LIVE ANSWERING SERVICE · BY PATLIVE
PATLive
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PATLive is tracked under live answering service. It meets every requirement for 5 of the 6 jobs we track for that tool type, including AI receptionist, after-hours answering and live answering service. The lowest published plan price is $49 (Pay as you go).
Best fit when you need
Not a fit when you need
No tracked use case where a required feature is known to be missing.
Fit by use case
Required features passed for each job, plus rank among tracked products for that job.
Passes every required check · 5
After-hours answering3/3#2 of 14AI receptionist4/4#1 of 36Live answering service4/4#2 of 9Overflow answering3/3#2 of 27Urgent and emergency lines3/3#2 of 14Partial fit · 1
Outsourced call center2/3Not knownTrue monthly cost
Includes add-ons required for Live answering service (none required).
| Users | List price | Forced add-ons | Effective | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 users | — | — | — | — |
| 25 users | — | — | — | — |
| 100 users | — | — | — | — |
List price: cheapest plan at that volume, including any base fee and overage. Effective adds the forced add-ons. Median of 53 other tracked products priced on users in the same currency. Full pricing breakdown
Price history
Pay as you go plan, 1 recorded price
Reliability (90 days)
Integrations
- Salesforce · native
- Google Calendar · native
- Calendly · native
- Zapier · native
Compliance
Acceptance by industry
No acceptance records.
Alternatives
Ranked by overlap on use-case fit (50%), tool type (30%) and price band (20%). Not by opinion. All alternatives
| Product | Overlap | Choose it instead if | 25 users | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Connect | 80% | 9 native integrations vs 4 | — | Compare |
| AnswerConnect | 70% | 10 native integrations vs 4 | Custom quotePublic estimates: $350 to $350 per month (1 source) | Compare |
| Nexa | 70% | Shares 4 use cases | Custom quote, no public estimates found | Compare |
| Specialty Answering Service | 70% | Shares 4 use cases | — | Compare |