Locksmiths

Best AI receptionist for locksmiths

A lockout at 1 a.m. is the job, Rosie at $49 takes a message, Scale is $149 if you need booking, Frontdesk is $99 for Housecall Pro shops, Weave at $199 is a dental PBX, and Numa is car dealers.

Full aisle (every trade) · Also: Garage door AI receptionists · Plumbers AI receptionists

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 local service business that runs Google Ads. Not someone 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 need booking and transfers
Ruby Situational $250/mo Solo law and other low-volume offices that want a human at 2 a.m. High-volume call businesses 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 businesses that need a cheap after-hours bot for FAQs and messages, not an emergency callout
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 Home-service businesses that want phone answering, if they get cancel terms in writing. Other offices should look elsewhere.
Weave Skip for locksmiths $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 locksmiths $40/user/mo A HubSpot or Salesforce sales team that wants VoIP plus an AI Voice Agent. Not a one-location business or a solo office.
JustCall Skip for locksmiths $39/user/mo A HubSpot or Salesforce sales desk that wants VoIP plus SMS. Wrong buy for one location or one solo office.
Numa Skip for locksmiths Custom Franchise auto dealerships with a DMS. Not plumbers, dentists, salons, HVAC, or law firms.

Skip for locksmiths

  • Weave : dental/vet PBX at $199/mo. Not locksmiths.
  • Numa : car dealers. Price is Custom.
  • Aircall and JustCall : sales-desk VoIP at $40 and $39 a seat. Not locksmiths.

FAQ

What is the cheapest public monthly price for locksmiths in this aisle?

OpenPhone lists $19/user/mo as the public monthly price on the review date.

Is Weave for locksmiths?

No. A dental phone system with missed-call text in the base plan. A field-service business is shopping the wrong aisle. $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 a locksmith should actually open

1

Smith.ai

7.5/10

Solid pick

Phone answering with a North America human safety net, priced per call, built for law firms first.

$150/mo · Best for: Law firms and high-ticket home services that lose real jobs to voicemail

2

CallRail

7/10

Situational

Public-price call tracking so you know which Google ad rang the phone. 250 minutes, then overage they will not refund.

$55/mo · Best for: A local service business that runs Google Ads. Not someone shopping missed-call text-back.

3

OpenPhone

7/10

Situational

Cheap shared line on the phones you already carry. Rebranded Quo. If the Google number cannot go down, keep walking.

$19/user/mo · Best for: A Jobber plumber or Clio law firm that wants a shared SMS inbox. Not a Dentrix dentist, not a Mindbody salon.

4

Rosie

7/10

Situational

AI answering from $49 a month. The $49 plan does not book the calendar, and going over minutes upgrades you.

$49/mo · Best for: Solo home-service owners who want 24/7 pickup and will stay inside 250 minutes, or who will pay Scale $149 when they need booking and transfers

5

Frontdesk

6/10

Situational

AI-only receptionist at $99 a month. 200 minutes, then a quarter a minute. No human behind it.

$99/mo · Best for: Housecall Pro plumbers and HVAC that want cheap AI-only after-hours pickup and will stay near 200 minutes a month

6

Goodcall

5/10

Situational

A cheap AI that answers the phone. No human behind it, and almost nobody in the trades has reviewed it in public.

$79/mo · Best for: Low-volume businesses that need a cheap after-hours bot for FAQs and messages, not an emergency callout