BeepSweep vs Bonnie: which AI receptionist is right for you?.
BeepSweep and Bonnie are both AI receptionists, but built for very different people. We make BeepSweep, so here's an upfront comparison — real pricing included — to help you choose.
Straight up: we make BeepSweep, so we’re not a neutral referee here. But Bonnie is genuinely good at what it does, and the two tools suit very different people — so here’s an honest, side-by-side comparison, real prices included, to help you figure out which one is actually for you.
The short version
- Bonnie is built for restaurants and hospitality: it answers calls and WhatsApp, books tables, speaks 20+ languages, and plugs deep into reservation systems (Zenchef, OpenTable, TheFork). Polished and capable. €135–420/month.
- BeepSweep is built to make sure you never miss the message — for solo professionals and small teams, business or personal. It keeps your own number, delivers to WhatsApp, and is hosted in the EU. Free, then €29/month.
Where Bonnie wins
If you run a busy restaurant or hotel, Bonnie is purpose-built for you. Group bookings, table availability, multilingual guests, a dashboard of captured revenue — it handles all of that, and by catching reservations you’d otherwise lose, it can pay for itself. If that’s your world, Bonnie is the stronger pick, and we’ll happily say so.
Where BeepSweep wins
- Price. Free to start, €29/month for Pro — versus €135–420/month. That’s 5–14× cheaper.
- The light start. You don’t have to hand your phone to an answering system on day one. BeepSweep begins as voicemail-to-text: you keep your number, and missed calls come back as readable messages in WhatsApp — a transcript, a summary, a ready-to-send reply. Switch on the full AI receptionist, with appointment booking and live transfer to a specific person (in beta), when you actually want it.
- Business and personal. Bonnie is for your business. BeepSweep covers your personal calls too — the doctor, the school, the call you can’t miss after hours.
- Privacy by default. Hosted in the EU (Amsterdam), encrypted, deleted after 30 days, never used to train AI.
Pricing, side by side (June 2026)
| BeepSweep | Bonnie | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes (10 messages/mo, forever) | No (7-day trial) |
| Entry paid plan | €29/mo (Pro) | €135/mo (Starter) |
| Top plan | €29/mo | €420/mo (Pro) |
| Delivery | WhatsApp, SMS, email, push | Calls + WhatsApp |
| Keep your own number | Yes | Yes |
| Built for | Solo & small teams, business + personal | Restaurants & hospitality |
| Hosting | EU (Amsterdam) | EU |
So which should you pick?
- A restaurant or hotel with real booking volume and the budget for it? Bonnie. It’s made for you.
- A solo professional or small team, cost-sensitive, or you just want to never miss the message — at work and in life? BeepSweep. Start free, and switch on the AI when you need it.
Not sure you even need the full thing? Read what an AI receptionist actually is, or compare the affordable options.
We’re still in testing — and you can join free. Try BeepSweep free → No credit card needed. Missed the call, not the message.