Compare Gala with other receptionist services

Facts from each vendor's own public page, on a stated date, with the link. Nothing inferred, nothing rounded in our favour.

Buyers ask us how Gala compares with the services they already know: the big US virtual receptionists, the Canadian per-minute services and the other Quebec AI agents. These pages answer that with a fixed set of questions asked of every vendor: how they bill, what the entry price includes, what happens past it, setup fees, who answers, hours, French, Canada and data residency, booking, and commitment.

Where a vendor's page does not say, the table says "not stated" rather than guessing. Prices stay in the vendor's currency. Gala's column is generated from our price list, so it cannot go stale.

The comparisons

Gala vs Smith.ai US virtual receptionist service offering human-staffed and AI-first answering. AI receptionist: a free tier of 25 calls a month, then $150 USD/month for about 2 to 3 calls a day. Human receptionists from $300 USD/month for 30 calls.
Gala vs Ruby US live virtual receptionist service with optional AI features. $250 USD/month for 50 receptionist minutes.
Gala vs Abby Connect US receptionist service that mixes human and AI answering on one plan. $165 USD/month for 50 Abby Minutes (one Abby Minute is 1 human minute or 2 AI minutes).
Gala vs Posh Canadian live virtual receptionist service billed by the minute. $65 CAD/month base with no included minutes, plus $2.30 CAD per receptionist minute.
Gala vs Voxify Montréal AI receptionist, bilingual French and English, with plans aimed at legal and real estate offices. $300 CAD/month (Standard); $500 CAD/month (Pro, for legal and real estate). No minute or call limits stated.
Gala vs Agent IA Vocal Quebec AI voice agent priced in US dollars, with a one-time setup fee. $199 USD/month for up to 60 minutes; $299 USD for 220 minutes; $399 USD for 500 minutes.
Gala vs Fulltime.ai Montréal-area AI receptionist for field-service companies, integrated with Jobber, Fergus and Progression. Not published. The pricing page leads to a demo request; the first two weeks are unlimited and free.
Gala vs Voxara Canadian AI receptionist built and managed for you, sold as flat monthly plans in Canadian dollars. Solo $49 CAD/month for 100 minutes and one service type; Starter $99 for 300 minutes; Growth $247 for 800; Pro $597 for 2,000.
Gala vs Polaris Voice Toronto AI phone answering service for Canadian businesses, with monthly plans and included minutes. Essentials $99/month for 150 included minutes; Professional $199 for 500; Executive $299 for 1,500. The pricing page names no currency; the company's own 2026 pricing guide states Canadian dollars.
Gala vs Metrili Canadian AI receptionist sold with an outbound caller and an admin copilot on one plan. Starter $149 CAD/month for 100 call minutes, 250 texts and one user seat; Growth $299 for 400 minutes and three seats; Enterprise $499 for 800 minutes and unlimited seats.
Gala vs Zenicall Québec City AI receptionist aimed at clinics, dental offices and pharmacies. Starter $200 CAD/month for 120 included minutes; Advanced $340 CAD/month for 240 minutes.
Gala vs Allesi AI receptionist named Clémentine, sold by a Montréal telecom to Québec small businesses beside its phone systems. Its FAQ says plans start at 99 $ a month, all included, with no hidden fees. The site names no currency, and no included minutes or call count is stated.
Gala vs Aria Montréal AI receptionist and web chat agent, sold in monthly plans sized by included voice minutes. Démarrage $59 CAD/month for up to 150 voice minutes; Pro $189 for up to 600; Premium $389 for up to 1,200; Entreprise is custom and annual.
Gala vs Captia Bromont AI receptionist sold with a visibility report that measures what AI answer engines say about your business. Essentiel 297 $/month for 300 included call minutes; Pro 597 $ for 600; Multi 997 $ for multiple locations, with no minute count. The plans page names no currency; the company's own llms.txt heads the same list "Forfaits (CAD)".
Gala vs Dialbox Canadian AI phone answering for service businesses, priced by the number of calls the AI handles each month. Core $129 CAD/month for 100 AI-handled calls; Pro $299 for 300; Max $699 for 900; Managed $999 with a custom call pool.
Gala vs Mihron AI Toronto AI voice receptionist for Canadian businesses, with a bilingual English and Canadian French agent. Starter $299 CAD/month for up to 150 calls answered (fair use: 200 minutes); Growth $499 CAD for up to 400 calls (fair use: 1,200 minutes); Enterprise custom, unlimited calls.
Gala vs Nexia Québec AI agency whose receptionist, Sofia, is sold beside its AI audit packages. Croissance 197 $ a month plus 499 $ installation, about 150 calls a month included; Pro 397 $ plus 699 $ installation, about 300 calls; Sur mesure on quote. The site names no currency.
Gala vs Noémie AI receptionist built for Québec small businesses, which answers, takes messages and handles appointments. Essentiel 79 $ a month, Pro 129 $, Premium 199 $. The plan cards write the figures without a currency; the page's own structured data prices all three in Canadian dollars. No included minutes or calls are stated.
Gala vs Synchro IA Brossard AI integration agency for Québec SMBs, whose phone offering is an AI receptionist with a Québécois voice. Not published. No price appears anywhere on the site, and no plan is listed.
Gala vs AlmaTalk Canadian AI receptionist billed in credits, with texts, emails and a built-in CRM in the same plan. Starter $97.97 CAD/month for 9,000 credits, which is 150 minutes on its Essential model; Pro $247.97 for 400 minutes; Growth $497.97 for 900.
Gala vs VocalOps Montréal bilingual AI phone reception sold on a scoped proposal, with ERP and CRM integration on its middle plan. Essential $400 CAD/month; Connected $500 CAD/month; Tailored is custom-priced. Included minutes are not stated.
Gala vs Hey Jodie UK-built AI receptionist with a Canadian site, sold with unlimited minutes on every plan. Basic C$99/month; Professional C$199; Premium C$399; Enterprise from C$1,000. Unlimited minutes on every plan.
Gala vs Ask Benny AI receptionist sold in Canada and the US, with its own booking system and a long list of integrations. Starter $99 CAD/month for 300 minutes; Business PRO $149 for 700; Enterprise $399 for 2,500, per the pricing page's structured data.
Gala vs Callara Montréal AI receptionist with a small entry plan and fair-use unlimited minutes on its two higher plans. Starter $49/month for 75 inbound minutes; Scale $108; Growth $208. The pricing page names no currency, and its structured data lists different figures ($59, $129, $249) in USD.
Gala vs Cedri Canadian bilingual AI receptionist sold as one plan priced per call, not per minute. $18.99 CAD/month for 30 calls, or $15.83 a month billed yearly. A call counts when it lasts more than 10 seconds.

How to read them

Compare included minutes, not just the headline price. 50 minutes a month is a common entry point; a busy trade uses that in a week.
Check the currency. US-dollar prices are common on services sold in Canada.
Ask about French in the vendor's own words. "Bilingual" often means English and Spanish.
Ask where call data lives. Recordings and transcripts are personal information whether or not the vendor's page says so.
Gala: $129 to $439 CAD a month, 250 to 1,000 minutes included, $0 setup, Québécois French and English, data in Canada.

Where call data goes at Gala, by Gavion

The facts below come from our Security page and our privacy policy, current on 2026-10-28. Ask every vendor you compare for the same answers, in writing.

Database: In Canada (ca-central-1): accounts, call records, transcripts and bookings.
Application server: The voice agent and the dashboard run on a Québec-based server in Beauharnois.
Live audio: Processed in real time under zero data retention: the voice provider keeps nothing after the call.
Recordings: Only if you turn them on. Stored in Canada and deleted after 90 days.
Encryption: TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest.
Use of data: Never sold, never used to train our AI providers' models.
Providers outside Canada: Telephony, voice processing and AI models go through providers in the United States, listed by category in the policy.
Person in charge: Martin Gagnon, Chief Operating Officer. Access or deletion requests: privacy@gavion.ai, answered within 30 days.

Frequently asked questions

How were the facts collected?

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