Law firms
Best AI receptionist for law firms
Smith.ai is $150 a month for 75 calls with a North America human safety net, built for law first. Ruby is $250 live US for low-volume offices. OpenPhone is $19 a user for a shared SMS inbox next to Clio. Weave at $199 is a dental PBX. Rosie at $49 is a home-service bot. Frontdesk at $99 is Housecall Pro HVAC/plumbing. Aircall and JustCall are sales-desk VoIP per seat.
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| Tool | Verdict | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith.ai | Solid pick | $150/mo | Law firms and high-ticket home services that lose real jobs to voicemail |
| CallRail | Situational | $55/mo | A plumber, HVAC shop, or law firm that runs Google Ads. Not a salon shopping missed-call text-back. |
| OpenPhone | Situational | $19/user/mo | A Jobber plumber or Clio law firm that wants a shared SMS inbox. Not a Dentrix dentist, not a Mindbody salon. |
| Ruby | Situational | $250/mo | Solo law and other low-volume offices that want a human at 2 a.m. Dispatch-heavy plumbers and salons should keep walking. |
| Goodcall | Situational | $79/mo | Low-volume shops that need a cheap after-hours bot for FAQs and messages, not emergency dispatch |
| Broadly | Skip for most | $799/mo | A plumber who wants reviews, missed-call text-back, and an AI front desk in one bundle, and who gets cancel terms in writing that match the FAQ. |
| Weave | Skip for law firms | $199/mo | A US or Canada dental, optometry, vet, or specialty-medical office replacing its PBX. Not a plumber, not a salon, not a law firm. |
| Rosie | Skip for law firms | $49/mo | Solo home-service owners who want 24/7 pickup and will stay inside 250 minutes, or who will pay Scale $149 when they actually need booking and transfers |
| Frontdesk | Skip for law firms | $99/mo | Housecall Pro plumbers and HVAC that want cheap AI-only after-hours pickup and will stay near 200 minutes a month |
| Aircall | Skip for law firms | $40/user/mo | A HubSpot or Salesforce sales team that wants VoIP plus an AI Voice Agent. Not a one-shop plumber, dentist, salon, HVAC truck, or Clio law firm. |
| JustCall | Skip for law firms | $39/user/mo | A HubSpot or Salesforce sales team that wants VoIP plus SMS. Not a one-shop plumber, dentist, salon, HVAC truck, or solo law firm. |
| Numa | Skip for law firms | Custom | Franchise auto dealerships with a DMS. Not plumbers, dentists, salons, HVAC, or law firms. |
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FAQ
What is the cheapest public monthly price for law firms in this aisle?
OpenPhone lists $19/user/mo as the public monthly price on the review date.
Is Weave for law firms?
No. A dental phone system with missed-call text in the base plan. A plumber is shopping the wrong aisle. From $199/mo.
Who law firms should actually open
Smith.ai
Solid pickPhone answering with a North America human safety net, priced per call, built for law firms first.
CallRail
SituationalPublic-price call tracking so you know which Google ad rang the phone. 250 minutes, then overage they will not refund.
OpenPhone
SituationalCheap shared line on the phones you already carry. Rebranded Quo. If the Google number cannot go down, keep walking.
Ruby
SituationalLive US receptionists with a public price list. The minutes round up, and overage is not on the marketing page.