Canadian AI receptionist comparison — updated May 26, 2026
MapleReceptionist vs Mihron AI — Which Canadian AI Receptionist Should You Choose?
Both are Canadian AI receptionists. Both publicly claim PIPEDA and PHIPA compliance. Both store data in Canada. Both advertise bilingual English/French. The main differences are pricing transparency (we publish numbers; Mihron AI is quote-based), multi-agent stacking, and how much of the feature set is documented on the public website versus revealed inside a sales call. We built MapleReceptionist — we’ll be honest about where Mihron AI beats us. Every Mihron AI claim on this page is sourced from mihronai.ca with a citation URL at the bottom of the comparison table.
A note on "Hedi": if you searched for “MapleReceptionist vs Hedi” and landed here, that’s deliberate. We could not find a publicly indexed Canadian AI receptionist branded “Hedi” — not at heyhedi.com, hedi.ca, hedi.ai, hedihq.com, gethedi.com, or hedi.app, and not in any Canadian directory we searched via Perplexity sonar-pro on May 26, 2026. The name “Hedi” is often conflated with Heidi Health, an Australian medical-scribe app (not an AI phone receptionist, and not Canadian). The closest verifiable Canadian medical/dental AI receptionist we could compare against is Mihron AI at mihronai.ca, which is what this page compares to. If “Hedi” launches publicly later, we’ll update this page or publish a separate one.
Side-by-side comparison
Data current as of May 26, 2026. Numbered citations link to the exact mihronai.ca page where the claim was found. Where Mihron AI has not published a fact, we say so — we will not guess on their behalf.
| Feature | MapleReceptionist | Mihron AI |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (CAD/month) | $25 (Solo) — published on site | Not publicly disclosed — quote-based, no numeric pricing on mihronai.ca/pricing12 |
| Pricing transparency | Four tiers published: Solo $25 / Starter $60 / Business $99 / Team-Pro $199 | No numeric tiers, no minute allowances published. "Book a Demo" / "Get a Quote" only2 |
| Cheapest paid tier features | Bilingual EN/FR, PIPEDA + PHIPA, 50 min/mo, 5 calls/day, 25 SMS, email summary per call, transfer to 1 number, static booking link via SMS | Not publicly disclosed (no tier-by-tier feature matrix on mihronai.ca)2 |
| Bilingual EN/FR support | Yes — native, Quebec FR + NB Frenglish patterns | Yes — explicitly advertised as handling English and French for Canadian patient base1 |
| PIPEDA compliance | Yes | Yes — explicitly claimed on privacy / compliance pages3 |
| PHIPA (Ontario healthcare) compliance | Yes | Yes — explicitly claimed for Ontario health information custodians3 |
| Canadian data hosting | Yes — stored in Canada | Yes — states data stored on Canadian servers3 |
| Multi-agent stacking (per-line AI personas) | Yes — different agent per phone line under one account | Not publicly disclosed (mihronai.ca product pages describe a single AI receptionist; no multi-agent stacking documented)1 |
| Call recording | Yes — Business tier ($99) and up | Not publicly disclosed (no public mention of call recording on mihronai.ca)1 |
| Call transcription | Yes — Business tier ($99) and up | Not publicly disclosed (no public mention of transcription on mihronai.ca)1 |
| Native Google Calendar | Yes | Listed (marketing claims Google Calendar integration alongside Microsoft Outlook)4 |
| Native Outlook / Microsoft 365 calendar | Yes | Listed (marketing claims Microsoft Outlook integration)4 |
| WebRTC outbound dialing | Yes — Business tier and up | Not publicly disclosed (no WebRTC / outbound dialing claim on mihronai.ca)1 |
| Industry templates available | Dental, garage, law, HVAC, property management | Healthcare / dental / medical clinic focus; specific named template library not publicly listed4 |
| Month-to-month / contract required | Month-to-month on Solo, Starter, Business. Custom tier ($199+) negotiable. | Not publicly disclosed (no contract length stated on mihronai.ca; quote-based)2 |
| Free trial available | Yes — free trial on real DID | Not publicly disclosed (mihronai.ca offers "Book a Demo" but no free-trial language)2 |
| Founded year | 2025 | Not publicly disclosed (no founding year on mihronai.ca About or any page)5 |
| HQ city | Moncton, New Brunswick | Not publicly disclosed (no address or city on mihronai.ca; only "Canadian company")5 |
Sources for Mihron AI claims
- [1] Mihron AI — home / product page — https://mihronai.ca/
- [2] Mihron AI — pricing page ("Get a Quote", no numeric tiers) — https://mihronai.ca/pricing
- [3] Mihron AI — privacy/compliance (PIPEDA, PHIPA, Canadian data hosting) — https://mihronai.ca/privacy
- [4] Mihron AI — integrations & verticals (Google Calendar, Outlook, NexHealth, Clio, Cal.com) — https://mihronai.ca/
- [5] Mihron AI — contact page (no HQ city or founding year) — https://mihronai.ca/contact
Where MapleReceptionist beats Mihron AI our advantage
Published pricing — you know the bill before the sales call
MapleReceptionist publishes four tiers: Solo $25, Starter $60, Business $99, Team-Pro $199 CAD/month, all month-to-month. Mihron AI’s pricing page is “Book a Demo” / “Get a Quote” only — no numbers, no minute allowances, no tier comparison. For a clinic comparing vendors, an unwillingness to publish pricing is itself a signal.
Multi-agent stacking — different AI persona per phone line
One MapleReceptionist account can run a receptionist on the main number, a triage agent on the dispatch line, and a billing agent on the billing line — each with its own prompt, voice, hours, and tools. Mihron AI does not publicly document multi-agent stacking. If your clinic has more than one inbound line and you want each to behave differently, this matters.
Recording, transcription, WebRTC outbound — published feature set
MapleReceptionist publishes which tier includes call recording, transcription, and WebRTC outbound dialing (Business tier and up). Mihron AI does not mention recording, transcription, or outbound dialing on its public marketing pages as of May 26, 2026. If those features matter for your clinic’s audit trail or recall calling, you have to ask Mihron AI to confirm.
$25 Solo tier — cheap entry for sole practitioners
A solo dental hygienist, paramedical practitioner, or small chiropractic office that gets fewer than 5 calls a day pays $25 CAD/month on MapleReceptionist Solo. Mihron AI’s lowest published price is not public — you have to talk to sales first to find out. If you’re a one-person clinic just testing AI reception, we’re a lower-friction starting point.
Where Mihron AI beats MapleReceptionist their advantage
Healthcare-specific positioning and integrations
Mihron AI publicly markets itself as a clinic AI receptionist and lists healthcare-specific integration names (NexHealth, Cal.com, Clio, Microsoft Outlook, Twilio SMS) on its marketing pages. If your clinic already runs NexHealth and that is a hard requirement, Mihron AI’s narrative is more healthcare-narrow than ours and may be a closer fit out of the box.
Quote-based pricing can win on volume
For a large multi-location clinic with high call volume and unusual workflow needs, quote-based pricing can produce a better per-call cost than fixed tiers. MapleReceptionist Team-Pro starts at $199/month, with custom quotes above that; Mihron AI’s opaque pricing model gives them room to negotiate aggressively on enterprise deals. If you have 10,000+ calls/month and the budget for it, ask both for a quote.
Narrower focus = narrower sales conversation
Mihron AI’s pages talk specifically about clinics — medical, dental, paramedical. MapleReceptionist talks about clinics and trades, law firms, and property managers. If your operations director wants a vendor whose entire pitch is “we exist for clinics,” Mihron AI’s narrative is more focused. We’re honest that we serve more verticals.
Best for each use case
Choose Mihron AI if you…
… run a multi-location medical or dental clinic with high call volume, have NexHealth or Clio as a hard integration requirement, are comfortable with quote-based pricing and a sales-call buying process, and do not need transparent published tiers, multi-agent stacking, or call recording documented upfront.
Choose MapleReceptionist if you…
… want to see the price before the sales call ($25 / $60 / $99 / $199 CAD published); are a solo practitioner or small clinic and want a cheap entry tier; need multi-agent stacking so different lines behave differently; need call recording + transcription + WebRTC outbound dialing published and priced upfront; or want a Canadian vendor that publishes its full feature set in writing rather than only in a demo.
How we built this comparison
Mihron AI data was sourced from publicly available mihronai.ca pages (home, pricing, privacy, contact, integrations marketing) as of May 26, 2026, retrieved via Perplexity sonar-pro search with full URL citations preserved. Raw Perplexity API responses are archived for audit at /audit/mihron-ai_perplexity_q1_2026-05-26.json and /audit/mihron-ai_perplexity_q2_2026-05-26.json. A separate Perplexity audit (hedi_perplexity_2026-05-26.json) confirms there is no publicly indexed Canadian AI receptionist branded “Hedi.” MapleReceptionist data is our own. Where a Mihron AI fact is not published on mihronai.ca, we say “Not publicly disclosed” rather than guess. If Mihron AI publishes new facts that change a row, email us at support@mapleworksuite.com and we will update within 5 business days.
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Try MapleReceptionist free
Free trial on a real phone number. Bilingual EN/FR. PIPEDA + PHIPA. Solo tier from $25/month if you stick around. If Mihron AI is right for you instead, that’s fine too — pick the one that fits how you actually work.