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Jobber Receptionist alternatives

100 calls/mo · 3 min/call · Capture messages · $200 budget

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AgentZap

Starter

Standalone service

Estimated monthly cost

$236.50/mo

Above your $200/mo budget

+ $499 setup · first month $735.50

For 100 calls · 300 min/mo

Your task
Captures caller messages
Included usage
150 min / month
Cost per call
$2.365 / callAverage at 100 calls / month
  • Call transfer
  • Recording / transcripts

Check: Recurring voice estimate excludes the separately displayed $499 setup, additional integration work and paid human backup.

Requirements & limitations

OnCrew

Starter

Standalone service

Estimated monthly cost

$49/mo

For 100 calls · 300 min/mo

Your task
Captures caller messages
Included usage
100 calls / month
Cost per call
$0.49 / callAverage at 100 calls / month
  • Call transfer
  • Recording / transcripts

Check: Default appointment requests require team review. Optional in-call booking requires the owner to enable booking and configure availability; your team still makes final dispatch, pricing and ETA decisions.

Requirements & limitations
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Sameday AI

Launch

Industry solution

Monthly price indication

$449–1,350/mo

Model estimate · low confidence

Voice service only

For 100 calls · 300 min/mo

Your task
Captures caller messages
Included usage
Usage allowance to confirm
Cost per call
Not calculableUsage pricing needs confirmation
  • Multiple locations

Check: Confirm the exact ServiceTitan or other field-service setup.

Requirements & limitations
Every listed rate and your calculation

Minutes = calls × average call length. Different callers = calls minus the estimated repeat calls. Use your phone log to replace these assumptions. Only count calls you would send to the service.

Costs exclude taxes, carrier fees, optional tools and human escalation. Calendar integration, staff permissions and your contract may require a different plan. Unknown overage prices remain open.

Choosing for your business

The first question is whether you want to keep Jobber as the system of record. A native replacement, an integration and an exported lead are different levels of automation.

The short answer

For Jobber write-back, examine candidates with documented Jobber booking evidence. For intake and alerts that your team reviews, an export-based option can be sufficient. Avoid changing field-service platforms before pricing the complete migration.

Alternatives by the problem you need to solve

This is a selected shortlist, not a performance ranking. Each option has a different switching reason.

Sameday AI

A candidate when its documented Jobber scheduling workflow and home-service focus fit the operation.

Check before switching: Confirm account access, dispatch rules, starting-price scope and implementation terms.

AgentZap

A candidate when you need to evaluate its recorded Jobber actions and connected intake workflow.

Check before switching: Verify the selected connector, tariff and any integration or setup charges.

Marlie

A candidate when its recorded Jobber connection matches the actions your team needs.

Check before switching: Demonstrate the exact customer and appointment record; do not infer every field-service action from the connector name.

OnCrew

A candidate when contractor intake, on-call alerts and reviewed requests are sufficient alongside Jobber.

Check before switching: Its Jobber path is export through webhook or connected automation, not native Jobber booking sync.

Upfirst

A candidate when a general booking or message workflow is enough and your team can manage the subsequent Jobber entry.

Check before switching: The recorded Jobber booking connection is unconfirmed; do not budget it as native Jobber automation.

What the same call volume could cost

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Message capture · monthly USD · published-rate scenarios
Same workloadSameday AIAgentZapMarlieOnCrewUpfirst
100 calls300 minutes · 75 distinct callersQuote / scope confirmationLaunchStarts with 500 minutes, three locations and unlimited users.$236.5Starter$109 base + 150 extra minutes × $0.85. A separate $499 setup fee applies; first month $735.5 before excluded extras.$66.5Basic$49 base + 50 extra minutes × $0.35.$49Starter100 calls within the 100 allowance. Monthly base $49.$69.95Premium$59.95 base + 10 extra calls × $1.
250 calls750 minutes · 188 distinct callersQuote / scope confirmationScaleStarts with 1,000 minutes and unlimited locations.$520Professional$295 base + 300 extra minutes × $0.75. A separate $499 setup fee applies; first month $1019 before excluded extras.$186.5Standard$99 base + 250 extra minutes × $0.35.$149Pro250 calls within the 400 allowance. Monthly base $149.$159.95Pro250 calls within the 300 allowance. Monthly base $159.95.
500 calls1500 minutes · 375 distinct callersQuote / scope confirmationScaleStarts with 1,000 minutes and unlimited locations.$899Business1,500 minutes within the 1500 allowance. Monthly base $899. A separate $499 setup fee applies; first month $1398 before excluded extras.$349Pro$199 base + 500 extra minutes × $0.3.$248Pro$149 base + 100 extra calls × $0.99.$299Scale500 calls within the 600 allowance. Monthly base $299.

Assumptions: 3 minutes per call, 25% repeat calls, one business and monthly billing. Distinct callers round up. The calculator selects an eligible listed plan; it does not assume a missing overage price. Required known subscriptions are included; unknown totals stay unpriced. Taxes, carrier fees, optional extras and separate setup fees are excluded. These are cost models, not call tests or binding quotes.

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What to check before replacing Jobber Receptionist

Define the required Jobber output

A message, customer record, quote request, appointment and dispatched job are not interchangeable. State exactly which object must exist in Jobber when the call ends. Then ask each candidate to show that object in an account with the right permissions.

Keep manual review explicit

An export or webhook can be useful if your dispatcher reviews it promptly. It is less suitable when the buying requirement is a confirmed job with no staff action. Compare the time and responsibility of the remaining step alongside the subscription.

Budget for integration access

Include the Jobber subscription, connector permissions, implementation and any external automation. A known voice subscription is only one part of that setup. Request written terms where the published catalogue lacks a complete total.

Jobber Receptionist alternatives: questions

Do all Jobber alternatives book natively into Jobber?

No. The shortlist distinguishes documented Jobber booking evidence, unconfirmed actions and export-based intake.

Is OnCrew a native Jobber booking replacement?

The recorded Jobber path is webhook or connected export. Its optional calendar booking is a separate capability.

Should I move to a different field-service platform?

Evaluate that as a broader operating-system decision. Compare migration, training and the full base subscription before making it a receptionist-only choice.

Sources, method and limitations

These are editorial comparisons of provider documentation and the approved catalogue. No independent call-quality or integration tests have been completed. Product facts retain their individual source dates below. AI assists research and drafting; our editorial policy describes the review process.

We may earn a commission through selected provider links. Commercial relationships do not determine these editorial choices. Read the comparison and funding method.

By the businessAIfinder editorial team · Editorial review · US / English

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About this comparison

Prices: USD calculations use your selected call volume and duration. Taxes, carrier fees and optional extras are excluded; setup fees and required subscriptions are shown with the offer. Reported amounts and model ranges are estimates, not binding quotes. Provider terms determine the final charge.

Recommendations and reviews: Picks use documented task, industry and software fit. Known costs above your budget are excluded from shortcuts; unknown totals remain labelled. Customer ratings retain their source, sample size and product scope. Platform-wide ratings do not isolate AI performance. No independent call tests have been performed.

Funding: We may earn a commission when you sign up through our Rosie, NextPhone, AI-Receptionist.com, Maple or OnCrew links. These affiliate relationships do not change editorial rankings, awards or customer ratings. No paid ranking placements are currently active. Any future paid position will be labelled Promoted; editorial awards and public review scores remain separate.

69 services · 191 plans · Sources checked October 23, 2026. Coverage & research status · Recommendation methodology

Ranking and price methodology

Recommended: documented fit, then customer feedback. Price availability does not affect the order.

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What determines the order?

With existing software selected: documented task-compatible connections come first; offers requiring a different business platform are hidden. Unconfirmed connections are available through a separate opt-in. Recommended is the default: a labelled Promoted offer, when an eligible commercial contract is active, appears first. The highest confirmed commission in this filtered view determines that paid position. The editorial order follows documented software / industry fit, then customer feedback adjusted for sample size and product scope. Missing public pricing, amounts, price reports and price/value/feature awards do not change Recommended. Cost-only and name sorts do not pin paid offers. Customer feedback affects editorial ordering with explicit sample-size and product-scope adjustments; raw stars alone do not determine the order.

Named integration → industry workflow → industry mention → general candidate. These are source-evidence groups, not results of independent call tests.

Do we receive a commission?

We may earn a commission when you sign up through our Rosie, NextPhone, AI-Receptionist.com, Maple or OnCrew links. These affiliate relationships do not change editorial rankings, awards or customer ratings. No paid ranking placements are currently active. When commercial placements are activated, commission determines the clearly labelled Promoted position in Recommended, separately from editorial price/value/feature awards and review scores. Rates are compared as contract-confirmed USD payouts per qualified conversion over the first 12 months; unconfirmed percentages are not treated as dollar payouts.

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