Independent, dated AI receptionist comparison for trades. Every price linked to its source.

An AI receptionist answers your business line when you can't: on a job, after hours, or when three calls come in at once. We compare 12 of them on what matters to a plumbing, HVAC, electrical or roofing shop: what it costs at your call volume, what happens when you go over, and whether it actually books the job into the software you already use.

Every figure comes from the vendor's own page, links to it, and shows the date we checked it. Where a vendor doesn't publish something, we say so. No scores yet; we're running test calls first.

Data last reviewed 2026-10-16 · 12 vendors · Prices in USD

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How to read this

  • Starting price is the cheapest listed monthly plan. Entry plans don't always include booking or the integrations shown; open the vendor page to see every plan.
  • "Not published" means the vendor doesn't list it publicly. "Unknown" means we couldn't confirm it on a public page. Neither means the feature is missing.
  • Billing model matters as much as price: minute bundles get expensive with long calls, per-caller billing with lots of one-off callers, per-call billing with lots of short calls.
  • "Has free trial or free plan" only counts vendors whose own page says "free trial" or "free plan". Free credit or a free demo isn't counted.
  • Click a column header to sort. Each row links to its source and shows the date checked.

AI receptionist comparison, checked 2026-10-16. Sortable when JavaScript is on.
Name Starting price/mo Billing model Included usage on entry plan Overage Books appointments ServiceTitan Jobber Housecall Pro Google Calendar Free trial Checked Source
Rosie $49 Minute bundle 250 minutes/mo unknown (FAQ answer not visible in page source) yes, on Scale ($149) and above; Professional sends booking links only Unknown Via Zapier Via Zapier Native 7-day free trial 2026-10-16 heyrosie.com
Goodcall $79 Per unique caller 100 unique customers/mo (about 150 calls) $0.79 / $0.26 / $0.15 per extra unique customer (Starter / Growth / Scale). No per-minute charges. yes (booker worker; native scheduling per vendor) Vendor claim Via Zapier Vendor claim Vendor claim Free demo agent; pay when you connect a number 2026-10-16 goodcall.com
Smith.ai AI Receptionist $0 Per call 25 calls/mo $3.00 (Free), $2.50–$2.17 (Pro), $2.17–$2.10 (Enterprise) per extra call yes (AI Scheduling via Calendly & more) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Free plan (25 calls/mo) 2026-10-16 smith.ai
Upfirst $24.95 Per call 30 calls/mo $1.50 / $1.00 / $0.75 / $0.70 per additional call. Spam and calls under 15 seconds not billed. yes, all plans (Google, Outlook, Clio, Acuity, Calendly, Square) Unknown Unknown Unknown Native 14-day free trial 2026-10-16 upfirst.ai
Dialzara $29 Minute bundle 60 minutes/mo $0.48 / $0.45 / $0.40 / $0.35 per minute. Local numbers $3/mo, toll-free $5/mo. yes on Business Pro and above (calendar sync) Unknown Unknown Unknown Native 7-day free trial 2026-10-16 dialzara.com
Dial Milo $3 Pay as you go (metered) Phone number $3/mo + $3 one-time setup n/a – everything is metered per minute from a prepaid balance yes (mid-call booking tool per pricing page) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown $1 free credit on signup 2026-10-16 dialmilo.com
NextPhone $199 Flat rate, unlimited calls Unlimited calls None – no per-minute or overage fees per pricing page yes (Google & Outlook, Calendly, Acuity, Cal.com, OnceHub) Unknown Unknown Unknown Native 7-day free trial 2026-10-16 getnextphone.com
My AI Front Desk (Frontdesk) $99 Minute bundle 200 voice minutes/mo + chat, SMS, CRM 25 credits ($0.25) per voice minute; the monthly pool of 1,000 overage credits covers about 40 extra minutes; auto-reload $10 per 1,000 credits yes (booking & appointments listed) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 2026-10-16 myaifrontdesk.com
Sameday AI $449 Minute bundle Starts with 500 minutes/mo Unknown yes (Pro scheduling into ServiceTitan etc.) Native Unknown Unknown Unknown No public trial – demo required 2026-10-16 gosameday.com
Avoca Not published Quote only Not published Unknown yes – books jobs directly into ServiceTitan (per ServiceTitan Marketplace listing) Native Unknown Unknown Unknown unknown (no public pricing page; avoca.ai/pricing returns 404) 2026-10-16 No public pricing page (avoca.ai)
Jobber Receptionist (Jobber AI) $29 Per conversation 30 conversations/mo $0.79 per additional conversation (spam/no-conversation not counted); option to pause at limit instead yes – books visits in Jobber No Native No Unknown unknown for the add-on (Jobber itself offers a 14-day trial) 2026-10-16 help.getjobber.com
Housecall Pro CSR AI Not published Quote only Not published Unknown yes per vendor (books jobs, references your customer data) No No Native Unknown unknown for CSR AI (Housecall Pro offers a free trial of the platform) 2026-10-16 housecallpro.com

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Integration badges

  • Native Vendor's own page (or the software's marketplace listing) says it books or syncs directly.
  • Via Zapier Only through a Zapier connector. Usually creates a contact, not a booking.
  • Vendor claim Vendor marketing claims it; we couldn't confirm the details.
  • No Doesn't work with it (e.g. a product built only for another platform).
  • Unknown Nothing published that we could find. It may exist; ask the vendor.

Underlined badges link to their source.

Disclosure: we may earn a commission if you sign up through some links (for example, Rosie). It never changes the data or the order. Details.

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