General contractors
Best AI receptionist for general contractors
The remodel bid went to the GC who answered and sent the quote. Rosie at $49 is pickup. Smith.ai is $150 a month for 75 calls if the job is high-ticket and you want a human net, built for law first. Ruby at $250 is live US, low volume, not a job-site board. Weave at $199 is a dental PBX. You are not shopping a dentist phone as the default.
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| Tool | Verdict | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith.ai | Solid pick | $150/mo | Law firms and high-ticket home services that lose real jobs to voicemail |
| CallRail | Situational | $55/mo | A plumber, HVAC shop, or law firm that runs Google Ads. Not a salon shopping missed-call text-back. |
| OpenPhone | Situational | $19/user/mo | A Jobber plumber or Clio law firm that wants a shared SMS inbox. Not a Dentrix dentist, not a Mindbody salon. |
| Rosie | Situational | $49/mo | Solo home-service owners who want 24/7 pickup and will stay inside 250 minutes, or who will pay Scale $149 when they actually need booking and transfers |
| Ruby | Situational | $250/mo | Solo law and other low-volume offices that want a human at 2 a.m. Dispatch-heavy plumbers and salons should keep walking. |
| Frontdesk | Situational | $99/mo | Housecall Pro plumbers and HVAC that want cheap AI-only after-hours pickup and will stay near 200 minutes a month |
| Goodcall | Situational | $79/mo | Low-volume shops that need a cheap after-hours bot for FAQs and messages, not emergency dispatch |
| Broadly | Skip for most | $799/mo | A plumber who wants reviews, missed-call text-back, and an AI front desk in one bundle, and who gets cancel terms in writing that match the FAQ. |
| SignpostAI | Skip for most | $199/mo | HVAC and plumbing shops that want phone answering, if they get cancel terms in writing. Dentists, salons, and law firms should look elsewhere. |
| Weave | Skip for general contractors | $199/mo | A US or Canada dental, optometry, vet, or specialty-medical office replacing its PBX. Not a plumber, not a salon, not a law firm. |
| Aircall | Skip for general contractors | $40/user/mo | A HubSpot or Salesforce sales team that wants VoIP plus an AI Voice Agent. Not a one-shop plumber, dentist, salon, HVAC truck, or Clio law firm. |
| JustCall | Skip for general contractors | $39/user/mo | A HubSpot or Salesforce sales team that wants VoIP plus SMS. Not a one-shop plumber, dentist, salon, HVAC truck, or solo law firm. |
| Numa | Skip for general contractors | Custom | Franchise auto dealerships with a DMS. Not plumbers, dentists, salons, HVAC, or law firms. |
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FAQ
What is the cheapest public monthly price for general contractors in this aisle?
OpenPhone lists $19/user/mo as the public monthly price on the review date.
Is Weave for general contractors?
No. A dental phone system with missed-call text in the base plan. A plumber is shopping the wrong aisle. From $199/mo.
Does Jobber Core include a receptionist?
No. Jobber: Shop OS from $49 a month cash. The $21 and $29 numbers are annual prepaid. Reviews sit in Marketing Suite at $99. Receptionist is $29.
Who general contractors should actually open
Smith.ai
Solid pickPhone answering with a North America human safety net, priced per call, built for law firms first.
CallRail
SituationalPublic-price call tracking so you know which Google ad rang the phone. 250 minutes, then overage they will not refund.
OpenPhone
SituationalCheap shared line on the phones you already carry. Rebranded Quo. If the Google number cannot go down, keep walking.
Rosie
SituationalAI answering from $49 a month. The $49 plan does not book the calendar, and going over minutes upgrades you.
Frontdesk
SituationalAI-only receptionist at $99 a month. 200 minutes, then a quarter a minute. No human behind it.
Goodcall
SituationalA cheap AI that answers the phone. No human behind it, and almost nobody in the trades has reviewed it in public.