Honest comparison
Conduit vs Rosie: more minutes vs the booking on the cheapest plan
Rosie is an AI receptionist sold by the minute: Professional is $49/mo for 250 minutes, Scale $149 for 1,000, Growth $299 for 2,000, with two months free on annual plans (October 2026, per heyrosie.com; verified 2026-10-11). Direct calendar booking starts on Scale; Professional texts the caller an appointment link. Check their site for current pricing.
Prices verified 2026-10-11 · source: heyrosie.com/pricing
Side by side
The same nine questions, asked of both
- Entry price and what it includes
- RosieProfessional $49/mo — 250 minutes
- ConduitSolo $79/mo — 150 minutes, 300 texts, every capability
- What happens past the allowance
- RosieAutomatic upgrade to the next plan (no per-minute overage rate)
- ConduitMessage-taking; optional one-time packs; no overage billing, ever
- What counts against the allowance
- RosieMinutes billed in 60-second increments, rounded up
- ConduitOnly a real person talking to the assistant; spam, robocalls and hang-ups under ten seconds are refunded
- Books into your calendar
- RosieScale plan ($149/mo) and up; Professional texts an appointment link
- ConduitEvery plan — two-way Google Calendar, capacity-aware, no double-booking
- Texting
- RosieEmail and text notifications; texts to callers mid-call on Scale and up
- ConduitConfirmations, reminders, missed-call text-back, mid-call links — once carrier registration clears (we file and chase it)
- Emergency path
- RosieWarm and live transfers on Scale and up
- ConduitPuts the caller through to you, then texts each emergency contact in turn until someone opens the alert
- Disclosure
- RosieNot stated on their pricing page
- ConduitEvery call opens with the AI-and-recording sentence; it can't be removed
- Owner visibility
- RosieSummaries, transcripts and recordings on every plan
- ConduitEvery recording and transcript in Calls; one briefing every morning; every lead written down
- Trial / guarantee
- Rosie7-day free trial; payments are non-refundable
- ConduitNo trial; free setup; 30-day money-back on the first payment
Rosie pricing and features are read from their own published pages and were verified on 2026-10-11 (October 11, 2026). Plans change — check their site before deciding. Trademarks belong to their owners; named for identification only.
If what you need is the phone answered and a message taken, Rosie's $49 plan gives you 250 minutes — more minutes for less money than Conduit Solo, and a 7-day trial. The difference is what happens after the call: on Rosie's $49 plan the assistant texts the caller an appointment link, and direct calendar booking starts on the $149 plan; Conduit books into your Google Calendar on its cheapest plan, texts the confirmation, and briefs you in the morning, and it never bills past your allowance (Rosie moves you up a plan automatically when you run over, and its payments are non-refundable). Pick Rosie if minutes are the thing you're buying; pick Conduit if the booking is.
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Questions
Common questions
Is Rosie cheaper than Conduit?
On minutes, yes. Rosie's Professional plan is $49 for 250 minutes (October 2026, per heyrosie.com); Conduit Solo is $79 for 150 minutes and 300 texts. The comparison that decides it is booking: on Rosie it starts at the $149 Scale plan, on Conduit it is on Solo.
What happens when I run over my minutes?
Rosie's terms move you up to the next plan automatically when you exceed your minutes, and the upgrade stays until you downgrade. Conduit never bills past your allowance: at the cap your assistant takes messages, every caller still lands in your inbox, and you decide whether to add a one-time pack.
Can I switch from Rosie to Conduit?
Yes. Your number stays yours: build your assistant free, pick a plan when you're ready, and point your call forwarding at your assistant's number. Forwarding is reversible, so switching back is pointing it back. Calls work from day one; texting switches on once carrier registration clears.
Prices on this page verified 2026-10-11 · Trademarks belong to their owners; named for identification only.