Rosie is an AI answering service from heyrosie.com, and its pitch is simple: a lot of minutes for not much money. The entry plan is $49 a month for 250 minutes, which is more than most competitors include at that price. The questions worth asking are what you give up at $49, and what happens to the bill when a busy month pushes you past your minutes.
To be clear about what this is: a review of Rosie’s published plans, features and terms, checked on heyrosie.com on 22 October 2026, not a hands-on test of its call quality. We make Ansdale, which competes with Rosie, so we’ve stuck to what Rosie says about itself and flagged where our own product differs.
How much does Rosie cost?
| Plan | Monthly | Billed annually | Minutes | Calendar booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | $49 | $41/mo ($490 a year) | 250 | Texts the caller a booking link |
| Scale | $149 | $124/mo ($1,490 a year) | 1,000 | Google Calendar and Calendly |
| Growth | $299 | $249/mo ($2,990 a year) | 2,000 | Google Calendar and Calendly |
All plans answer 24/7. Rosie offers a 7-day free trial and says you can cancel any time. Annual billing works out at roughly two months free.
What happens when you go over your minutes?
This is the detail most people miss. Rosie doesn’t charge per extra minute. Its pricing page says it will automatically move you up to the next plan, at that plan’s standard price. So if you’re on the $49 plan and use 260 minutes in a busy month, that month costs $149, not $49 plus ten minutes.
That cuts both ways. At $149 you get 1,000 minutes, which is a lot of headroom; for a business that regularly lands between 250 and 1,000 minutes, Scale is good value. But for a business that sits just under 250 most months, one storm week or seasonal rush triples the bill. Check your busiest month from last year before you decide which plan you’re really on.
What does Rosie do well?
- Minutes per dollar. 250 minutes for $49 and 1,000 for $149 are among the most generous allowances we’ve seen. For comparison, Dialzara includes 60 minutes for $29, and Ansdale, ours, includes 100 for $49.
- Simple pricing. Three plans, published prices, no per-minute overage maths.
- Low commitment. A free trial and cancel-anytime terms make it easy to test.
Where does Rosie fall short?
- Real booking starts at $149. On the $49 plan, Rosie texts callers a link to book themselves. Some will; plenty won’t, and a caller who hangs up with a link hasn’t booked yet. Calendar booking with Google Calendar and Calendly is on Scale and Growth.
- Overage means a plan jump. As above, going slightly over costs the full price of the next plan.
- Generic by design. Rosie is built for small businesses in general. Trade-specific needs, like routing a 2 a.m. burst pipe to your on-call tech while booking the quote request for Tuesday, depend on how well you can configure it. Ask to see that in the trial.
Who is Rosie a good fit for?
Rosie suits a business with steady, moderate call volume that mainly needs calls answered, questions handled and messages taken, and that’s happy for customers to book through a link. It’s also a strong option if you know you’ll use 500 to 1,000 minutes a month, because the $149 plan covers that with calendar booking included.
It’s a weaker fit if you need booking into your calendar during the call on a tight budget, or if your volume swings hard with the seasons and you want predictable bills.
How does Rosie compare with the alternatives?
| Service | Entry price | Included | Booking on entry plan | Over the limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie | $49/mo | 250 minutes | Booking link by text | Moves to next plan |
| Upfirst | $24.95/mo | 30 calls | Yes | $1.50 per call |
| Dialzara | $29/mo | 60 minutes | No calendar sync until $99 plan | Prepaid top-ups |
| Ansdale (ours) | $49/mo | 100 minutes | Yes, two-way Google Calendar sync | Billed per extra minute |
| My AI Front Desk | $99/mo | 200 minutes | Through Zapier | $0.25 a minute |
Ansdale is built for contractors and home service businesses: it books jobs into its calendar during the call on every plan and sends urgent calls to you under rules you set. Rosie gives you more minutes at $49. Which matters more depends on whether your calls need booking or mostly need answering. For the wider field, see our best AI answering services roundup, and for how the billing models differ, our flat rate answering service guide.
Questions people ask
How much does Rosie AI cost?
On 22 October 2026 Rosie listed Professional at $49 a month for 250 minutes, Scale at $149 for 1,000 and Growth at $299 for 2,000, or $41, $124 and $249 a month billed annually.
Does Rosie charge for extra minutes?
Not per minute. Rosie says it automatically moves you up to the next plan at that plan’s standard price if you go over your minutes.
Can Rosie book appointments?
Yes, with Google Calendar and Calendly on the Scale and Growth plans. On the $49 Professional plan it texts callers a booking link instead.
Does Rosie have a free trial?
Yes. Rosie offers a 7-day free trial and says you can cancel any time.
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