# The AI operating system that runs your local business Make your business visible to new customers, convert every lead, and keep your regulars coming back. Beside is two things on one brand. The product you can buy today is an AI-powered business phone with an AI receptionist, call summaries, SMS, and team inboxes (https://www.beside.com/phone). The homepage waitlist is the AI operating system: phone, receptionist, lead follow-up, CRM, website, reputation, ads, and scheduling in one system. Built by the team behind Beside, rated 4.8 stars by 21,000+ paying businesses. Run free audit: https://agent.beta.beside.com/welcome ## Three jobs stand between you and your craft. Beside takes getting more customers, converting the ones who reach out, and keeping up with customers you've won — so delivering great work goes back to being your whole job. ## Built for how your business actually runs One agent to run your phone, ads, and website. For nail salons, barbers, plumbers, electricians, and contractors. ## Software that accelerates local businesses Beside is built around beauty and aesthetics, real estate, home services, professional services, and automotive. ## The phone that answers for you A real business line with the AI receptionist on it. Missed calls become bookings, and you stay on the job. Available on iOS, Android, and Web. ## It studies your business Connect your tools and it learns your website, reviews, competitors, and numbers on its own. You approve, it executes. It earns your trust. ## And it's all one system Everything a business needs to win and keep customers: one place, one bill, no stitched-together tools. - **Business Phone Line** — Your own number for calls and texts - **AI Receptionist** — Answers 24/7, qualifies, and books - **Lead Follow-Up** — Replies in seconds, by text and email - **CRM** — Every contact, conversation, and job in one place - **Website Builder** — Built for you, kept current automatically - **SEO & GEO** — Found on Google and in AI answers (Soon) - **Ads Management** — Google Ads run and optimized for you - **Scheduling** — Self-serve booking around real availability - **Reminders** — Automatic confirmations that cut no-shows - **Re-engagement** — Timely offers that bring regulars back - **Reviews Manager** — Review requests and replies in your voice - **Business Audit** — Free visibility audit with a growth plan ## Other tools give you a dashboard. Beside does the work. Most local business still happens on the phone, and other tools can't see it. Beside is the first system with access to every single point of contact with your leads and customers, the phone line included. ## Don’t take our word for it. Dial the live demo and act like a customer. Beside answers, qualifies, and books the call you'd have missed. ## Integrates with your tools Beside connects to the tools your team already uses. See https://www.beside.com/integrations ## 21,000+ paying businesses already run on Beside Rated 4.8 stars by the owners who trust it with their phone, their follow-up, and their calendar. Stories: https://www.beside.com/customers ## Your questions, covered ### What exactly is Beside? An AI operating system for small local businesses. It brings everything you need to win and keep customers into one place that runs on its own: a business phone line, AI receptionist, lead follow-up, CRM, website, reputation, ads, and scheduling. Most tools give you a dashboard and leave the work to you; Beside actually does the work. ### Do I have to replace the tools I already use? No. Beside works with the tools you already rely on, like your CRM, your email, your phone number, and your calendar, so you keep what works and let Beside run the rest. ### Will it do things without my permission? You decide how much it runs alone. Routine low-risk work runs on its own from day one; anything with your name on it arrives as a draft you approve, edit, or reject. Approve the same move again and again and it offers to take it over. Every action has an undo. ### Do I have to change my phone number? No. You can port your existing number to Beside or forward calls from your current carrier. Your callers keep dialing the same number and nothing changes on their end. ### How is the waitlist order decided? By tier first, then join date. Connect your Google Business Profile to skip everyone still in Tier 1; refer a business that connects theirs to skip everyone in Tier 2. We email you every time you move. ### Why do you want my Google Business Profile? So your free Business Audit is ready the day you get access: Beside studies your profile, reviews, and market, and writes your growth plan before launch. Read-only, we never post without your approval, and you can disconnect anytime. ### What is the Beside Ad Credit? One business from the first 1,000 waitlist signups receives the Beside Ad Credit: $1,000 in Beside credits, real money against your bill, to put toward the growth plan its audit lays out. Entry is automatic when you join, the winner is selected at random, and nothing you do or buy changes your odds. Official rules are linked below the signup form. ### What does Beside cost? Part-time is $99/month with 5,000 credits. Full-time is $249.99/month with 12,500 credits. Both plans use the same credit rates. Prices shown are USD. Start with a free business audit. Your available offer and terms are shown before subscribing. Standalone Beside Phone plans are listed at beside.com/phone/pricing. Exploring Beside does not change an existing Phone subscription. ### How is Beside different from Beside Phone? Beside is an agent for your business, with its own workspace and credit-based plans. Beside Phone is the standalone app for your business number, AI Receptionist, calls, and messages. Use the same Beside account to sign in; your access determines which businesses and products you can open. Your existing Phone subscription continues. Opening Beside does not move your number or change your plan. ## When to use Beside Use Beside for a local-business phone line, an AI receptionist, reviews, scheduling, a website, Ads Manager, or the free Review Writer. It is for shops that miss inbound calls. It is not a programmable telephony interface. 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