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AI receptionist for electricians: 7 options and what they cost

An electrician on a ladder with both hands in a panel can't answer the phone. The caller with a dead circuit or a quote request for an EV charger calls the next shop on the list. An AI receptionist picks up, asks the right questions, and books the job or sends you the details.

This guide covers seven tools whose own websites name electricians, electrical work, or an electrical customer. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page on October 23, 2026. For the full list, see AI receptionists for electrical businesses and the electrical tools page.

What an electrical shop needs from an AI receptionist

Write down how your calls work before you compare prices. Most electrical contractors need these five things:

Safety screening. A caller who reports sparks, smoke, a burning smell, or a hot panel needs a safety line first, then a fast transfer. Write that script yourself and test it. Don't let the AI improvise on safety.
Job type sorting. Service calls, panel upgrades, EV charger installs, generator quotes, and new construction bids each need different questions. Give the AI a short intake for each.
Booking into your software. If you run Jobber, Housecall Pro, or ServiceTitan, ask whether the receptionist writes the job into it or sends you a message to enter by hand.
Service area and trip fee rules. Decide what the AI may say about trip charges and estimates. Give it your exact wording.
After-hours rules. Set what happens at night: book for tomorrow, transfer to the on-call electrician, or take a message.

The seven options at a glance

Tool	Entry price	What the entry plan includes	Source
Smith.ai AI Receptionist	$0/mo Free plan	25 calls, $3.00 per call after that	smith.ai/pricing/ai-receptionist
Dialzara	$29/mo	60 minutes, $0.48 per extra minute	dialzara.com/pricing
Jobber Receptionist	$29/mo add-on	Add-on to a Jobber plan	getjobber.com/pricing
Rosie	$49/mo	250 minutes a month	heyrosie.com/pricing
Sameday AI	from $449/mo	500 minutes, unlimited users, ServiceTitan scheduling	gosameday.com/pricing
Allo	not public	Quote from vendor	vendor site
Avoca	not public	Quote from vendor	vendor site

Prices change. Each tool page on Trades With AI shows the date we last checked it.

Smith.ai: a free plan to test with

Smith.ai sells two products, and its pricing page shows an electrical contractor (Armor Electric) among its customer quotes. The AI Receptionist has a Free plan with 25 calls a month and $3.00 for each call after that. Pro is $150 a month for 75 calls ($2.00 a call), with $2.50 for each extra call. A 150-call tier costs $270. The human-staffed Virtual Front Desk starts at $300 a month for 30 calls. See the Smith.ai listing.

Fit: a solo electrician who wants to test an AI receptionist on real calls before paying.

Dialzara: priced by minutes

Dialzara lists electricians among its industries. Business Lite is $29 a month with 60 minutes and $0.48 per extra minute. Business Pro is $99 a month with 220 minutes and $0.45 per extra minute. Business Plus is $199 for 500 minutes. Warm transfer, after-hours rules, and calendar sync with Google and Outlook start on Business Pro. CRM links run through Make, Zapier, or its API. See the Dialzara listing.

Fit: shops with short calls. At 3 minutes a call, 60 minutes covers about 20 calls.

Jobber Receptionist: built into Jobber

Jobber lists electrical among the industries it serves. Its pricing page shows Receptionist as a $29 a month add-on that answers calls and texts and can book jobs in your Jobber calendar. Our Jobber AI receptionist cost guide covers the allowance and overage.

Fit: electrical shops on Jobber that want calls booked into the same calendar with no extra app.

Rosie: flat plans with transfers

Rosie lists electricians on its industries menu and quotes an electrical company owner on its home page. Professional is $49 a month with 250 minutes and sends appointment links by text. Scale is $149 a month with 1,000 minutes and adds booking on your calendar plus warm and live transfers. Growth is $299 a month with 2,000 minutes and waterfall transfers, where Rosie tries several numbers until someone answers. Every plan answers in English and Spanish. See the Rosie listing.

Fit: shops that want urgent calls passed to a person. Waterfall transfers on Growth match an on-call rotation.

Sameday AI: for ServiceTitan shops

Sameday AI lists electricians among its trades. Launch starts at $449 a month with 500 minutes, unlimited users, and three locations. Scale starts at $789 a month with 1,000 minutes and unlimited locations. Both plan cards list "Pro scheduling (ServiceTitan etc)." See the Sameday AI listing and AI receptionists that work with ServiceTitan.

Fit: multi-truck shops on ServiceTitan where one panel upgrade covers the monthly fee.

Allo and Avoca: ask for a quote

Both mention electrical work on their own sites, and neither lists a public price. Allo lists a Salesforce connection. Avoca lists ServiceTitan. Ask each for a written quote with the minute or call allowance and the overage rate. See the Allo listing and the Avoca listing.

What 100 calls a month costs

Pull last month's call log first. This is the math for a shop with 100 calls a month at 3 minutes each, which is 300 minutes:

Tool and plan	What it includes	Monthly cost for 100 calls
Dialzara Business Pro	220 minutes, then $0.45 a minute	$135 ($99 plus 80 minutes at $0.45, which is $36)
Rosie Scale	1,000 minutes	$149
Dialzara Business Plus	500 minutes	$199
Smith.ai Pro (75-call tier)	75 calls, then $2.50 a call	$212.50 ($150 plus 25 calls at $2.50, which is $62.50)
Sameday AI Launch	500 minutes	$449

A smaller shop with 40 calls a month on the Smith.ai Free plan pays $45 (15 calls past the free 25, at $3.00 each). Check what each plan counts as a call or a minute, since spam and wrong numbers can count.

More math by tool: AI receptionist cost per month and AI receptionist pricing compared.

How to choose in one afternoon

Count last month's calls, after-hours calls, and average call length.
Price your volume on two plans with the table above.
Start a trial and call it at 10 p.m. as a customer with a dead circuit. Then call as a customer who smells burning. Check what reached you and how fast.
Read the cancel terms before you port your business number.

FAQ

What is the cheapest AI receptionist for an electrician? Of the tools above, Smith.ai has a Free AI Receptionist plan with 25 calls a month and $3.00 per call after that. Dialzara Business Lite and Jobber Receptionist both list $29 a month (October 23, 2026).

Can an AI receptionist book jobs into Jobber or ServiceTitan? Jobber Receptionist books into the Jobber calendar. Sameday AI lists ServiceTitan scheduling, and Avoca lists ServiceTitan. Other tools connect through Zapier or send you a message. Confirm the exact flow during the trial.

Will an AI receptionist handle emergency electrical calls? Most tools above offer call transfer. Dialzara adds warm transfer on Business Pro, and Rosie adds warm and live transfers on Scale. Write the safety script yourself and test it with your own after-hours call before you rely on it.

Is an AI receptionist cheaper than an electrician answering service? On list prices, yes. Smith.ai's own human-staffed plan starts at $300 a month for 30 calls, while its AI Pro plan is $150 for 75 calls. Human agents may handle odd calls better. Test both if your calls are complex.

Checked 2026-10-23. Prices and policies change. Confirm on the source before you buy.