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Montana DFY AI operations assistant.
Alpine Autopilot is a Kalispell-based Montana DFY shop. Remote installs run for Bozeman, Missoula, and Helena. Anna answers under your brand. Voice and SMS are one system. A2P and consent are on file. There is no cold AI dialing. The operator stays after go-live.
Setup is $7,500. The monthly is $1,297 from go-live. Both are on pricing. Rosie, Voniq, and Cleo are self-serve DIY-class. Lippy is a managed DFY peer, not a DIY login. Shop lines are on home services. The install path is on how it works.
Primary metros: Bozeman, Missoula, and Helena. Kalispell is the home base. Self-serve logins: Alpine vs DIY. Other managed shops: Alpine vs managed DFY. Category contrast: AI operations assistant vs an answering app. Essay: a Smith.ai alternative built as an AI operations assistant. Published Smith.ai rates: Smith.ai alternative for RE and LOs.
The wedge is the install
Client-brand install. Voice and SMS on the same number. A2P 10DLC filed under the client EIN. Outbound only with documented prior express written consent. No cold AI dialing. The operator stays after go-live. That is the Montana DFY product. A signup you prompt is a different product, even when the search result says AI answering service.
Side by side
Who builds it, who stays, what is published
Alpine numbers are the published rates. Rosie checked 2026-10-01. Voniq checked 2026-10-01. Cleo checked 2026-09-28. Lippy checked 2026-09-28. Rosie, Voniq, and Cleo share the DIY column because they are the same class. Lippy stays in its own column because it is managed DFY.
| Question | Alpine Autopilot | Rosie, Voniq, Cleo (DIY) | Lippy (managed DFY) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who builds and tunes | Alpine. Intake, build, voice tune, burn-in, then we stay on the account. | You. Signup, prompts, and call forwarding live in your login. Voniq’s page claims about 30 minutes to go live. | Managed DFY. An operator or white-glove team builds it. Not a DIY signup. |
| Setup | $7,500 once. Intake, build, A2P filing, voice tune, burn-in. On pricing. | Voniq publishes no setup fee and no contract on the monthly plan. Cleo’s homepage lists no setup fee. A Rosie setup fee was not in the stickers checked 2026-10-01. | Public prices checked 2026-09-28 are monthly bands. A separate setup fee was not published on that page. |
| Voice and SMS | Voice and SMS sold together. Same number, same context. Text is not an add-on. | Rosie sells Website Texting as a $50/mo add-on. Cleo lists SMS confirmation on Starter. Voniq’s published card is minutes. Confirm whether text is in that price. | Packaging varies by tier. Confirm whether text is inside the published price. |
| Consent and A2P | Consent-first. No cold AI dialing. A2P 10DLC filed per client under the client EIN. Rules on compliance. | You file it. You own the consent records and the opt-out path. | Outbound appears on Team. We do not describe their consent file. |
| Who stays after go-live | The operator stays after go-live. You are not the after-hours engineer. | You do. After signup, the account is yours to run. | Managed shop. Confirm who stays on the account after the build. |
| Published monthly | $1,297 per month at go-live, including 750 call minutes and 1,000 texts. Published on pricing. | Rosie $49–$299/mo. Voniq $197–$597/mo. Cleo Starter $89/mo. Minute caps and checked dates are in the sections below. | Solo $154/mo and Team $375/mo on the annual stickers. Calculator copy named Team at $450/mo billed monthly. |
vs Rosie (DIY-class)
Rosie (HeyRosie) is a self-serve DIY band. Pricing checked 2026-10-01 at https://heyrosie.com/pricing: Professional $49/mo (250 minutes), Scale $149/mo (1,000 minutes), Growth $299/mo (2,000 minutes). Website Texting is an add-on at $50/mo (25 conversations; $1 extra). 7-day free trial.
Text on Rosie is a separate product. Alpine sells voice and SMS together. Alpine is $7,500 setup and $1,297 a month from go-live, on pricing. The operator stays. Rosie is the login you stand up.
vs Voniq (DIY-class)
Voniq is self-serve contractor answering: signup and call forwarding, not an operator install. Pricing checked 2026-10-01 at https://voniq.ai/pricing: Solo $197/mo (300 minutes, then $0.75/min), Crew $347/mo (750 minutes, then $0.60/min), Fleet $597/mo (1,500 minutes, then $0.50/min). No setup fee. No contract on the monthly plan. 7-day free trial. Annual billing is 20% off the monthly stickers. Their page claims about 30 minutes to go live.
The published card is minutes. Confirm whether text is inside that price. Alpine’s monthly includes 750 call minutes and 1,000 texts, voice and SMS as one system, with A2P filed under the client EIN. Rates are on pricing.
vs Cleo (DIY-class)
Cleo is a self-serve AI answering service for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. Homepage checked 2026-09-28 at https://www.cleovoice.com/: no setup fee, no contract, live in under an hour, forward your existing number. Starter is $89/mo, or $69/mo billed annually ($828/yr): 1 line, 150 calls/mo, appointment booking, SMS confirmation, integrations, and email summaries. No per-call charges on the published plans. Cleo markets Pro for 5–15 person shops and lists up to 3 phone lines. A monthly Pro price was not on that page. Business is $4,308/yr billed annually.
Cleo is the login you stand up. Alpine is the operator install for a Montana shop line: $7,500 setup and $1,297 a month from go-live, consent-first, voice and SMS sold together, operator stay-on. The wider DIY contrast is Alpine vs DIY.
vs Lippy (managed DFY peer)
Lippy is a managed DFY peer. It is not in the Rosie, Voniq, and Cleo self-serve class, even when those names show up in the same search. Public prices checked 2026-09-28 at https://www.lippy.ai/pricing: Solo $154/mo (420 minutes, inbound) and Team $375/mo (1,000 minutes, outbound enabled) on the annual stickers. Calculator copy named Team at $450/mo billed monthly. A separate setup fee was not on that page.
For a Bozeman, Missoula, or Helena shop, the contrast is the install. Alpine is Kalispell-based and remote: Anna answers as the business, voice and SMS are sold together, outbound is consent-first, and the operator stays. Lippy’s pricing page does not describe a consent file. Confirm whose name sits on the line and whether text is inside the published price. Other managed peers are on Alpine vs managed DFY. Alpine rates stay on pricing.
A brokerage, team, or owner line uses the same install. Fit is one line, one calendar, one CRM, and a decision-maker. That writeup is on real estate.
What this page is not
It is not a ranked list. It does not invent a return on the monthly. If the install is already the decision, the path is on how it works. Setup payment, only if you are ready, is on start.
Rosie, HeyRosie, Voniq, Cleo, and Lippy are trademarks of their respective owners. Alpine Autopilot is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Rosie, HeyRosie, Voniq, Cleo, or Lippy. We quote published prices checked 2026-10-01 (Rosie and Voniq), 2026-09-28 (Cleo), and 2026-09-28 (Lippy). Recheck those URLs about every 90 days — compare prices go stale.
FAQ
The contrast, asked plainly
Straight answers. No theater.
What is a Montana DFY AI operations assistant versus DIY?
Montana DFY is an operator install. Alpine builds Anna under your brand for Bozeman, Missoula, and Helena from a Kalispell home base. DIY is a signup you prompt. Rosie, Voniq, and Cleo are that self-serve class. Lippy is a managed DFY peer, not a DIY login. Shop lines are on home services. The install path is on how it works. Rates are on pricing.
Is Alpine a Rosie, Voniq, or Cleo alternative?
Yes, when the shop wants an operator instead of a self-serve login. Those three are DIY-class. Rosie, checked 2026-10-01, runs Professional $49/mo through Growth $299/mo, with Website Texting as an add-on. Voniq, checked 2026-10-01, runs Solo $197/mo through Fleet $597/mo, with no setup fee. Cleo, checked 2026-09-28, lists Starter at $89/mo. Alpine is the install: voice and SMS together, A2P and consent, no cold AI dialing, and an operator who stays. Rates are on pricing.
How does Lippy compare with Alpine for a Montana shop?
Lippy is a managed DFY peer, not DIY. Published prices checked 2026-09-28: Solo $154/mo (420 minutes) and Team $375/mo (1,000 minutes) on the annual stickers. Calculator copy named Team at $450/mo billed monthly. A separate setup fee was not on that page. Alpine is the Kalispell-based install for Bozeman, Missoula, and Helena: client brand, voice and SMS together, consent-first, no cold AI dialing, operator stay-on. Rates are on pricing.
Does Alpine do cold AI dialing?
No. Alpine does not do cold AI calling. Outbound voice and text run only with documented prior express written consent. A2P 10DLC is filed per client under the client EIN. The rules are on compliance.
Where are Alpine’s rates?
On pricing. Setup is $7,500. The monthly is $1,297 from go-live, including 750 call minutes and 1,000 texts. This compare does not publish a second rate card.
Next step
Hear the Montana DFY line. Then decide.
Intake is a conversation, not a signup. We will tell you if Anna is the wrong fit.