AI Receptionist for Small Business
Your phone rings while you're with a customer. Nobody answers. They call your competitor. Claudessa answers every call 24/7, books appointments, captures leads, and learns your business — through voice, not forms.
85%
of callers who reach voicemail don't call back
$126K
average missed-call revenue loss per year for service businesses
24/7
Claudessa answers nights, weekends, and holidays
A human receptionist costs $2,000-4,000/month. Voicemail costs you $126K/year in missed revenue. Claudessa costs $29/mo and never takes a day off.
Claudessa specializes in the trades — plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and contracting. Every feature is designed for how you actually work.
Books emergency drain calls, knows your rates, handles after-hours
Learn moreHandles seasonal surge, books maintenance and emergency repairs
Learn moreSafety-aware emergency handling, books service calls and estimates
Learn moreQualifies project leads, books estimates, filters bad-fit calls
Learn moreNo forms. No setup wizard. We learn your business the old-fashioned way — by talking to you.
Name, phone, email. No credit card. Your 2-month free trial starts immediately.
No web forms. No document uploads. Claudessa calls you and has a real conversation — your services, rates, service area, how you handle emergencies, your scheduling preferences. It learns your business the way a new hire would, except it remembers everything.
Claudessa picks up, qualifies the caller, answers their questions with real knowledge about your business, and books appointments on the spot. You get a summary for every call. Emergencies get instant alerts.
AI receptionists that onboard through web forms produce shallow knowledge bases. Callers get generic answers. "I'll have someone call you back" is all they can say.
Voice-based onboarding creates 5x richer knowledge bases than any form. Claudessa knows your rates, your service area, your emergency protocol, your financing options — because we spent as long as it takes learning through conversation.
| Claudessa | Form-Based AI Receptionists | Human Answering Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $29-129 | $49-399 | $235-2,000+ |
| Onboarding | We call you — zero effort | You fill out forms | You write scripts |
| Knowledge depth | Rates, services, policies, emergency procedures | Business name, hours, basic services | Whatever you script |
| Available | 24/7/365 | 24/7/365 | Business hours or limited after-hours |
| Books appointments | Yes, on the spot | Some, basic | Yes, but $$$ |
| Improves over time | Automatically, every week | Only if you update forms | Only if you rewrite scripts |
| Setup time | 30 seconds + one phone call | 30-60 minutes of forms | Days to weeks |
It's 9 PM. A homeowner has a flooded basement. They call three businesses. Two go to voicemail. Claudessa answers yours — captures the details, gives your emergency rate, and texts you immediately. The job is yours before the other two check their voicemail in the morning.
Missed Call — Tuesday 9:14 PM
Emergency call. Caller hung up after 6 rings.
Answered — Tuesday 9:14 PM
Emergency handled. Caller given your rate. Appointment booked. You texted with full details.
Callers don't want to wait. When someone's ready to book, Claudessa checks your calendar and schedules it right there on the call. No phone tag. No missed opportunities. The job is booked before the caller hangs up.
Not every call is worth your time. Claudessa asks the right qualifying questions and only alerts you about real opportunities. Spam, solicitors, and bad-fit inquiries get handled without ever reaching your phone.
After every call, Claudessa identifies gaps in its knowledge. New questions get flagged, answered in your next sync call, and handled perfectly from then on. Month-6 Claudessa handles calls your month-1 receptionist couldn't.
We call you. No forms, no uploads. Claudessa has a real conversation about your services, rates, service area, emergency procedures, and how you like calls handled. It takes as long as needed — 20 minutes, an hour, whatever your business requires.
Claudessa takes a detailed message and flags the knowledge gap. Your next weekly sync call covers the new topic. From then on, Claudessa handles it.
Yes. During onboarding, we learn your emergency protocol — what qualifies as an emergency, your emergency rate, whether to text you or transfer the call live. Claudessa follows your rules exactly.
Claudessa starts at $29/mo for 100 calls. Growth ($69/mo) covers 300 calls. Pro ($129/mo) is unlimited. All plans include a 2-month free trial with no credit card required.
No. Cancel anytime. No setup fees, no cancellation fees.
Smith.ai starts at $95/mo for AI and $292/mo for human agents. Ruby starts at $235/mo. Both require you to build the knowledge base yourself. Claudessa starts at $29/mo and learns your business through conversation — richer knowledge, lower price, zero effort from you.
Try free for 2 months. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
For solopreneurs and small teams
For growing businesses
For established operations
Not sure which plan? Start with the 2-month free trial on any plan. You can switch anytime.
Enter your number. Claudessa calls you in 30 seconds — as the receptionist for a real home services company. Ask about pricing. Report an emergency. Book an appointment. Then imagine that's YOUR business.