Avoca alternatives, compared
Avoca is an AI front office for larger home-services operators: a ServiceTitan certified app, emergency calls routed to the on-call tech, sold through a demo. It doesn’t publish a price. If that’s why you’re looking elsewhere, here is what else there is. Wakeman wrote this and is on the list, so every price comes from the vendor’s own page, checked on September 24, 2026, and every entry says who it suits.
What Avoca asks of a buyer
- A demo before a price. Avoca’s site offers a demo, and its pricing page returns a “not found” error. Figures you find elsewhere are other people’s estimates.
- A larger shop. Its referral terms ask for $3M+ in revenue and two or more people answering phones.
- ServiceTitan first. It is a ServiceTitan certified app; its list of connections also names Housecall Pro and FieldRoutes.
- A setup project. A team from Avoca sets it up for you, rather than a start you do yourself.
None of that is a flaw for the shops Avoca is built for. It is a mismatch for a two-truck shop that wants to see a price and start tonight.
The alternative that fits, by the software you run
- ServiceTitan, and you want a published price: Sameday lists ServiceTitan and starts at $449 a month for 500 minutes (it also starts with a demo). Smith.ai lists ServiceTitan too, billed per call, with live receptionists behind its AI.
- Housecall Pro: Housecall Pro’s own CSR AI, sold separately.
- Jobber: Jobber’s AI Receptionist is included on Jobber Plus. Wakeman writes booked jobs into Jobber once you switch booking on, from $149 a month with 14 days free.
- A person on every call: Ruby. The lowest price, or Spanish-speaking callers: Dialzara from $29, or Rosie from $49 with Spanish on every plan.
Every alternative, side by side
| Price | How it bills | Books into | Who it suits (our read) | Worth knowing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca (for reference) | Not published | Not published | ServiceTitan (a certified app) | Larger operators on ServiceTitan with a customer-service team | Starts with a demo |
| Dialzara | $29/mo (60 min); $99 (220); $199 (500); $349 (1,000) | Minutes; $0.35–$0.48 over | Google or Outlook calendar, on $99 and up | The lowest paid entry price on this list | Spanish and after-hours escalation on $99 and up; 7-day trial |
| Housecall Pro CSR AI | Not published (“sold separately”) | Not published | Housecall Pro (its help article still lists booking as coming soon) | Housecall Pro shops | Spanish listed as coming soon |
| Jobber AI Receptionist | Included on Plus; otherwise an add-on at $29 or $99/mo (Jobber’s pages differ) | Conversations: 30 or 100 included (its help pages differ); one says $0.79 each after | Jobber, through Online Booking | Jobber Plus shops with simple calls | Runs on a Jobber phone number (US, Canada, UK) |
| Rosie | $49/mo (250 min); $149 (1,000); $299 (2,000) | Minutes; moves you up a plan when you go over | Google Calendar or Calendly, on Scale and up; Zapier | A low monthly price, with Spanish on every plan | 7-day free trial |
| Ruby (people, not AI) | $250/mo (50 min) to $1,725 (500 min) | Minutes; each call rounded up to 60 seconds, hold time counts | Clio, JobNimbus, Zapier; Jobber not listed | Callers who must reach a person | Money-back: 21 days or 500 minutes |
| Sameday | From $449/mo (500 min); $789 (1,000) | Minutes; overage not published | Lists ServiceTitan, Jobber, Housecall Pro and others | Home-service businesses that want a demo-led setup | Starts with a demo; multilingual voices on Enterprise |
| Smith.ai | Free (25 calls); Pro from $150/mo (75 calls) | Per call; $2.17–$3.00 an extra call | Lists Jobber (via Zapier), ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro | Shops that want live people behind the AI | Can hand a call to a live receptionist, any hour |
| Wakeman | $149/mo (300 min); $349 (750); $829 (2,000) | Minutes; then $0.29–$0.59 a minute by plan | Jobber, once you switch booking on | 2–15 truck plumbing, HVAC and electrical shops that want trade questions and an on-call ring for dangerous calls. Not ServiceTitan shops, and not Spanish-speaking callers yet | Free for 14 days, no card |
Where these prices come from · checked September 24, 2026
Checked September 24, 2026. Prices and policies change; the links are the authority, not this page.
- Jobber pricing — and /features/, which lists $99
- Jobber help: Receptionist
- Housecall Pro CSR AI
- Avoca — no public pricing page
- Sameday pricing
- Rosie pricing — and its terms, for going over
- Smith.ai AI Receptionist pricing
- Dialzara pricing
- Ruby plans and pricing
Each alternative, in a paragraph
Dialzara
The lowest paid entry price here: $29 a month for 60 minutes. Calendar sync, warm transfers, after-hours escalation and Spanish start on the $99 plan, so check which plan you actually need. A general small-business receptionist rather than one set up for the trades.
Housecall Pro CSR AI
Housecall Pro’s own AI, sold separately at a price it doesn’t publish. It answers around the clock, has a separate after-hours on-call number and always handles emergencies; Spanish is listed as coming soon, and one help article still lists booking as coming soon. The obvious first look if you run Housecall Pro.
Jobber AI Receptionist
Included on Jobber Plus; otherwise an add-on that Jobber’s own pages price at $29 or $99 a month. It books through your Online Booking settings, listens for keywords you set such as “no heat”, and runs on a Jobber phone number. If you’re on Plus and your calls are simple, try it first.
Rosie
From $49 a month for 250 minutes, with English and Spanish on every plan and a 7-day trial. Calendar booking (Google Calendar, Calendly) starts on the $149 plan, and going over your minutes moves you up a plan. A low price for a general AI receptionist that has a home-services page.
Ruby (people, not AI)
People, not AI: live receptionists from $250 a month for 50 minutes up to $1,725 for 500, with each call rounded up to 60 seconds and hold time counted. Choose it when callers must reach a person. It lists Clio, JobNimbus and Zapier, not Jobber.
Sameday
Built for home services, from $449 a month for 500 minutes and $789 for 1,000; overage isn’t published. It lists ServiceTitan, Jobber and Housecall Pro, and starts with a demo. A fit for a home-services shop that wants a guided setup and has the budget for it.
Smith.ai
An AI receptionist with live receptionists behind it, billed per call: a free plan with 25 calls, then Pro from $150 for 75. Known spammers aren’t counted, and you can remove up to 10% of calls as spam. It lists Jobber (through Zapier), ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro.
Wakeman
Built only for home-service trades: it asks the questions a plumber or HVAC tech would, gives safety steps written in advance for six hazards and rings your on-call phone during the call, and books into Jobber once you switch booking on. $149–$829 a month, free for 14 days. It doesn’t write into ServiceTitan, doesn’t answer in Spanish, and is early, with no customer count to quote.
When Avoca is still the better choice
- You run ServiceTitan and want the deepest officially approved connection to it.
- You already have office staff answering, and you want to train them better, not cover the calls they miss.
- You are past $3M in revenue and have time for a setup project with their team.
- You want Avoca’s own human reps to pick up the calls its AI cannot handle.
If that’s you, the alternatives above are mostly for a smaller or differently equipped shop. Wakeman vs Avoca sets the two side by side, row by row.
Five questions to ask any alternative
- Does it write jobs into the software you run, directly or through Zapier?
- What happens once the included minutes, calls or conversations run out?
- What does it say to a caller who smells gas — and does it ring anyone while they’re on the line?
- Can you start without a demo, and is there a trial?
- How long is the contract, and can you leave early?
Every price and plan here comes from the vendor’s own pages, checked on September 24, 2026; “who it suits” is our read of what each one publishes. Found something out of date? Email info@wakeman.ai and we’ll correct it and change the date at the top.
Where Wakeman fits, and where it doesn’t
Honest limits
Avoca alternatives
How much does Avoca cost?
Avoca doesn't publish a price. Its site offers a demo, and its pricing page returns a “not found” error (checked 24 September 2026). Figures you find elsewhere are other people's estimates, not Avoca's. The alternatives on this page all publish at least a starting price, except Housecall Pro's CSR AI, which is sold separately.
What is the best Avoca alternative for a small shop?
It depends on the software you run. On Jobber: Jobber's AI Receptionist, included on Jobber Plus, or Wakeman from $149 a month, which writes booked jobs into Jobber once you switch booking on. On Housecall Pro: its own CSR AI. For the lowest price or Spanish-speaking callers: Dialzara from $29 or Rosie from $49. If every caller must reach a person: Ruby.
Is there an Avoca alternative that works with ServiceTitan?
Sameday and Smith.ai both list ServiceTitan on their own pages. Sameday starts at $449 a month for 500 minutes and, like Avoca, starts with a demo; Smith.ai bills per call and has live receptionists behind its AI. Wakeman does not write into ServiceTitan.
Can I try an Avoca alternative without a demo?
Yes. Wakeman is free for 14 days with no card, Rosie and Dialzara have 7-day free trials, RingCentral's AI Receptionist has a 14-day trial, and Smith.ai has a free plan with 25 calls. Sameday, like Avoca, starts with a demo.
When is Avoca the better choice?
When you run ServiceTitan and want its deepest officially approved connection, already have office staff answering and want to train them, are past $3M in revenue with time for a setup project with Avoca's team, or want Avoca's own human reps to pick up what its AI can't handle.
Somebody’s always awake.
Try it on your own phone tonight. About ten minutes, no card.