Guides
Everything we've written to help you pick an AI receptionist, in one place. Every guide uses the vendors' own published numbers, with sources linked and dates shown.
Guides and tools
- AI Receptionist Price Index, October 2026What all 12 AI receptionists we track would cost you at 50, 150 and 300 calls a month, worked out from their published prices with the math shown.
- How much does an AI receptionist cost per month?Every published price in one place, plus a plain explanation of minute bundles, per-call, per-caller and flat-rate billing, and the overage fees to watch for.
- Is an AI receptionist worth it? Missed-call calculatorPlug in your missed calls, booking rate and average job value to see how much revenue is at stake and where an AI receptionist pays for itself.
- AI vs human receptionistAn AI receptionist, a live virtual receptionist and an in-house hire, side by side on published prices and U.S. wage data.
- ServiceTitan AI Voice Agent: what it is and what it costsWhat ServiceTitan's built-in AI Voice Agent does, how it's billed, who can buy it, and the alternatives that also book jobs into ServiceTitan.
- AI receptionist for contractorsFor general contractors and remodelers: how the 12 tools we track handle new leads, quote requests and booking estimate visits.
Comparisons
Two tools side by side, with a worked cost example at 100 calls a month.
- Rosie vs GoodcallMinute bundles vs paying per unique caller: which one comes out cheaper depends on call length and repeat callers.
- Goodcall vs Smith.ai AI ReceptionistPer unique caller vs per call, plus Smith.ai's option to hand calls to live receptionists.
- Jobber Receptionist (Jobber AI) vs RosieJobber's built-in Receptionist books straight into Jobber; Rosie is a standalone tool that connects through Zapier.
Works with your software
Already run your shop on field-service software? See which AI receptionists connect to it, and how.
- AI receptionists that work with ServiceTitanWhich tools book straight into ServiceTitan, which go through Zapier, and which only claim to, each with a source.
- AI receptionists that work with JobberWhich tools book straight into Jobber, which go through Zapier, and which only claim to, each with a source.
- AI receptionists that work with Housecall ProWhich tools book straight into Housecall Pro, which go through Zapier, and which only claim to, each with a source.
By trade
All 12 tools, ordered by how well they fit your kind of work.
- AI receptionist for plumbersWhich tools book jobs for plumbers, connect to your field-service software, and what they cost.
- AI receptionist for HVAC contractorsWhich tools book jobs for HVAC contractors, connect to your field-service software, and what they cost.
- AI receptionist for electriciansWhich tools book jobs for electricians, connect to your field-service software, and what they cost.
- AI receptionist for roofersWhich tools book jobs for roofers, connect to your field-service software, and what they cost.
Looking for the full side-by-side table? Compare all 12 vendors.
Disclosure: we may earn a commission if you sign up through some links (currently Rosie and NextPhone). It never changes the data or the order. Details.