Rosie's $49/mo plan takes messages — that's it. Booking, call transfers, and custom training cost $149-299/mo. Milo starts at $30/mo with a free 30-day pilot. No call caps.
Start Free 30-Day Pilot| Feature | Milo (AI Agent Team) | Rosie |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Call Answering | Yes | Yes |
| Appointment Booking | Yes (all plans) | Scale only ($149/mo) |
| Call Transfers | Yes (all plans) | Scale only ($149/mo) |
| Custom Training Files | Yes (all plans) | Growth only ($299/mo) |
| Included Minutes | Unlimited | 250-2,000 (plan dependent) |
| Bilingual (EN/ES) | Yes | Yes (all plans) |
| Spam Filtering | Yes | Yes (all plans) |
| Monthly Cost | $30–$50/mo | $49-$299/mo |
| Free Trial | 30-day pilot | 7-day trial |
| Calendar Sync | Yes (all plans) | Scale only ($149/mo) |
| Custom-Trained on Your Business | Yes — built for you | Self-serve setup from website/Google |
| Contract | None — cancel anytime | None |
Rosie's $49/mo starting price sounds reasonable until you realize what's actually included — and what's locked behind higher tiers.
Rosie's Professional plan ($49/mo) answers calls and takes messages. That's useful, but it's basically a smarter voicemail. The features that actually drive revenue — appointment booking, call transfers, sending texts during calls — all require the Scale plan at $149/mo.
So the plan that actually works like a real receptionist — answering questions, booking appointments, transferring urgent calls — costs $149/month minimum. And if you want to train Rosie with your own documents and detailed business info? That's $299/month. Milo includes all of this from $30–$50/mo.
On Rosie's Professional plan, here's what happens when a caller wants to book an appointment:
Caller: "I'd like to schedule a cleaning for next Tuesday."
Rosie (Professional): Takes a message. Sends you a notification. The caller waits for a callback.
With Milo: Books the appointment directly into your calendar. Confirms the time with the caller. Texts you a summary. Done.
The caller who wanted Tuesday might call someone else while waiting for your callback. You just lost revenue because your $49/mo plan couldn't close the booking.
Even on Rosie's pricier plans, minute limits exist. Professional gives you 250 minutes (~83 calls at 3 min each). Scale gives you 1,000 minutes. If you exceed your cap, Rosie doesn't answer — calls go to voicemail, which is exactly the problem you're paying to solve.
Rosie pulls information from your website or Google Business Profile to auto-train. That's convenient for getting started in minutes, but it means your AI only knows what's publicly listed. Edge cases, internal booking rules, seasonal variations, specific call flows — you're on your own to configure those through custom FAQs.
Milo is built for you. We learn your business, your common calls, your booking rules, your edge cases — then deploy an AI agent team that handles them correctly from day one.
Rosie Scale (the plan that actually books appointments):
$149/mo × 12 = $1,788/year
Milo (full agent team):
$50/mo × 12 = $600/year
You save $1,188 per year. Every year. No setup fees, cancel anytime.
Rosie is a legitimate product with real traction — 1,600+ businesses use it. Credit where it's due:
If you just need a smarter voicemail replacement and don't need appointment booking or call transfers, Rosie's $49/mo Professional plan is a solid choice. But if you want AI that actually takes action — books appointments, transfers calls, handles complex conversations — you're looking at $149-299/mo with Rosie, and that's where Milo's AI agent team economics dominate.
Your hours, services, common caller questions, booking rules, and how you want leads handled. We've built agents for dental practices, law firms, HVAC companies, veterinary clinics, home services, and more.
We build custom AI agents trained on your specific business. Test them with real calls for 30 days — no credit card, no commitment.
The agents run 24/7. Answering calls, booking appointments, qualifying leads, texting you summaries. $30/mo for AI receptionist, $50/mo for the full agent team. No minute caps. No feature gates. Cancel anytime.
Rosie has more customers — they've been at it longer. But their scale doesn't change the math: you're paying $1,788/year for appointment booking on Rosie vs $879/year on Milo. The question isn't who has more users, it's which gives you better value.
Milo takes longer because we build custom agents for your specific business. Rosie's auto-training from your website is convenient but limited — it only knows what's publicly listed. Milo agents are trained on your actual business operations, not just your homepage.
Rosie's 7-day trial is useful for testing. Milo offers a longer 30-day free pilot. At $30–$50/mo vs Rosie Scale at $149/mo, you're saving $99–$119/month from day one.
If your callers are OK leaving a message and waiting for a callback, yes. But most service businesses need AI that takes action — books the appointment, answers the detailed question, transfers the urgent call. That's Rosie Scale ($149/mo) minimum, and at that price point Milo's AI agent team is the better deal.
Milo agents are built on your own infrastructure, so you can integrate with anything — Zapier, direct API connections, webhooks, CRM systems. The difference is you're not limited to what one vendor decides to support.
Yes. We build your Milo agents while Rosie is still running. Once tested, switch your call forwarding. Zero downtime.
$30/mo AI receptionist. $50/mo full agent team. Appointment booking, call transfers, custom training — all included. Free 30-day pilot, cancel anytime.
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