The Front Desk Company is an AI receptionist for your industry, with plans from $49 to $997 a month. It is made by Blue Heron Companies in Largo, Florida, founded by Thomas Bedell. Updated 2026-09-29.
| Name | The Front Desk Company |
|---|---|
| What it is | An AI receptionist for your industry: it answers your business calls like someone who works for you, tells callers what you do and when you are open, takes the message into your CRM and emails you. |
| Industries | 26 industries, one receptionist per industry. |
| Starter plans (call log) | AI Front Desk Starter 250: $49 a month ($490 a year), 250 inbound minutes, $0.15 a minute past that up to a cap you set; AI Front Desk Starter 1,000: $149 a month ($1,490 a year), 1,000 inbound minutes, $0.12 a minute past that up to a cap you set; AI Front Desk Starter 2,500: $299 a month ($2,990 a year), 2,500 inbound minutes, $0.10 a minute past that up to a cap you set. |
| AI Front Desk plans | AI Front Desk: $397 a month, unlimited inbound (fair use 4,000 minutes); AI Front Desk + Outbound: $697 a month, unlimited inbound (fair use 7,000 minutes); AI Front Desk + Sales: $997 a month, unlimited inbound (fair use 10,000 minutes). AI Front Desk adds transcripts, recordings, texting and booking; AI Front Desk + Outbound adds email and SMS follow-up; AI Front Desk + Sales adds outbound campaigns. |
| Setup fee | None. |
| Trials | Starter: a seven-day trial on live calls; the card is saved at sign-up and charged on day eight unless you cancel. AI Front Desk: a short owner-only trial on your own number; the card is saved and nothing bills until you say go. |
| How it connects | You forward your business number to it (for example *72 on AT&T and Verizon, **21* on T-Mobile, or your phone system's forwarding). |
| Where calls are recorded | In the EngageSuite360 CRM: the caller, the reason in your trade's words, and the follow-up. |
| Made by | Blue Heron Companies, LLC, Largo, Florida. |
| Founder | Thomas Bedell, a technology executive with 35 years in technology. |
| Sister products | EngageSuite360 (a CRM built for your industry), AgentWorks Studio (AI agents for 26 industries), RookeryOS (a content creation platform for creators). |
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