Jobber's AI Receptionist is a $29-a-month add-on on Core, Connect and Grow, and included on Plus, as of October 2026. SvarKlar is $295 a month. Setup free. Cancel any time.
By SvarKlar on July 27, 2026, updated October 31, 2026, for owners of home service businesses
Does Jobber have an AI receptionist or answering service?
Yes, but only as an AI. Jobber's AI Receptionist answers calls and texts. It is an add-on to Jobber, and Jobber's pages describe no staffed answering service. It works like this:
It does: answer questions about your business, book, reschedule and cancel visits, take messages, create follow-up tasks, text back callers who hang up, and transfer a call to you, or text you an alert, when a word you set (such as "emergency") comes up. It has separate greetings and phone menus for business hours and after hours, handles several calls at once, and keeps a summary, recording and transcript of each call.
It needs a Jobber phone number, available in the US, Canada and UK. You can keep your own number by forwarding calls to it.
It does not: answer what it was not trained on (it points the caller to you), reschedule without online booking turned on, transfer to your business number (the transfer number must be a different one), or run during the 14-day trial (add-ons are not available in trial).
Past the add-on's 30 conversations you pay $0.79 for each extra one, or pause it. Paused, it only takes messages and cannot book until your next billing cycle. Jobber's add-on help page still says 100 conversations, so check your billing screen. Spam and calls with no real interaction do not count, and a text conversation stays open for 24 hours.
One owner on Jobber's community forum likes it, but says its questions follow your request form step by step instead of the conversation. Some questions get asked only because they are on the form.
Getting Jobber's Receptionist means paying for a qualifying Jobber plan first. Jobber's list price for Core is $49 a month for one user, with no commitment. Core is $39 a month with a 1-year commitment, or $29 a month billed annually. The pricing page lists the add-on on Core, so the entry path is $78 a month before extra conversations, or $58 a month with Core billed annually.
At 100 conversations a month, the add-on is $29 plus 70 at $0.79: $84.30. With Core at list price, that is $133.30. Plus is $499 for 5 users, with no conversation limit.
SvarKlar is $295 a month. Setup free. Cancel any time. It does not ask you to run your business on a different system first.
AI and live answering services for Jobber
Jobber's own Receptionist is the AI answering service built into Jobber. AnswerForce and PATLive put real people on your phone and say they work with Jobber.
SvarKlar: answers calls, texts back missed callers and answers messages. Frederik checks replies until they are right. Works next to Jobber, which stays your job system.
AnswerForce: real people answer your calls, 24/7. Caller details go into your Jobber account, in fields you pick.
PATLive: receptionists update Jobber contacts, book through your online booking link, or work in your Jobber dashboard.
Side by side
What you are comparing
SvarKlar
Jobber
What it is
An AI receptionist, run by its founder, that answers your calls and messages.
Job-management software with an AI Receptionist add-on for calls and texts. Jobber: Product
Software plans
$295 a month. Setup free. Cancel any time. Every plan includes a generous monthly AI allowance. No per-minute or per-message charges. If you get close, we tell you first and agree what's next.
Core $49/mo, Connect $139/mo, Grow $199/mo, Plus $499/mo for 5 users (up to $699/mo for 15), billed monthly, as of October 2026. Cheaper rates with annual billing; extra users $29/mo each. Jobber: Plan prices
AI Receptionist add-on price
No add-on: answering is included.
$29/mo as an add-on on Core, Connect and Grow, with 30 conversations a month, then $0.79 each. Included on Plus with unlimited usage. Receptionist help and Jobber: Add-on plans
Books jobs, sends quotes and follows up when your order includes them.
Books visits using your online booking settings (Jobber: Booking). Reschedules and cancels them; rescheduling needs online booking turned on (Receptionist help).
Setup
Frederik sets up and runs the work listed in your written order.
Uses your company settings, business profile and online booking settings. Jobber: Setup
Contracts and fees
Month to month. Leave any time.
Jobber's terms separate monthly billing from annual commitments. On an annual plan billed monthly, the rest of the year stays due if you stop early. Fees are generally non-refundable, subject to law. Jobber: Contract terms
Trial and cancelling
Setup free. Cancel any time. A person checks every reply until it gets them right. Getting it to answer right is included in the price. You deal directly with Frederik.
14-day free trial, no card required. Add-ons such as Receptionist are not available during the trial. Jobber: TrialJobber: Add-on help Jobber offers a demo line, 737-388-0043 (US). Jobber: Demo line
Integrations
Works next to Jobber, which stays your job system for jobs, quotes and invoices.
Frederik is one founder and takes only work he can support. Each customer deals with him directly.
Jobber serves home-service businesses through a broad software platform. Jobber: Platform
Built for
US service businesses: trades, home services, local firms.
Plumbers, HVAC techs, landscapers, cleaners, and other home service contractors. Jobber: Intended users
Prices and features checked October 2026. We checked key public details; plans and order terms can differ.
Jobber and SvarKlar start from different places, and that decides which one fits your shop.
Jobber pairs job software with an AI Receptionist
Jobber's core product covers scheduling, quoting, and invoicing for home service businesses (Jobber homepage). Its Receptionist books visits straight into that same calendar.
What SvarKlar is instead
SvarKlar is not job-management software and does not replace Jobber. It sits in front of it: SvarKlar answers calls, texts back missed callers and answers messages, and Jobber stays the system for jobs, quotes and invoices.
The setup is different too. Frederik, the founder, sets SvarKlar up around your shop on a call, instead of you configuring an add-on inside software you already pay for. If AI receptionists are new to you, this explains what one is.
Where Jobber fits
If your quotes, scheduling, and invoicing are still on paper or spread across a few tools, Jobber brings that work into one platform (Jobber pricing). Its Receptionist adds call and text handling (Jobber AI Receptionist). For a shop that wants both, this bundle may fit well.
Where SvarKlar fits
SvarKlar is ours, so check our fit too. It answers calls and messages. Web forms, quotes and bookings are set up for your shop. Normal busy periods are included; sustained, material changes start a review and discussion.
Looking at job software as well? Our Jobber alternatives guide lists more tools with their plan prices.
SvarKlar: $295 a month. Setup free. Cancel any time. Fits shops that want one founder running it for them.
Housecall Pro: platform plans are $59, $149 and $299 a month billed annually (Housecall Pro pricing), and phone answering is a paid add-on with no published price. Fits shops that want job tools and chat answering together. See Jobber vs Housecall Pro for the two side by side.
ServiceTitan: its AI Voice Agent is $2.75 a call, and its SMS Agent $0.10 a message (ServiceTitan pricing), while its core software price is not published. Fits larger shops that run dispatch and billing in one platform.
RingCentral: its AI Receptionist is $49 a month standalone or $39 a month on top of RingEX (RingCentral pricing), with 100 minutes included. Fits shops that want to keep or choose their own phone system.
Jobber AI Receptionist questions
How much does Jobber's AI Receptionist cost?
It is $29 a month for 30 conversations, then $0.79 for each extra one, and it is included on Plus. You also pay for a Jobber software plan, from $49 a month. Source: Jobber Receptionist help.
What happens after 30 conversations?
Jobber charges $0.79 for each extra conversation in the billing cycle. You can pause it instead, but then it only takes messages and cannot book until your next billing cycle. Source: Jobber Receptionist help.
Does Jobber have a live answering service?
No. Jobber's page describes an AI that answers without a human operator. Source: Jobber AI Receptionist.
Can an answering service book jobs into Jobber?
Jobber's Receptionist books visits during the call, using your online booking settings. PATLive receptionists book through your online booking link. AnswerForce puts caller details into Jobber fields you pick. Sources: Jobber AI Receptionist, PATLive and AnswerForce.
What does Jobber's AI Receptionist cost at a normal volume?
Jobber says Receptionist handles over 20 calls a week on average. By our math that is about 87 conversations a month: $29 plus 57 at $0.79, $74.03, or $123.03 with Core. Text conversations count toward the 30 as well, so a shop that also gets texts pays more. Sources: Jobber AI Receptionist and Jobber Receptionist help.
Can I keep my business number?
Yes. Receptionist still needs a Jobber phone number, and you can forward calls from your own number to it. Source: Jobber Receptionist help.
Can Jobber's AI Receptionist answer only after hours?
Yes. Jobber says you control calls and texts separately, and can turn Receptionist on after hours, on weekends, or during the day when you are on a job. With your own number, you forward calls to it after hours or after a set number of rings. You switch it on and off with a toggle on the Receptionist dashboard. Turning on business hours gives callers a different greeting and phone menu when you are open and when you are closed. Sources: Jobber AI Receptionist and Jobber Receptionist help.
How do I set up Jobber's AI Receptionist?
In Jobber on the web, select Receptionist in the side navigation, then Get Started. Six steps follow: set your greeting, choose its tasks, choose who gets tasks and which keywords escalate, add business details, test it with a call to your number, then finish and save. It learns from your company settings, your business profile and the FAQ on your Jobber website. It books jobs through your online booking form and submits requests through the request form you pick. Source: Jobber Receptionist help.
Is the Jobber AI assistant the same as Receptionist?
No. Jobber AI is the assistant inside Jobber, on all plans and still in beta. Admins chat with it on the web or app, and use voice in the app to create quotes, send invoices, reschedule visits or text a quote or invoice to a client. It also powers Receptionist, the part that answers your callers. Receptionist is $29 a month unless you are on Plus. Source: Jobber AI help.
Jobber and the other products named are trademarks of their owners. SvarKlar is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Jobber. See more pages like this on the comparisons hub.
Next step
A call is a short look at what slips today and whether Jobber or SvarKlar fits better. If Jobber is the better fit, Frederik will say so.
