Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist greets callers, answers questions, books appointments, and routes important calls — so your business can stay responsive and every call has a chance to become a customer.
Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist greets callers, answers questions, books appointments, and routes important calls — so your business can stay responsive and every call has a chance to become a customer.
Answer service questions and book appointments on the spot
Answer service questions and book appointments on the spot
Handle quick questions and route complex orders
Check stock, hold items, and plan pickups
Check stock, hold items, and plan pickups
Handle quick questions and route complex orders
Answer service questions and book appointments on the spot
An AI receptionist is software that answers inbound business calls using artificial intelligence — understanding natural speech, routing callers, booking appointments, and sending confirmations without a human operator. Unlike a traditional auto-attendant that requires pressing 1 or 2, an AI receptionist holds a genuine two-way conversation. It can check calendar availability, answer business questions, and transfer calls with full context. Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist does all of this 24/7, in 10+ languages, and works with any existing phone system.
Zoom AI Receptionist starts at $25 per month (billed annually) for 100 minutes of call handling. This standalone plan works with any phone system — no Zoom Phone required. For businesses that use Zoom Phone as their VoIP phone system, a bundle starting at $0.25 per minute is available to add-on Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist. All plans include 24/7 availability, appointment booking, SMS confirmation, and 10+ language support.
Yes. Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist works as a standalone product with any existing phone system — SIP, analog, or cloud-based. You don't need to switch carriers or adopt Zoom Phone to use it. For businesses already on Zoom Phone, the AI receptionist integrates natively with no additional configuration required.
When a caller wants to book, Zoom AI Receptionist checks real-time calendar availability, offers open times, confirms the booking in the connected calendar, and sends the caller an SMS confirmation — all within the same call. Supported integrations include Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, and Zoom Scheduler. No manual entry is required after the call ends.
A traditional auto-attendant routes calls using a fixed menu: press 1 for sales, press 2 for support. It cannot understand natural speech or answer questions. An IVR works similarly — callers navigate pre-recorded menus that frustrate them and often lead to abandoned calls or misrouted transfers. Zoom AI Receptionist replaces both with natural conversation — callers simply say what they need, and the AI understands intent and responds accordingly, whether that means answering a question directly or handing off to a teammate with a summary of the conversation already attached.
Zoom AI Receptionist operates within Zoom's enterprise-grade security architecture. For entities and individuals subject to HIPAA requirements, Zoom offers a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Contact Zoom sales to confirm the correct compliance configuration for your practice type and usage.
Zoom's AI receptionist supports 10+ languages, allowing businesses to serve callers in their preferred language without routing to a bilingual staff member. Language availability is included at every plan level — no additional cost or add-on required.
Most Zoom AI Receptionist setups are live within 60 minutes. The setup wizard guides you through connecting your phone number, training the AI on your business information (hours, services, FAQs), and confirming calendar integrations. No IT support or telephony expertise is required. You receive a transcript of every call starting on day one.
Zoom AI Receptionist integrates with Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Zoom Scheduler, and Calendly for appointment booking. For CRM, it connects with Salesforce (call transcripts and caller details sync after every interaction), HubSpot (inbound caller data populates contact records), and Microsoft Dynamics via the Zoom App Marketplace. It also works with any phone system — SIP, analog, or cloud-based — with no carrier change required.
Zoom AI Receptionist costs $25/month (standalone, 100 minutes) versus Smith.ai's entry plan at approximately $150/month (30 calls). Both handle appointment booking, call routing, and SMS confirmation. The key difference: Zoom AI Receptionist integrates natively with Zoom Phone, Zoom Meetings, and Zoom Contact Center — enabling one-click escalation from a receptionist call to a video meeting or contact center queue. Smith.ai offers a human-staffed fallback for complex calls; Zoom AI Receptionist handles escalation via intelligent AI routing to the right team member.
*Pricing accurate as of October 2026. Visit Smith.ai to confirm current plans and pricing.
Yes. Zoom AI Receptionist operates 24/7 — including nights, weekends, and holidays. It answers calls, books appointments, sends SMS confirmations, and routes urgent calls to on-call staff at any hour. After-hours calls are handled automatically with no morning pile-up or missed messages for your team.
When a caller's request requires human assistance, Zoom AI Receptionist routes the call to the right team member with full context already captured — including what the caller said, what was resolved, and why the transfer is happening. The receiving team member doesn't need to ask the caller to repeat themselves. If no one is available, the AI receptionist can take a message, send an SMS, or schedule a callback.
Yes. After booking an appointment, Zoom AI Receptionist sends an SMS confirmation to the caller with date, time, and business details. The appointment is placed directly into the connected calendar — Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Zoom Scheduler, or Calendly — with no manual entry required.
Zoom AI Receptionist can: answer FAQs using your website, FAQ page, or uploaded documents; schedule and reschedule appointments through calendar integrations (Zoom Scheduler, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Calendly); capture and log lead information from inbound callers; send SMS follow-ups and booking confirmations; transfer calls by name or department with conversation context already attached; hold conversations in English, Spanish, and 10+ other languages, switching mid-call when needed; and provide a transcript of every call. It handles all of this 24/7 with no hold queue and no busy signal — every caller receives an immediate response.
Yes. Built-in analytics show call volume, caller intent, resolution rate, and how requests were handled — so you can identify gaps, improve AI responses over time, and see which question types are most common. Dashboards are accessible in the Zoom Phone admin portal with no additional reporting tool required.
Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist handles unlimited simultaneous inbound calls — there is no per-line limit or busy signal. Every caller receives an immediate response regardless of how many calls arrive at the same time. This is a core advantage over traditional phone trees and staffed answering services, which are constrained by the number of available lines or agents.