# The AI receptionist that answers every call

# 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.

 [Start free trial](/signup/) [See how it works](/how-it-works/)

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.

[Start free trial](/signup/)[See how it works](/how-it-works/)

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

 **From $79/mo.** 7 days free. [Start free trial](/signup/)

## 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.

[See every feature](/features/)

## 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.

[More missed-call statistics, with sources](/guides/missed-call-statistics/)

## 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.
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### 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.
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### 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.
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### 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.

[How it works, step by step](/how-it-works/)

## 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.

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### Plumbers

Leaks flagged urgent, estimate visits booked.](/industries/plumbers/) [

### HVAC

No heat, no cooling, maintenance calls.](/industries/hvac/) [

### Property management

Maintenance requests, emergencies first.](/industries/property-management/) [

### Contractors

Estimate visits, storm damage first.](/industries/contractors/) [

### Salons & spas

Bookings by service and stylist.](/industries/salons-and-spas/) [

### Dental offices

New patients, insurance, urgent pain.](/industries/dental-offices/) [

### Law firms

Consultations and deadline calls.](/industries/law-firms/) [

### Real estate

Buyers and sellers, showings booked.](/industries/real-estate/)

[All industries](/industries/)

## Voicemail, answering service or AI receptionist?

How the three most common ways to cover the phone compare for a small business.

Ways to cover your business phone (live service details from Ruby's and Smith.ai's pricing pages, October 19, 2026)
|  | 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](/guides/ai-receptionist-vs-answering-service/) · [AI answering service for small business](/answering-service/) · [After-hours answering service](/after-hours-answering-service/) · [Virtual receptionist](/virtual-receptionist/) · [Julius Answer vs other services](/compare/)

## Simple pricing, every feature included

Plans differ only in minutes and how many calls are answered at once. 7-day free trial, cancel anytime.

### 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
 [Start 7-day free trial](/signup/?plan=starter) [Or pay yearly](/signup/?plan=starter&billing=yearly)

 Most popular

### 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
 [Start 7-day free trial](/signup/?plan=pro) [Or pay yearly](/signup/?plan=pro&billing=yearly)

### 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
 [Start 7-day free trial](/signup/?plan=business) [Or pay yearly](/signup/?plan=business&billing=yearly)

[Full pricing and extra minutes](/pricing/)

## 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](/guides/what-is-an-ai-receptionist/).

### 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](/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](/guides/how-to-forward-business-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
1. [Missed calls cost businesses more than ever (survey of 1,000 US consumers)](https://www.callrail.com/blog/missed-calls-cost-businesses-more-than-ever), CallRail, September 25, 2025
1. [Lead Conversion Benchmarks Report 2026](https://www.invoca.com/reports/the-invoca-lead-conversion-benchmarks-report-2026), Invoca, July 2026
1. [Receptionists: Occupational Outlook Handbook](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/office-and-administrative-support/receptionists.htm), US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 data
1. [Ruby pricing](https://www.ruby.com/pricing/), Ruby, checked October 19, 2026
1. [Smith.ai pricing (Virtual Receptionist plans)](https://smith.ai/pricing), Smith.ai, checked October 19, 2026

Checked 2026-10-20. Third-party prices and features change; check the vendor before you buy.

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Source: https://julius.dealsflow.ai/
Updated: 2026-10-20