Avoca alternatives
If you're shopping past Avoca, the likely reason is the button. Every path on avoca.ai ends at Book a Demo, and no plan shows a price (checked 24 September 2026). The options below are laid out by billing unit. GreetKeeper sits in the first row at $49 a month for 200 answered calls, and $0.45 for each call after that.
| 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 |
| Avoca | Quoted after a demo | Not published; every plan is sold through a Book a Demo 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 Avoca
Every line below is on our pricing page or in the product today.
Why teams switch to GreetKeeper
- Every GreetKeeper plan is printed: $49 for 200 answered calls, $149 for 750 and $349 for 2,000.
- Past your allowance, each call costs $0.45, $0.35 or $0.25 by plan, and the rate sits beside the plan.
- A booked job reaches ServiceTitan through GreetKeeper's signed webhook and ServiceTitan's own Zapier action, on a paid Zapier plan.
- An emergency transfer that rings out tries a second number you nominate, and your on-call tech gets a text with the caller's details.
- Calls that arrive together during a cold snap are answered at the same time, so nobody sits in a queue.
- You start with a 14-day free trial with every feature on, no card and no setup fee.
Why people leave Avoca
Not a general complaint about the category. The specific wall this vendor puts in front of you.
Avoca is pitched at the big end of the trades. Its homepage leads with a ServiceTitan certification badge and a case study of a PE-backed HVAC and plumbing group that folded nine call centers into one. A three-truck shop that just wants the phone answered after five is buying into a platform sized for a contact center. It also has to sit through a sales call before it learns what that costs.
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.
Avoca quotes each account, so ask the rep in writing what a January cold snap does to the bill. On GreetKeeper the math is on the pricing page. A shop taking 1,800 calls in a winter month sits inside the $349 Scale plan, which covers 2,000. If the month runs to 2,300 calls, each of the extra 300 is billed at $0.25. Robocalls and spam calls are dropped before the greeting, so they never touch that count.
What moving off Avoca actually involves
Forwarding takes five minutes. Here is the part that takes an afternoon.
Most Avoca shops run ServiceTitan, so start with the record your dispatcher expects. GreetKeeper sends a signed webhook when each call ends. Webhooks by Zapier catches it on a paid Zapier plan, and ServiceTitan's own Zapier action creates the booking request or lead. Then forward your main line to GreetKeeper's local number at your carrier or phone system. The ring count is set where the forwarding is set, and GreetKeeper answers the moment the call arrives. Write your emergency rule first, so a no-heat call at midnight reaches the on-call tech.
Common questions
Which Avoca alternatives publish their prices?
GreetKeeper does, from $49 a month for 200 answered calls with booking on every plan. Sameday AI prints a starting price too: its Launch plan starts at $449 a month with 500 minutes (checked 24 September 2026). Avoca sells after a demo.
Can I send GreetKeeper only the calls my office misses?
Yes. Set no-answer or busy forwarding at your carrier or phone system, and GreetKeeper answers whatever your office doesn't pick up. Closure dates make it answer as closed on holidays, and each number can have its own hours and greeting.
What happens when a storm sends several calls in at once?
GreetKeeper answers calls that arrive together at the same time, so the fourth caller hears a greeting rather than a busy tone. Each call lands as a transcript and a short summary, and the jobs it books go straight into Google Calendar or Outlook.
Forward one line and hear it answer
Point GreetKeeper at your website for a first draft, then correct it. There's no setup fee.