Sameday AI alternatives
Sameday's cheapest plan starts at $449 a month, a big first number for a shop that mainly wants its after-hours phone covered (checked 24 September 2026). Below, the field is laid out by billing unit and entry price. GreetKeeper opens at $49 a month for 200 answered calls, with booking included.
| 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 |
| Sameday AI | Per minute, with plans sized by monthly minutes | Launch from $449/mo with 500 minutes, 3 locations and unlimited users | 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 Sameday AI
Every line below is on our pricing page or in the product today.
Why teams switch to GreetKeeper
- GreetKeeper's entry plan is $49 a month for 200 answered calls. Sameday's Launch plan starts at $449 with 500 minutes.
- You pay per answered call, so a long estimate call costs the same as a quick question about your hours.
- Each call past your allowance costs $0.45, $0.35 or $0.25 by plan, printed beside the plan.
- Robocalls and spam calls are dropped before the greeting and don't count toward your plan.
- Booking into Google Calendar or Outlook is on every plan, and the assistant reads the time back before it books.
- You sign up yourself and start a 14-day free trial with every feature on, no card.
Why people leave Sameday AI
Not a general complaint about the category. The specific wall this vendor puts in front of you.
Two lines on Sameday's pricing page send buyers looking. Launch starts at $449 a month for 500 minutes, and the page prints no rate for the minutes after that. Minutes also run fastest on the calls you want most. A homeowner describing water in the basement, or a property manager lining up three estimates, can talk for a long time, and every one of those minutes comes out of the plan.
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.
Sameday's plans start from a minute allowance: 500 on Launch at $449 and 1,000 on Scale at $789 (checked 24 September 2026). Past that, the page offers a slider that runs to 10,000+ minutes and no printed per-minute rate. GreetKeeper counts calls and prints the rate. The $349 Scale plan covers 2,000 answered calls, and each call past that costs $0.25, whether the caller talked for one minute or nine.
What moving off Sameday AI actually involves
Forwarding takes five minutes. Here is the part that takes an afternoon.
Sameday's own FAQ says it gives you a number to forward to, so the move is usually one setting. At your carrier or phone system, point the forward at GreetKeeper's local number instead. The ring count is set where the forwarding is set, and GreetKeeper answers the moment the call arrives. Then rebuild your Sameday scheduling rules as booking windows in Google Calendar or Outlook. If your jobs live in ServiceTitan, GreetKeeper's signed webhook can create the booking request through ServiceTitan's Zapier action, on a paid Zapier plan.
Common questions
What costs less than Sameday AI for a small home-service business?
GreetKeeper starts at $49 a month for 200 answered calls, and its $149 Professional plan covers 750. Both include booking into Google Calendar or Outlook. Sameday's Launch plan starts at $449 with 500 minutes (checked 24 September 2026).
Can I start without booking a demo?
Yes. You sign up for GreetKeeper yourself, choose your area code and get a dedicated local number. Point it at your website for a first draft of your hours and services, then correct it. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, and you won't need a card.
Will my callers get a confirmation text after booking?
Yes. After the call, the caller receives one text with the booking confirmation or a booking link, and a reply with the opt-out word stops further texts. Your on-call person gets a separate text with the caller's details when your rules say so.
Start from $49, not a sales call
Sign up, pick your area code and forward your line. 14 days free, no card.