Stella vs byVoice

As a busy business owner, you are likely looking for ways to handle customer interactions without stretching yourself too thin. Choosing between an AI voice assistant and Stella comes down to where your customers actually reach you. Are they strictly dialing your phone number to ask about hours and book appointments, or do they also walk through your front door expecting a warm greeting? You might be weighing a pure software tool that lives entirely on your phone lines against a hybrid employee who answers those exact same calls while also standing in your lobby to welcome your daily visitors.
Best for phone and physical presence

Stella

Stella is a friendly AI receptionist and physical kiosk that manages your phone calls and greets your daily visitors, giving your business a complete and reliable front desk.

Physical kiosk for walk in visitors

Built in customer relationship manager

Takes voicemails with summarized push notifications

Focus on pure phone automation

byVoice

byVoice is a virtual AI phone agent designed to handle inbound and outbound calls, making it a very solid choice for businesses seeking pure software communications support.

Strictly focused on voice automation

Handles high volumes of simultaneous calls

Outbound calling and dialing capabilities

Better for most use cases:

Stella

While software agents handle phones well, Stella does that plus manages your physical lobby for one predictable subscription. She gives your business a complete receptionist experience without juggling multiple different tools.

Limited Supply

Your most affordable hire.

Stella works for $99 a month.

Hire Stella

Supply is limited. To be eligible, you must have a physical business.