Rosie alternative
The Rosie alternative that is the phone system, not a forward.
Rosie is a good AI receptionist you bolt onto the phone line you already pay for. Ody is the line: number, calling, texting, team inbox and a 24/7 AI receptionist, in one per-user price.
7-day free trial on every plan · No per-minute charges · Rosie facts verified September 2026
THE QUICK ANSWER
Rosie is one of the best-value standalone AI receptionists: $49/mo for 250 minutes with message taking, spam detection, bilingual EN/ES, summaries, transcripts and recordings. Two things define this comparison. First, Rosie publishes no overage rate; its Terms say exceeding your minutes automatically upgrades you to the next plan ($149 Scale, then $299 Growth) until you downgrade, and direct calendar booking, warm transfers and mid-call texting only start at $149. Second, Rosie is not a phone system: no outbound calling, no team lines, no texting inbox, no IVR. You keep paying your carrier. Ody Starter is $19/user/mo and is the phone system: a number, unlimited US & Canada calling and texting, a shared inbox, 43 integrations and a 24/7 AI receptionist that books, texts back missed calls and hands off to your team, with no minutes.
PRICING
What you'll actually pay.
Rosie AI Answering Service
No per-minute overage rate is published. Rosie's Terms say that if you exceed your plan minutes it 'will automatically upgrade' you to the next plan and keep you there until you downgrade, so a $49 customer can silently become a $149 one; third-party sites quoting $0.25/min are not backed by any Rosie source. Minutes are billed in 60-second increments rounded up per call, no rollover, no partial refunds. 30-day auto-renewing subscription, cancel from the dashboard; 7-day free trial with a card on file. Website Texting add-on $50/mo for 25 conversations, $1 each after.
Ody
One number per user included; extra local or toll-free numbers $5/mo each. Business texting needs one-time 10DLC registration ($20 setup + $4/mo per texting number, handled during onboarding). International calling is a $5/mo add-on with $5 of usage included. Plans are billed monthly or prepaid annually (annual saves up to 30%). Taxes apply; there are no per-minute charges and no AI credits.
Try for free →THE MATH
100 calls a month, about 3 minutes each
100 calls x 3 minutes = 300 minutes, which exceeds Rosie Professional's 250. Rosie's Terms say you are then automatically moved to the next plan, Scale at $149/mo, and kept there until you downgrade; minutes bill in 60-second increments rounded up per call. Rosie replaces voicemail, not your phone line, so your existing carrier or VoIP bill continues. Ody Starter is $19/mo for one user and is the phone line: number, calling, texting and unlimited AI answering. Taxes excluded for both.
SIDE BY SIDE
Ody vs Rosie, feature by feature.
Rosie AI Answering Service facts from their published pricing & docs, verified September 2026.
| Feature | Rosie AI Answering Service | Ody |
|---|---|---|
| AI answering | ||
| AI receptionist answers calls | RosieYes, AI only, no human fallback | OdyIncluded on every plan |
| What the AI costs | RosieIncluded in minute bundles | Ody$0 extra. No credits, no minute bundles |
| Books appointments | RosieAppointment links (Professional); direct calendar booking (Scale+) | Ody✓ |
| AI texts back missed calls | RosieAppointment links on all plans; mid-call texts on Scale+ | Ody✓ |
| AI call summaries & transcripts | RosieSummaries, transcripts, recordings on all plans | OdyGrowth+ |
| Turn AI on/off per line & hour | RosieForward all calls, after-hours or overflow | Ody✓ |
| The phone system underneath | ||
| Business phone system included | Rosie— | Ody✓ |
| Phone number included | RosiePick a number, or forward yours | Ody1 per user; extras $5/mo |
| US & Canada calling | RosieInbound answering only; no outbound calling | Ody✓ |
| Business texting (SMS/MMS) | RosieTexts to callers; no team texting | OdyUS & Canada, 10DLC handled |
| Shared team inbox | Rosie— | Ody✓ |
| Phone menus (IVR) | Rosie— | OdyGrowth+ |
| Integrations & data | ||
| CRM integrations | RosieZapier; native CRM only on Custom plan | Ody43 integrations, every plan |
| ChatGPT / Claude (MCP) | Rosie— | Ody✓ |
| Developer API & webhooks | RosieNo public API | OdyEvery plan |
| Analytics & reporting | RosieCall summaries dashboard | OdyGrowth+ |
| Commercial | ||
| Pricing model | RosiePer minute bundles | OdyPer user, flat |
| Starting price | Rosie$49/mo | Ody$19/user/mo ($15 annual) |
| Overage | RosieAutomatic tier upgrade, no published rate | OdyNone |
| Contract | Rosie30-day rolling | OdyBilled monthly or annually. Change plans in-app |
| Free trial | Rosie7 days (card required) | Ody7 days, every plan, full product |
| Support | RosieEmail and chat; priority on Growth | OdyEmail (Starter), live chat (Growth), phone + onboarding (Enterprise) |
WHY TEAMS SWITCH
Where Ody pulls ahead of Rosie.
One bill instead of two
Rosie sits in front of a phone system you pay someone else for; forward to it and you have two vendors, two apps and two invoices. Ody is the number, the calling, the texting, the shared inbox and the AI receptionist for $19 per user. When the AI hands off, it hands off inside the system your team already uses.
Overage you can see
Rosie publishes no per-minute rate. Its Terms describe an automatic upgrade when you exceed your bundle, so a $49 customer becomes a $149 customer without making a decision. Ody has no minute bundles: the AI receptionist is included on every plan, and the price you chose is the price you pay, plus taxes.
Booking and texting from $19
On Rosie, the $49 plan texts appointment links and takes messages in two scenarios; direct calendar booking, warm transfers and mid-call texting start at $149. Ody's AI books appointments and texts back missed calls on Starter at $19, and your team can text customers from the same number in a shared inbox.
AN HONEST TAKE
Which one is right for you?
You're happy with your current phone system and just want cheap, competent AI answering layered on top, especially as a solo owner or home-service business with modest volume. Rosie's $49 plan includes spam detection, bilingual answering, summaries, transcripts, recordings and native mobile apps, and it trains itself from your Google Business Profile in minutes.
You want to stop stacking vendors. Ody gives a small team the phone system and the AI receptionist in one product: a number per user, unlimited US & Canada calling and texting, a shared inbox, 43 integrations, MCP for ChatGPT and Claude, and 24/7 AI answering you switch on or off per line and hour, all for a flat $19 per user.
EVERYTHING INCLUDED
The whole phone system,
with the AI built in. One price.
Scroll through what every Ody workspace ships with: a number, calling and texting, a shared inbox, and a receptionist that never clocks out.
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All features →SWITCHING IS EASY
Move from Rosie without missing a call.
Start your free trial
Create your workspace in minutes. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial | you get a live number, calling, texting, and your AI agent from day one.
Port your number free
Porting is free on every plan and your existing line keeps working the whole time | no downtime, no lost calls while the port completes.
Turn on the AI (or don't)
Set your hours and decide exactly when the AI answers | per number, per hour, per team. The rest of the time, it's the best softphone you've used.
Rosie is a 30-day auto-renewing subscription you cancel from the dashboard, with no partial refunds, so time it to the end of a cycle. If you took a Rosie number, port it to Ody (porting is free); if you forwarded your own number, just remove the forward. Ody plans are billed monthly or prepaid annually.
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