Elavo Answer vs My AI Front Desk (Frontdesk)
My AI Front Desk bundles voice, chat, SMS and email for $99 with 200 minutes; Elavo Answer includes 1,200 minutes. Pricing, overage and after-hours handling compared.
My AI Front Desk (now branded Frontdesk) is $99 a month, or $79 billed annually, for 200 voice minutes plus chatbot, SMS and email allowances, with extra minutes at about $0.25 each and a 7-day free trial. Elavo Answer is $299/month for 1,200 minutes with no overage. Under roughly 1,000 minutes a month Frontdesk costs less; above that Elavo Answer does, and it adds on-call windows and an escalation chain for urgent calls.
How does My AI Front Desk pricing compare with Elavo Answer?
My AI Front Desk figures are from My AI Front Desk's own pricing page, checked October 26, 2026; check the source for current plans.
| My AI Front Desk | Elavo Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $99 / 200 min ($79 billed annually) | $299 / 1,200 min |
| Mid plans | Partner / Enterprise: custom | $599 / 2,600 · $999 / 5,000 min |
| Overage | ≈ $0.25 / min (credits) | none — one 300-minute block for $75 |
| Books appointments on the call | Yes (Google Calendar, Outlook, Cal.com) | Yes, every plan, 24/7, against your live calendar |
| Urgent-call escalation | Warm transfer or a real-time alert with the transcript | Urgency phrases → on-call → backup → owner, every plan |
| Hours | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| Trial & contract | 7-day free trial, no card; no contracts, cancel anytime. | No free trial — billed from day one; month to month, cancel anytime |
Source: My AI Front Desk — pricing
What My AI Front Desk does well
- One bundle for voice, chatbot, SMS and email at a low entry price
- 20+ languages
- Integrations with Google Calendar, Outlook, HubSpot, GoHighLevel and Zapier
- A partner / white-label tier for agencies
What Elavo Answer does differently
- 1,200 minutes included on the entry plan instead of 200
- On-call windows by day and time with primary → backup → owner escalation
- Urgency phrases written for your trade
- No per-minute overage: one 300-minute block when you need more
Which should you choose?
Frontdesk suits a business that wants many channels in one low-cost plan and takes modest call volume. Elavo Answer suits a phone-heavy trades business: more minutes included and urgent calls routed to whoever is on call.
Elavo Answer plans
Essentials
One crew, after-hours and overflow coverage.
1,200 minutes included every month
Choose EssentialsGrowth · Most popular
Growing shop, every call all day and night.
2,600 minutes included every month
Choose GrowthBilled at checkout — no free trial. Included minutes reset each month; purchased blocks never expire. Transferred minutes, spam and calls under 10 seconds are never billed. Cancel anytime.
Common questions
How much does My AI Front Desk cost for 1,200 minutes?
About $349 a month on published pricing: $99 for 200 minutes plus roughly 1,000 extra minutes at about $0.25 each. Elavo Answer Essentials includes 1,200 minutes for $299/month.
Stop paying by the minute to miss calls.
Elavo Answer plans from $299/month with 1,200 minutes included and one 300-minute block for $75 when you need more. Live today, cancel anytime.