New customer questions during a job
Ava asks what you approved, then texts you. She does not invent a price.
AI receptionist for small business
A front desk for the shop where the owner still answers the phone.
Ava is for the business that does not have a person sitting at a desk from 8 to 5. She answers, asks what the caller needs, and texts the owner. A full-time receptionist is a different purchase — the federal median pay for receptionists was $37,230 a year in May 2024, before taxes and benefits.
Free 7-day trial, then $79, $149, or $299 a month. $0 setup.
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THE CALLS
Built around small businesses whose owner or a single employee answers the phone.
Small shops lose calls in a boring way: they are with a customer, on a job, or closed. The caller does not know that. They know the phone rang and nobody talked to them. Hiring a person to cover nights and lunch is a payroll decision. Forwarding the missed calls to software is a smaller one, with a published monthly price.
After-hours calls
Ava asks what you approved, then texts you. She does not invent a price.
Lunch and overlap, when the only employee is busy
Ava asks what you approved, then texts you. She does not invent a price.
Simple hours and location questions
Ava asks what you approved, then texts you. She does not invent a price.
Existing customers who need a callback
Ava asks what you approved, then texts you. She does not invent a price.
WHAT YOU GET BACK
A lead, not a vague voicemail.
Details worth a callback
- Who is calling
- A number that reaches them
- What they want
- How soon
- Anything else you put on a short list
Compare Ava with a person, using a real wage figure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported median pay for receptionists of $37,230 a year, $17.90 an hour, in May 2024. That is about $3,103 a month before employer taxes, benefits, recruiting, or coverage outside one shift. Ava Starter is $79 a month after the trial and does not do every task that person does — she answers and texts you the lead. Example, not a forecast: 5 missed calls in a week, you assume 1 in 4 would have become a job or appointment you would have called back, and you put that job at $250. The arithmetic is about $1,354 a month (5 × (1/4) × 250 × 52 ÷ 12). Change the inputs on the missed-call calculator. This is not a promise and not an industry average.
PRICING
Free 7-day trial. $0 setup.
Checkout is Stripe. After the trial, the plan you picked bills monthly. Included minutes reset each month. Overage uses the rate on the card.
Starter
For smaller shops that need affordable after-hours and overflow coverage.
$79/mo after trial
300 minutes · $0.28/min after included usage- Ava AI receptionist
- 24/7 answering
- Lead qualification + summaries
- Lead texts to your phone
- Business-specific greeting & FAQs
Growth
For teams that live on inbound estimates and cannot miss after-hours calls.
$149/mo after trial
800 minutes · $0.24/min after included usage- Everything in Starter
- More custom call flows
- Multiple service types
- Advanced lead qualification
- Advanced routing
Pro
For higher-volume shops that want a deeply configured front desk.
$299/mo after trial
1,800 minutes · $0.20/min after included usage- Everything in Growth
- Multiple call experiences
- Advanced routing logic
- Priority customization
- Deeper business configuration
FAQ
Questions before you forward the phone.
Is an AI receptionist the same as an answering service?
Buyers use both phrases. A traditional answering service is people in a call center. Ava is software with a voice, on a plan you can read before you talk to sales. The comparison page spells out the differences.
What does setup cost?
$0 on the published plans. The 7-day trial is created in Stripe Checkout. After that, Starter is $79, Growth is $149, and Pro is $299 a month.
Can any small business use it?
The call has to be something you are willing to let an AI ask about. Contractors are the main fit. Dental and legal pages explain the limits. If the call needs a licensed person, do not forward it.
Try the demo, then start the trial in Stripe.
The sample call is a landscaping estimate. The live demo is in the browser. Checkout opens Stripe for the plan you pick. Starter is $79 a month after the trial.