24/7 AI answering for service businessesAnswering now

The 24/7 answering service that never misses a call

Your customers don't care what time it is when they need help.

Service Inbound answers your calls day and night, helps customers, books appointments and routes important conversations to your team — without making someone sit by the phone around the clock.

Days. Nights. Weekends. Holidays. Always answering.

HVAC • Plumbing • Electrical • Roofing • Pest Control • Garage Doors • Restoration • More

6:42 AMNo heat
11:18 AMAC repair
4:26 PMElectrical problem
9:47 PMBurst pipe
2:13 AMEmergency call
Incoming call
Robert M.
Water leaking from ceiling
2:13 AM
Hi, I'm sorry it's so late, but we have water coming through our ceiling.
You're okay. Let me get some information and help determine what we need to do next.
Potential emergencyOn-call plumber notified
Tech notified
On-call plumber
Emergency protocol

Always available

Answer calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Always helpful

Answer questions, collect information and help customers take the next step.

Always working

Book appointments and route urgent calls even when your office is closed.

Customers don't run on business hours

Why 24/7 answering matters

Your customers call when something happens.

The furnace stops working. The basement starts flooding. The power goes out.

The garage door won't close.

A homeowner finally has time to schedule the estimate they've been putting off.

Those moments don't always happen Monday through Friday from 9 to 5.

When customers are ready to call, your business should be ready to answer.

Emergencies happen anytime

Urgent service problems rarely wait for your office to open.

Customers call on their schedule

Even routine calls often happen early, late or on weekends.

Good opportunities move fast

If your business doesn't answer, another company often will.

Round-the-clock customer service

Why service companies choose 24/7 AI answering

Hiring people to cover every hour of every day is expensive.

Voicemail isn't customer service.

Traditional answering services often stop at taking a message.

Service Inbound gives your customers a helpful conversation whenever they call.

Voicemail

Takes a message.

Traditional answering service

Answers and relays information.

Office staff

Great service — limited availability.

Service Inbound

Answers, helps, books and routes 24/7.

Answering now
Always on

What Service Inbound can do 24/7

Service Inbound doesn't simply pick up the phone. It can handle the most common conversations your business receives around the clock.

Feature 01

Answer every hour of every day

Service Inbound can answer calls morning, afternoon, night, weekends and holidays.

There's no shift change. No lunch break. No sick day. No voicemail because everyone is busy.

Use it for every call or only when your team isn't available.

  • Business hours
  • Overflow calls
  • Early mornings
  • Evenings
  • Overnight
  • Weekends
  • Holidays
7 AM11 AM3 PM7 PM11 PM3 AM
SERVICE INBOUND
Online 24/7
Feature 02

Book jobs even when the office is closed

Some customers don't want to leave a message.

They want an appointment.

Service Inbound can understand what they need, collect the necessary information and book an available time while they're still on the phone.

The job can be on tomorrow's board before your team wakes up.

Incoming call
Karen D.
No cooling
10:52 PM
Is there any chance I can get someone out tomorrow morning?
Yes. I have an 8:00–10:00 AM appointment available.
That's perfect.
Appointment booked
HVAC repair
Tomorrow · 8:00–10:00 AM
Feature 03

Give customers answers any time they call

Not every caller needs a technician.

Sometimes they just need an answer.

Service Inbound can respond to common questions using the information you provide about your company.

Do you service my town?What time do you open?Do you work on this type of equipment?Do you offer emergency service?Can I book for Saturday?What's your service fee?Do you offer maintenance plans?
Saturday · 7:28 PMAnswering now
Do you service Georgetown?
Yes. Georgetown is within our regular service area.
Can I schedule something for Monday?
Absolutely.
Answered
Feature 04

Know when a call can't wait until morning

Some calls require immediate attention.

You define what your company considers urgent and tell Service Inbound exactly how those situations should be handled.

Depending on your rules, Service Inbound can:

  • Recognize emergency language
  • Collect critical information
  • Notify the on-call person
  • Transfer the caller
  • Provide approved instructions
  • Record the entire outcome
Homeowner discovering a leak at night
1:37 AM
We smell gas near our furnace.
Emergency language detectedTransfer to on-call line
Connected
On-call technician
Feature 05

Get important calls to the right person

Being available 24/7 doesn't mean your entire team needs to be available 24/7.

Service Inbound can decide which calls need someone from your company and route those conversations based on your rules.

EmergencyOn-call technician
Large replacement opportunitySales
Existing job problemDispatcher
VIP customerManager
General questionService Inbound handles it
Incoming call
Service Inbound
Question?
Answer
Appointment?
Book
Emergency?
Technician
Existing job?
Office
Feature 06

24/7 doesn't only mean after hours

Your busiest time may be 10:30 AM on a Monday.

When your office is already handling other customers, Service Inbound can step in so incoming callers aren't left ringing or waiting on hold.

Primary receptionistOverflow receptionistAfter-hours receptionistWeekend receptionistEmergency backup

Your team handles what they can. Service Inbound handles the rest.

Busy office team handling calls
Line 1 · 10:31 AMStaff busy
Line 2 · 10:31 AMService Inbound answering
Feature 07

Give every caller a consistent experience

The person answering your phone shouldn't give one answer on Tuesday and another answer on Saturday.

Service Inbound follows the business information and rules you provide, helping maintain a consistent experience no matter when someone calls.

Your business rules
ServicesService areasHoursPricing guidanceBooking rulesEmergency rulesTransfer rulesFAQs
Tuesday · 9:12 AM
Same answer
Saturday · 8:40 PM
Same answer
Feature 08

Wake up to a business that kept working

Instead of opening the office and wondering what happened overnight, your team can see exactly how Service Inbound handled each call.

Your phones kept working while your team was off the clock.

While you were away
6:00 PM – 7:00 AM
18
Calls answered
7
Appointments booked
3
Emergencies handled
2
Calls transferred
6
Questions answered
7
Estimated new jobs
One day with Service Inbound

A lot can happen in 24 hours

6:18 AM

No heat

Customer calls before office opens.

Booked
9:43 AM

Overflow call

Office staff is already on another call.

Answered
1:26 PM

New AC customer

Customer asks about availability.

Booked
5:52 PM

Office closed

Customer calls for electrical repair.

Booked
9:17 PM

Water heater leak

Potential emergency.

Tech notified
2:03 AM

Emergency call

On-call technician receives transfer.

Connected

And tomorrow, Service Inbound does it again.

Service van at night
Technician arriving for a morning appointment

More than a 24-hour answering service

Appointment booking

Turn qualified calls into scheduled work.

Emergency routing

Get urgent callers to your team.

Call transfers

Connect the conversations that require a human.

Overflow answering

Catch calls when the office gets busy.

SMS

Communicate with customers by text.

Customer recognition

Provide more personalized service.

Call summaries

Know exactly what happened.

Team notifications

Keep your staff informed.

Hear it in action

What would someone hear if they called you right now?

Answering now
Tuesday · 10:31 AMBook appointment
I need someone to look at my air conditioner.
I can help with that. Let me check today's availability.
Appointment booked
AC diagnostic
Today · 3:00–5:00 PM

Your customers are already calling outside business hours.

Give them someone who can actually help.

Simple setup

Be available 24/7 in four steps

01

Tell us about your business

ServicesLocationsHoursFAQsPoliciesBooking rulesEmergency rules
02

Decide when Service Inbound answers

Every callOverflowAfter hoursWeekendsCustom schedule
03

Connect your phone

Keep your existing number. Route calls according to your preferred schedule.

CustomerYour business numberService Inbound
04

You're available 24/7

Service Inbound starts handling customer conversations based on your rules.

CallHelpActionOutcome

See what happened while you were away

Last 24 hoursAnswering now
74
Calls answered
29
Jobs booked
9
Transferred
6
Emergencies
18
After-hours calls
Activity
2:13 AM
Robert M.
Water leak
Tech notifiedEmergency
6:42 AM
Patricia S.
No heat
8–10 AMBooked
9:14 AM
Daniel H.
Overflow call
Question resolvedAnswered
7:36 PM
Melissa G.
AC repair
TomorrowBooked

24/7 coverage without 24/7 staffing

Give customers round-the-clock service without staffing every hour of the week.

Starter
$—/mo

Reliable AI answering.

  • 24/7 call answering
  • Business knowledge
  • Call summaries
  • Transcripts
  • Notifications
  • After-hours coverage
Pro
Most popular
$—/mo

For businesses that want Service Inbound to actively help callers.

Everything in Starter

  • Appointment booking
  • Transfers
  • Emergency routing
  • SMS
  • Advanced business rules
  • CRM integration
Complete
Custom

For larger and multi-location service companies.

Everything in Pro

  • Multiple locations
  • Multiple departments
  • Advanced routing
  • Higher usage
  • Advanced integrations
  • Priority onboarding

24/7 coverage without building a 24/7 staff

CapabilityStaff onlyTraditional answering serviceService Inbound
24/7 answeringExpensive
HolidaysStaffing required
Overflow
Answers questions
Books appointmentsSometimes
Handles emergencies
Custom rules
Instant scalability
Call summariesManualVaries

Add coverage without adding another shift.

Keep Service Inbound connected to your business

Connect Service Inbound to the tools your team uses to schedule work and serve customers.

Field service CRM
ServiceTitan
Featured
Calendar
Google Calendar
Coming soon
CRM
HubSpot
Coming soon
Automation
Zapier
Coming soon
Field service CRM
Housecall Pro
Coming soon
Field service CRM
Jobber
Coming soon
Your marketing doesn't stop at 5 PM

You work hard to make the phone ring.

Search. Ads. Reviews. Referrals. Repeat customers.

Your company invests a lot to create that call.

The last thing you want is for the opportunity to hit voicemail because it happened at the wrong time.

Service Inbound picks up.

Frequently asked questions

What is a 24/7 answering service?+

A 24/7 answering service handles customer calls at any hour of the day or night. Service Inbound uses AI to answer conversations, provide information, book appointments and route calls based on your business rules.

Does Service Inbound really answer 24 hours a day?+

Yes. Service Inbound can be configured to answer around the clock, including nights, weekends and holidays.

Can I use Service Inbound only after hours?+

Yes. You can use it 24/7, only after hours, only for overflow or according to a custom schedule.

Can Service Inbound answer during business hours?+

Yes. It can answer every call or simply step in when your team is busy.

Can it book appointments overnight?+

Yes. When connected to your availability and configured for booking, Service Inbound can schedule qualified callers.

Can it handle emergency calls?+

Yes. You define what your business considers urgent and specify how Service Inbound should handle those calls.

Can it transfer a caller to someone on my team?+

Yes. Calls can be routed according to your transfer and escalation rules.

Do I need to change my business number?+

Generally no. Your existing number can typically route or forward calls to Service Inbound.

Can I see what happened overnight?+

Yes. Service Inbound provides call history, conversation details, summaries and outcomes.

Is it only for emergencies?+

No. Service Inbound can answer routine questions, book appointments, handle overflow and assist callers at any time.

Can I use it on holidays?+

Yes. Service Inbound can continue answering when your office is closed for holidays.

24 hours a day. 7 days a week.

Service Inbound always picks up.

Give customers a helpful answer whether they call at 10 in the morning or 2 in the morning.

Answer calls. Book jobs. Handle emergencies. Stay available.

Answering now

When they call, Service Inbound answers.