AnswerForce alternatives
AnswerForce's See Prices button leads to a sign-up form, not a price list (checked 24 September 2026). So people searching for alternatives are usually trying to get a number before they register. The table below prints one for each service it can, starting with GreetKeeper at $49 a month for 200 answered calls.
| Service | Bills by | Entry price | Overage published? |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreetKeeper | Answered call | $49 for 200 calls | Yes, $0.45 a call |
| Smith.ai | Per call | Free tier at $0 for 25 calls, then $3.00 a call | Yes |
| Ruby | Per minute | $250/mo for 50 minutes | No |
| Rosie | Per minute | Professional $49/mo for 250 minutes | No |
| Goodcall | Per unique caller | Starter $79/mo ($66 annual) for 100 unique customers | Yes |
| AnswerForce | Plan minutes, which also cover call-backs and outbound follow-up | Not published; See Prices opens an account registration form | No |
Read from each vendor's own pricing page in September 2026, except vendors who gate pricing behind a form. Check before you buy.
What GreetKeeper does differently from AnswerForce
Every line below is on our pricing page or in the product today.
Why teams switch to GreetKeeper
- GreetKeeper's prices are on its pricing page with no form to fill: $49 for 200 answered calls, $149 for 750, $349 for 2,000.
- You pay per answered call, so a caller who needs four minutes to describe a leak costs the same as a quick hours check.
- Calls that arrive together are answered at the same time, so nobody sits in a hold queue on a storm morning.
- The assistant books straight into Google Calendar or Outlook and reads the time back before it confirms.
- Every call arrives as a transcript and a short summary, and a signed webhook can carry it to Jobber, Housecall Pro or ServiceTitan through a paid Zapier plan.
- You write the script yourself, starting from a first draft GreetKeeper builds from your website.
Why people leave AnswerForce
Not a general complaint about the category. The specific wall this vendor puts in front of you.
AnswerForce sells time. Its plans come in minutes of live-receptionist work, and its own homepage notes that those minutes also cover call-backs and outbound lead follow-up. For an HVAC or roofing office, that means the long calls and the follow-up calls draw from the same pool. A busy week spends the plan faster than the job count suggests, and you only see the rate after you've registered.
What the bill does as you grow
The entry price is the cheapest month you will ever have. This is the shape of the rest.
On a minutes plan, growth shows up twice: more calls, and longer ones when the season turns. GreetKeeper counts each answered call once. An electrician taking 700 calls in a busy month sits inside the $149 Professional plan, which covers 750. Past that, each call costs $0.35. The call-backs you make yourself never touch the count.
What moving off AnswerForce actually involves
Forwarding takes five minutes. Here is the part that takes an afternoon.
AnswerForce sets up your script on a welcome call, so ask for a copy of it before you leave. That script, with its emergency rules and job types, is the fastest start for GreetKeeper. Paste it in, or point GreetKeeper at your website for a draft and merge the two. If AnswerForce wrote jobs into Jobber or Housecall Pro, rebuild that as a Zap: Webhooks by Zapier catches GreetKeeper's signed webhook on a paid Zapier plan. Then change the forward at your carrier. The ring count is set where the forwarding is set, and GreetKeeper answers the moment the call arrives.
Common questions
What's an AnswerForce alternative with published prices?
GreetKeeper publishes all of its prices: $49 a month for 200 answered calls, $149 for 750 and $349 for 2,000. Overage is $0.45, $0.35 or $0.25 a call. Ruby and Smith.ai also print their plans, and our comparison pages date each figure.
Does switching from a human answering service change my phone number?
No. You keep the number your customers already dial and forward it to the dedicated local number GreetKeeper gives you. Busy, no-answer, unreachable and all-calls forwarding are all answered the same way.
How do I tell my callers they're speaking with an AI?
GreetKeeper has a disclosure setting for the greeting. Maine's §1500-DD requires a clear notice when an AI could be mistaken for a person, and Utah requires one for regulated occupations. Turn the setting on and the greeting says it up front.
Hear an AI receptionist on your line
Forward your number for a 14-day trial with every feature on. There's no setup fee.