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Netic vs Wakeman: an AI revenue platform for enterprises, or a receptionist built for trade shops
Wakeman is an AI receptionist built only for home-service trades. Netic calls itself an AI revenue engine for service enterprises: its AI books jobs from calls, texts and web chat into your CRM. It publishes no price; you book a demo.
- Facts from each company’s own pages
- Checked November 2, 2026
At a glance
| Wakeman | Netic | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A ready AI receptionist for the trades | An AI revenue platform for enterprises |
| Plans | From $49 a month, 100 minutes | Not published; you book a demo |
| Dangerous calls | Safety steps, then it tries your on-call phone | Not described on its pages |
| Built for | Home-service trades only | Service enterprises, five industries |
The full table, and where each fact comes from, is below.
Side by side
| Wakeman | Netic | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A ready AI receptionist, set up for your trade in about ten minutes | An AI platform that books jobs from calls, texts, web chat and other channels, and runs outbound campaigns |
| Plans | Starter $49 (100 min) · Pro $149 (500 min) · Max $399 (1,500 min). Every plan answers day and night; any plan can be set to answer only while you are closed. | Not published; you book a demo |
| Urgent calls | Gas, carbon monoxide, a downed power line, fire or smoke, a medical emergency, a child or pet locked in a car, water near electrics, a structural collapse, major flooding and sewage inside: safety steps, then Wakeman tries your on-call phone during the call. No heat, no cooling or a leak that can’t wait is urgent and texted at once. A safety net, not 911 | Not described; its home page shows after-hours booking |
| A person when needed | Puts the caller through to your own people: your on-call phone, then the owner’s if nobody picks up. It does this on a dangerous call, a complaint or an angry caller, or when someone asks for a person twice. The AI answers every call; there’s no call center | Its Tragar customer story says the AI can hand the call off to a live rep when needed |
| Software it connects to | Jobber, built in on Pro and Max. Housecall Pro is not generally available yet | Books into your CRM or field-service software; its home page names none. Its Tragar story names Cargas and Zoho |
| Languages | English | Not published |
| Built for | Home-service trades only: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing, restoration and their neighbours | Service enterprises: home services, pest control, roofing, consumer health and veterinary |
| How you start | Free for 14 days or 500 minutes, whichever comes first. You pick a plan at sign-up; nothing is charged until the trial ends, and you can change the plan or cancel before then | Book a demo; no trial is published |
Where these facts come from · checked November 2, 2026
Checked November 2, 2026. Prices and policies change; the links are the authority, not this page.
- Netic home page — channels, industries, after-hours booking, demo
- Netic for home services — who it is for
- Netic customer story: Tragar — software, hand-off to a live rep
Which one you need
Choose Wakeman if
- You run a 2–15 truck plumbing, HVAC or electrical shop and want a receptionist built only for the trades.
- A gas smell or water near electrics at 2am should get safety steps written in advance, while Wakeman tries your on-call phone during the call.
- You want the price on the page and a free trial before you pay: 14 days or 500 minutes, $0 today.
- You run Jobber and want each booked job written straight into it, on Pro or Max.
Choose Netic if
- You run a large or multi-location operation and want one AI to book from calls, texts and web chat and to run outbound campaigns. Wakeman is built to answer the phone for a trade shop.
- Your business is in consumer health or veterinary care. Wakeman is built only for the trades.
Common questions
Comparing more than two? Every option for contractors, on one page.
What does Netic cost?
Netic doesn’t publish a price: its site offers a demo (checked November 2, 2026). Wakeman’s plans are on its pricing page: Starter $49, Pro $149, Max $399 a month with minutes included, free for 14 days or 500 minutes, with nothing charged until the trial ends.
Is Netic an answering service for contractors?
Netic calls itself an AI revenue engine for service enterprises. Its AI books jobs from calls, texts, web chat and other channels into the business’s CRM or field-service software, and it runs outbound campaigns. Wakeman is an AI receptionist built only for home-service trades, with its price published and a free trial.
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