AnswerVan.com
Price for one-van shops
One-van shops · no minute math
Pay for the job. Not the minutes.
$10 a month. $5 when we land a real ticket. First three jobs on the account are free. If you’ve got a CSR, this isn’t it.
Start with your cell
Two minutes. Star codes on your cell. $10/mo + $5 a qualified job.
The price
$10/mo + $5 a qualified job.
Rosie starts at $49 and meters minutes. Smith and Ruby meter calls and people. You pay $5 when we land a ticket you can actually run.
Quiet month
$10
Coverage only
You still have coverage.
Intro
$10
3 qualified jobs
First three qualified jobs are $0.
Typical one-van month
$25
6 qualified jobs
Three intro + three billed.
Busy week
$55
12 qualified jobs
Three intro + nine billed. Still $5 a job.
Direct competitors
Same job as Rosie. A tenth the price on a quiet month.
Published prices as of August 2026. We don’t replace a phone system (Allo) or a ServiceTitan shop (Avoca, Sameday). We cover the cell on the van.
| vs the board | AnswerVan | Rosie | OnCrew | Goodcall | Smith.ai | Ruby |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $10/mo + $5 a job. First three free. | $49/mo for 250 minutes; booking and transfers $149 | $49/mo for 100 calls, then ~$0.99/call | $79/mo for 100 unique callers | AI ~$97.50/30 calls; human ~$292.50/30 calls | From ~$235–$319/mo for 50 receptionist minutes |
| They bill | A real job. Name, number, address, what’s wrong. | Talk time. Minutes burn on spam, FAQs, and long calls. | Every answered call, job or not | Unique phone numbers, unlimited minutes inside the cap | Per call, with overage | Human minutes, $3–$5 each after that |
| Built for | One-van plumbers, electricians, HVAC | Any small business | HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing shops | Local businesses | Law and professional services first | Brands that want a person every time |
| Spam / hang-ups | Free. Hang-ups and sales calls are not jobs. | Minutes still count | A sales call still costs a call | A new spam number is a unique caller | You still pay for the call | Minutes still count |
| On the call | A dispatcher for your trade, not a generic receptionist | Generic receptionist trained on your website | Contractor scripts | Generic | Human backup, not a trade dispatcher | Trained receptionist, not a plumber |
| After the call | You get the ticket. The homeowner gets a hold text so they stop dialing. | Summary + optional appointment link on the cheap plan | On-call alert in about 90 seconds | Calendar booking on some plans | Live handoff at extra cost | A person took a message |
The hold
We text the homeowner too, so they stop dialing the next van.
Rosie, Goodcall, and Smith mostly notify you. That’s half the job. The caller who just hung up is already scrolling Google. We send a shop text: we have the leak, you’re calling back.
RAMOS PLUMBING We got your call about: Burst pipe in the kitchen. Luis will call you back at (512) 555-0199.
Price questions
- What counts as a qualified job?
- Name, callback number, service address, and what’s wrong. That’s a ticket you can actually run. Hang-ups, robocalls, and “is this the owner?” sales pitches are free.
- Why not a flat $49 like Rosie?
- A slow month shouldn’t cost the same as a flood week. Rosie bills minutes whether the call was a job or a robocall. You pay $5 when we land a ticket you can run. If it gets busy, that’s more jobs — still $5 each.
- Are the first three jobs really free?
- Yes. The first three qualified tickets on the account are $0. After that it’s $5 each, plus $10 for the month.
- Do you book Jobber / Housecall Pro / my calendar?
- No. You’re on the tools. We text you the job and text the homeowner that you’re calling back. You book it when you can wipe your hands. Shops with a front desk already have software for that.
- Do I need a new phone number?
- No. The number on Google and the van stays yours. You dial star codes and we catch what you miss — or every inbound call, if you want that.
- What if the caller hangs up and dials the next plumber?
- We text them from the shop the moment the ticket is in: we have the job, you’re calling back. That’s the hold. Rosie and the rest mostly text you. We text both of you.
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