Zanus AI Front Office vs. NetSys AI Phone Answering
Zanus AI sells AI answering as cloud software you set up yourself, priced per company. NetSys scopes, builds, tests and monitors an AI voice agent for you. Zanus AI's side below comes from its own product and pricing pages.
The short answer
Zanus AI's Front Office is self-serve cloud software. Its site says it answers your line 24/7 from knowledge you approve, books appointments and transfers callers to staff. Its pricing page lists AI Phone at $99 a month with about 100 minutes of calls, and the AI Answer plan at $329. NetSys AI phone answering is a managed service: we scope, test and monitor the agent.
Closest related page: NetSys AI phone answering service. The service page explains how we scope, pilot and quote a managed AI receptionist. This page sets that service beside Zanus AI's Front Office.
NetSys and Zanus AI Front Office, side by side
| Feature | NetSys AI phone answering | Zanus AI Front Office |
|---|---|---|
| What you are buying | A managed service: we scope, configure, test and monitor an AI voice agent on a platform named in the quote. | Cloud software you set up yourself. Its Front Office answers phone, website chat, email and web forms from one knowledge base; AI Phone is the part that takes calls. |
| Where it runs | On a platform named in the quote, with transcript handling, retention and data handling agreed before the pilot. | Hosted, with nothing to install. Its homepage says on-premises AI Servers, a separate quoted product, run the Back Office, and the Front Office stays hosted, on a dedicated private environment if policy requires. |
| Pricing model | Typically $150 to $300 a month, quoted per business after we review a sample of your calls, month to month. The quote names each cost driver. | Per company, not per seat, plus metered credits. Billed monthly, with cancellation at any renewal, or yearly at 12 months for the price of 10. No setup fee; 7-day free trial, no card. |
| Published prices | A typical range rather than a rate card. Platform charges and usage allowances are set before the pilot. | AI Phone: $99 a month with about 100 minutes of calls. AI Answer, which adds chat, email, web forms, booking and an avatar: $329 a month. Extra staff phones: $49 a month each. |
| Calls over the allowance | The quote itemizes the usage allowance and overage rules. | Paid in credits at 1 cent each; its pricing page says a phone minute is about 39 credits, and bought credits never expire. Its Protection page says the account pauses at zero, never mid-call. |
| Setup | We start from your call log, script the call flows and run the agent in shadow mode until the transcripts read right. It goes live on your business number once the pilot passes. | Self-serve: its assistant reads your website, asks what the site leaves out and runs test calls first. Its site says you can call your own company ten minutes later. You keep your number by forwarding it. |
| Hours and call capacity | After hours, weekends, holidays, overflow or around the clock. Coverage and concurrent calls are agreed before the pilot. | Answers 24/7; off hours can be full AI service, messages only or voicemail. Calls go to the AI first, your team first or a mix. Its small-business page says it handles every call at once. |
| Appointments | Books, reschedules and cancels in your calendar or scheduling system, with reminders where the connected system supports them. | AI Phone books from your calendar during the call. The AI Booking item, $49 a month and part of AI Answer, lists Google and Outlook calendars, reminders and rescheduling. |
| Intake and CRM | Agreed intake fields, written into the CRM or intake system your staff use, on least-privilege access. | Basic contact records in every plan. Its pricing page says contacts, companies and deals sync both ways with Salesforce or HubSpot; other systems connect by webhooks, a read-only API or an MCP server. |
| Reaching a person | Warm transfer to your staff, or a text or email alert. Unavailable staff and failed transfers are tested as separate scenarios. | Transfers to staff mobiles, desk lines or extensions with no per-person charge. The colleague hears who is calling and why, then presses 1 to accept. Otherwise it takes a message or schedules a callback. |
| Who keeps it tuned | NetSys engineers monitor it and review real conversations with you in the first weeks, with guardrails on what it may say or promise. | Your team: you change rules by telling its assistant, and its site says nothing changes without your approval. Every call is transcribed with a summary, and a morning briefing reports what happened. |
Zanus AI Front Office details checked September 2026 against Zanus AI’s own public pages: Front Office pricing · Homepage and FAQ · AI Phone product page · Connectors page · Protection page · AI for small business page. Vendors change plans and features often; check the current page before you decide.
Which one fits your practice
When Zanus AI Front Office is the better fit
- You want to hear it on your own business first: its 7-day trial needs no credit card, only a working business website and an email address on that domain.
- You want one system answering phone, website chat, email and web forms, priced per company rather than per seat.
- You want a published price up front: AI Phone is $99 a month with about 100 minutes of calls, and AI Answer is $329 a month.
- Your callers speak other languages. Its site lists 40; its FAQ says English is included and other languages come as one-time packs.
- Your staff will run it day to day, changing answers and rules themselves by telling its assistant.
When NetSys is the better fit
- You would rather have engineers scope, script and test the agent than configure it yourself.
- Bookings and caller details must land in your calendar, CRM or intake system, with access limited to what the agent needs.
- Handoffs, unavailable staff and failed transfers must be tested in a pilot before it answers your main line.
- You handle patient or client information, so caller disclosure, recording notices and data handling need review before any live calls.
- You want a month-to-month agreement and a quote, built from your own calls, that names every cost driver.
How Zanus AI's Front Office answers calls
Zanus AI Corporation, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, sells its AI receptionist within Front Office AI, cloud software that answers the phone, website chat, email and web forms from one knowledge base. Setup starts with your website: its assistant, Lisa, reads it, asks only what it does not say, sets up each department and runs exam calls before the line opens.
On a call, AI Phone answers from your approved knowledge, routes callers to the departments you define and books from your calendar. Its site says that when an answer is not in your knowledge, it takes a message, schedules a callback or transfers the caller instead of guessing. Transfers announce the caller and the reason, and a colleague presses 1 to accept.
Cloud or on premises: where Zanus AI runs
Zanus sells two kinds of product. Front Office AI, which answers the phone, is hosted software with nothing to install. AI Servers, a separate product, are for companies whose data can never leave the building. Its homepage says an owned server runs the Back Office, Zanus's AI for internal work, while the Front Office stays hosted, on a dedicated private environment when policy requires it.
Each option is priced its own way. For a hosted but separate setup, its pricing page lists an AI Private plan, from $2,495 a month billed yearly, with the complete Front Office on its own isolated environment. Servers are sized to the work and quoted, and its online store lists AI Software for Small Business, a one-time license that runs on a Zanus AI Server, at $19,900.
For a receptionist, where the software runs matters less than it first appears. Calls reach any AI receptionist through a phone carrier, so the practical questions are where recordings and transcripts are kept, who can read them and for how long. Ask any vendor, us included, before live calls.
Zanus AI pricing, explained
Zanus prices per company, not per seat. Its pricing page, checked September 2026, lists AI Phone alone at $99 a month: one number, one staff phone in the system and about 100 minutes of calls, with forwarding to staff mobiles at no extra charge. AI Answer, the reception plan, is $329 a month for phone, chat, email, web forms, booking and an avatar, with two staff phones.
Usage is metered in credits at 1 cent each, and the page says a phone minute uses about 39 credits, so every extra 100 minutes of calls adds about $39. More staff phones are $49 a month each. Yearly billing works out to 12 months for the price of 10, there is no setup fee, and an optional Done-for-You Launch on AI Answer is $995.
What NetSys does differently
NetSys AI phone answering is an implementation and management service. We begin with your call log: what people call about, what a booking needs and which calls must always reach a human. Then we script the call flows and the caller disclosure, connect only the systems the agent needs, with least-privilege access, and run it in shadow mode until the transcripts read right.
It takes your main line only after the pilot passes, with handoffs to your own staff and escalation rules your team controls. After launch, NetSys engineers monitor it and review conversations with you. We are based in Brooklyn and deliver the service remotely nationwide, month to month, typically for $150 to $300 a month, quoted after we review a sample of your calls.
Before you choose
Compare both on the same week of calls. Count minutes as well as calls, since Zanus meters phone time, and decide which calls must reach a person. Zanus's free trial gives you a test line that answers as your company; our pilot tests representative calls before the agent takes your main line. Medical, dental and legal offices should also settle where recordings and transcripts are kept.
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NetSys vs Zanus AI: FAQs
Is Zanus AI an AI receptionist?
Its AI Phone is. Zanus AI sells Front Office AI, cloud software that its site says answers your business line 24/7, books appointments and transfers callers to staff, along with website chat, email and web forms. The Pompano Beach, Florida company also sells Back Office AI for internal work and on-premises AI Servers. Details checked September 2026.
How does Zanus AI compare for an AI receptionist?
The main difference is who does the work. Zanus AI's Front Office is self-serve: you set it up from your website, and its pricing page lists AI Phone from $99 a month. NetSys AI phone answering is managed: we script the call flows, connect your systems with least-privilege access, pilot the agent before it takes your main line and monitor it afterward.
Is an on-premises AI receptionist better than a cloud one?
Not by default. On-premises hardware suits data that must never leave the building, but calls reach any AI receptionist through a phone carrier, so what matters is where recordings and transcripts are kept and who can read them. Zanus sells on-premises AI Servers, but its homepage says they run its Back Office; the Front Office that answers the phone stays hosted.
What does Zanus AI cost versus a managed AI receptionist?
Zanus lists AI Phone at $99 a month with about 100 minutes of calls, and its AI Answer plan at $329 a month; extra minutes cost about 39 cents each in credits. A NetSys managed AI receptionist typically costs $150 to $300 a month, quoted after we review a sample of your calls, month to month. Zanus prices checked September 2026; confirm on its pricing page.
Can NetSys set up and run an AI receptionist for us instead?
Yes. NetSys AI phone answering is a managed service: we review your calls, script the agent and its caller disclosure, connect your calendar and intake systems with least-privilege access and pilot it before it answers your main line. It typically costs $150 to $300 a month, quoted after we review a sample of your calls, month to month. Based in Brooklyn, we deliver it remotely nationwide.
Sources
- Zanus AI Front Office pricing, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI homepage and FAQ, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI Phone product page, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI Front Office free trial page, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI Connectors page, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI Protection page, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI for small business page, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI FAQ, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI company page, checked September 2026
- Zanus AI Software for Small Business store listing, checked September 2026
Zanus AI and Zanus AI Front Office are trademarks of their owner, used here only to identify the product. If anything on this page is out of date, tell us at info@netsysgroup.com and we will correct it.
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