You asked: what are the best alternatives to Hyro for a medical practice?

MedReception AI Is a Hyro Alternative for Medical Practices

By MedReception AI, physician-built by Paul Toomey, MDPublished Nov 4, 2026

The short answer

Medical practices looking past Hyro should compare scale, pricing transparency and setup time. MedReception AI is a physician-built AI receptionist that answers calls 24/7 and books appointments, with published prices starting at $299 per month and a BAA included. Hyro is an agentic AI platform that lists enterprise health systems, FQHCs, provider groups and payers among the settings it serves, and its site shows no public pricing. A small or mid-sized practice that wants a fast launch and a clear monthly price will usually fit MedReception AI. A large health system with deep Epic needs may fit Hyro better, so the right choice depends on the organization.

MedReception AI publishes its prices, while Hyro directs visitors to book a demo.
Hyro serves enterprise health systems, FQHCs, provider groups and payers.
MedReception AI typically launches in one week and includes a BAA.
The right choice depends on practice size, EHR and languages needed.

What does Hyro offer medical practices?

Hyro describes its product as an Agentic Care Communications platform for healthcare that uses AI agents across voice and chat. Hyro's inbound agents page lists booking, refills, eligibility checks, referrals and prior authorizations among the requests its agents handle. Hyro's site lists enterprise health systems, FQHCs, cancer centers, children's hospitals, provider groups, multispecialty groups and payers as the care settings it serves. Medical practices reading that list can check whether their own setting appears.

Hyro's Appointments agent confirms, reschedules or cancels existing visits, and its Scheduling agent books new appointments following the organization's existing scheduling rules. Hyro's Prescriptions agent pulls a patient's active prescriptions from the EHR, submits the refill, and routes renewal requests to the right clinician.

Hyro's integrations page says that when a patient needs a person, the handoff to a live agent carries full context to the staff member's screen. A practice evaluating Hyro can ask for a demo to see these workflows run against its own front desk and phone setup.

How does MedReception AI differ from Hyro?

MedReception AI is an AI receptionist built by a general surgeon, Paul Toomey, MD, for medical and dental practices. MedReception AI answers calls 24/7, books appointments, and uses named agents: Katie for daytime answering, Annie for after-hours, Victoria for voicemail and Sallie for scheduling and recalls. The product is sold with published monthly prices and a BAA included, so a practice can plan its budget before any sales conversation.

Setup of MedReception AI typically takes one week from signup to launch. MedReception AI also handles unlimited simultaneous calls, so a busy Monday morning does not push callers into a queue. Practices miss about 30 to 50 percent of calls, and that gap is the problem the product targets.

MedReception AI speaks 59 languages and books end to end in English, Spanish and Korean. HIPAA compliance is verified by Compliancy Group. MedReception AI is a business associate, not a covered entity, and the BAA is included with service for every practice.

Which practices should still choose Hyro?

Hyro fits enterprise health systems, FQHCs, provider groups and payers that want to automate routine patient calls and chats at scale. Hyro's provider groups page says its agents are native to Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth, and more, and its integrations section names Salesforce, Five9, Cisco and Genesys. An organization built around those systems should put Hyro on its shortlist.

Hyro's Trust Center displays security badges and offers its security documentation by access request. Buyers with formal procurement and security reviews may value that documentation path, and Hyro's Guardrails page states that sensitive patient data is processed under strict BAAs with zero-retention terms.

A large organization with payer workflows alongside patient calls matches the settings Hyro describes. A demo is the way to confirm fit, and a practice should bring its call volume, EHR and staffing questions to that conversation so the answers are specific.

How do pricing and setup compare?

Hyro's site shows no public pricing and directs visitors to book a demo, so a practice cannot estimate cost before talking to sales. MedReception AI publishes its prices: Studio is $299 per month for 500 minutes, and managed plans run from Essential at $495 per month to Elite at $1,495 per month. Setup of MedReception AI typically takes one week from signup to launch.

The Studio plan includes 500 minutes with $0.95 per additional minute. Essential is $495 per month for 500 minutes, Professional is $995 per month for 1,000 minutes, and Elite is $1,495 per month for 2,000 minutes.

After-hours coverage from Annie and voicemail from Victoria are included on Professional and Elite. On the Essential plan, each is a $99 per month add-on. The pricing page lists current plan details for any practice comparing budgets across vendors.

How do EHR integrations compare?

Hyro's integrations section names Epic, Oracle Health, Salesforce, Five9, Cisco and Genesys, and its provider groups page adds athenahealth. MedReception AI has live integrations with athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, ModMed, Tebra, Nextech, Office Ally, SimplePractice, Elation and more systems on its published list. For a system outside that list, other systems are available through secure workflow automation. A practice should confirm its own EHR with each vendor before signing.

Further live MedReception AI integrations include Practice Fusion, Hint, Veracity by AllegianceMD, PatientNow, TELUS Med Access, TELUS PS Suite, Azalea Health, Amazing Charts, CharmHealth, TherapyNotes and Eye Cloud Pro. Practices in several specialties will recognize names on that list.

On the Studio plan, EHR integration is an add-on at $1,500 one time plus $99 per month. A practice should ask each vendor which EHR actions are live, such as reading schedules or writing appointments, since integration depth can differ between vendors.

How should a practice choose between them?

A practice should choose by size, budget and workflow. MedReception AI suits medical and dental practices that want a clear monthly price, a BAA, and a launch in about one week. Hyro suits enterprise health systems, FQHCs, provider groups and payers. Veterinary practices are not served by MedReception AI, so those buyers need another option. A short checklist of call volume, EHR and languages settles most decisions.

Call volume matters first. Practices miss about 30 to 50 percent of calls, so a practice should count how many go unanswered at lunch, after hours and during peak mornings before comparing vendors, then match that need to a plan or a quote.

Language needs matter next. MedReception AI books end to end in English, Spanish and Korean and speaks 59 languages. A practice should also ask every vendor for its BAA, its security documentation and a written price before making a final decision.

Your options, compared honestly

The table below lists MedReception AI and Hyro with who each fits best. Hyro's row uses only facts Hyro publishes on its own site. MedReception AI's row uses the facts the company approves for public use. A practice should read both rows against its own size, EHR, language needs and budget, then request a demo or a written quote from whichever vendor fits.

Service	Best for	What to know
MedReception AIUs	Medical and dental practices that want a physician-built AI receptionist with published pricing and a BAA included	MedReception AI answers calls 24/7 and books appointments with Katie, Annie, Victoria and Sallie. Studio is $299 per month for 500 minutes, and managed plans run from $495 to $1,495 per month. HIPAA compliance is verified by Compliancy Group.
Hyro	Enterprise health systems, FQHCs, provider groups and payers automating routine patient calls and chats	Agentic AI platform for patient calls and chat. No public pricing; lists HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II and says patient data is processed under BAAs (Nov 4, 2026).

Frequently asked questions

The questions below come from practice managers and physicians comparing Hyro with other AI receptionist options. Each answer names the vendor it describes and sticks to facts the vendors publish. Practices with questions not covered here can use the comparison and pricing pages linked at the end of this page.

what are the best alternatives to Hyro for a medical practice?

MedReception AI is one alternative to Hyro for a medical practice, especially a small or mid-sized one that wants published pricing and a launch in about one week. Hyro remains a fit for enterprise health systems, FQHCs, provider groups and payers. The right alternative depends on practice size, EHR, languages needed and budget, so compare both on those points.

Does Hyro publish its pricing?

Hyro's site shows no public pricing and directs visitors to book a demo. MedReception AI publishes its prices: Studio is $299 per month, Essential is $495 per month, Professional is $995 per month and Elite is $1,495 per month. Practices can compare these figures with any quote Hyro provides. The pricing page has the plan details.

Is MedReception AI HIPAA compliant?

MedReception AI has HIPAA compliance verified by Compliancy Group, and a BAA is included. MedReception AI is a business associate, not a covered entity. Hyro's Guardrails page also lists HIPAA and says sensitive patient data is processed under strict BAAs with zero-retention terms. Any practice should request each vendor's BAA and security documentation before signing.

Does MedReception AI work with my EHR?

MedReception AI has live integrations with athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, ModMed, Tebra, Nextech, Office Ally, SimplePractice, Elation and the other systems on its published list. For a system that is not on that list, other systems are available through secure workflow automation. On the Studio plan, EHR integration is an add-on at $1,500 one time plus $99 per month.

Can an AI receptionist answer calls after hours?

MedReception AI answers calls 24/7, and Annie handles after-hours calls while Victoria handles voicemail. After-hours coverage and voicemail are included on Professional and Elite, and each is a $99 per month add-on on Essential. Unlimited simultaneous calls mean several callers can be answered at once at night.

Hear it on your own calls

A 20 minute walkthrough shows how MedReception AI would answer, book and route your practice's calls, built around your scheduling rules and escalation protocols. Setup typically takes one week from signup to launch.

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