# Nuteq vs ElevenLabs Agents

An ElevenLabs Agents alternative for businesses. ElevenAgents, formerly Conversational AI, next to a receptionist that arrives ready to answer.

**Pick ElevenLabs when a custom or cloned voice matters most. Pick Nuteq when you want a receptionist with the phone number, bookings, and contacts already built in.**

*Reviewed 2026-09-28*

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## Is Nuteq a good ElevenLabs Agents alternative for a business phone line?

Yes, if you want the whole receptionist rather than the parts. ElevenLabs Agents, now called ElevenAgents, gives you excellent voices and a dashboard to build an agent, but you connect the phone number from Twilio, Telnyx, or a SIP trunk. Nuteq gives you a local phone number or forwards yours, then books appointments and saves contacts without extra tools.

Nuteq is a no-code AI receptionist: no code, no flow builder, no engineers.

## At a glance

### Choose Nuteq if

- You want a phone number inside the product, or to forward yours in minutes.
- You want bookings, contacts, and a shared inbox without extra software.
- You want an agent made for reception work rather than a general toolkit.

### Choose ElevenLabs if

- Voice quality or a cloned brand voice is your top priority.
- You already run Twilio, Telnyx, or a SIP system.
- You want SDKs to put an agent inside your own app.

## Nuteq vs ElevenLabs: feature comparison

| | Nuteq | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| **Setup** | |  |
| Who it is for | Businesses that want calls and messages answered without engineers | Developers and enterprise support, sales, and operations teams |
| How you set it up | No code: describe your business, test in the browser, plug it in | No code: guided setup |
| Set up without code or a flow builder | Yes: Describe your business, pick a template, test in the browser | Yes: Dashboard plus a visual workflow editor |
| Voice cloning | No: Pick from a curated voice catalog | Yes: Very large voice library and cloning |
| **Channels** | |  |
| Answers phone calls | Yes: AI voice agent, day and night | Yes: With a number you bring |
| Text messages (SMS) | Yes: Two-way; US numbers need carrier registration first | Yes: Through a Twilio number |
| WhatsApp messages | Yes: Connect your WhatsApp Business number | Yes: Connect a WhatsApp Business account |
| Website chat and voice widget | Yes: One snippet on your site | Yes: Customizable widget |
| Email conversations | No: Not a channel today | Yes: Listed as a channel |
| **Phone numbers** | |  |
| Get a new local number | Yes: US and Canada; UK for calls | No: Buy it from Twilio, Telnyx, or Azure |
| Keep your current number | Yes: Forward calls from your carrier | Yes: Twilio integration or SIP |
| **Languages** | |  |
| Languages | Yes: More than 20, switches mid-conversation | Yes: Vendor claims more than 70 |
| **Knowledge and actions** | |  |
| Learns from your documents and website | Yes: Upload files, paste FAQs, or import pages | Yes: Files, URLs, or text |
| Books appointments | Yes: Built-in calendar with Google Calendar sync | Yes: Cal.com and Google Calendar |
| Captures leads into contacts | Yes: Built-in contacts and pipeline | Partly: Extracts data; no built-in CRM |
| **Records** | |  |
| Summaries, transcripts, and recordings | Yes: Every call, with an intent label | Yes: Transcripts and analysis |
| **For technical teams** | |  |
| Choose your own AI models | No: Models are chosen and tuned for you | Yes: Bring your own LLM |
| Public developer API and SDKs | No: Webhooks instead | Yes: SDKs, WebSocket, and REST |
| **Cost** | |  |
| How you pay | Monthly or yearly plan with minutes and messages included | Per-minute usage, plus model and phone provider fees |
| Relative cost | See pricing | See their site |

## How do you get a phone number working with Nuteq and with ElevenLabs?

In Nuteq you pick a new local phone number or forward the one you have, and the agent answers it right away. With ElevenLabs you buy a number from Twilio, Telnyx, or Azure, or bring a SIP trunk, and connect it to the agent yourself.

### Nuteq: three steps, no code

1. Sign up and describe your business, or paste your website address.
2. Test your agent in the browser and adjust its answers.
3. Plug it in: forward your number, paste the website snippet, or connect WhatsApp.

- **ElevenLabs:** No code: guided setup. You configure the agent in a dashboard or a visual workflow editor, then connect a Twilio, Telnyx, or SIP number or embed a widget.

## Where ElevenLabs is a better fit

- **ElevenLabs:** Voice quality or a cloned brand voice matters more to you than anything else.
- **ElevenLabs:** You already run Twilio, Telnyx, or a SIP system and have someone to connect it.

## Switching from ElevenLabs

Moving from ElevenLabs is mostly about your number. Forward your line to Nuteq, paste your website address, and test a call in the browser.

- **Keep your number:** Forward it from your carrier, or move it to Nuteq in the US and Canada. [How it works](https://nuteqai.com/docs/connections/phone/forward-your-number)
- **Bring your knowledge:** Import your website pages so the agent answers from them. [How it works](https://nuteqai.com/docs/knowledge/add-a-website)
- **Test before you switch:** Call your agent from the browser before any customer does. [How it works](https://nuteqai.com/docs/start-here/set-up-your-first-agent)

## Questions people ask

### What is ElevenAgents?

ElevenAgents is the current name of the ElevenLabs agent platform, which was called Conversational AI. It lets teams build voice and text agents with ElevenLabs voices. Nuteq is a finished AI receptionist rather than an agent toolkit.

### Do ElevenLabs voices sound better than Nuteq?

ElevenLabs is known for some of the most natural voices available, plus voice cloning. Nuteq uses a catalog of natural voices chosen for phone calls and lets you adjust the pace, but it does not clone voices.

### Does Nuteq include a phone number?

Yes. Inside Nuteq you can get a new local number in the US or Canada, forward the number you already have, or move it over. ElevenLabs asks you to bring a number from a telephony provider.

### Is Nuteq easier to set up than ElevenLabs Agents?

Nuteq builds the receptionist from a description of your business, with bookings and contacts already connected. ElevenLabs Agents gives you a dashboard and a workflow editor to build your own, which involves more decisions.

### How does Nuteq pricing compare with ElevenLabs?

Nuteq charges one monthly or yearly plan that includes minutes, messages, and the phone features. ElevenLabs bills by usage, and your carrier bills the phone number. See the Nuteq pricing page for plans.

### Which languages does Nuteq handle on calls?

Nuteq handles more than 20 languages on calls and messages and switches when a caller changes language. ElevenLabs lists a longer language list, so check both against the languages your customers speak.

### How it works in the docs

- [Forward your number to Nuteq](https://nuteqai.com/docs/connections/phone/forward-your-number)
- [Add the website chat and voice widget](https://nuteqai.com/docs/connections/website)

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