# Jobber Receptionist: what's new, verdict & setup Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/jobber · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Jobber · Official site: https://www.getjobber.com/features/ai-receptionist/ > AI receptionist inside Jobber's home-service business software: answers calls and texts 24/7, books visits and escalates. ## Verdict **Best if you already use or plan to use Jobber for scheduling and invoicing; the receptionist works with your Jobber data.** Good for: - Home service businesses (plumbing, HVAC, landscaping and similar) on Jobber - Owners who want calls turned into work requests and booked visits - Businesses that want escalation rules for urgent calls Skip if: - You do not use Jobber and want a standalone receptionist - You expect Receptionist to be free; it is a $29/month add-on on select plans (included on Plus) Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves. Pricing: Official page, dated. The $29/month add-on figure is from Jobber's own help article (updated 2026-07-09); which plans can add it was not verified. (checked 2026-10-25) ## Best for - [Best AI tool for small business](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/small-business) (#2): AI call and text answering tied into scheduling and quoting for home service businesses. ## What's new Jobber's Receptionist answers calls and texts, books visits, takes work requests and escalates urgent calls; a 'Receptionist Companion' that drafts quotes while you take a call is marked coming soon. This is a snapshot as of Oct 25, 2026. - Snapshot (no dated release notes found): Receptionist answers calls and texts 24/7, books visits using your existing online booking settings and creates work requests with details to quote. - Call escalation: you choose urgent keywords such as burst pipe or no heat and it puts the caller through or texts you an alert. - Conversation log with summary, transcript and recording; you can watch text conversations live and take over. - Coming soon: Receptionist Companion listens alongside you and drafts the quote or schedules the visit you just discussed. - Pricing: Jobber's help article says Receptionist is a $29/month add-on on select plans that includes 30 conversations per billing cycle; extra conversations cost $0.79 each, or you can pause at the limit. It is included with unlimited usage on the Plus plan (article updated July 9, 2026). ## How to set it up: Try Jobber Receptionist Steps come from the vendor's own pages or docs. We have not run them ourselves. 1. **Hear it first.** Jobber lists demo phone numbers (US and Canada) on the Receptionist page so you can call and test it. ``` https://getjobber.com/ ``` 2. **Start a free trial.** The page offers a free trial of Jobber. Confirm whether Receptionist is included in your plan. 3. **Set your urgent keywords.** Choose keywords that mean urgent for your business so those callers are transferred or alerted by text. ## Pros and cons Pros: - Tied to booking, requests and quotes in Jobber - Escalation keywords and live text takeover - Full conversation log Cons: - Receptionist is a $29/month add-on with 30 conversations; extra conversations cost $0.79 each - Companion feature is not released - Date shown is when we reviewed the page ## Alternatives - [Goodcall](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/goodcall): AI phone answering service that builds a voice agent for your business and bills per unique customer. - [Lovable](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/lovable): Describe an app in plain English, preview it, and publish it to a lovable.app address. - [n8n](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/n8n): Fair-code workflow automation with 400+ integrations and native AI agent features; self-host or cloud. - [Replit](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/replit): Browser-based workspace where an Agent builds, runs and publishes apps from chat. - [ChatGPT](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/chatgpt): OpenAI's assistant for chat, writing, images, voice and agent-style work. ## FAQ ### What does Jobber Receptionist do? It answers calls and texts 24/7, books visits, takes work requests and messages, and escalates urgent calls, according to Jobber. ### How much does it cost? Jobber's help article says $29 a month as an add-on on select plans, with 30 conversations per billing cycle and $0.79 for each extra conversation. It is included with unlimited usage on the Plus plan. ### What is Receptionist Companion? A coming-soon feature that listens while you take a call and drafts the quote or schedules the visit. ## What we have not verified - Exactly which plans can add Receptionist (the help article says select plans) - Call accuracy (not tested) - Release date (none published on the page) ## Sources - [Jobber Receptionist page](https://www.getjobber.com/features/ai-receptionist/) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Jobber pricing](https://www.getjobber.com/pricing/) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Jobber help center: Receptionist powered by Jobber AI](https://help.getjobber.com/hc/en-us/articles/25315927533847-Receptionist-powered-by-Jobber-AI) (fetched 2026-10-25) ## How to cite Agentic Weekly, "Jobber Receptionist: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/jobber Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote the verdict.