Dealers
Best AI receptionist for dealers
A service-lane appointment called from the showroom lot. The BDC missed it. They drove to the next franchise. Numa is Custom for franchise dealers with a DMS (CDK, Reynolds, Tekion, Xtime). That is the aisle. Rosie at $49 is a home-service bot. Frontdesk at $99 is Housecall Pro HVAC/plumbing. Weave at $199 is a dental PBX. Smith.ai is $150/75, built for law first. Ruby at $250 is live US, not a dealer BDC. Do not recommend Jobber to a dealer. Jobber Core is $49 for trucks, not a showroom.
Full aisle (every trade) · Also: Auto repair AI receptionists
| Tool | Verdict | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenPhone | Situational | $19/user/mo | A Jobber plumber or Clio law firm that wants a shared SMS inbox. Not a Dentrix dentist, not a Mindbody salon. |
| Podium | Situational | Custom | High-volume home services, auto, or multi-location shops that will actually live in the inbox |
| Goodcall | Situational | $79/mo | Low-volume shops that need a cheap after-hours bot for FAQs and messages, not emergency dispatch |
| Numa | For dealers | Custom | Franchise auto dealerships with a DMS. Not plumbers, dentists, salons, HVAC, or law firms. |
| Smith.ai | Skip for dealers | $150/mo | Law firms and high-ticket home services that lose real jobs to voicemail |
| Weave | Skip for dealers | $199/mo | A US or Canada dental, optometry, vet, or specialty-medical office replacing its PBX. Not a plumber, not a salon, not a law firm. |
| Rosie | Skip for dealers | $49/mo | Solo home-service owners who want 24/7 pickup and will stay inside 250 minutes, or who will pay Scale $149 when they actually need booking and transfers |
| Ruby | Skip for dealers | $250/mo | Solo law and other low-volume offices that want a human at 2 a.m. Dispatch-heavy plumbers and salons should keep walking. |
| Frontdesk | Skip for dealers | $99/mo | Housecall Pro plumbers and HVAC that want cheap AI-only after-hours pickup and will stay near 200 minutes a month |
| Aircall | Skip for dealers | $40/user/mo | A HubSpot or Salesforce sales team that wants VoIP plus an AI Voice Agent. Not a one-shop plumber, dentist, salon, HVAC truck, or Clio law firm. |
| JustCall | Skip for dealers | $39/user/mo | A HubSpot or Salesforce sales team that wants VoIP plus SMS. Not a one-shop plumber, dentist, salon, HVAC truck, or solo law firm. |
Skip for dealers
- Smith.ai: built for law first. From $150/mo for 75 calls. Not a BDC.
- Rosie: a home-service bot at $49. Not a showroom and not a DMS.
- Frontdesk: Housecall Pro HVAC and plumbing at $99. No CDK.
- Weave: a dental PBX at $199/mo. Not a dealer.
- Ruby: a live US person at $250 for low-volume offices, not a BDC floor.
FAQ
What is the cheapest public monthly price for dealers in this aisle?
OpenPhone lists $19/user/mo as the public monthly price on the review date.
Is Weave for dealers?
No. A dental phone system with missed-call text in the base plan. A plumber is shopping the wrong aisle. From $199/mo.