AI secretary: your calls and WhatsApp messages handled, 24/7

While you're with a client, on site or closed, Natalia answers the phone and WhatsApp. It notes who called and why, answers practical questions, spots what's urgent and passes every request on to you. It covers phone and WhatsApp secretarial work, not executive assistance: your calendar and inbox stay yours.

24/7 on the phone and on WhatsApp

€0 setup fee

48 h to pilot on your calls

What is an AI secretary?

An AI secretary for phone calls is an agent that handles a small business's phone secretarial work. It answers calls and WhatsApp messages, takes complete messages, answers practical questions, spots urgent calls and passes every callback or appointment request to the right person. It answers at any hour, with no queue.

It suits tradespeople, practices, agencies and freelancers who cannot pick up while they work. It does not manage your calendar, your inbox or your admin: it is not an executive assistant.

Published October 22, 2026. Updated October 22, 2026.

What the AI secretary does, and what it doesn't

Its scope: your customers' phone calls and WhatsApp. Admin work and your personal organisation stay with you.

What it does

  • Answer the phone and WhatsApp at any hour, with the first message you wrote
  • Take complete messages: name, reason, contact details, best time to call back
  • Answer practical questions: opening hours, address, services, documents to bring
  • Spot urgent calls by your rules and transfer them to the number you set, with a summary
  • Pass on callback and appointment requests by email, SMS or WhatsApp
  • Text the customer during or after the call: address, link, list of documents

What it doesn't do

  • Manage your calendar or your inbox
  • Greet visitors on site
  • Do your admin: mail, invoicing, filing
  • Act as an executive or personal assistant
  • Create content: no posts, no visuals, no articles
  • Give professional advice, whether legal, accounting or medical: it notes the question and passes it to you

If you're looking for an assistant that sorts your email and organises your day, Natalia is not the right tool. It handles what your customers ask you on the phone and on WhatsApp.

A call with the AI secretary, step by step

  1. 1

    It answers

    The caller hears your first message, in the voice you chose. Even if you're already on a call: the plan puts no limit on simultaneous calls.

  2. 2

    It takes notes

    It asks for the name, the reason, contact details and the best time to call back, then reads it back to check.

  3. 3

    It sorts

    Practical question: it answers. Urgent by your rules: it transfers to the number you set. Everything else becomes a message.

  4. 4

    You call back

    You get the request by email, SMS or WhatsApp. Transcript and recording stay in the console.

The secretarial tasks it takes on

The ones that interrupt you in the middle of the day, on the phone and on WhatsApp.

  • Message taking

    Every call you can't take becomes a clear message: who, why, how to reach them. No more voicemail to replay.

  • Call screening

    You decide what must be transferred to you right away and what can wait for a callback.

  • Callback and appointment requests

    It collects the preferred slot and passes it on. If your booking tool has an API, it can log the request there.

  • WhatsApp messages

    Your customers write on WhatsApp, it replies with the same information as on the phone, on a number Natalia provides.

  • After-hours cover

    Evenings, weekends, holidays: requests are taken and waiting for you when you're back.

  • Sending information

    Address, link, list of documents to bring: it texts them to the customer during or after the call.

AI secretary, answering service or voicemail: which one to choose?

Three ways to make sure no call goes unanswered. Each has its place.

AI secretary, answering service or voicemail: which one to choose?
CriterionSecretary or answering serviceVoicemailNatalia AI secretary
AvailabilityJob or contract hours24/724/7
Takes a complete messageYesIf the caller leaves oneYes, with the questions you set
Answers practical questionsYesNoYes, from your information
Spots urgent callsYesNoYes, by your rules
WhatsAppDepends on the providerNoYes, same agent
Calendar, admin workDepends on the contractNoNo
Delicate situationYesNoNo: the call is transferred to you

A human secretary keeps the edge on delicate situations and admin work. The AI secretary handles everyday calls and messages at any hour, and passes the rest on to you.

How much does an AI secretary cost?

Natalia's public prices, excluding VAT, with no setup fee.

Voice agent, Essential plan

€99 excl. VAT/month

700 minutes of conversation (about 350 two-minute calls), 1 number, unlimited simultaneous calls, transcripts and recordings.

Chat agent, Essential plan

€49 excl. VAT/month

For WhatsApp messages only: 50 WhatsApp conversations included, then €0.30 per conversation.

Setup

€0

No installation fee. 12% off with an annual commitment.

Public prices excluding VAT, checked on October 22, 2026. Beyond the Voice plan: €0.20 per minute. Pro (€249) and Enterprise (€499) plans for higher volumes. See plan details

Setup: a pilot on your calls within 48 hours

  1. 1

    Your number

    You forward your usual number to the agent, or Natalia provides one. No change of phone carrier.

  2. 2

    Your rules

    You write its first message, what it should know about your business, what counts as urgent and who to alert.

  3. 3

    The pilot

    You try it in the console, then on your real calls. You fine-tune its instructions over the first few days.

AI secretary FAQ

Does an AI secretary replace a secretary?

For the phone and WhatsApp, it handles everyday calls, messages and callback requests, at any hour. It does not do admin work (mail, invoicing, filing), does not manage your calendar and does not greet visitors. Its first job is making sure no call rings out.

What's the difference between an AI secretary and an answering service?

An answering service is a human team that takes your calls during the hours in the contract. An AI secretary is a voice agent: it answers at any hour, with no wait, also replies on WhatsApp and passes every request on to you as soon as the conversation ends. For a delicate situation, a person is still better: the AI transfers the call to you.

Is an AI virtual assistant the same thing?

The term covers two things. A personal assistant that sorts your email and plans your day: Natalia is not one. A virtual assistant that answers your customers on the phone and on WhatsApp: that is what the Natalia AI secretary does.

How much does an AI secretary cost?

At Natalia, the voice agent starts at €99 excluding VAT per month with 700 minutes of conversation and 1 number, with no setup fee. For WhatsApp messages only, the Chat agent starts at €49 excluding VAT per month. These are the public prices as of October 22, 2026.

Can it manage my calendar?

No. It manages neither your calendar nor your inbox. It collects your customers' appointment requests and passes them to you, or logs them in your booking tool if that tool has an API.

How am I told about a message?

By email, by SMS or on WhatsApp, as you choose. Every conversation stays in the console, with its transcript and recording.

Do my customers know they are talking to an AI?

You write the agent's first message: it can introduce itself as your practice's or company's AI assistant from the start of the call. We recommend saying so clearly.

Can I keep my number?

Yes. With “Garder mon numéro” (Keep my number), your customers still call your usual number, which you forward to the agent. Natalia can also provide a new number reserved for the agent.

What happens to the conversations?

Every call is transcribed and recorded, then available in the console with its summary. AI processing is entrusted to specialised subprocessors, under contract (DPA, GDPR Article 28).

Try the AI secretary on your calls

A 30-minute demo on your cases, then a pilot on your real calls within 48 hours.