Forge Voice vs Ruby. Priced from their page, not our guess.
Ruby is a virtual receptionist service answered by people, billed by the minute. Ruby is people answering your phone, and it publishes plans up to 500 minutes. For a busier month, its page gives no price, so ask Ruby for one in writing and set it beside ours.
You will talk with an AI assistant. We record and transcribe the conversation.
7 day free trial. No contract. That number is Forge's own line, answered by our AI agent.
300 calls and 1,000 talk minutes.
Our rows show a range because we round each call up to the next full minute. Theirs use only what their own page says.
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Forge Voice Starter
$422 to $496.75
$297 a month with 500 minutes, then $0.25 a minute. Rounded up call by call, 1,000 talk minutes bill as 1,000 to 1,299 minutes.
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Forge Voice Pro
$497 to $571.75
$497 a month with 1,000 minutes, then $0.25 a minute. Rounded up call by call, 1,000 talk minutes bill as 1,000 to 1,299 minutes.
No price for this month on their own page
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Ruby
Not published
Not published. Its largest listed plan is 500 minutes for $1,725, and the page lists no rate past it. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026.
Competitor prices come from each company's public pricing page on September 26, 2026. Each row links to its source. Every row uses the same month: 300 calls and 1,000 talk minutes. Our row rounds each call up to the next full minute, the way we bill. Prices change, so check theirs before you decide.
How Ruby and Forge Voice work, in their words and ours.
| Topic | Ruby | Forge Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $250 a month for 50 minutes, $395 for 100, $720 for 200, $1,725 for 500. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026. | Starter is $297 a month with 500 minutes; Pro is $497 a month with 1,000 minutes; Scale is $897 a month with 2,500 minutes. |
| How it bills | Plans differ only by the number of receptionist minutes. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026. | By the minute, on a plan with minutes included. Each call counts as at least 1 minute. We round each call up to the next full minute. |
| Past the plan | The page lists no rate for minutes past a plan and no plan above 500 minutes. For larger plans it says to talk to Ruby. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026. | Your agent keeps answering. Extra minutes cost $0.25 each on Starter and Pro, and $0.20 on Scale, on your next bill. |
| Who answers | Calls are answered by its receptionists, with optional AI features at no extra cost. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026. | An AI agent. It tells every caller it is an AI assistant on a recorded line. |
| Setup | No fees for activation, onboarding or setup. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026. | No setup fee. Our team writes your script with you, tests it, and tunes it on your real calls for the first 30 days. |
Call ours. Then call theirs.
A price table cannot tell you how an agent sounds when a caller interrupts it. Ours answers Forge's own line, so ask it anything you would ask Ruby.
More comparisons, all priced the same way: every company on one scale.
This is the agent that answers Forge's own line. Ask what it costs, how setup works for your trade, or leave a message for our team.
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Same voice and instructions as the agent on our own line. It uses your microphone, or you can type. There is no form to fill in first.
You will talk with an AI assistant. We record and transcribe the conversation.
When you finish, you can start a free trial, ask for a call with our team, or have us email you the conversation.
What Ruby's page does not say. Ask them.
We only print what a company's own page states. These are the gaps we found, so you can ask for the same month in writing.
- The rate for minutes past your plan.
- How partial minutes are counted: to the second, to the half minute, or to the full minute.
- The price of a plan above 500 minutes.
Pick Ruby if that is what you need. Here is when we fit better.
Ruby may fit better if
- You want a person on every call.
- You use under 500 minutes a month and want a plan with a published price.
Forge Voice may fit better if
- You need more than 500 minutes a month at a published price.
- An AI agent answering after hours is fine for your callers.
- You want a script our team writes with you and tunes on your real calls.
Questions about Ruby and Forge Voice.
How does Ruby's pricing compare for a busy month?
Ruby's pricing page lists plans up to 500 minutes. A month of 1,000 talk minutes is past its largest listed plan, and the page does not list a rate for extra minutes, so we cannot price that month from their page. Ask Ruby for a quote on the same month.
Is a person better than an AI agent?
For some callers, yes. A person can handle a call no script expected. An AI agent answers every call you send it at the same price per minute, day or night. Call ours and decide for yourself.
Sources, checked September 26, 2026
- Not published. Its largest listed plan is 500 minutes for $1,725, and the page lists no rate past it. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026.
- $250 a month for 50 minutes, $395 for 100, $720 for 200, $1,725 for 500. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026.
- Plans differ only by the number of receptionist minutes. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026.
- The page lists no rate for minutes past a plan and no plan above 500 minutes. For larger plans it says to talk to Ruby. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026.
- Calls are answered by its receptionists, with optional AI features at no extra cost. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026.
- No fees for activation, onboarding or setup. Source: Ruby pricing page, checked September 26, 2026.
Day or night, the line is covered.
Your agent takes the caller's name, number and what they need, notes an appointment request for your team to confirm, and sends you the call with a recording.