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Buyer's guide
Eight products clinic owners in India actually choose between, compared on the things that decide whether patients get booked: the languages they speak, WhatsApp, booking into your schedule and what it really costs.
We read each vendor's own website and pricing page on 24 October 2026 and wrote down only what they publish. Where a vendor does not publish something, the table says so rather than guessing. We make one of the products on this list, Shielva Sense, and it is listed with the same facts as everyone else.
The short answer
The most Indian languages on a small budget
Eleven Indian languages and a published voice receptionist price in rupees, built only for doctors and clinics.
Starting free, with your existing calendar
A free plan with no card, Google Calendar and Zoho connections, and data kept in India.
Having it built and run for you
English and Hindi, your existing number, WhatsApp confirmations and a published price of $367 a month, with the agent designed, wired in and monitored by us.
Calls, WhatsApp and Instagram in one place
Answers calls, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, and claims 22 Indian languages.
A hospital with an EMR
Built for hospitals, integrates with the EMR, and lists large Indian hospital groups as customers.
Side by side
| Product | Channels | Languages | Published price | India | Books into | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shielva SenseAI receptionist for clinics, designed, connected and run for you as a managed service.Details | Phone, with WhatsApp or SMS confirmations and reminders | English and Hindi, including switching mid-sentence | $367/mo with 500 minutes, or $567/mo with 2,000, platform and Indian number included. $100 onboarding, billed after the first month. | Yes. Your forwarded number free, or a new Indian number at $19/mo. | Practice software with an API, and Google Calendar | No free trial. Can run inside your own cloud account. |
| Shielva BizSelf-serve CRM with an AI front desk for clinics, salons and service businesses. Made by the same team as Shielva Sense.Details | Phone, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger | Not stated on the sign-up page | Shown at sign-up | Yes, built for businesses in India | Its own booking calendar | Starts with a free pilot. |
| ConnectAIGrowth platform for doctors and clinics: voice receptionist, WhatsApp booking bot, clinic software and Google profile tools.Source | Phone, WhatsApp. Instagram and Facebook replies as an add-on. | English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia | Voice receptionist ₹800/mo plus ₹4/min. WhatsApp AI ₹1,999/mo. Suite ₹2,499/mo. Minimum 3 months. | Yes | Its own clinic software and WhatsApp booking | ₹1,000 one-time onboarding. Trial on select plans. |
| HuskyVoiceAI voice agents for calls, booking and follow-ups, with healthcare as a listed use.Source | Phone, with follow-ups by WhatsApp, SMS and email | Indian English, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil agents; 30+ languages claimed | Not published in currency (credit-based) | Yes, Indian numbers and data kept in India | Google Calendar, Cal.com, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Zapier | Free plan with 20 credits, no card. |
| CallMissedAI receptionist for calls and messages.Source | Phone, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, SMS, email | Hindi, English and 21 more Indian languages claimed | Per connected minute; rate not published | Yes | A connected calendar (provider not named); Salesforce, HubSpot | 1,000 free credits, no card. |
| EdesyAI receptionist offered as a 24/7 virtual front desk.Source | Phone | Gujarati, Hindi, English | Not published | Yes | Calendar management (provider not named) | Live in 1 to 2 weeks; 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| The Baap CompanyBusiness software suite with an AI receptionist for clinics and hospitals.Source | Phone | English and several Indian languages (not named) | Included in a suite from $24/user/mo with 300 minutes, then $0.08/min; healthcare suite from $99/facility/mo | Yes, invoiced in rupees | Its own hospital management system; webhooks and APIs | 14-day free trial, no card. |
| VoiceocVoice and text AI assistant for hospitals.Source | Phone; text on SMS, website and app | Hindi among others for text; voice languages not stated | Not published | Lists Indian hospital groups as customers | Integrates with your EMR (none named) | States it is HIPAA compliant. |
How to choose
Count the calls that are not in English. If many patients mix Hindi and English, or call in Tamil, Marathi or Kannada, check that the receptionist handles that language on the phone, not just in a chatbot.
A receptionist that only takes a message still leaves your team calling everyone back. Ask which practice software or calendar it books into, by name, and whether it holds the slot during the call.
Most patients in India read WhatsApp before SMS or email. A booking confirmed on WhatsApp, with a reminder the day before, is what cuts no-shows.
Patients already have your clinic number. Check that you can forward it rather than printing a new one, and what a new Indian number costs if you want a separate line.
Compare the monthly fee, the minutes included, the per-minute rate after that and any setup fee. A low monthly price with an expensive per-minute rate costs more for a busy clinic.
It must hand urgent callers to a person straight away and never give medical advice. Ask how you define what is urgent, and what it says when it does not know.
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 applies to patient phone numbers and call recordings. Ask where recordings and transcripts are stored and who can access them.
Want one built, connected to your schedule and run for you? See how our ai receptionist for clinics works, or read what an AI receptionist is.
FAQ
Of the vendors that publish prices, ConnectAI's voice receptionist is ₹800 a month plus ₹4 a minute, The Baap Company includes 300 minutes in a $24 per user suite, and Shielva Sense is $367 a month with 500 minutes, built and run for you. Several others do not publish a price. Compare the per-minute rate as well as the monthly fee.
Yes. Every India-focused product here handles Hindi on calls, and several handle more: ConnectAI lists eleven Indian languages and CallMissed claims twenty-two. Test it with a real call in the language your patients use before you commit.
It covers the calls your team cannot take: during procedures, at lunch, after hours and on Sundays. Your staff still handle walk-ins, billing and anything the receptionist hands over.
Only if it connects to it. Most products book into their own calendar, Google Calendar or software with an open API. Ask for your practice software by name before you sign up.
It should not, and you should check that it will not. A good AI receptionist answers questions about timings, doctors, fees and appointments, and hands anything clinical or urgent to a person.
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