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AIRIN vs Rosie

Rosie is the budget self-serve option in the AI answering space: $49/mo entry, 7-day free trial, set it up yourself in an afternoon. AIRIN is the vertical specialist: published self-serve pricing from $49/mo billed yearly ($59/mo month-to-month), pre-built call flows, and vertical packages for insurance, HVAC, and plumbing.

These products can serve the same small business at different stages — which is exactly how to think about the choice.

At a glance

AIRINOur product

AIRIN, the AI receptionist from Atomic Apps AI — a configurable AI front office for service businesses, with pre-built HVAC, plumbing, and insurance workflows, published self-serve pricing from $49/mo billed yearly ($59/mo month-to-month) with a 14-day free trial by default, website chat included on every plan, an on-site voice widget (VIA) included with Max, and phone payments.

Pricing: From $59/mo

Yearly plan: From $49/mo billed yearly ($590/yr)

Best for: Service businesses that want published self-serve pricing and a receptionist that rings their own team first — especially HVAC, plumbing, and insurance, where pre-built workflows exist — with vendor-assisted onboarding for law firms and multi-location or custom needs.

Rosie

Simple, affordable, self-serve AI answering for small businesses — from $49/mo with a free trial.

Pricing: From $49/mo

Yearly plan: “2 months free” on yearly billing (annual price not published)

Best for: Small service businesses that want a cheap, fast, self-serve AI answering service without a sales process.

Feature comparison

"Not published" means the vendor doesn't document it — we don't guess. Verified 2026-10-26.

FeatureAIRINOur productRosie
Price (month-to-month)From $59/moFrom $49/mo
Yearly plan (average per month)From $49/mo billed yearly ($590/yr)“2 months free” on yearly billing (annual price not published)
24/7 call answering✓✓
Appointment scheduling✓Includes two-way Google Calendar and Outlook sync — Pro and Max tiers only, not included on Reception✓Calendar booking on Scale ($149/mo) and up; appointment links by text on every plan
SMS follow-up / texting callers✓In-call and post-call texting, including Pay by Phone payment links✓Mid-call texts to callers on Scale and up
Email follow-up✓PartialMessage notifications by email/SMS
CRM / back-office integrationsPartialNamed connectors (ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber for trades; EZLynx, Vertafore, AMS360, HawkSoft, QQCatalyst, NowCerts, Applied Epic for insurance AMS) — scoped and priced per connector on request, not included in the plan pricePartialCalendar integrations; website texting add-on
Live transfer to a human✓Agent-first routing rings the business's own team first (configurable 5–30s window), falling back to AIRIN if nobody answers; live warm transfer with call summary also included — Pro and Max tiers only, not on Reception. No staffed human-receptionist add-on.PartialLive/warm transfers to your phones on Scale+; no staffed fallback
Spanish / bilingual support✓English and Spanish included on every plan; Vietnamese, Tagalog, Portuguese, and Korean available per business✓English and Spanish on every plan
Custom call scripts & flows✓Call flows configured per business during onboarding✓Custom message-taking scenarios
Outbound calling✕✕
Call analytics dashboard✓Searchable transcripts and lead dashboard on every plan; full call recording is Pro and Max onlyPartial
Industry-specific packaging✓Pre-built workflows for insurance, HVAC, and plumbing; other service businesses configured around their contact pattern; law via guided onboarding (no conflict clearing or legal advice); dental and medical not generally available (private readiness review only)✕
Self-serve signup✓Self-serve checkout across all three tiers (monthly or yearly billing) with a guided setup wizard and a 14-day free trial by default; multi-location/custom is quote-led✓7-day free trial, cancel anytime
Live website chat widget✓AI Web Chat: live website chat widget trained on the business's own pages. Included on every plan — 250 AI replies/mo on Reception, 1,000 on Pro, 3,000 on Max✓Website chat widget listed as free with all plans
On-site voice widget (tap-to-talk)✓VIA: tap-to-talk voice widget for the business's own site; answers from the business's content, opens pages, and fills visible form fields (never submits). Included with Max (300 connected minutes); add-on for Reception (25 min) and Pro (100 min) at a price not yet publishedNot published
In-call phone payments✓Pay by Phone (Max): AIRIN texts the caller a secure payment link mid-call; $49 one-time activation + 0.725%/transaction, no monthly feeNot published

Cost of entry

Rosie wins on entry price and minutes, slightly: $49/mo for 250 minutes, a 7-day free trial by default, no sales call — and a "2 months free" yearly option. Rosie doesn't publish annual prices, so there's no yearly number to compare. AIRIN's entry is Reception at $59/mo month-to-month, or $49/mo on its yearly plan ($590/yr, as shown on atomicapps.ai), for 200 minutes with a 14-day free trial by default (card required) — so on yearly billing it matches Rosie's monthly sticker, with twice the trial length but fewer minutes.

Watch the meter either way: Rosie's plans are minute-based, booking and warm transfers unlock at $149/mo, and overage rates aren't published. AIRIN's overage rate is published and falls by tier — $0.65/min on Reception, down to $0.45/min on Max — but booking, calendar sync, and live transfer are also gated to Pro ($139/mo, or about $115/mo on a yearly plan) and up, not included on Reception. Both include a website chat widget on every plan.

Depth once you're past the experiment

Rosie's scenarios handle message-taking and booking well, but they're generic by design. AIRIN's vertical packages carry industry workflow out of the box — AMS connectors and carrier-aware claim routing for insurance agencies, job-type triage for trades — plus email and phone-payment follow-up alongside SMS on Pro and Max. For a 10-person agency or a busy HVAC shop, that pre-built depth is the difference between answered calls and worked leads.

More ways to compare

See also AIRIN vs Smith.ai, AIRIN vs Goodcall, and AIRIN vs Sonant AI, or browse the full best AI receptionists guide for every segment pick.

Verdict

AIRIN

Choose AIRIN if you're an insurance agency or trades business that wants pre-built vertical workflows and a 14-day free trial by default — and you're willing to start on Pro ($139/mo month-to-month, about $115/mo on a yearly plan) if you need booking or live transfer from day one.

Rosie

Choose Rosie if you want the lowest-friction way to stop missing calls this week, you're comfortable with self-serve setup, and minute-based plans fit your call volume.

Frequently asked questions

Do both services text callers?
Yes. Rosie can text callers mid-call on its Scale plan and up; AIRIN includes in-call and post-call texting plus email follow-up, including secure payment links via its Pay by Phone add-on on Max.
Which has a longer free trial?
AIRIN's is longer (14 days vs. Rosie's 7), but both are card-required and self-serve by default — neither needs a coupon code or sales call to start.
Is this site affiliated with either product?
Yes — with AIRIN. This site is published by Avant-Garde Global LLC, the company behind Atomic Apps AI, which makes AIRIN. We disclose that on every comparison page and source every factual claim; Rosie's pricing facts come from its published pricing page (verified 2026-10-26).

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