AI receptionists for contractors

Where should you start?

If you want to try one without a big monthly bill, start with NonaCall: at $19 per month, it has the lowest whole-plan price of the 12 listed (per-seat and per-minute prices aside). Suits a small business with light call volume and a tight budget: Lite is $19 a month for 60 call minutes, and every plan has the same core features, so you only choose minutes. The catch: each extra minute costs $0.24, and the free trial is only 3 days with up to 15 call minutes. Dialzara gives a 7-day free trial, then Business Lite at $29 a month.

Which AI receptionists say they work for contractors?

Each AI receptionist listed for contractors names contractors, home services or the trades on its own website. In each vendor's own words:

• NonaCall: Explore industry-specific call handling for home services (source)
• Upfirst: We support attorneys, real estate, veterinarians, home services, funeral homes, and many more. (source)
• Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist: Plumbing and home services Take urgent service calls (source)
• Rosie: Industries Small Businesses Plumbing HVAC Construction (source)
• Marlie AI: AI Receptionist for Home Services (source)
• RingCentral AI Receptionist: Construction Automatically route calls based on location. (source)
• Frontdesk AI Receptionist from My AI Front Desk: AI Receptionist for HVAC Companies AI Receptionist for Plumbing Companies AI Receptionist for Electricians (source)
• NextPhone: from trades and law firms to salons, real estate, and restaurants (source)
• AI Receptionist from Allo: The same setup works whether you run a real estate office, a law firm, an HVAC or plumbing company (source)
• XBert AI Receptionist from Nextiva: HVAC Stop losing jobs because you can’t answer while on-site. (source)
• Dialpad AI Agents: A contractor or field service team can set up an AI receptionist to answer client inquiries, gather job details (source)
• CSR AI from Housecall Pro: Housecall Pro is designed for home service businesses like HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, landscaping, and others. (source)

That is who each vendor says the product is for, not a test of how it handles your calls.

Is there an AI receptionist for HVAC or plumbing companies?

Yes: Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist, Rosie, Frontdesk AI Receptionist from My AI Front Desk, AI Receptionist from Allo, XBert AI Receptionist from Nextiva and CSR AI from Housecall Pro name HVAC or plumbing companies on their own websites. The others name the trades or home services in general.

Which ones connect to ServiceTitan or Jobber?

Marlie AI names Jobber; NextPhone names ServiceTitan; XBert AI Receptionist from Nextiva names ServiceTitan. CSR AI from Housecall Pro comes from a company whose field service software is also listed here: see AI field service software. The others don't name either on the pages checked, so ask the vendor before you count on it.

How much does an AI receptionist for contractors cost?

Stated starting prices run from $19 a month (NonaCall) to $199 a month (NextPhone). Upfirst, Zoom Virtual Agent Receptionist and Frontdesk AI Receptionist from My AI Front Desk bill that price annually. AI Receptionist from Allo and XBert AI Receptionist from Nextiva price per user, minute or call instead. Dialpad AI Agents sells only through sales or a demo. CSR AI from Housecall Pro doesn't publish a price. A free trial is offered by 10 of the 12. The table below gives each one's price as its vendor states it, and AI receptionists for small business compares every receptionist listed.

What should a contractor check before signing up?

How it handles an emergency after hours: how it decides a call is urgent, who it calls or texts, and what it tells the customer. Then whether it books into the calendar or field software you already use. Try it on a real evening of calls before you switch your main number over.