SeldonFrame vs My AI Front Desk: Which Should You Choose? (2026)
200 minutes a month is about 40 calls. SeldonFrame gives you the receptionist on your own Twilio at carrier cost — plus the website, CRM, and booking system — for $29/mo flat.
My AI Front Desk and SeldonFrame usually end up on the same shortlist for different reasons. My AI Front Desk (rebranding to Frontdesk) is an AI receptionist for phone, SMS, and chat, aimed at small local businesses. SeldonFrame comes at the same problem from the other direction: one flat $29/mo workspace where the AI receptionist, website, CRM, booking calendar and intake forms arrive pre-wired — generated from a single conversation in about 3 minutes.
Choose My AI Front Desk if you're a single location that wants the cheapest possible receptionist add-on and already lives happily in Zapier. SeldonFrame's case is the opposite one: when the outcome you're buying is answered calls, qualified leads and jobs booked into a CRM you own, that whole front office ships on day one and the economics stay flat as you grow. The rest of this page walks the differences row by row — pricing model, the AI receptionist, the business system behind it, whitelabel, and what switching actually takes.
We make SeldonFrame, so read this comparison with that in mind — but we've tried to be specific about where My AI Front Desk genuinely wins below, not just where it doesn't.
- My AI Front Desk pricing: $20/mo basic (no voice); $99/mo with 200 voice min, then ~$0.25/min-equivalent credit overage; agency tier unpublished
- SeldonFrame pricing: $29/mo flat, unlimited workspaces, first workspace free forever
- Pick My AI Front Desk if: You want the cheapest possible receptionist add-on
- Pick SeldonFrame if: You want minutes at carrier cost on your own Twilio, not metered credits
SeldonFrame
$29/mo flat · unlimited workspaces · first workspace free forever
- +An AI receptionist that answers calls, SMS, and web chat — and books real jobs into a real calendar and CRM
- +The whole front office included: multi-page website, CRM, booking, intake forms, review automation
- +$29/mo flat with unlimited workspaces — bring your own key and AI and phone service run at raw provider cost
- +You want minutes at carrier cost on your own Twilio, not metered credits
- +You want the front office behind the receptionist — site, CRM, booking
- +You're an agency and need public, plannable platform pricing
My AI Front Desk
$20/mo basic (no voice); $99/mo with 200 voice min, then ~$0.25/min-equivalent credit overage; agency tier unpublished
- +The cheapest entry point in the category ($20/mo)
- +A broader bundle: voice, chat, SMS, and email drafts
- +A simple credit-based overage model
- +You want the cheapest possible receptionist add-on
- +Your call volume is genuinely tiny
- +You already run your business in Zapier
SeldonFrame vs My AI Front Desk: full feature & pricing breakdown
| Features | ★ RecommendedSeldonFrame | My AI Front Desk |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Agencies & builders running AI front offices for clients | Single-location SMBs wanting a cheap receptionist add-on |
| Pricing model | From $29/mo flat — unlimited workspaces (agency whitelabel from $99/mo) | $20/mo basic (no voice); $99/mo with 200 voice min, then ~$0.25/min-equivalent credit overage; agency tier unpublished |
| AI receptionist (calls, SMS, chat) | Native — AI receptionist answers, qualifies & books across voice, SMS & web chat | Yes — voice, SMS and chat |
| Website, CRM & booking behind the agent | Included — multi-page website, CRM, booking calendar, intake forms, review requests in every workspace | Light — automations + Zapier; no real CRM, website or owned booking calendar |
| Whitelabel & client workspaces | Included — whitelabel client portal, per-client workspaces, custom domains, one-click multi-client deploy | Partner/Enterprise tier exists but pricing is not public |
| AI usage costs | BYOK — bring your own AI (and Twilio) keys and pay providers at raw cost, zero markup | Credit-metered overages once plan minutes run out |
| Sell / resell what you build | Built in — publish agents to the marketplace or rent them via MCP (5% marketplace fee) | Via the opaque Partner tier |
The old way: gluing tools together
a AI receptionist covers one or two of these boxes
✗ leads fall through the gaps
The SeldonFrame way: one connected flow
Prices checked July 2026 on My AI Front Desk's pricing page.
Where My AI Front Desk wins
- +The cheapest entry point in the category ($20/mo)
- +A broader bundle: voice, chat, SMS, and email drafts
- +A simple credit-based overage model
- +5-minute self-serve setup, cancel anytime
The honest take: Choose My AI Front Desk if you're a single location that wants the cheapest possible receptionist add-on and already lives happily in Zapier.
Where SeldonFrame wins
No worrying about running out of minutes
SeldonFrame doesn't sell minutes. Connect your own Twilio number and calls cost carrier rates, with your own AI key at provider cost. A busy month is just a good month, not a surprise bill.
The whole front office, not just a receptionist add-on
Website, CRM, booking calendar, intake, and review automation all come with the agent — the receptionist writes into a system you actually own.
Agency pricing you can actually plan around
Their Partner tier is quote-only. SeldonFrame's agency pricing is public: $29/mo flat, unlimited client workspaces, whitelabel included.
A stable platform, not a rebrand in progress
Agents grounded in a real registry, an open core, and portable data — the platform story is stable and easy to check for yourself.
Pros & cons, side by side
SeldonFrame
- +An AI receptionist that answers calls, SMS, and web chat — and books real jobs into a real calendar and CRM
- +The whole front office included: multi-page website, CRM, booking, intake forms, review automation
- +$29/mo flat with unlimited workspaces — bring your own key and AI and phone service run at raw provider cost
- +Whitelabel built in: branded client portal, per-client workspaces, custom domains, one-click multi-client deploy
- +Build it free before you sign up — paste a URL, get a working workspace in about 3 minutes
- +Open core and portable — your agents are plain, editable skill files, and your data lives in your workspace
- −No funnel-builder or email-campaign suite — it's a front office, not a marketing automation platform
- −You bring your own key (Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini, plus optional Twilio) — setup takes a few minutes
- −Newer platform — a smaller template library and community than decade-old incumbents
- −No native mobile app yet (the dashboard works fine on a phone browser)
My AI Front Desk
- +The cheapest entry point in the category ($20/mo)
- +A broader bundle: voice, chat, SMS, and email drafts
- +A simple credit-based overage model
- +5-minute self-serve setup, cancel anytime
- −200 voice minutes on the $99 plan is about 40 calls before overages kick in (~$0.25/min-equivalent)
- −Partner/agency tier has no published pricing
- −No real CRM, website, or booking calendar it owns — Zapier holds it together
- −A mid-flight rebrand has left pricing info inconsistent across the web
How to switch from My AI Front Desk to SeldonFrame
- 1
Build the replacement free (3 minutes)
Paste the business's website into seldonframe.com. SeldonFrame pulls out services, FAQs, and business facts and builds the workspace: site, CRM, booking calendar, intake, and the AI agent. No account needed until you claim it.
- 2
Bring what matters over
Re-point your business number to your Twilio plus SeldonFrame, and paste your greeting and FAQ into the agent's skill. The credit meter stays behind.
- 3
Connect your keys and number
Add your AI key (Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini — about 30 seconds) and, for phone, connect your Twilio number so calls and missed-call text-back run at carrier cost.
- 4
Test the agent, then go live
Every agent ships with automatic tests. Talk to it, watch it book into the calendar, then publish. Point your domain over when the site's ready.
- 5
Run both in parallel for a week
Keep the old tool running while SeldonFrame answers the phones. Cancel it once the CRM shows the bookings landing — cancel-anytime on both sides means zero risk.
Frequently asked questions
What do calls actually cost on SeldonFrame?
Carrier rates on your own Twilio number, plus your own AI key at provider cost. SeldonFrame doesn't meter or mark up minutes on the $29/mo plan.
Does SeldonFrame do missed-call text-back too?
Yes. A missed call triggers an instant SMS follow-up, and the same agent that answers the phone continues the conversation.
Is SeldonFrame a good My AI Front Desk alternative?
For most agencies and builders, yes — SeldonFrame replaces the AI-front-office job (answering, qualifying, booking, tracking in a CRM) at $29/mo flat instead of My AI Front Desk's stacked pricing. See the full switching guide: /alternative-to-my-ai-front-desk.
How much does My AI Front Desk cost compared to SeldonFrame?
My AI Front Desk: $20/mo basic (no voice); $99/mo with 200 voice min, then ~$0.25/min-equivalent credit overage; agency tier unpublished. SeldonFrame: $29/mo flat, unlimited workspaces, first workspace free forever, with AI and telephony on your own keys at raw provider cost — no per-minute or per-credit meter.
How can SeldonFrame be $29/mo flat when competitors charge per minute or per credit?
Because you use your own keys. Your agents run on your own AI key (Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini) and, for phone, your own Twilio account. You pay the providers at raw cost. SeldonFrame never marks up tokens or minutes. You pay for the platform, not a meter.
Do you take a cut of what I charge my clients?
SeldonFrame works like Shopify: $29/mo flat, plus 2% on sales made through SeldonFrame checkout, plus 5% when you sell agents on the SeldonFrame marketplace. Client retainers you bill outside SeldonFrame cost nothing extra.
How fast can I see it working?
Paste in a business's website (or just describe it in a sentence). SeldonFrame builds the whole workspace — site, CRM, booking, intake, and the AI agent — in about 3 minutes. It's free, and you don't need to sign up first.
See it built for YOUR business
Don't take the table's word for it. Paste your website and get your own site, booking calendar, CRM and AI receptionist built in about 3 minutes — free, before you ever sign up.
No card. No call. Your data exports as JSON if you leave.
See it side by side before you decide
Paste a business's website and SeldonFrame builds the site, CRM, booking calendar and AI receptionist in about 3 minutes — free, before you sign up. Then it's $29/mo flat for unlimited workspaces.