AI front desk for call-led businesses

Ruai Reply Using AI

Capture more enquiries without hiring another receptionist.

Ruai answers calls, captures customer details, arranges bookings or callbacks, and helps follow up enquiries so your business responds faster, looks more professional and loses fewer opportunities.

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A professional first-response layer for busy businesses, owners and teams.

Missed call calculator

Estimate how much unanswered calls could be costing your business.

Missed calls per week8 calls
Average customer value£280
Estimated conversion rate40%

Estimated lost opportunity

£896/ week £46,592 / year

Even a small number of recovered enquiries can help cover the cost of your AI receptionist.

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Built for businesses where fast response matters.

Trades, clinics, garages, salons, property teams, hospitality and local services use Ruai to capture enquiries and keep customers moving.

The real cost of slow response

Customers are lost when calls, bookings and follow-ups slip through.

Calls interrupt the work

When you are with a customer, driving, serving clients or managing the team, every call becomes a choice between stopping the work or risking the enquiry.

Enquiries go cold quickly

Slow replies, missed callbacks and forgotten quote follow-ups can turn warm interest into lost business.

Admin pressure builds up

Booking requests, customer questions, reminders and follow-ups often fall on the owner or team, creating extra pressure and inconsistent service.

Front desk without the full-time cost

Professional customer response without hiring another member of staff.

Ruai gives your business a reliable first-response layer that answers calls, captures enquiries, arranges next steps and follows up customers while your team stays focused on the work.

Hiring reception or admin support can cost tens of thousands per year once salary, employer costs, holiday, sickness, recruitment, training and management time are included. Ruai starts from £99/month, giving businesses a practical way to handle customer enquiries without taking on another full-time overhead.

Lower front-desk cost

Handle calls and enquiries without committing to another salary, recruitment process or long-term staffing cost.

Support your existing team

Already have admin or reception support? Ruai can help with overflow calls, out-of-hours enquiries, reminders and follow-up so your team can focus on higher-value work.

More consistent response

Every customer is handled through an agreed call flow, helping enquiries move towards the right next step even when your team is busy.

Hiring admin or reception

  • Salary and employer costs
  • Holiday, sickness and training
  • Recruitment and management time
  • Limited availability

Ruai

  • From £99/month
  • 24/7 call answering
  • Enquiry capture and routing
  • Booking, confirmation and follow-up workflows

Ruai is not positioned as a full replacement for every receptionist. It is a practical first-response layer for businesses that need calls answered, enquiries captured and customers followed up more consistently.

How it works

From first call to follow-up, Ruai keeps the customer moving.

01

Answers the call

Picks up quickly, professionally and in your business name.

02

Captures the enquiry

Asks the right questions and records the details your team needs.

03

Routes the next step

Moves the customer towards a booking, callback, quote request or handover based on your setup.

04

Confirms and follows up

Sends next-step messages where configured and helps stop enquiries, quotes and booking requests from going silent.

Live call flow

See how Ruai captures and moves an enquiry forward.

A real customer journey should not end with a missed call, voicemail or forgotten follow-up. Ruai helps turn the first contact into a clear next step.

  • Answers in your business name
  • Captures the details your team needs
  • Sends confirmations and follow-ups where configured

Incoming call

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Live

Enquiry type detected

Appointment request

Customer details captured

Sarah · SW11 · callback requested

Appointment or callback arranged

Tomorrow, 9:00 – 11:00

Confirmation sent

SMS sent

Follow-up scheduled

In 48 hours

More than call answering

A customer capture system for busy businesses.

Ruai helps you respond faster, capture more detail, follow up more consistently and understand where customer opportunities are being lost.

Follow-up insurance

Reminders, quote follow-ups and booking confirmations help stop warm enquiries from going silent.

Escalation rules

Urgent, complex or sensitive enquiries can be flagged so the right person knows when human attention is needed.

Business insight

Call summaries and enquiry patterns can help you understand what customers ask for, when they call and where opportunities may be missed.

Controlled before it goes live

Your AI front desk, configured before it speaks to customers.

Ruai is set up around your business, your services, your customer questions and your escalation rules, so you know how enquiries will be handled before it goes live.

You are not switching on a random AI voice and hoping for the best. Ruai is configured, tested and reviewed before it starts handling real customer calls.

Built around your call flow

We map what customers usually ask, what details your team needs and what should happen next for different enquiry types.

Escalation stays under your control

Urgent, complex or sensitive enquiries can be flagged, routed or passed back to your team based on rules agreed during setup.

Clear summaries after the call

Your team can receive clean enquiry summaries, so you know who called, what they needed and what the next step should be.

Before Ruai goes live

  1. 01

    We learn your business

  2. 02

    We build your call flow

  3. 03

    We test real scenarios

  4. 04

    You approve the setup

The result is a professional first-response layer that helps your business answer faster, capture more enquiries and stay in control.

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Pricing

Choose the AI receptionist plan built around your call volume.

Start monthly, or save 40% on your first year when you choose yearly billing.

Yearly shows the first-year launch discount. Standard pricing may apply after year one.

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Solo

£99/mo

For sole traders who need calls answered professionally.

  • 100 AI minutes/mo
  • 50 SMS/mo
  • Extra: 35p/min · 10p/SMS
Setup£149£49
  • 24/7 AI call answering
  • Trained on your business
  • Enquiry capture
  • Simple appointment requests
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Essential

£179/mo

For small businesses needing stronger enquiry and booking support.

  • 250 AI minutes/mo
  • 150 SMS/mo
  • Extra: 35p/min · 10p/SMS
Setup£299£99
  • Everything in Solo
  • Stronger qualification
  • Appointment booking support
  • Calendar & confirmations
  • Missed call recovery support
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Growth

Best value
£299/mo

Best value for growing businesses handling calls, bookings and follow-up.

  • 750 AI minutes/mo
  • 400 SMS/mo
  • Extra: 30p/min · 10p/SMS
Setup£499waived
  • Everything in Essential
  • Quote & follow-up workflows
  • Advanced call handling
  • Business-specific call flows
  • Priority setup guidance
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Pro

£499/mo

For higher-volume businesses with more complex call handling.

  • 1,500 AI minutes/mo
  • 1,000 SMS/mo
  • Extra: 25p/min · 10p/SMS
Setup£999£299
  • Everything in Growth
  • Advanced workflow setup
  • Higher-volume support
  • Complex enquiry routing
  • Monthly call insights
Choose Pro

Enterprise

Custom

For multi-location, high-volume or custom requirements.

  • Custom minutes & SMS
  • Custom overage terms
  • Tailored commercial terms

Setup quoted after scoping

  • Custom receptionist setup
  • Multi-location support
  • Tailored onboarding
  • Priority support structure
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Not sure which plan fits? Start a free 14-day trial — we’ll estimate your usage and recommend the right setup before you go live.

Extra minutes and SMS billed monthly on actual usage. Launch setup offers limited to qualifying early customers.

Built for call-led businesses

Made for businesses where every call can become revenue.

Trades & contractors

Plumbers, electricians, builders, roofers, decorators and landscapers.

Restaurants & hospitality

Restaurants, cafés, hotels, event venues and catering businesses.

Estate agents & property services

Estate agents, letting agents, property managers and maintenance teams.

Professional services

Accountants, consultants, mortgage brokers, financial advisers and business advisers.

Healthcare & private clinics

Dentists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, private clinics and therapy practices.

Legal services

Solicitors, conveyancers, immigration advisers and claims firms.

Beauty & wellness

Salons, barbers, spas, massage therapists and aesthetics clinics.

Automotive services

Garages, mobile mechanics, MOT centres, car detailing and tyre shops.

Early access

Founder-led setup for the first businesses that join.

You will not be left to figure out an AI system on your own.

Built around your business

We configure Ruai around your services, customer questions, availability, escalation rules and follow-up process before it handles real customers.

Direct launch support

Early customers receive hands-on setup support so the call flow can be tested, refined and approved before wider rollout.

No fake testimonials. No inflated claims. Just a practical early-access offer for businesses that want fewer missed calls and better follow-up.

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No card required. We will confirm the right setup before anything goes live.

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Tell us about your business and we'll contact you to confirm your call flow, setup needs and the best Ruai plan for your usage.

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