My AI Front Desk alternative: Daber AI vs My AI Front Desk
An AI receptionist platform ("Frontdesk") that bundles voice minutes with chat, SMS, a CRM and automations. Both are AI receptionists sold by the minute, so the comparison is mostly arithmetic — as of October 2026.
Short answer
On published monthly prices, yes: $49 for 210 minutes vs $99 for 200 minutes (plus 40 in credits), and $0.23 vs $0.25 per extra minute. My AI Front Desk bundles a CRM, SMS and automations, which may be worth the difference to you.
My AI Front Desk pricing (as of October 2026)
My AI Front Desk
| Plan | Price / month | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business-in-a-Box | $99 | 200 min | $0.25/min |
- Setup fee: None stated
- Free trial: Not published
- $79/month when billed annually.
- The included 1,000 credits cover 40 extra voice minutes.
- Source (as of October 2026): myaifrontdesk.com/pricing
Daber AI vs My AI Front Desk at the same volume
Daber AI: $3 for the first 14 days (a real number and 30 call minutes), then the plans below. Every plan includes the phone number, WhatsApp and website chat; there is no setup fee. See the plans.
| Call minutes / month | My AI Front Desk: cheapest published plan | Daber AI: plan that fits |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | $99.00 — Business-in-a-Box | $49.00 — Starter |
| 150 | $99.00 — Business-in-a-Box | $49.00 — Starter |
| 300 | $114.00 — Business-in-a-Box | $70.00 — Starter |
| 600 | $189.00 — Business-in-a-Box | $140.00 — Starter |
How this is computed: for each plan, price + (usage beyond what it includes × its published overage); the cheapest result is shown. A plan whose overage isn't published only counts if it covers the volume outright. Daber AI overage is billed per second.
Where Daber AI costs less
- Entry price: Daber AI's Starter is $49 a month for 210 minutes; My AI Front Desk's Business-in-a-Box is $99 a month for 200 minutes, plus 40 minutes of included credits, on monthly billing.
- Extra minutes: $0.23 on Daber AI, billed per second, vs $0.25 on My AI Front Desk.
- At 300 minutes a month: My AI Front Desk $114; Daber AI $70.00.
Where My AI Front Desk is the better choice
- One bundle for more than calls: its plan includes chat, SMS, a CRM and automations. If you want those from one vendor, compare the whole bundle, not only the minutes.
- A lower price on annual billing: $79/month when billed annually.
Switching from My AI Front Desk in 3 steps
- Try it on your own website. Paste your website at daber.ai/try and, in about 20 seconds, talk in your browser to a receptionist drafted from it. Free, no sign-up.
- Sign up and copy your setup across. Building and testing your agent is free. Bring over what your My AI Front Desk setup already knows — greeting, common questions, transfer numbers, booking rules — and test it from your browser. You pay $3 when you put it on a real phone line.
- Forward (or port) your number. Keep your business number and set call forwarding with your carrier to your Daber AI number — forward only the calls you don't answer if you want your own phone to ring first — or take a new US or Canada number, ready right away. If My AI Front Desk gave you the number you use today, ask them how to forward or port it out before you cancel, and run both side by side for a week.
Hear it on your own business first
Paste your website and talk to the receptionist it drafts, free, in about 20 seconds. If you like it, building your own is free too — you pay $3 when it goes on a real phone line.
Questions
Is Daber AI cheaper than My AI Front Desk?
On published monthly prices, yes: $49 for 210 minutes vs $99 for 200 minutes (plus 40 in credits), and $0.23 vs $0.25 per extra minute. My AI Front Desk bundles a CRM, SMS and automations, which may be worth the difference to you.
Prices checked 2026-10-02 on each vendor's own pages, linked above. If a price has changed, their page is right — tell us at hello@daber.ai. All services side by side: AI receptionist pricing compared · receptionist cost calculator.