OnCrew vs the competition
Choosing an answering service for your contracting business? We put together honest, side-by-side comparisons so you can decide what actually fits your needs.
- 14-day free trial
- No credit card required to start
- Plans from $49/mo after the trial
Quick answer
VoiceNation vs Ruby: how do they compare for contractors?
| Service | What we found |
|---|---|
| VoiceNation | Now Moneypenny: voicenation.com/pricing forwards to Moneypenny's pricing page (checked October 2, 2026) |
| Ruby Receptionists | $250/mo for 50 receptionist minutes, $395 for 100, $720 for 200 (checked October 2, 2026) |
| OnCrew | $49/mo for 100 answered calls, then $0.99 per call |
| Billing unit | Ruby bills receptionist minutes; OnCrew bills answered calls of any length |
What 15 of these services charge, read off their own pages
Entry plan and the meter it runs on, with the date we checked each one. 10 of the 15 are printed below and the other 5 link to the vendor's own page instead. Minute plans and call plans are not converted into each other here, because the conversion depends on how long your callers talk. Check the source before you sign: vendors change plans and this is a snapshot.
| Service | Entry plan | Included | Billed on | Source, date checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnCrew | $49/mo | 100 calls | Per answered call, $0.99 after | oncrew.ai/pricing |
| VoiceNation | $165/mo | 50 minutes | Per minute (People Answering) or per call (AI Answering) | moneypenny.com/us/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| Posh | $65.00/mo | 0 minutes | Per receptionist minute | posh.com/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| PATLive | $49/mo | 0 minutes | Per receptionist minute | patlive.com/pricingChecked September 22, 2026 |
| Ruby Receptionists | $250/mo | 50 minutes | Per receptionist minute | ruby.com/plans-and-pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| Smith.ai | $300/mo | 30 calls | Per call | smith.ai/pricing/receptionistsChecked September 22, 2026 |
| Goodcall | Published, see source | Read it on their page | Per agent per month, metered on unique customers | goodcall.com/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| Rosie | $49/mo | 250 minutes | Per month, by included minutes | heyrosie.com/pricingChecked September 23, 2026 |
| Dialzara | Published, see source | Read it on their page | Per minute of talk time | dialzara.com/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| Abby Connect | Published, see source | Read it on their page | Per Abby Minute | abby.com/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| Whippy | $200/mo | 2,000 credits/mo | Per month, metered in credits | whippy.ai/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| Grasshopper | Published, see source | Read it on their page | Per month, per phone system | grasshopper.com/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| MAP Communications | Published, see source | Read it on their page | Per minute | mapcommunications.com/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| Sameday | From $449/mo | Starts with 500 minutes | Per month, by included minutes | sameday.ai/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| ServiceAgent | $0/mo | 1 user, unified CRM | Per month, metered in credits | serviceagent.ai/pricingChecked October 2, 2026 |
| Jobber Receptionist | $29/mo | 30 conversations, on top of a Jobber plan | Per month, by included conversations, as an add-on to a Jobber plan | help.getjobber.com, Receptionist articleChecked October 3, 2026 |
The 10 that make you ask
None of these showed a price we could read when we checked, and the note beside each one says what we found and when. It is worth knowing before you spend an hour on a sales call.
- NexaNexa publishes no price. When we checked on July 29, August 13 and October 2, 2026, nexa.com/pricing forwarded to nexa.com/plans and that page carried no dollar figure anywhere, so the only way to learn the number is a sales call. Ask for the billing unit, the included usage and the overage rate in the first call, because those three decide the bill.
- LeadTruffleLeadTruffle prints no price. When we checked on October 2, 2026, its pricing page named three plans, Essential, Growth and Scale, plus a managed service, said every plan is month-to-month, and answered its own question about cost with sales-led pricing and a custom offer prepared after a demo. Every plan button is Get Demo. Ask for the price, the included usage and any setup or onboarding fee before the demo, not after.
- Answering365Answering365 no longer prints a price. When we checked on October 2, 2026, its pricing page listed eight plans by call volume, from pay-as-you-go backup cover up to a custom tier, each with a Get Pricing button and no figure. It says each plan is a base price with an allowance of minutes and bills extra minutes in 30-second increments, so ask for the base price, the allowance and the per-minute rate in writing.
- NumaNuma has no pricing page: when we checked on October 2, 2026, numa.com/pricing forwarded to Numa's homepage, headed "The AI Operating System for Car Dealerships", which prints no price. Any Numa price you find in a comparison article is coming from somewhere other than Numa.
- AnswerConnectAnswerConnect's pricing address was a "page not found" error when we checked on October 2, 2026, as it was on July 29, August 13 and August 15, 2026, so there is no plan published on the site to compare against.
- AnswerNetAnswerNet's pricing address was a "page not found" error when we checked on October 2, 2026, as it was on July 29, 2026, so comparisons start from a quote.
- Answer1Answer1's pricing page did not load when we checked on July 29, 2026, so we could not read a price from it. Treat Answer1's pricing as unknown, not as unpublished, and ask for a written quote that names the billing unit and the overage rate.
- AnswerForceAnswerForce has no pricing page. When we checked on October 2, 2026 (as on July 29 and August 15, 2026), answerforce.com/pricing opened the homepage, the plans page led to a lead form whose button reads "Show Plans", and no plan price appeared anywhere, so every comparison against AnswerForce starts with a quote request.
- Housecall Pro CSR AIHousecall Pro's CSR AI is sold separately from its software plans and prints no price on its pages when we checked on October 3, 2026; its AI Team page says CSR AI 24/7 call answering is a paid feature. It answers calls inside Housecall Pro around the clock and can send a call to a number you choose, so ask Housecall Pro for the CSR AI price in writing before you compare.
- ServiceTitan AI Virtual AgentsServiceTitan's AI Virtual Agent is one of its Pro products for ServiceTitan customers, and its product page prints no price when we checked on October 3, 2026; the April 17, 2026 announcement said buyers pay a per-call usage fee with no commitment and printed no figure either. The agent books after hours and during peak call volume and escalates or transfers to a live CSR when needed, so ask ServiceTitan for the per-call rate in writing before you compare.
Rows that read "Published, see source" are vendors whose prices we read on the date shown but link to rather than reprint on this board. The link in the row goes to the page we read. Nothing is hidden and nothing is guessed.
OnCrew is young: a handful of contractors pay for it today. Nothing on this page implies otherwise, and every competitor figure links to the page it came from so you can check it yourself.
One comparison per service, one page each
Each page puts OnCrew next to one service: the price check, a feature-by-feature table, where the two differ, and when the other one is the better pick.
OnCrew vs Smith.ai
AI and live-answering options vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs Ruby Receptionists
Live receptionist workflow vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs Goodcall
General AI agent workflow vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs Traditional Answering Services
Smith.ai, Ruby, PATLive and AnswerConnect against contractor AI, on one page
OnCrew vs Nexa (MAP Communications)
Live answering terms vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs Rosie AI
AI answering terms vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs Jobber Receptionist
Per-conversation add-on inside Jobber vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs Housecall Pro CSR AI
AI answering sold separately inside Housecall Pro vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs PATLive
Live answering by the minute vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs Dialzara
AI answering by talk time vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs VoiceNation
Live answering terms vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs In-House Receptionist
Hiring a receptionist vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs Voicemail
Voicemail fallback vs structured contractor intake
OnCrew vs AnswerForce
Live answering terms vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs Numa
AI answering workflow vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs Answer1
Live receptionist workflow vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs Abby Connect
Live receptionist workflow vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs Posh Virtual
Live receptionist workflow vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs MAP Communications
Live answering terms vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs AnswerFirst
Live answering quote terms vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs Grasshopper
Virtual phone system vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs Davinci Virtual
Live receptionist workflow vs included-call contractor AI
OnCrew vs Answering365
Live receptionist workflow vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs AnswerNet
Contact-center workflow vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs AnswerConnect
Live receptionist workflow vs contractor AI phone answering
OnCrew vs LeadTruffle
Missed-call text-back workflow vs contractor phone answering
OnCrew vs Sameday AI
AI sales agent vs contractor phone answering
OnCrew vs ServiceAgent
Two AI answering options for home services
OnCrew vs Whippy
Multi-channel texting workflow vs contractor phone answering
OnCrew vs Marlie
AI receptionist workflow vs contractor phone answering
OnCrew vs Workphone
AI receptionist workflow vs contractor AI phone answering
Not sure where to start?
Side-by-side comparisons help once you have a shortlist. These contractor-specific buyer guides cover the broader category: what calls cost, where AI fits, and how to size a plan for your trade.
- AI Receptionist for Contractors: 24/7 AI Phone AnsweringThe AI answering service for contractors overview: after-hours pickup, configured intake, and team handoffs for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and roofing shops.Read the contractor overview
- Best answering service for contractors: 2026 buyer's guideThe cross-trade buyer's guide comparing configured contractor AI, live receptionist providers, call centers, and voicemail against the same buyer's framework.Read the 2026 buyer's guide
- What Contractor Answering Services Actually CostA realistic cost breakdown across call centers, live receptionist providers, and AI: base fees, overage, and total monthly bills.See real cost breakdowns
Ready to see OnCrew in your stack?
Start a 14-day trial and forward your after-hours calls. Setup takes about 10 minutes. Want a hand? Call (818) 578-4783 and Sarah can set your line up with you on the call.
- No credit card required to start
- No charge today
- Cancel anytime