SavedJob vs Jobber's AI Receptionist
Both make sure a missed call doesn't turn into a lost job. They work differently, and for some shops Jobber's is the better choice. Here's an honest side by side.
We make SavedJob, so read this knowing that. Every Jobber fact below links to Jobber's own page and was checked on October 13, 2026. Prices change; follow the links for today's numbers.
The short answer
Pick Jobber's Receptionist if
- You already run your shop in Jobber. It books straight into your Jobber calendar.
- You want an AI voice to pick up and talk to callers, 24/7.
- You're on Jobber's Plus plan, where it's included.
Pick SavedJob if
- You don't use Jobber and don't want to switch your whole business to get this.
- You'd rather callers get a text, and you approve every booking with one reply.
- You want us to set it up for you, including the carrier registration.
Side by side
| SavedJob | Jobber Receptionist | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Missed-call text-back with an AI assistant, as a standalone service | An add-on to a paid Jobber plan. It answers calls and texts 24/7 (Jobber Help: Receptionist, powered by Jobber AI) |
| Price | $99/month for founding shops ($149 after), plus a $49 setup fee | $29/month on top of your Jobber plan, or included on Plus (Jobber Help: Receptionist, powered by Jobber AI) |
| Do you need other software? | No | Yes, a paid Jobber plan. Core starts at $49/month billed monthly (Jobber pricing) |
| What's included | Up to 1,000 texts a month | 30 conversations a month, then $0.79 each, or you can pause it at the limit (Jobber Help: Receptionist, powered by Jobber AI) |
| When a call is missed | The caller hears a short greeting, then gets a text within seconds | An AI voice answers. It can also text back callers who hang up (Jobber AI Receptionist feature page) |
| Booking | The assistant collects the job details and offers your time windows. You reply Y to confirm | It can book jobs into your Jobber calendar within rules you set (Jobber Help: Receptionist, powered by Jobber AI) |
| Handing off to you | You get every lead as one text, and you can take over any conversation | It transfers the call to your escalation contact or texts you an alert (Jobber Help: Receptionist, powered by Jobber AI) |
| Your phone number | Keep it. Unanswered calls forward to a local number we set up | Keep it by forwarding to a Jobber number, which it requires (Jobber Help: Receptionist, powered by Jobber AI) |
| Setup | Done for you, including the carrier registration every business texting from a local number needs | You set it up in Jobber |
| Free trial | 30-day money-back guarantee from your go-live date | Add-ons aren't available during Jobber's free trial (Jobber Help: add-on features) |
| Contract | Month to month, cancel any time | Monthly Jobber plans cancel any time; 1-year terms have a 12-month minimum (Jobber pricing) |
What it costs if you don't use Jobber yet
Jobber's Receptionist only comes with a Jobber plan. On the cheapest plan billed monthly that's $49 plus $29, so $78 a month, before any conversations over 30. Jobber is a full field-service app (quotes, scheduling, invoicing), so that money buys a lot more than call answering. If you want that software anyway, it's a good deal. If you only want missed calls handled, SavedJob is $99 a month and nothing else changes in how you run your shop.
A note on prices you may have seen
Some blogs list Jobber's Receptionist at $99 or $39 a month. On Jobber's own pages, $99 is the price of its Marketing Suite and $39 is the Core plan on a one-year term. One Jobber help page says the add-on includes 100 conversations a month, while the Receptionist help article (updated July 2026) says 30. We've used Jobber's dedicated Receptionist article above.
Try ours before you decide
Call our demo line at (719) 800-7499 and don't let anyone answer. You'll get the same text your customers would.
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Sources (checked October 13, 2026)
- Jobber Help: Receptionist, powered by Jobber AI
- Jobber pricing
- Jobber AI Receptionist feature page
- Jobber Help: add-on features
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