Answering service pricing: one line, one monthly price.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial and includes your own local number, generous talk-time, and unlimited configuration changes. Past the allowance, service never stops — extra minutes bill at a flat rate and you're alerted long before it happens.
Bring your number — or start in overflow mode
No surprise bills — live meters, alerts at 80% & 100%
Cancel anytime — month to month, port out free
Starter
For quiet lines that still can't miss a call.
$79/month
300 AI minutes + 50 SMS included
then $0.29/min — service never pauses
- ✓The complete 24/7 AI receptionist — same agent, same features
- ✓Lead qualification & message taking
- ✓Integrations included: Jobber, Housecall Pro, JobNimbus, PSA, ServiceMonster, Zapier, API & webhooks
- ✓Carrier-level dead-man failover on your line
- ✓Recordings & transcripts in the dashboard
Receptionist
Every call answered — and emergencies reach a human.
$149/month
500 AI minutes + 100 SMS included
then $0.25/min — service never pauses
- ✓24/7 AI receptionist on your own local number
- ✓Emergency dispatch chain — rings up to 3 on-call contacts in order until a human answers (voicemail is never 'a human')
- ✓Lead qualification & message taking
- ✓Integrations included: Jobber, Housecall Pro, JobNimbus, PSA & ServiceMonster (native), Zapier — ServiceTitan, ServiceTrade & 8,000+ apps — plus API & signed webhooks
- ✓Carrier-level dead-man failover — calls forward to your phone even if the AI stack is down
- ✓Google Calendar availability checks (self-serve booking rolling out)
- ✓Warm transfer to your team during business hours
- ✓Recordings & transcripts in the dashboard
Dispatch
The full dispatch engine for real on-call operations.
$229/month
800 AI minutes + 250 SMS included
then $0.22/min — service never pauses
- ✓Everything in Receptionist
- ✓Deep escalation chains — up to 10 contacts, with per-contact availability windows (nobody gets woken on their night off)
- ✓Broadcast ring — blast the whole on-call list at once, first to accept wins
- ✓After-hours & business-hours routing rules on a weekly schedule
- ✓Territory routing — the caller's ZIP picks which crew's chain rings
- ✓SMS alerts at every escalation step
Dispatch+
Maximum reliability for mission-critical lines.
$299/month
1200 AI minutes + 500 SMS included
then $0.20/min — service never pauses
- ✓Everything in Dispatch
- ✓Outbound 'technician en route' notification calls
- ✓Manual incident switchboard — flip any line to plain forwarding on request
- ✓Priority support
Plans at a glance
The whole rate structure in one table: flat monthly price, included allowances, and the flat per-minute overage that kicks in past them.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (2 months free) | AI minutes / mo | SMS / mo | Overage per extra minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $79/mo | $790/yr ($66/mo) | 300 included | 50 included | $0.29/min flat |
| Receptionist | $149/mo | $1,490/yr ($124/mo) | 500 included | 100 included | $0.25/min flat |
| Dispatch | $229/mo | $2,290/yr ($191/mo) | 800 included | 250 included | $0.22/min flat |
| Dispatch+ | $299/mo | $2,990/yr ($249/mo) | 1200 included | 500 included | $0.20/min flat |
Every plan: 7-day free trial with 100 AI minutes, month-to-month with no contract, usage alerts at 80% and 100% of allowance. Past the allowance service never pauses — extra minutes bill at the flat rate above. No per-call fees, no setup fees, no after-hours premiums.
What are missed calls costing you?
Revenue at risk each month: $4,330
The Dispatch plan costs $229/mo — about $7.6 a day. One saved call usually covers the month.
How this compares to a human answering service
Live answering services bill $1–2 per minute or per call, with after-hours premiums and seasonal spikes. Full sources and math in the 2026 cost guide.
| Option | Typical cost | After hours | Busy season | Emergencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CallsAround | $79–299/mo flat | Included — 24/7 is the product | Flat overage per minute; no per-call fees | Escalation chains until a human answers |
| Human answering service | $135–450+/mo + per-minute or per-call fees | Usually a 25–50% premium | Bills spike 30–50% in storm/heat season | Takes a message; relays it |
| Office staff (one hire) | $35,000+/yr + benefits | One shift only — nights still uncovered | One person, one call at a time | Depends entirely on who picks up |
| Owner's cell (today) | "Free" | You are the night shift | Missed calls go to the next Google result | You, at 2 AM, every time |