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Frontly vs AiDial

Both Frontly and AiDial are Australian AI receptionist platforms. Frontly offers unlimited flat-rate calls. AiDial charges $1,500 to $3,000 setup plus per-minute overage at $0.39 to $0.55 per minute on top of the monthly plan. Here is the full comparison.

Why businesses choose Frontly over AiDial
  • Onboarding included in the plan (AiDial charges $1,500 to $3,000 setup depending on tier)
  • Flat-rate with no per-minute overage (AiDial's Core, Scale, and Max plans all have per-minute overage)
  • Unlimited inbound calls included (AiDial caps minutes per tier: 300, 600, 1,200)
  • Visual workflow builder lets you tweak call flows without code
  • Cross-call memory recognises returning callers
  • Month-to-month, cancel any time

Billing & Setup

Onboarding included in the plan

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

No

Flat-Rate Monthly

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

No

Unlimited Inbound Calls

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

No

No Per-Minute Overage

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

No

All Features Included in Base Price

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

No

Month-to-Month Contract

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

Workflow & AI

Visual Workflow Builder

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

No

Cross-Call Memory

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

No

Real-Time Dashboard

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

Custom Voice & Persona

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

Natural Conversation AI

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

Knowledge Base (RAG)

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Limited

Outbound Capability

Outbound Campaign Manager

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

Multiple Campaign Agents

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Limited

Smart Retry Logic

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

No

Capture & Delivery

Bookings captured in vendor's own dashboard

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Limited

Customer dashboard for transcripts + history

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

Email + SMS notifications as workflow tools

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

Up to 200 outbound agents per customer

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Limited

Compliance & Data

7-Year Retention & PII Redaction

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Paid addon

Unlimited Concurrent Calls

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

Audit Log Access

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Paid addon

Support & Onboarding

White-Glove Onboarding Included

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Included in setup fee

Live in About an Hour

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Unstated

Ongoing Workflow Edits

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Support ticket

Dedicated Account Manager on Enterprise

Frontly

Yes

AiDial

Yes

DEEP DIVE

Key Differences Explained

The $1,500 to $3,000 Setup Fee: What You're Really Paying For

AiDial charges a setup fee of $1,500 for Core, $2,000 for Scale, and $3,000 for Max. That fee covers initial configuration and workflow building. Frontly includes the same white-glove onboarding in the plan. We build your call flows and get you live in about an hour. See our pricing page for setup terms.

Per-Minute Overage: Where the Bill Really Lands

AiDial's Core plan is $199/mo for 300 minutes, then $0.55/min overage. Scale is $299/mo for 600 minutes, then $0.45/min. Max is $499/mo for 1,200 minutes, then $0.39/min. A busy property management office doing 40 calls per day at an average 4 minutes per call burns through Max's 1,200 minutes in 7.5 days. The remaining 22 days cost roughly $0.39 × 3,520 minutes = $1,373 extra. Frontly is flat rate. That $1,373 overage goes to zero.

Visual Workflow Builder vs Support Tickets

AiDial workflow changes typically require a support ticket or re-configuration through the AiDial team. Frontly's visual workflow builder lets you see and edit every call flow yourself in real time. Change a greeting, add a new routing rule, or update a promo script in minutes without waiting.

Cross-call memory vs starting every call from scratch

A caller who rang last week rings again. Frontly recognises them, greets them by name, and picks up where the last conversation left off with cross-call memory. AiDial does not offer cross-call memory, so every call starts cold, even for repeat callers. For property management and medical front desks where the same people call back, that memory turns a run of one-off calls into a continuous relationship.

How Pricing Compares

Frontly
From $149/mo, flat rate

All features included. Flat monthly rate. Live in about an hour.

AiDial
$1,500-$3,000 setup + $199-$499/mo + per-minute overage

Setup fee, tiered minutes, overage at $0.39-$0.55/min.

INDUSTRY FIT

Is Frontly right for your industry?

AI phone answering for trades is where per-minute billing hurts most: job enquiries spike unpredictably, so your busiest week becomes your biggest invoice. Flat-rate removes that link entirely.

AI reception for property managers runs on high call volume that is largely routine, which is exactly the pattern a capped-minutes plan punishes. Tenant maintenance calls should not carry an overage risk.

AI receptionist for dental practices handles appointment and recall calls all day, and a $1,500 to $3,000 setup fee is real money for a single-site practice before a single call is answered.

AI front desk for small business feels a setup fee hardest, because $1,500 to $3,000 before the first answered call is real money for an owner-operated business.

FAQ

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