Resources for Contractors Choosing an Answering Service
A buyer's hub for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and roofing contractors evaluating an AI answering service. Run the numbers, compare options, and walk through trade-specific guides at your own pace.
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Run the numbers and hear the AI
Four quick stops before you commit to a trial: size up the cost of missed calls, compare answering service costs side by side, review the published plans, and listen to OnCrew handle a real contractor call.
Missed Call Calculator
Estimate what after-hours and overflow calls are quietly costing your shop each month. Adjust your average job value and call volume to see a personal number.
Run the calculatorAnswering Service Cost Calculator
Compare in-house receptionist, traditional answering service, voicemail, and OnCrew side by side using a structured monthly cost worksheet built for contractors.
Compare costsPricing Plans
Starter is $49/mo with 100 included calls. Pro is $149/mo with 400 calls. Multi-Truck is $349/mo with 1,000 calls. Overage calls are $0.99 each.
See plansLive Demo
Hear OnCrew handle a real contractor call. Walk through urgency triage, job-detail capture, and team alerts before you forward your number.
Try the demoBuyer guides
How an AI answering service fits a contractor
Plain-language guides on what changes when an AI receptionist sits in front of your business number, and how to choose between live answering, voicemail, and a contractor-trained AI.
Contractor Answering Service Guide
What an AI answering service is, how it compares to live receptionists and voicemail, and how to evaluate one for a contracting business.
Read the guideAI Receptionist for Contractors
How an AI receptionist greets callers in your business name, captures the issue in their words, and hands routine calls to your team with context.
Read the guideAfter-Hours Answering Service
Why nights, weekends, and holidays are when emergency contractor calls happen, and how to keep the phones covered without on-call burnout.
Read the guideTrade-specific guides
How OnCrew handles your trade's calls
Each trade has its own emergency vocabulary. These guides walk through the calls you actually receive and how the AI separates urgent jobs from routine requests.
Emergency Plumbing Answering
How a plumbing-aware AI separates a burst pipe and sewage backup from a quote request, and routes emergencies to your on-call plumber.
Plumbing guideHVAC After-Hours Answering
No-heat calls in January and AC failures in July. How an HVAC-trained AI triages urgency and captures the details your tech needs before the callback.
HVAC guideElectrician After-Hours Answering
Power outages, sparking outlets, and panel failures handled with the right safety questions and routed to the right electrician on call.
Electrical guideRoofing Emergency Answering
Active leaks during storms, blown-off shingles, and emergency tarp requests captured cleanly so the right crew goes out with the right info.
Roofing guideBrowse and compare
Local pages, comparisons, and the blog
Pick a trade and service area, see how OnCrew stacks up against the alternatives, and read deeper posts on call capture and contractor operations.
Local Contractor Pages
Trade and city pages for contractors who want a local-first hub. Pick your trade and service area to see how OnCrew shows up for your callers.
Browse by trade and cityCompare Alternatives
Side-by-side comparisons against Smith.ai, Ruby, Nexa, Goodcall, PATLive, and other answering services so you can choose with eyes open.
See comparisonsOnCrew Blog
Long-form posts on call capture, after-hours coverage, dispatch handoff, and practical operations playbooks for contracting businesses.
Read the blogPricing at a glance
Plans built for contractor call volume
Pick the included call volume that matches your shop. Overage calls are $0.99 each so a busy storm week does not blow up the bill.
Starter
$49/mo
100 included calls
$0.99 per call after
Solo operators and small crews who want 24/7 coverage without staffing a dedicated phone person.
Pro
$149/mo
400 included calls
$0.99 per call after
Growing shops handling steady call volume across multiple trucks and service areas.
Multi-Truck
$349/mo
1,000 included calls
$0.99 per call after
Multi-crew operations that need full daytime overflow plus dedicated nights and weekends.
See full plan details on the pricing page.
Common questions
Quick answers for contractors browsing the resources hub. Open a question to read the full answer.
What is the fastest way to evaluate OnCrew for my shop?+
Run the missed call calculator to size up the opportunity, listen to the live demo to hear the AI on a real call, then start a 14-day free trial. The trial uses your actual business name and service area so you can hear OnCrew handle calls before committing.
How much does OnCrew cost?+
Starter is $49/month with 100 included calls. Pro is $149/month with 400 calls. Multi-Truck is $349/month with 1,000 calls. Calls beyond your plan are $0.99 each. Full plan details are on the pricing page.
Which trades does OnCrew support?+
OnCrew is built for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, garage door, locksmith, restoration, and other home-service contractors across the United States. Trade-specific guides above cover what changes for each trade.
Do I have to talk to a salesperson to get started?+
No. The 14-day free trial is self-serve from the signup page. Guided setup is available if you would rather walk through it with our team on a short call.
Ready to keep the phones covered?
Start a 14-day free trial of OnCrew on your own number, or have our team walk you through the setup on a short call.
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