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Podium AI Employee: Pricing, Trial, Integrations, Handoff and Security From Its Own Pages
- Pricing 0/1
- Trial 0/1
- Inbound 1/1
- Outbound 0/1
- Books 1/1
- Integrations 2/2
- Handoff 1/1
- Languages 0/1
- 24/7 1/1
- Security 1/1
- Channels 1/1
Best for: Local businesses on Podium that want an AI employee across calls, texts and reviews
AI Employee add-on to the Podium messaging and phone platform. No public pricing, as published on Nov 5, 2026. Legal center offers a HIPAA BAA; trust center unreadable so no SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001 or PCI statement could be read (Nov 5, 2026).
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By the AIPlayPark editorial team, part of MedReception AI
Voice agents rubric
What Podium AI Employee publishes, criterion by criterion
- Pricing 0/1
- Trial 0/1
- Inbound 1/1
- Outbound 0/1
- Books 1/1
- Integrations 2/2
- Handoff 1/1
- Languages 0/1
- 24/7 1/1
- Security 1/1
- Channels 1/1
Scoring note: Security rests on the HIPAA BAA clause in the legal center; trust.podium.com, the integrations directory and the marketplace index are script-rendered and unreadable. Languages: not stated anywhere read. Outbound: only text follow-up is described. The aesthetics vertical page labels voice answering as coming soon.
Every quote below is taken from podium.com on the date shown, as it read on that day. Where a value says not stated, the pages we read did not address it; that is a description of the pages, not a judgment about the product. The vendor can request a correction through our contact page.
| Criterion | What the pages state | Points | Quote, source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Quote only | 0 of 1 | Podium's pricing page says "Plans designed to fit your specific business needs, talk to our sales team for details." and "Add on AI Employee to any plan." with no dollar figure. |
| Free trial or free tier | None stated on the pricing pages we read | 0 of 1 | Podium's pricing and AI Employee pages read on Nov 5, 2026 state no free trial or free tier. |
| Answers inbound calls | Answers inbound calls | 1 of 1 | Podium's home services page says its AI Employee "Answers every call 24/7, books directly onto your dispatch board, and runs your membership program." |
| Places outbound calls | not stated on the pages we read (as of 2026-11-05) | 0 of 1 | No statement found on the pages we read (as of Nov 5, 2026). |
| Books appointments | Books appointments | 1 of 1 | Podium's AI Employee page says "When the customer is ready, your AI Employee books directly on your calendar". |
| Named integrations | Boulevard, MindBody, NexTech, HubSpot, Outlook, QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Shopify, Salesforce, Open Dental, Dentrix Enterprise | 2 of 2 | Podium's Phones page lists Boulevard, MindBody, NexTech, HubSpot, Outlook, QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Shopify and Salesforce as integrations, and its marketplace pages say Open Dental and Dentrix Enterprise integrate with Podium. |
| Handoff to a person | Transfers or escalates to a person | 1 of 1 | Podium's AI Employee page lists "escalation rules for when a human needs to step in". |
| Languages | not stated on the pages we read (as of 2026-11-05) | 0 of 1 | No statement found on the pages we read (as of Nov 5, 2026). |
| Coverage | 24/7 | 1 of 1 | Podium's AI Employee page says it "Responds instantly, 24/7". |
| Security statement | Stated on its own pages | 1 of 1 | Podium's legal center says "If Client is a Covered Entity or Business Associate, as defined in HIPAA, Podium and Client agree to the terms of Podium's BAA". |
| Channels | Voice plus SMS, chat or email | 1 of 1 | Podium's AI Employee page says the AI Employee works across phone calls, text, email and social from one centralized inbox. |
Not scored, shown for context
- Kind of product
- Finished service
Podium's AI Employee page headline reads "Meet the AI Employee your business has been missing" and says you give it feedback in plain language the way you would coach a human team member.
From podium.com, as published on Nov 5, 2026 - Lowest published monthly price
- Not published on the pages we read (as of Nov 5, 2026)
Where Podium AI Employee appears in the voice agent rankings
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By the AIPlayPark editorial team, part of MedReception AI