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Honest pricing breakdowns, setup walkthroughs, and operator playbooks. Written by the OnCall team for HVAC, plumbing, dental, real estate, and the rest of the trades that pay our bills.
AI receptionists in 2026 cost anywhere from $0 to $3,000+ a month. Where you land depends on the pricing model, your call volume, and which features you actually need. We compared nine of the most-searched platforms with verified May 2026 pricing.
Three options handle the next 30 seconds after your phone rings: AI receptionist, live answering service, or voicemail. Each makes sense in different situations. Most service businesses get this decision wrong, but not always in the same direction.
Setting up an AI receptionist is faster than provisioning a phone line. The work that matters happens before you sign up: deciding what to delegate, what to keep with humans, and how to forward calls. Here's the product-agnostic walkthrough.
A busy service business missing 20% of inbound calls loses six figures a year in unrealized revenue. There's no invoice for a call that never converted, but the math is real. Here's how to estimate what unanswered calls are costing you.
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