says so plainly, takes a message, and saves the question for you. You answer it once and Julius Answer knows it on the next call. It never makes up prices, hours or policies.
How long does setup take?
About ten minutes. Sign up, tell the setup assistant about your business by typing or talking, and forward your line. There's no other website to visit and nothing to install.
Is Julius Answer the same as Julius AI?
No. Julius Answer is an AI receptionist made by DealsFlow. Julius AI (julius.ai) is an unrelated data-analysis product.
Sources
- Missed calls cost businesses more than ever (survey of 1,000 US consumers), CallRail, September 25, 2025
- Lead Conversion Benchmarks Report 2026, Invoca, July 2026
- Receptionists: Occupational Outlook Handbook, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 data
- Ruby pricing, Ruby, checked October 19, 2026
- Smith.ai pricing (Virtual Receptionist plans), Smith.ai, checked October 19, 2026
Checked 2026-10-20. Third-party prices and features change; check the vendor before you buy.
Never miss another call
Set up in about ten minutes. 7-day free trial, no contract, and you keep your business number.
