AI employees for local businesses, 24/7.
AI receptionists, booking assistants, and lead responders that answer customers, book appointments, and capture leads. Tirelessly.
Hire the right AI employee for the job
Each role is purpose-built for a specific business function — trained on your operations, priced at a fraction of a human hire.
Hi! I'd like to book a haircut.
Hi! What kind of cut are you after, and is there a stylist or time you prefer?
Mid length with layers. Tomorrow afternoon if possible.
Got it. Will it be a wash + cut, or a full restyle? And do you want a beard trim added on?
Wash and cut, no beard.
Checked tomorrow's schedule: 14:30 with Sara, 16:15 with Mike
Perfect. I have 14:30 with Sara or 16:15 with Mike — both 45 min, $55 with wash. Which works for you?
14:30 with Sara, please.
Booking added · reminder set for 13:30
All set. Sara tomorrow at 14:30, $55. I've sent the reminder — see you then!
Why local businesses choose AI employees
24/7 availability
Never miss an inquiry. Your AI employee responds instantly — evenings, weekends, and holidays included.
Fraction of the cost
Start for free — from $79/mo, 90% less than a full-time hire, with no benefits, sick days, or turnover.
More bookings, less effort
Capture leads and book appointments automatically across every channel — while you focus on your business.
Unlimited concurrent conversations
Handle 1 or 100 customer conversations at the same time. No hold times. No queue.
Set up in a day
Describe your business and your AI employee is ready to work. No flowcharts, no code, no training period.
You stay in control
Sensitive actions need your sign-off. Unusual requests get flagged for human review. Your rules, always.
Describe the job once — your AI employee handles the rest
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Tell us about your business
What you offer, how it's priced, what to ask the customer, and what a qualified lead looks like for you.
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We build your AI employee
It learns your services, pricing, policies, and tone. Then it connects to your channels — Instagram, website, Telegram, WhatsApp, and more.
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It starts working immediately
Your AI employee answers customers, books appointments, captures leads, and sends you clean handoffs — 24/7, from day one.
Built for local service businesses
Purpose-trained AI employees for the industries that need them most. Choose your industry to see every AI tool available.
Full-time admin — $2,500+/mo.
Your AI employee — $79–299/mo, no days off.
See the math: the real cost of a hire, the hours they actually work, and how many leads you lose after hours.
| Metric | Hire | OpenTulpa |
|---|---|---|
| Online hours | 8 / day | 24/7 |
| Concurrent customers | 1–2 | Unlimited |
| Onboarding time | Weeks | A day |
| Sick days & vacation | Happens | Never |
| Channels covered | Phone + email | All channels |
| After-hours coverage | None | Included |
Why teams pick Tulpa over the rest
Generic chatbots answer messages. Tulpa builds its own skills, connects to your stack, and actually closes work.
| Capability | Tulpa | sintra | ChatGPT | Claude | Lindy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writes its own skills automatically | |||||
| 2,000+ native integrations | |||||
| Set up by simply talking | |||||
| Trained on your business context | |||||
| Closes leads end-to-end | |||||
| Sensitive actions need your approval | |||||
| Works across Telegram, IG, web, CRM | |||||
| 24/7 with no maintenance | |||||
| Privacy-first — your data stays yours | |||||
| Starting price | $79 | $97 | $20 | $20 | $50 |
What local businesses say
“We were missing so many Instagram DMs — someone would message at 9 PM asking about availability and by the time we replied the next morning, they'd already booked somewhere else. OpenTulpa fixed that completely. Now we wake up to confirmed bookings.”
Placeholder — Salon Owner
Hair Salon
“Our front desk was spending 45 minutes per day just on appointment-related calls. The AI handles all of it now — insurance questions, scheduling, reminders — and our no-show rate dropped noticeably within the first month.”
Placeholder — Clinic Manager
Dental Clinic
“The quote automation alone paid for the subscription in the first week. We used to lose leads because we couldn't respond to quote requests fast enough. Now the AI handles them instantly and we get the job.”
Placeholder — Cleaning Service Owner
Cleaning Service
Ready to hire your AI employee?
Drop your email — we'll reach out, ask a few questions about how you work, and show how your AI employee would handle real customers.
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