Prices checked on each vendor's own site, October 25, 2026
Tawny is an AI receptionist for owner-run contractors: $297 a month for 24/7 call and text answering that books the job, with 1,000 minutes included and $0.25 a minute after. Rosie ($49/mo) and My AI Front Desk ($99/mo) start lower; if you want a live person, Ruby is human; and big ServiceTitan shops should look at Avoca.
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| MyTawny | My AI Front Desk | Smith.ai | Ruby | Avoca | Rosie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who answers | AI (Tawny). Real people set her up for you. | AI | AI plans, or live human receptionists | Live human receptionists (optional AI features) | AI | AI |
| Starting price | $297/mo with 1,000 minutes (about 300 calls). Bigger shops: priced to call volume, from $997/mo. The 4 R's marketing add-on: $697/mo. | $99/mo, or $79/mo billed annually. 200 voice minutes. | AI: free for 25 calls a month ($3.00 a call after), Pro $150/mo for 75 calls. Human: from $300/mo for 30 calls. | $250/mo for 50 minutes. $395 for 100, $720 for 200, $1,725 for 500. | Not published. Demo and quote only. | $49/mo for 250 minutes. Scale $149/mo for 1,000 minutes. |
| If you go over | $0.25 a minute after 1,000. Each call counts rounded up to the next minute; spam calls don't count. | $0.25 a minute from a monthly pool of 1,000 credits; $10 adds 1,000 more credits. | AI Pro is priced at $2.00 a call. Human Starter: $11.50 a call over 30. | Extra minutes are billed at your plan's overage rate. The rate isn't listed on Ruby's pricing page. | Not published. | Moves you up to the next plan at that plan's price. No per-minute overage. |
| Booking on the call | Yes. Books appointments on the call. | Yes. Its pricing page says the plan answers, qualifies and books. | AI plans include AI scheduling (Calendly and more). Human plans: $1.50 a call to book. | Scheduling is included in every plan. | Yes. Books jobs 24/7. | Books on your calendar (Google Calendar, Calendly) from the $149 Scale plan. The $49 plan texts a booking link. |
| Software it connects to | Connects to GoHighLevel, MarketSharp and Builder Prime. Chatbot for your website included. No ServiceTitan, Jobber or Housecall Pro integration listed. | Calendars and CRMs through Zapier. API access on Partner and Enterprise plans. | Calendly, Clio, HubSpot, Salesforce and Zapier. | HubSpot, Salesforce, Clio, Google Calendar, Calendly, Zapier and more. No ServiceTitan or Jobber listed. | Certified ServiceTitan app with deep CRM integration. | Zapier (1,000+ apps). Direct CRM integrations not yet available. |
| Trial or guarantee | If she doesn't book at least $891 in work in the first 90 days, we refund the difference. | 7-day free trial. No money-back guarantee stated on its pricing page. | Free AI plan to try. Human plans: 30-day money-back guarantee for new clients (up to $1,000, overage not included). | Money-back guarantee for first-time customers within 21 days (or before 500 minutes, whichever comes first). No long-term contract. | Not published. | 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. No refund policy stated on its pricing page. |
| Good fit for | 1 to 3 crew contractors (under about $5M). Bigger shops get a quote sized to their call volume. | Budget-minded owners who are happy to set it up themselves. | Businesses that want AI and human answering from one company. | Businesses that want a live person to answer every call. | Larger and multi-location home service companies on ServiceTitan. | The lowest paid price and simple answering needs. |
Tawny is $297 a month with 1,000 minutes (about 300 calls), then $0.25 a minute. Bigger shops are priced to call volume, from $997 a month. Rosie starts at $49 a month for 250 minutes ($149 for 1,000 with booking) and My AI Front Desk at $99 a month for 200 minutes. Smith.ai's AI plans start free for 25 calls. Ruby, which uses live people, starts at $250 a month for 50 minutes. Avoca doesn't publish prices. Prices checked October 25, 2026.
No. Rosie and My AI Front Desk start lower. Tawny includes 1,000 minutes with booking on the call, connects to GoHighLevel, MarketSharp and Builder Prime, real people set her up, and she comes with a guarantee: if she doesn't book at least $891 in work in the first 90 days, we refund the difference.
Yes. Tawny answers calls and texts 24/7 and books appointments on the call.
GoHighLevel, MarketSharp and Builder Prime. We don't list a ServiceTitan, Jobber or Housecall Pro integration. If you need deep ServiceTitan integration, Avoca is a certified ServiceTitan app.
Each call counts rounded up to the next minute, the way phone carriers bill. Spam calls don't count. After 1,000 minutes in a month it's $0.25 a minute.
If she doesn't book at least $891 in work in the first 90 days, we refund the difference.
Prices checked on October 25, 2026. Tell us if something changed: kip@myeasysystem.com (email). Sources, each vendor's own site: myaifrontdesk.com/pricing; smith.ai/pricing/ai-receptionist, smith.ai/pricing/receptionists; ruby.com/plans-and-pricing, ruby.com/faqs, ruby.com/solutions/integrations; avoca.ai; heyrosie.com/pricing. MyTawny's prices and guarantee are from mytawny.com. Company names belong to their owners; this page isn't endorsed by any of them.