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Frontdesk vs. Adaptify comes down to one question: do you want a self-serve AI tool, or experts who build you an AI phone agent that answers and books every call? Adaptify is a done-for-you service: we build, launch and, if you want, manage your agent for you. Here's the side-by-side, using Frontdesk's own pages as of October 2026.
Frontdesk vs. Adaptify: the quick answer
Adaptify wins for most businesses. It answers every call instantly, books jobs into your schedule, transfers urgent calls to your team and costs $0.25 a minute after a one-time setup. At 200 minutes a month, Frontdesk is $99 for its 200-minute plan, while Adaptify is about $50 in call minutes. You don't build anything: experts do it, and ongoing management is optional.
How Frontdesk works
Frontdesk is a self-serve AI receptionist (formerly My AI Front Desk) that handles calls, texts, email and chat. (Frontdesk)
- Its main plan is $99 a month, or $79 a month billed annually, with 200 voice minutes, 100 chatbot conversations and 400 SMS messages.
- Extra usage is billed through a credit pool, with auto-reload adding 1,000 credits for $10.
- Partner and Enterprise pricing is custom and set by monthly volume.
How Adaptify works
Start on the Adaptify done-for-you AI phone agent homepage, where one short form gets your agent planned within a business day.
- One onboarding call. You tell us your services, questions, booking rules and who gets urgent calls.
- We build and test your agent. Greeting, intake, booking, live transfers, texts and integrations with your calendar or field service software, such as ServiceTitan, Jobber and Housecall Pro.
- You go live in 6 days on your existing number.
- You see everything in your dashboard. Call logs, transcripts and recordings, minute top-ups, update requests and support tickets.
- Optional Agent Maintenance. We keep your agent updated, add guardrails, upgrade to newer AI models and tune it to book more callers. Cancel anytime.
Frontdesk vs. Adaptify pricing
Frontdesk's main plan is $99 a month, or $79 a month billed annually, with 200 voice minutes, 100 chatbot conversations and 400 SMS messages. Extra usage is billed through a credit pool, with auto-reload adding 1,000 credits for $10. (Frontdesk)
Adaptify charges $600 one time for setup, including 120 free minutes and your dashboard. After that, call minutes are $0.25 each, with no bundles and no night or holiday surcharge. Agent Maintenance is $400 a month and optional.
- 200 minutes: Frontdesk $99, Adaptify $50.
Estimate your own numbers with the missed call calculator.
Feature comparison: Frontdesk vs. Adaptify
- Who builds it: Adaptify's experts build, test and launch a custom agent for you.
- Answering: Adaptify answers many calls at once, 24/7, with no hold queue.
- Outcome: Adaptify books straight into your calendar or field service software and texts the caller.
- Urgent calls: Adaptify transfers them to your own team by your rules.
- Dashboard: Adaptify includes call logs, transcripts, recordings, minute top-ups, update requests and support tickets.
- Billing: Adaptify is $0.25 per minute used, with no bundles.
- Ongoing care: Adaptify's optional Agent Maintenance keeps your agent improving, so it books more callers over time.
Why most owners choose done-for-you
Most owners don't want to manage an answering service or learn an AI tool. They want every call answered, jobs booked and a clear record of what happened. Adaptify is built for exactly that. Read done-for-you AI receptionist and AI receptionist vs. answering service.
How to switch from Frontdesk to Adaptify
- Book an onboarding call.
- Adaptify builds and tests your agent.
- Go live in 6 days on your existing number. See keep your business number.
- Cancel Frontdesk once you're happy.
Switch from Frontdesk to Adaptify
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Sources
- Frontdesk, Pricing (accessed October 2026)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Frontdesk and Adaptify?
Frontdesk is a self-serve AI receptionist (formerly My AI Front Desk) that handles calls, texts, email and chat. Adaptify is a done-for-you service: experts build, test and launch a custom AI phone agent that answers in your name, books appointments, transfers urgent calls and logs every call in your dashboard.
Is Adaptify cheaper than Frontdesk?
At 200 minutes a month, Frontdesk is $99 for its 200-minute plan, while Adaptify is about $50 in call minutes. Adaptify has a one-time $600 setup with 120 free minutes, and Agent Maintenance ($400 a month) is optional.
What does Adaptify Agent Maintenance include?
Agent updates, support, new guardrails, upgrades to newer AI models and ongoing tuning to book more callers. It's optional and you can cancel anytime.
What's in the Adaptify dashboard?
Every call log, transcript and recording, plus minute top-ups, agent update requests and support tickets.
How long does it take to switch from Frontdesk to Adaptify?
6 days. Adaptify builds and tests your agent, then you forward your existing number to it.
