ROI CALCULATOR
How Much Would an AI Receptionist Save Your Australian Business?
Enter your industry, call volume, and current answering approach. See what missed calls cost you, what a receptionist would cost, and what Frontly costs at your volume. Built on real 2026 Australian benchmarks.
The short answer
What does this ROI calculator work out?
It estimates what unanswered calls are costing your business, then compares that against a Frontly plan sized for the volume you actually run. You set your call volume, how long a typical call lasts, and what a converted customer is worth to you, and it fits a plan to the minutes that implies. Figures are indicative; every published rate is on the pricing page.
Tell us about your business
Pick your industry. Sliders snap to typical defaults. Adjust to match your business.
Total inbound calls your business receives daily, answered plus missed.
Voicemails, after-hours, and calls dropped during busy periods. At 12 calls/day × 27% = 3 missed calls/day (66 per month).
Flat monthly rate. Yearly plan, billed annually + GST.
vs hiring a part-time receptionist
in missed-call revenue Frontly answers 24/7
What this actually costs you per month
Frontly plans from $199/mo · see pricing
Voicemail / missed calls
What you lose every month
in lost revenue
66 missed/mo × 4% × $15,000 per commission
Frontly answers 24/7. Recover $475,200/yr.
Part-time human
Salary + super + leave
≈ $54,000/yr loaded
Works 9-5 Mon-Fri. After-hours still goes to voicemail.
vs Frontly: +$4,011/mo more
Frontly
AI front desk
the plan that fits this volume
Answers all 264 calls, 24/7, including the 66 currently going to voicemail.
vs a receptionist: $4,011/mo less
HOW FRONTLY PRICING WORKS
Flat Rate. No Bill Shock. Tailored to Your Industry.
The calculator shows an indicative range because the right plan depends on your call volume. Every rate is published on the pricing page.
Tell us your business
Industry, approximate call volume, integrations you need, after-hours expectations. Takes 10 minutes on a first call.
We build your workflow
Our team designs the call flow, configures integrations, and prepares your AI agent with a natural English voice.
Flat monthly rate, always
One predictable monthly price, and the short list of things we meter is published in full on the pricing page. Month to month cancels any time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It's a decision-support estimate, not a formal quote. It compares a part-time receptionist, modelled at the conservative small-business end of 2026 Australian wage benchmarks, against Frontly's published plans sized to the call volume you enter. Actual savings depend on your call patterns, integrations and workflow complexity. Request a personalised quote for exact numbers.
It picks the cheapest published inbound plan that covers the minutes you enter, including extra minutes on a smaller plan where that still costs less than stepping up. Past our largest published plan it stops quoting a number, because at that volume we build a commercial model around your usage. Outbound and combined plans are on the pricing page, and the setup call is where we confirm the right plan.
We multiply your missed calls per month by an industry-specific average deal value and an assumed 15-35% conversion rate for responded leads (higher in dental and medical, lower in real estate and IT services). These are conservative benchmarks. Many Australian businesses see higher recovery once AI catches every call.
Indirectly, through the 'calls you currently miss per day' input. Count every after-hours call that currently goes to voicemail. Frontly runs 24/7 with no extra after-hours charge, so those calls convert to your side instead of your competitor's.
Yes. Take a screenshot of the calculator after entering your inputs, or request a personalised quote and we will email you a savings summary with your exact scenario, integration plan, and proposed workflow.
Ready to See Your Real Numbers?
You've seen the savings. Pick your plan on the pricing page, or talk to us first and a Frontly specialist will scope your workflow.