Arini vs Weave (AI Receptionist)
Short answer: Arini scores higher (52 vs 51). Both are Level 1 desk reviews from public sources; accuracy is untested for both. Scores are out of 85 (tested so far); hands-on accuracy testing (15 pts) pending.
| Criterion | Arini | Weave (AI Receptionist) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI receptionist | AI receptionist |
| Preliminary score | 52/85 | 51/85 |
| BAA | BAA stated “HIPAA BAA ✓ Included” | BAA stated “This Business Associate Addendum (the “Addendum”) supplements the underlying agreement” |
| Pricing as shown | Not published. Arini's own blog says pricing is 'Custom (demo-based)' [2]. Third-party price figures exist but are not confirmed by the vendor, so we don't repeat them. | 'simple plans and pricing, starting from $199 per month' [1]. What each tier includes and whether the AI Receptionist costs extra: unverified. |
| HIPAA / BAA availability (20) | 14 BAA is stated as included, but only in a marketing blog post. No BAA text is public. | 18 BAA text is public [3]. Which plans it covers isn't stated. |
| Integrations (dental PMS / EHR) (25) | 22 Vendor lists 'OpenDental, EagleSoft, Denticon, Dentrix, Curve Dental — native bidirectional' [2]. Five dental PMSs named with bidirectional sync earns 22/25 at desk-review level; the remaining points need write-back confirmed in a demo. | 15 AI Receptionist can use 'your Weave calendar (and supported integrated systems)' [2]. The integrations page didn't render a list when we fetched it, so the specific dental PMSs are unverified. |
| Pricing transparency (12) | 2 Custom/demo-based pricing only [2]. | 6 Only a 'starting from $199 per month' figure [1]. |
| Accuracy / output quality (15) | 0 Not tested yet. Accuracy needs a Level-3 hands-on test with synthetic data. 0/15 until then. | 0 Not tested yet. Accuracy needs a Level-3 hands-on test with synthetic data. 0/15 until then. |
| Setup effort (8) | 4 Vendor: 'Most practices go live in 2–4 weeks with a dedicated implementation engineer' [2]. | 4 'Expert onboarding' included with every plan [1]. |
| Support (8) | 4 'Dedicated engineer per practice' for implementation [2]. Ongoing support hours are not stated. | 3 'Award-winning customer support' claimed [1]. Hours not stated. |
| Contract terms (7) | 1 No public terms found (unverified). | 1 Contract length and cancellation terms not found (unverified). |
| Specialty fit (dental) (5) | 5 Built specifically for dental practices [1]. | 4 Dental is one of Weave's main markets (dental, veterinary, medical, optometry) [1]. |
| Last checked | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 |
Source numbers like [2] refer to each tool's own source list on its review page.
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