AI call handling for small business

Never miss a
call again.

Front Desk is your AI-powered receptionist. It answers every call, delivers precise info on your hours, services and FAQs, and takes detailed messages — so no call, and no customer, goes unanswered.

Free to join · Priority onboarding · Lock in launch pricing.

No credit card Keep your number Live in 10 minutes

Incoming call

Front Desk AI · answering

Hi, are you open on Saturdays?
We are! Front Desk is open Sat 8am–2pm. Want me to book you in?
Yes, and do you handle emergency leaks?
Absolutely — 24/7 emergency call-outs. I'll take your address and details now.

Message captured

New booking request · emergency leak · caller number saved · texted to you at 9:41 AM

Trusted by small teams who can't afford a missed call

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The missed-call problem

Every unanswered call is a customer calling your competitor next.

For solo operators and small teams, the phone rings while you're on a job site, under a sink, or asleep. Voicemail doesn't cut it — the caller just moves on.

62%

of callers won't leave a voicemail

$1,200+

average value of one missed home-services job

24/7

every call answered, day or night

10 min

to go live — keep your number

How it works

Up and running in three simple steps

01

Add your context

Tell Front Desk your hours, services, service area, pricing notes and FAQs. Takes about 10 minutes — no scripts to write.

02

Forward your calls

Keep your number. Route missed, busy or after-hours calls to Front Desk with a simple forwarding setup.

03

Get every lead

The AI answers, informs, and captures the message. You get an instant text + email summary with the caller's number.

Features

Everything a great receptionist does — without the payroll

Purpose-built to close the gaps left by generic answering services and clunky receptionist add-ons.

Autonomous call answering

Answers on the first ring, 24/7, and holds a natural back-and-forth conversation in your business's name.

Your context, verbatim

Delivers precise info on hours, services and FAQs — using only what you provide. No hallucinated answers, ever.

Detailed message taking

Captures caller intent, number and details, then texts and emails you a clean summary the moment the call ends.

Booking requests

Collects the who, what and when for jobs and appointments so you can confirm with a single tap.

Instant setup

Live in minutes, not weeks. Update your info anytime and changes take effect on the very next call.

No missed revenue

Every ring is answered — so a caller never bounces to a competitor because you were on a ladder or a job site.

Built for the trades

We own the one vertical with the most painful missed-call math.

Plumbers, HVAC techs, electricians and home-service pros can't answer the phone with both hands on a job. One missed call is a lost job worth hundreds — sometimes thousands. Front Desk is tuned for exactly these conversations: emergencies, quotes, service areas, and scheduling.

  • Understands emergency vs. routine call-outs and flags urgent leads
  • Knows your trade lingo, service radius and standard call-out windows
  • Captures the address, issue and best callback time — every time
Get started for your trade

Plumbing

Tuned for your calls.

Electrical

Tuned for your calls.

HVAC & Heating

Tuned for your calls.

Roofing & Exteriors

Tuned for your calls.

How we compare

Built to close the gaps others leave open

A quick look at how Front Desk stacks up against Beside, Yelp Receptionist and PATLive.

CapabilityFrontDeskBesideYelp ReceptionistPATLive
Flat, predictable pricing
AI answers 24/7 autonomously
Uses your exact business context
Built for the trades vertical
Instant text + email summaries
No per-minute billing surprises
Setup in minutes, keep your number

Comparison for illustration using publicly positioned capabilities. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Pricing

One simple plan. Less than a part-time receptionist.

No per-minute billing. No setup fees. No surprises — just every call answered.

Standard

For solo operators & small teams

Most popular
$89/month

Standard call volume included · cancel anytime

Get started
  • Standard monthly call volume included
  • 24/7 autonomous AI answering
  • Unlimited FAQ & service context
  • Instant text + email message summaries
  • Booking & lead capture
  • Keep your existing phone number
  • Update your info anytime, live
  • Priority US-based email support

Need high call volume or multiple locations? Talk to us about scale pricing.

What owners say

Loved by the people who answer the phone

I was losing two or three jobs a week to voicemail. Front Desk caught a $2,400 repipe on a Sunday I'd have never picked up. It paid for a year in one call.
DR

Dana R.

Owner, Ridgeline Plumbing

It sounds like a real receptionist and it only says what I told it to. My customers can't tell, and I finally get to eat lunch without my phone buzzing.
ML

Marcus L.

HVAC contractor, solo operator

Cheaper than the answering service we fired and ten times better. Every message shows up as a text with the number already saved. Setup took me one coffee.
PS

Priya S.

Volt Bros Electric

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FAQ

Questions, answered

You give it your context once — hours, services, pricing notes, service area, and your most common FAQs. Front Desk uses only what you provide, so every answer is precise and on-brand. Update it anytime and changes go live instantly.

Front Desk answers on the first ring, greets the caller in your business name, answers their questions, and — when needed — takes a detailed message or booking request. You get an instant text and email summary with the caller's number and intent.

It's an AI voice agent that holds a natural, back-and-forth conversation. It understands questions, handles follow-ups, and stays strictly within the facts you gave it — no made-up answers, no awkward menus.

No. Keep your existing number and simply forward missed or after-hours calls to Front Desk. Setup takes minutes and you can route calls exactly how you want.

Traditional answering services bill per-minute and a part-time receptionist costs well over $1,500/mo. Front Desk is one flat $89/mo for standard call volume — no per-minute surprises, no payroll, no sick days.

We're purpose-built for solo operators and small teams in the trades — plumbers, HVAC, electricians, and home-service pros — where a single missed call can mean a lost job worth hundreds of dollars.

Answer every call starting today.

Join the waitlist for early access and lock in launch pricing at $89/mo. Setup takes minutes — keep your number and never miss a lead again.

Free to join · Priority onboarding · Lock in launch pricing.