Guides
Each guide is built from the prices we check on vendor pricing pages, with the check date on every figure. Nothing here is a phone-test result.
Ready to install something? The free setup kit is the order of work. These guides stay on cost.
- How much an AI receptionist costs in 2026
AI receptionists range from free plans and per-call billing to monthly plans and enterprise quotes. Compare examples by minute, call, customer and platform fee.
- AI receptionist vs answering service vs hiring a receptionist
Compare AI receptionists with live answering by cost, call handling and escalation. AI automates routine calls, while live services provide human conversations.
- Jobber pricing explained
Jobber Core costs $49/mo or $29/mo billed annually, with Connect, Grow and Plus above it. Understand user charges, discounts, trials and the $29/mo AI add-on.
Collecting data
- What contractors actually pay for ServiceTitan: No verified contractor quotes yet; the page would be a request form.
Shortlists by what you need
- The cheapest AI receptionists, by published price
- Free AI receptionists: which have a free plan or a free trial
- Answering services for contractors: live agents and AI-plus-human
- AI receptionists for small businesses: public prices, no long contract
- AI receptionists billed per call (not per minute)
- AI receptionists built into your field service software
- Voice AI platforms for agencies building receptionists
- The cheapest field service software, by published price
- Field service software you can try free