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Moneypenny charges for people. Central charges for outcomes.
Stop paying more when your phone gets busy. Start with a flat rate that never changes.
Never miss another call.
Great service. Unpredictable cost.
Moneypenny has 25 years of history and over 1,000 trained receptionists handling calls for law firms, healthcare practices, and real estate agencies. For businesses whose calls require genuine human judgment and warmth, that service has real value.
Central is a flat monthly rate. Same cost in your busiest month as your quietest. No setup fee, no sales call, no overages.
No setup fee
No sales call
No commitment required.
Variable pricing, opaque quotes.
Live answering plans start at $145/month for 50 minutes, roughly 25 calls at a two-minute average. Past that, overages apply. 24/7 coverage costs extra. The AI voice agent has no published pricing; you need a sales call to see what it costs. Going live requires a Solutions Architect onboarding process.
What this means in practice:
Live plans start at $145/month for 50 minutes; overages reported at up to $2.99/minute
24/7 coverage is an additional cost on standard plans
Independent reviewers report setup fees up to $1,000
No published pricing for the AI voice agent; sales call required
Solutions Architect onboarding required before AI goes live
Published pricing. Same-day setup.
Connect your website URL and calendar and Central starts answering calls. No setup fee, no sales conversation, no onboarding process.
Every call that comes in becomes an outcome delivered.
What this means in practice:
Inquiries answered, callers qualified, leads logged automatically
Appointments confirmed during the call, calendar checked in real time
Human transfer triggers automatically when a caller needs a real person
Post-call summaries ready after every conversation
$79, $149, or $299 per month. Fixed. No overages.
What each product actually does
Feature
Pricing model
Starting price
Fixed monthly cost
24/7 coverage
Setup fee
AI pricing published
Self-serve signup
Time to go live
Human fallback
Appointment booking
Post-call summaries
CRM integration
No overages
HIPAA-capable
Moneypenny
Tiered by minutes; overages billed per minute
$145/month (live, 50 min)
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Extra cost
Up to $1,000 (independent reviewers)
— Requires sales call
— Sales call required
Days (Solutions Architect for AI)
✓ 24/7 receptionists
✓ Available
✓ Email or SMS
✓ Available
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✓ Healthcare-certified
Central
Flat monthly tiers ($79/$149/$299)
$79/month (100 calls)
✓
✓ Included
— None
✓
✓
Same day
✓ Built in, automatic
✓ Native
✓ All plans
✓ Native
✓
✓ Enterprise
Five minutes. No sales call. No setup fee.
Paste your URL, connect your calendar, and Central starts answering calls. Pricing is on the website before you commit to anything. Most businesses are live the same day they sign up.
Don't take our word for it
"The Moneypenny base plan looked fine until I added 24/7 coverage and estimated busy-season overages. The real number was three times what I expected. I signed up for Central the same afternoon. Flat rate, live the next morning, no surprises since."
Daniel Wilson
Growth Lead, Horizon Home Services
"The Moneypenny base plan looked fine until I added 24/7 coverage and estimated busy-season overages. The real number was three times what I expected. I signed up for Central the same afternoon. Flat rate, live the next morning, no surprises since."
Daniel Wilson
Growth Lead, Horizon Home Services
"The Moneypenny base plan looked fine until I added 24/7 coverage and estimated busy-season overages. The real number was three times what I expected. I signed up for Central the same afternoon. Flat rate, live the next morning, no surprises since."
Daniel Wilson
Growth Lead, Horizon Home Services