VeraDial: AI receptionist and business phone line from $14.99

About VeraDial

VeraDial gives freelancers, contractors and small businesses a business phone number with an AI receptionist called Vera. Vera answers calls and texts around the clock, so jobs are not lost while you are driving or on site, and you get a transcript and a summary of each conversation. You can take a new US or Canadian number or keep your existing one and forward its calls.

On the Plus and Business plans Vera also makes calls for you. You give her a goal, such as confirming a Friday appointment and asking about parking, and she handles the conversation and reports back. The homepage example has her calling a customer on behalf of an electrician to book a quote visit. Calls go out through Twilio with STIR/SHAKEN-signed caller ID, which helps them avoid being marked as spam. There is business texting, call recording with transcription, voicemail transcription and team sharing of lines, and Vera can answer in English or Canadian French.

You can talk to Vera in a free three-minute browser demo with no sign-up. Plans include a seven-day trial. The pricing page lists Vera Lite at $14.99 a month (one line, 100 answering minutes, about 170 calls), Vera Plus at $29.99 (300 answering and 300 calling minutes) and Vera Business at $59.99 (three lines and unlimited answering under fair use), with 17 percent off yearly. Apps are on iOS and Android, and numbers are currently US and Canada only.