In-Depth Comparison

Smith.ai vs. Carenet Health (Formerly Known as Stericycle)

Compare features and see how businesses like yours can answer calls, capture leads, and serve clients better with Smith.ai’s 24/7 Virtual Receptionists.

Smith.ai Virtual Receptionists:
The best alternative to Carenet Health (Formerly Known as Stericycle)

costs

Pricing
Per call
Per minute
Cost
$6.50 - $9.50/call
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Starting cost
$285/month
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Setup fee
NO
No
Money-Back Guarantee
14 days
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Spam & sales calls
Free
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Post-call wrap-up
Included
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Contracts
No contracts
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Wrong Numbers
Free
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Required Deposit
NO
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Overage Cost
$7.50 - $10.50/call
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capabilities

Calls answered 24/7
North America-based receptionists
Lead qualification
New lead intake
Appointment scheduling
Payment collection
Call screening, routing & prioritization
Outbound sales campaigns
Unlimited FAQ
Call recording & transcription
✘ Call recording only
Zip code lookup
Warm transfer
Call transfers via SMS & Slack
Instant call summaries by email & SMS
Daily call summaries
✔ Email, SMS, Slack
Receptionists make calls for you
✔ Same per-call pricing. Comes from your #
Receptionists know caller history
Spanish-speaking receptionists
Send follow-up messages

integrated technology

Call tracking dashboard
Call analytics
CSV upload for direct transfer / blocked numbers
CRM, intake & marketing software
✘ Custom integrations only
Calendaring software
✘ Custom integrations only
Scheduling
Invoices and payments
Zapier
SMS & Slack

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Affordable plans for every budget.
Smith.ai’s receptionists manage all calls — new leads, current clients, and all others. Carenet Health focuses on leads, which could be worse for other callers.

Your business is likely getting calls from new leads, but also current clients, VIPs, networking partners, marketers, and any other potential callers. Smith.ai’s receptionists capture, qualify, book, and intake new leads. But, when you onboard with us, we also ask you about everyone who may call and how you want to handle them. In fact, people often think our receptionists are sitting in your office. Carenet Health's services are mostly focused on answering for new leads, which works for new leads, but may lead to a worse experience for your clients and other callers.

When it comes to pricing, Smith.ai is completely transparent. With no charge for setup, sales, wrong numbers, or spam, we simply charge a flat fee for your calls. Furthermore, we have a 14-day money-back guarantee. In the first two weeks, you can try the service risk-free and gauge call volume. Carenet Health doesn’t publish their prices on their site which means they can be expensive, riddled with hidden fees, or both. And you'll risk losing any setup and usage fees without a money-back guarantee.

Carenet Health offers custom integrations with CRMs, but that could mean time-consuming and costly implementation that might only be right for certain large organizations. Smith.ai’s plug-and-play integrations with over 30 CRM, calendar, billing, and intake platforms enable businesses of any size to immediately bring call data into their systems. And your first CRM integration is even free! Plus, we integrate with Slack and Zapier for tech-savvy business owners who want to create even more automations. And while both Smith.ai and Carenet Health offer call recording, Smith.ai goes above and beyond by transcribing each of your calls for your convenience. Carenet Health doesn't.

For growth-minded business owners who care about price transparency, seamless integrations, and robust customizations that deliver the experience of in-house customer engagement and sales development, Smith.ai is the superior choice for your 24/7 Virtual Receptionists partner, over Carenet Health.

Predictable and affordable pricing

We have prices for small to large organizations and everything in between.

Plans starting at

$285
Per month
30
Calls per month
Per-call pricing, not per‑minute
Month-to-month pricing for easy budgeting
No charge for spam calls or wrong numbers
Easy billing with no setup cost or hidden fees
Our agents and AI harmoniously work to meet the rigorous demands of your business.

Smith.ai is trusted by 3,000+ businesses

5.0 stars
4.9 stars
5.0 stars
4.7 stars
Converts callers into clients
Smith.ai is our inbound sales team. Having a trained and personable voice has transformed our ability to answer the phone and convert callers to clients.
Jeremy Treister
Owner, CMIT Solutions of Downtown Chicago

END-TO-END INTEGRATIONS

We play well with your software

Calls, chats & appointments are automatically logged in your systems. Real-time syncing with over 5,000 integrations.
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Take the faster path to growth.
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Affordable plans for every budget.