What is Sayora?
Sayora is an AI receptionist for small UK businesses. When you cannot pick up, it answers in a warm British voice, handles common questions, captures enquiry details, and books jobs into your calendar. You get a text or email summary after each call, plus recordings and transcripts in the app.
Top Features:
- Always on: picks up diverted calls day and night with no per-minute charges.
- Calendar booking: checks real availability mid-call and books slots in Google Calendar.
- Call screening: politely turns away cold callers so only real enquiries reach you.
Use Cases:
- Trades: plumbers and electricians capture new jobs while their hands are busy.
- Estate agencies: collect viewing and valuation requests from callers outside office hours.
- Car dealers: log test-drive requests with caller details for the sales team.
Who Can Use Sayora?
- Sole traders: stop losing work to voicemail while you are on a job.
- Office teams: cover lunch breaks, evenings, and weekends without hiring extra staff.
- Service firms: swap a pricey human answering service for one flat fee.
Pricing
- Demo (free): build and test-call your receptionist before claiming it, no card needed.
- Free trial (7 days): starts on claiming, with no charge until the week is over.
- Early access (£49 per month): unlimited minutes, a dedicated UK landline, calendar booking, and spam screening.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Flat pricing: one monthly fee covers unlimited minutes, with no setup fee or contract.
- Honest: it tells new callers it is an AI before helping them.
- Same number: callers keep using your usual number through simple call forwarding.
Cons:
- UK only: it is built around UK numbers and British voices only.
- No live transfer: urgent callers cannot be put through to a person mid-call.
- Few calendars: booking works only with Google Calendar and Cal.com right now.
FAQs:
1) Does it say it is an AI?
Yes, it introduces itself as an AI receptionist to first-time callers.
2) Can I keep my number?
Yes, you forward calls from your current number to a dedicated UK line.
3) What if it cannot answer?
It says so, takes the caller's details, and flags the question for you.
4) Is there a contract?
No, billing is month to month and you can cancel anytime.
5) Which calendars are supported?
Google Calendar and Cal.com work today, with more calendars on the way.