FlowBotic or ARIA KNOWS, with the figures each of us publishes.
A full year on FlowBotic Starter, their WhatsApp assistant, costs 6987 lei with the setup fee included. A full year on ARIA KNOWS Communication costs 5988 lei, and a year on Operations, with email, ANAF e-Factura and the money side of the firm, costs 9588 lei.
This page is written by ARIA KNOWS, so we are not neutral. That is why every figure about FlowBotic below is taken from their public pages, read on 4 September 2026, or from the public ANAF register, and where two readings were possible we used the one that favours them. Check flowbotic.ro before you believe us.
ARIA KNOWS is operated by ARIA LABS S.R.L., CUI 55486308, and FlowBotic by FLOWBOTIC S.R.L., CUI 54392574. Both can be read in the public ANAF register. To avoid confusion: the FlowBotic assistant is also called Aria, but these are two different products, from two different companies.
How much does FlowBotic cost in the first year?
FlowBotic publishes the Starter plan at 499 lei a month plus a setup fee of 999 lei, paid once, so the first year costs 6987 lei. Business comes to 10487 lei, and Premium to 20487 lei. ARIA KNOWS has no setup fee, so the Communication plan costs 5988 lei in the first year, and Operations 9588 lei.
| Supplier | Plan | Subscription, 12 months | Setup fee | First year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlowBotic | Starter | 5988 lei (499 x 12) | 999 lei | 6987 lei |
| FlowBotic | Business | 8988 lei (749 x 12) | 1499 lei | 10487 lei |
| FlowBotic | Premium | 17988 lei (1499 x 12) | 2499 lei | 20487 lei |
| ARIA KNOWS | Communication | 5988 lei (499 x 12) | none | 5988 lei |
| ARIA KNOWS | Operations | 9588 lei (799 x 12) | none | 9588 lei |
| ARIA KNOWS | Development | on request | none | on request |
The FlowBotic prices are the ones published on flowbotic.ro, read on 4 September 2026, taken exactly as printed. Their home page notes that the prices are without VAT, and their terms page says that FlowBotic is not registered for VAT and that the prices are final. The public ANAF register confirms it is not registered for VAT, so we used the reading that is cheaper for them: the monthly amount displayed is the amount paid, without us adding VAT on top of it. ARIA KNOWS prices have no VAT in them either: ARIA LABS S.R.L. is not registered for VAT, so on our side too the amount displayed is the amount invoiced.
Per month, FlowBotic Starter costs 499 lei, and ARIA KNOWS Operations 799 lei. In the first year their setup fee of 999 lei, paid once, is added on top, and ARIA KNOWS does not have it.
We say the part that does not suit us too: from year two neither of us charges the setup fee any more, so what is left is the comparison between the monthly subscriptions above. The difference is what you get for that money. VAT does not enter the calculation on either side: neither firm is registered for VAT, so there is nothing to deduct on their invoice or on ours. If you pay annually, ARIA KNOWS asks for ten months instead of twelve, so Operations comes to 7990 lei a year, and Communication to 4990 lei.
Is VAT added on top of these prices?
No, on neither side. FlowBotic is not listed as registered for VAT in the public ANAF register, checked on 4 September 2026, and neither is ARIA LABS S.R.L., CUI 55486308, the firm that sells ARIA KNOWS. So on both sides the displayed price is the price paid: no VAT is added at checkout, none is hidden inside the amount, and there is no VAT line on the invoice. There is nothing to deduct on their invoice or on ours, so the comparison stays exactly the arithmetic above, with no correction. Look both CUI numbers up in the public ANAF register before you believe us, and look up any supplier you compare us with: a price displayed without VAT by a firm that really is registered for VAT means more on the invoice than the page shows. The information here is general guidance and does not constitute tax advice.
Neither firm is inside the VAT system, so on both sides the amount displayed is the amount on the invoice. The seller of ARIA KNOWS is ARIA LABS S.R.L., CUI 55486308, which is not listed as registered for VAT in the public ANAF register. The FlowBotic status was read in the same register on 4 September 2026. Check both there, and check any supplier there before you compare two prices: one displayed without VAT by a firm that really is registered for VAT is not the amount that leaves the bank account. The information here is general guidance and does not constitute tax or legal advice.
What is the real difference between FlowBotic and ARIA KNOWS?
The difference is where the data ends up. The FlowBotic terms describe the product as an assistant on WhatsApp with Google Calendar and a basic CRM system through Google Sheets. ARIA KNOWS writes those same conversations straight into the system that runs the firm: customers, projects, income, bank reconciliation and ANAF e-Factura. The same conversation, but tied directly to that customer’s money.
| What you are comparing | FlowBotic | ARIA KNOWS |
|---|---|---|
| Answers on WhatsApp | Yes, on all three plans | Yes, on all plans |
| Prices published on the site | Yes, all three, with the setup fee in plain sight | Yes, all of them, on the pricing page |
| Loss calculator on the site | Yes | Yes, at ariaknows.com/en/what-you-are-losing |
| Training at the start | Yes, included in the Starter plan, according to their page | We do the setup ourselves, at no charge |
| Google Calendar sync | Yes, from the Business plan | Its own calendar, inside the system |
| Answers real phone calls | Not shown on their site | Yes, from the Communication plan, on a number of your own |
| Answers by email | Not shown on their site | Yes, from the Operations plan |
| Where the customer data ends up | “Basic CRM system through Google Sheets”, plus Google Calendar, according to their terms | The system that runs the firm: customers, projects, income, expenses, documents |
| Bank reconciliation | Not shown on their site | Yes, from the Operations plan |
| e-Factura ANAF | Not shown on their site | Yes, from the Operations plan |
| The company behind it | FLOWBOTIC S.R.L., CUI 54392574, Oradea, incorporated 31 March 2026 | ARIA LABS S.R.L., CUI 55486308 |
| VAT | Not registered for VAT in the public ANAF register, checked on 4 September 2026, so the published price is the price paid | ARIA LABS S.R.L. is not registered for VAT in the public ANAF register either, so the displayed price is the price paid |
“Not shown on their site” means exactly that: we did not find the feature on the public FlowBotic pages on 4 September 2026. It does not mean they cannot do it on request. The CRM quote is taken word for word from the terms they publish, translated from Romanian.
Does FlowBotic answer the phone too?
On the FlowBotic site, read on 4 September 2026, there is no plan with phone calls: the three published packages cover WhatsApp. ARIA KNOWS answers real calls, on a number of your own, from the Communication plan at 499 lei a month, which also includes 500 minutes of voice, 800 on Operations, every month, and 1.50 lei per minute beyond them.
What happens to my customers’ data?
ARIA KNOWS keeps the data stored in the European Union, on servers at Contabo, Lauterbourg, France, and the language model is Mistral, a French company. Conversations do not train models. Things do leave the EU, for example voice synthesis on telephony (which is not switched on unless you ask for it) and the configuration backup, kept at GitHub. We do not count them here: the complete list, with what each supplier receives and where it is, is the table in the DPA. The terms published by FlowBotic describe a basic CRM through Google Sheets and an integration with Google Calendar, so the data passes through Google services.
The full details, including where the backups sit, are on the security page.
The obligation to design the assistant so that a customer learns they are speaking to an artificial intelligence falls on the provider of the system, which is us, under Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. The information on this page is general guidance and does not constitute legal advice. The AI Act page explains in full how the roles are split.
Who is FlowBotic better for?
If all you want is bookings on WhatsApp, you already work in Google Calendar and Google Sheets, and you do not need invoices, projects or money in one place, FlowBotic covers exactly that. They have a blog by industry and prices published openly, with the setup fee in plain sight. ARIA KNOWS would be, in your case, more system than you need.
- They are very focused on one thing: bookings on WhatsApp. A product that does one thing can be learned in an afternoon.
- They publish their prices openly, setup fee included, right on the site.
- They have a blog with articles by industry, from dental clinics to car repair shops. Their site is well built.
- The Starter plan includes training at the start, according to their page, so you are not left on your own on day one.
- If your firm already lives in Google Calendar and Google Sheets, their architecture fits over what you have, without you changing anything.
ARIA KNOWS makes sense if you want the conversation with the customer and that customer’s money in the same place: projects, income, expenses, bank reconciliation, ANAF e-Factura and real phone calls. If all you need is bookings on WhatsApp, you do not need any of this and we will tell you so directly.
Who already uses ARIA KNOWS?
GENECO, the solar installation firm of the ARIA KNOWS founder, runs its business in the system: 57 customers, 42 projects, over 300 leads, 7 people with working accounts, 411 documents and 353 supplier invoices pulled automatically from ANAF e-Factura. Figures read from the system on 4 September 2026. It is the software we use to run our own firm, told at length in how we use Aria.
ARIA KNOWS is not a big company either, and on this page you will not find logos or customer counts you cannot check. The only advantage that holds is being the one anybody can check.
Frequently asked questions
No. ARIA KNOWS charges no installation, configuration or activation fee, and we do the setup ourselves. The price you see is the amount you pay for the subscription, and it is the final price: no VAT is added to it and none is inside it, because ARIA LABS S.R.L. is not registered for VAT. The only thing that can be added to the subscription is voice minutes used beyond the ones the plan includes, at 1.50 lei per minute, on the next invoice. The WhatsApp number stays yours, so Meta bills you directly rather than through us, and the first 1000 service messages every month are free at Meta, so at the volume the plan includes you pay nothing extra. FlowBotic publishes a setup fee of 999 lei on Starter, 1499 lei on Business and 2499 lei on Premium, paid once, at the start.
Yes. On annual payment, ARIA KNOWS asks for ten months instead of twelve: Communication costs 4990 lei a year, and Operations 7990 lei a year, one single payment, the final price, with no VAT to add. There is no setup fee in the annual option either.
ARIA KNOWS is a new firm, with few customers, and the firm we can show you is our own: GENECO, the solar installation firm of the ARIA KNOWS founder, runs its business in the system. The figures, read from the system on 4 September 2026, are higher up this page.
Because it can be checked. Every figure about FlowBotic on this page is printed publicly on flowbotic.ro or on their terms page, and the VAT status can be read in the public ANAF register. We are not asking you to believe us, we are asking you to open both sites and the register.
Further reading
The calculator that puts a figure on the messages nobody answered.
The prices published by suppliers in Romania, put side by side.
What the system does inside a real firm, with that firm’s figures.
The problem most of these conversations start from.
How the roles are split in the European regulation, and why informing the customer falls to us.
Every plan at a final price: no VAT is added and none is inside the amount.
See the ARIA KNOWS prices and decide for yourself.
499 lei a month for Communication, 799 lei for Operations, the final price, with no VAT to add and no setup fee. If all you need is bookings on WhatsApp, we tell you that and we do not sell you the big plan.