9 provider pricing pages checked 2026-09-10
Answering service comparison, on what each provider publishes
There is no best answering service in the abstract, so this page does not rank one. It shows what each provider was willing to put in writing when its own pages were read on 2026-09-10.
- median advertised entry price, per month
- $65
- advertised entry price range across providers
- $25 to $399
- providers with a price they will print
- 9
By provider
| Provider | Entry price | Per minute or call | What it covers | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Connect | |||||
| AnswerFirst | |||||
| AnsweringService.com | |||||
| Gabbyville | |||||
| PATLive | |||||
| Posh | |||||
| Ruby | |||||
| Smith.ai | |||||
| Specialty Answering Service |
Ordered by advertised entry price, with providers that publish none listed after them rather than ranked. An unread page is recorded as unread, not as a provider hiding something.
Provider profiles
- Ruby Publishes a plan price for every tier and no rate at all for going past it, which is unusual at this end of the market.
- Smith.ai Prices by included calls rather than minutes and publishes the per-call rate for going over, which makes it modellable.
- PATLive Sells a plan with no included minutes at all, which is the honest shape for genuinely low volume.
- Abby Connect Publishes a mid-tier plan with fifty included minutes and no rate for exceeding them.
- Posh Publishes a no-inclusion plan and a clear per-minute rate, which makes it one of the easiest here to model.
- AnsweringService.com Prints a From price per product rather than a plan with an inclusion, and no per-minute rate.
- Specialty Answering Service Publishes a low monthly plan and a per-minute rate together, the clearest budget option in the record.
- Gabbyville The highest published entry plan in the record, priced by included calls with a per-call overage.
- AnswerFirst The lowest published monthly plan in the record, sold with no minimum usage and a published rate.
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The advertised entry monthly price for a US live answering service in the US answering service market was $65 in September 2026, across 9 checked provider pricing pages recorded in Answering Service Quotes Price Record.
Cite as: "Answering Service Quotes Price Record", updated 2026-09-10, https://answeringservicequotes.com/vendors/.