helohi vs hiring a receptionist.

Same job. One costs $3,000/mo. The other starts at $199.

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One call at a time.

Second caller gets voicemail.

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$2,500 to $3,500/mo.

Salary only. No benefits, no training costs included.

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Goes home at 5.

Weekends off. Holidays off. Sick days.

✓

20 calls at the same time.

Every caller answered. No hold music.

✓

Starting at $199/mo.

Full platform. Dashboard. Done for you.

✓

24/7. Every day.

Nights, weekends, holidays. Never clocks out.

What it costs to build this yourself.

Someone to answer your calls$49/monthly
Someone to reply on your website$74/monthly
A booking system$30/monthly
A system to track your leads$50/monthly
Confirmation texts$25/monthly
Email alerts$20/monthly
Appointment reminders$20/monthly
Someone to set it all up$500+ one time
Your time managing all of ithours every week
Total$268/monthly + $500 setup + your time
helohi: One platform. Starting at $199/monthly. We set it up. You just work.

Feature by feature.

FeaturehelohiReceptionist
Simultaneous calls201
Availability24/7Business hours
Sick daysNever✓
Training neededNone, done for youWeeks
Answers website chat✓✕
Voice agent on website✓✕
Dashboard for calls, bookings, leads✓✕
SMS confirmationsAutomaticManual
Email alerts when a lead comes in✓✕
Appointment remindersAutomaticManual
Monthly costFrom $199$2,500 to $3,500
Annual costFrom $2,388$30,000 to $42,000

What a receptionist can't match.

One call at a time.
Second caller gets voicemail. Third caller hangs up. Rush hour means missed bookings. helohi handles 20 at once.
Closed at 5pm.
46% of bookings happen after hours. Your receptionist is home. helohi is answering.
No dashboard.
No way to track calls, bookings, and leads automatically. Everything is manual. helohi tracks everything on one screen.
Costs 10x more.
$2,500 to $3,500/mo for one person who handles one call at a time. helohi starts at $199/mo and handles 20.

The real price comparison.

Receptionist: $2,500+/mo.
One call at a time. 8 hours a day.
82% cheaper
helohi: $0.75/min.
20 calls at once. 24/7. Less than a coffee per call.
Receptionist
$2,500 to $3,500/monthly
$30,000 to $42,000/yr
  • One call at a time
  • Business hours only
  • Sick days, training, managing
  • No dashboard
  • No automation
  • No chat or voice
helohi Chat Agent
$199/monthly
$2,388/yr
  • Website chat handled
  • Dashboard included
  • Done for you
  • 24/7
helohi Call Agent
$449/monthly
$5,388/yr
  • 600 minutes
  • 20 calls at once
  • 24/7
  • Full platform
helohi All-in-1
$749/monthly
$8,988/yr
  • Everything. Every channel. One agent. Saves you $21,000 to $33,000/yr vs a receptionist.
“I was paying $3,200/mo for a receptionist who missed calls during lunch. helohi costs me $449 and hasn't missed one.”
Kevin Walsh
Walsh Towing & Recovery
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