Conduit vs Rosie: answering the phone vs running the office
Rosie is a well-regarded AI receptionist — it answers calls, takes messages, and on its higher plans books appointments and transfers calls, at a lower entry price (published plans run $49/mo for 250 minutes, $149 for 1,000, and $299 for 2,000 as of August 2026 per heyrosie.com; check their site for current pricing). If all you need is the phone answered, it's a fair choice. Conduit is a different category: the call is where our work starts, not where it ends.
| Rosie-class AI receptionist | Conduit | |
|---|---|---|
| Answers calls 24/7, takes messages | Yes — this is the core product | Yes — with a named, personality-tuned assistant |
| Books real appointments | Appointment links on the entry plan; direct booking on higher plans | Yes — against your real capacity, with confirmations and reminders texted |
| Missed-call text-back | Text messaging arrives on mid and higher plans | Included — seconds after the missed call, once carrier registration clears |
| Reschedules & cancellations handled | Varies by plan | Callers manage their own booking by text or link — the calendar stays true |
| Two-way Google Calendar sync | Varies by plan | On Growth and up — your own events block the assistant's slots automatically |
| Emergency escalation chain | Message or transfer, depending on plan | Owner called immediately, then backup, then SMS blast — never voicemail-and-done |
| Morning owner briefing | Call summaries | One daily brief: what happened, what's booked, what needs a decision |
| Price integrity | Varies | Structural: the assistant never states a price on the phone — pricing stays yours |
Rosie-class AI receptionist pricing and features are drawn from publicly available information as of August 24, 2026 and may change — check their own website for current details. Comparisons reflect general plan categories, not every tier. Rosie is a trademark of its respective owner; references here are for identification and comparison only.
If your problem is 'the phone rings and nobody answers,' Rosie solves it for less. If your problem is 'my evenings disappear into callbacks, leads that went cold, and a calendar I have to babysit' — that's the job Conduit was built for, and why it costs what an answering product plus a text-back product plus a scheduling tool would.
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Common questions
Is Conduit more expensive than Rosie?
At the entry level, yes — Rosie's published plans start at $49/mo for 250 minutes (August 2026, per heyrosie.com) against Conduit Solo at $129. The comparison to make is against a receptionist PLUS a missed-call-text-back tool PLUS a scheduling tool that syncs your calendar — often $150–400/mo bought separately, none of it working as one assistant — or hours of your own evening, every week.
Doesn't Rosie include more minutes per dollar?
On paper, usually. Minutes measure talk time; they don't measure what happened on the call. Conduit's minutes come with the booking made, the confirmation texted, the lead captured, and the morning brief written — if you'd still be doing that work yourself after a cheaper call, the extra minutes aren't saving you anything.
Can I switch from Rosie to Conduit?
Yes — setup is about 30 minutes, and going live is re-pointing your call forwarding. Nothing about your number changes.
Facts on this page last verified August 24, 2026