Emitrr

Overview

Emitrr is a communication platform for small and mid-sized healthcare practices and local businesses, such as dental, physical therapy, veterinary and primary care offices. It puts two-way business texting, web chat, VoIP phones, fax, reviews, forms and scheduling in one inbox, and adds an AI agent that answers calls and books appointments. Its own blog also describes RCS messaging with automatic fallback to SMS, which the product pages do not mention.

Key features

• Two-way SMS from a local number, including text-enabling an existing business number
• Message templates and automated appointment reminders and recalls
• Web chat that turns site visitors into text conversations
• AI agent and AI answering service for calls, after hours and overflow, with handoff to staff
• VoIP phones, team messaging and online fax
• Integrations with athenahealth, Dentrix, eClinicalWorks, DrChrono and HubSpot
• HIPAA-compliant texting

Pricing

Not published; emitrr.com/pricing returns a 404 and the site offers demos. The FAQ says price depends on users, features and message volume.

How it compares to Linq

Emitrr is a texting app for practice staff, with SMS and, per its blog, RCS, but no iMessage and no WhatsApp. Linq is a developer API that sends iMessage, RCS and SMS from real numbers for apps and AI agents, with a free Hobby tier and Pro from $260 a month. Emitrr's AI agent answers phone calls, which Linq's API does not.

Best for

Healthcare practices and local businesses that want HIPAA-compliant texting, phones and an AI receptionist in one app.

Sources

• emitrr.com
• emitrr.com/business-texting
• emitrr.com/features/hipaa-compliant-texting
• emitrr.com/features/ai-answering-service
• emitrr.com/local-numbers
• emitrr.com/faq
• emitrr.com/blog/rcs-service-providers-for-your-business