Alternative
Looking for a Beside AI alternative?
Most AI receptionists need you to write a script — hours of setup telling the bot what to say, how to handle questions, what your services are.
The question worth asking: does it already know your business, or do you have to brief it?
Beside AI: Built for booking workflows — doesn't include a public business page or review intelligence features.
Kordial: Kordial learns your business from what your customers have written about it — staff names, busy periods, service language — before it handles a single call.
Kordial vs Beside AI
| Feature | Beside AI | Kordial | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $79/mo | $49/month | Kordial is lower |
| Minutes included | 150 min/mo | 200 minutes/mo | Kordial includes more |
| Business knowledge | Manual setup | Auto-built from reviews | Kordial briefs itself |
| Review intelligence | No | Yes | Kordial reads your reviews |
| Setup time | Hours | 60 seconds | Kordial is faster |
| Free tier | No | Yes ($0, 10 min/mo) | Only Kordial has free |
| Overage rate | $0.25/min | None — cap + email alert | Kordial is predictable |
Kordial plans
Free
Try it before spending anything.
10 minutes of calls / month
- Living business page (Kordial branded)
- Review summary only
- Self-serve setup
Starter
For barbershops, salons, restaurants.
200 minutes of calls / month
- AI voice receptionist + lead capture
- Unbranded business page
- Top praise + complaint themes
- Email support (48h)
Professional
For plumbers, dentists, law firms.
500 minutes of calls / month
- Everything in Starter
- Full weekly intelligence digest
- Custom domain + full brand control
- SMS lead notifications
- Priority support (24h)
Business
For multi-location operators.
1,500 minutes of calls / month
- Everything in Professional
- Multi-location pages (one per branch)
- Trend alerts + operational issue detection
- Priority support (12h SLA)
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