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HiThisIs compared to other answering services
Most answering services for contractors fall into two camps: expensive human call centers that don't know your trade, or generic bots that read a flat script. Here's how the options stack up on the things that actually decide whether you win the job.
| Service | Starts at | Who answers | How fast | Knows your trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HiThisIs | $39/mo | AI, trade-trained | First ring | Every trade |
| Smith.ai | $285/mo | AI + human | Varies | Generic |
| Ruby | $309/mo | Human only | Varies | Generic |
| AnswerConnect | $329/mo | Human | Varies | Generic |
| Goodcall | $79/mo | AI | First ring | Generic |
| Rosie | $49/mo | AI | First ring | Generic |
Prices are each provider's publicly listed starting price at time of writing. Check their sites for current numbers.
Cheaper than a human service
Human answering services run $285 to $329 a month and up. We start at $39 because the cost to run a call is a few cents, and we pass that on.
Smarter than a generic bot
Generic Ais are trade-agnostic and sound it. HiThisIs is trained on the words and problems specific to your line of work.
Faster than both
It picks up on the first ring, every time. No queue, no "please hold," no calls going to a full voicemail box.