Comparison · Checked September 20, 2026

Rosie AI alternatives for home service businesses

Looking at Rosie AI alternatives for a plumbing, HVAC, roofing or electrical business? Rosie and ServiceHawk AI both answer your phone with AI, so the choice comes down to plan size, what happens when you go over your minutes, and which features sit on the plan you can afford. The table below is sourced from Rosie's own pages, and it says plainly where Rosie is the better fit.

Pick a plan

7 days free, then your plan price each month. No setup fee. Card required, cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing.

Or call (954) 417-1740 and hear Bella answer as your business.

Same price tierSeptember 20, 2026

Rosie Scale: $149 per month for 1,000 minutes per month.

ServiceHawk Book: $149 a month for 1,000 minutes, with booking and a text follow-up.

Same price, same minutes. The choice comes down to overage, terms and how the call sounds.

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Why home service owners compare Rosie AI alternatives.

Read this the way you would read any vendor's comparison. We sell ServiceHawk AI, so we are one of the options. Every Rosie figure comes from Rosie's own pricing page or terms of service, read on September 20, 2026 and linked at the bottom. Where Rosie does not publish a number, we say so instead of guessing. We did not talk to Rosie, and this page has no affiliate links. How we check these numbers.

Rosie calls itself an AI answering service. ServiceHawk AI is also an AI receptionist, so you are not choosing between a person and software here. You are choosing between two pieces of software that answer the same ringing phone, and the differences sit in the fine print of the plans.

Three things usually decide it for a trade business. First, the size of the plan you land on, because a tier that is too small means a surprise mid-month. Second, what happens in a busy week, like a heat wave or a storm, when every customer on the street calls at once. Third, whether the features you need, such as booking and texting, sit on the plan you actually plan to buy.

Rosie vs ServiceHawk AI at a glance.

As of September 20, 2026

Rosie plans and terms next to ServiceHawk AI plans
What you compare	Rosie	ServiceHawk AI
Who answers	AI answering service	AI receptionist (Bella)
Entry plan	Professional at $49 per month with 250 minutes per month	Answer at $99 a month with 400 minutes included
Mid plan	Scale at $149 per month with 1,000 minutes per month	Book at $149 a month with 1,000 minutes included
Top plan	Growth at $299 per month with 2,000 minutes per month	No third plan. Past your included minutes it is $0.25 a minute
If you go over	Per its terms: automatic upgrade to a higher plan when included minutes are exceeded	$0.25 a minute, and we email you at 80% of your included minutes
Booking	Scale plan books appointments directly on your calendar. Professional sends appointment links by text	Book plan books into your calendar and texts the caller a follow-up
Texting	Scale plan sends texts to callers during the call	Text follow-up to the caller on Book, or a $29 a month add-on on Answer
Languages	English and Spanish on every call	Answers in up to 5 languages
Setup fee	Rosie's terms allow fees for initial setup or activation, as applicable	No setup fee
Free trial	7-day free trial	7 days free, then your plan price. Card required, cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing.
Billing term	30-day subscription that renews automatically every 30 days	Month to month, no contract, no notice period
Cancelling	Cancel any time in the dashboard, effective at the end of the current monthly billing cycle	Cancel anytime

Rosie column: Rosie's pricing page and Rosie's terms of service, both read September 20, 2026. ServiceHawk AI column: ServiceHawk AI plans and prices. Plans and terms change without notice, so confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.

What the plans mean for a real phone.

Minutes are easier to picture as calls. Our homepage puts a typical service call at three to four minutes. On that yardstick, 250 minutes is roughly 60 to 80 calls, 400 minutes is roughly 100 to 130 calls, and 1,000 minutes is roughly 250 to 330 calls. Your own calls may run shorter or longer, so pull last month's call log before you pick a tier.

A quiet phone, a few dozen calls a monthRosie's entry plan is $49 per month, which is $50 less than our $99 Answer plan, and it includes 250 minutes per month. Answer carries 150 more minutes (400 against 250) for that price gap. If you will never use the extra minutes, the cheaper plan wins.

A steady phone, one crew, calls most daysThis is where the two line up. Rosie Scale is $149 per month for 1,000 minutes per month, and our Book plan is $149 a month for 1,000 minutes. The price and the minutes are the same, so the decision moves to overage, terms and how the call sounds.

A very busy phone, multiple trucksPast 1,000 minutes the tiers split. Growth at $299 per month beats Book plus overage at that volume: $149 plus 1,000 extra minutes at $0.25 is $399, so Rosie is $100 cheaper at 2,000 minutes per month. Our answer to a busy month is an email at 80% of your minutes and a flat per-minute rate, not a bigger tier.

Dollar differences on this page are our own arithmetic on the published prices shown, and the call counts use the three-to-four-minute example from our homepage.

When Rosie is the better fit.

Pick Rosie if one of these describes you. We would rather you land on the right tool than on ours.

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Your phone rings a few dozen times a month.A small plan is a better fit for a small phone. Rosie's Professional tier is $49 per month, and it sends appointment links by text. If 250 minutes covers you, paying $99 for 400 buys minutes you will not use.

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You want texts going out during the call.Rosie's Scale plan sends texts to callers during the call. Our text follow-up goes to the caller after the call, so if in-call texting matters to you, hear Rosie do it before you decide.

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You run well past 1,000 minutes a month.Rosie's Growth plan includes 2,000 minutes per month, and at that volume it costs less than our Book plan plus overage, as the arithmetic above shows. If your phone is that busy, price both with your real minutes.

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You already like how Rosie sounds.A comparison page cannot judge voice quality, and neither can a price table. If Rosie already answers your phone the way you want, the savings from switching have to be real to be worth the work.

When ServiceHawk AI is the better fit.

ServiceHawk AI fits when you want the bill to be predictable and the phone built around the trades. Bella answers 24/7 on a dedicated number, takes the caller's details, and emails you a summary after every call. On a real emergency she rings your phone with the caller still on the line, and live transfer is included on both plans.

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A flat rate when you go over.Past your included minutes it is $0.25 a minute, and we email you at 80% so a busy month is never a surprise. Rosie's terms instead describe an automatic upgrade to a higher plan when included minutes are exceeded, which is a different way to pay for a busy month.

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More minutes on the entry plan.Answer includes 400 minutes for $99 a month. That is 150 more minutes than Rosie's Professional tier at $49 per month, for $50 more. Book matches Rosie Scale on price and minutes and adds booking into Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud or Jobber when you paste the calendar's private link.

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No setup fee and no notice period.There is no setup fee, and the plan is month to month with no contract to sit out. There is also a 30-day refund policy for eligible new customers, and the terms cover the details.

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More than two languages.Bella answers in up to 5 languages and switches when the caller does. Rosie states English and Spanish on every call, which may be all you need, so this only matters if your customers speak something else.

Where ServiceHawk AI falls short.

Here are the limits, stated plainly, so you can weigh them against the price.

Bella is software, not a person.Rosie's terms describe its own AI the same way: AI features are not human and are not a substitute for human oversight. If you want a live human on every call, read our AI vs human answering comparison before you choose either AI service.

No promised technician or response time.Bella does not promise a technician or a response time you have not authorized. Your team is responsible for the response.

Booking works with four calendars.Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud and Jobber, by pasting the calendar's private link. We do not claim connections beyond those.

The entry plan costs more.Answer is $99 a month, and Rosie's entry plan is $49 per month. You get 150 more minutes for the difference, which only matters if you use them.

How to switch from Rosie without dropping a call.

Rosie's terms say you can cancel any time in the dashboard, effective at the end of the current monthly billing cycle, and that it is a 30-day subscription that renews automatically every 30 days. So do not cancel first. Test the new line, then cancel on the date that suits your billing cycle.

Call the demo line. Dial (954) 417-1740 and Bella answers as your business. The demo page explains what she does on the call.

Pick a plan and pay. Choose Answer or Book on the ServiceHawk AI plans page. You get an email with your new number and 9 quick questions about your business.

Call your new number first. It is a dedicated number, so you can hear her answer and read the summary email before a single customer call is forwarded.

Forward your line. Conditional forwarding works, so Bella can answer only the calls you miss.

Live the same day. Read a few summary emails, then cancel the old plan on the date that suits your billing cycle.

Want to see how the setup reads for your trade? We wrote pages for plumbers, HVAC companies, roofers and electricians. There is a longer seven-option comparison and a cost guide if Rosie is not the only one you are pricing. The same side-by-side for another AI service is on our Goodcall alternatives page, and every comparison lives in the compare hub.

Run a home service business in South Broward? Get a free listing on South Broward Pros, a local directory of home service pros, so the customers who find you can call the phone Bella is already answering.

Check Rosie's numbers yourself.

Do not take our word for any of it. Vendors edit their pages without telling anyone, so open the source and compare. If a number on Rosie's page no longer matches this one, trust Rosie's page, then tell us at hello@servicehawkai.com and we will fix ours.

Rosie's pricing page · plans, minutes and included features, read on September 20, 2026
Rosie's terms of service · overage, billing, cancellation and setup language, read on September 20, 2026
ServiceHawk AI plans · our own prices and terms

Questions owners ask about Rosie AI alternatives.

How much does Rosie AI cost per month?

As of September 20, 2026, Rosie lists three plans: Professional at $49 per month with 250 minutes per month, Scale at $149 per month with 1,000 minutes per month, and Growth at $299 per month with 2,000 minutes per month. ServiceHawk AI is $99 a month for Answer and $149 a month for Book.

Does Rosie AI charge extra when you go over your minutes?

Rosie's terms describe an automatic upgrade to a higher plan when included minutes are exceeded, and the pricing and terms pages we read list no per-minute overage rate. ServiceHawk AI charges $0.25 a minute past your included minutes and emails you at 80% of them.

Is ServiceHawk AI cheaper than Rosie?

It depends on the tier. Rosie's Professional plan at $49 per month costs less than our $99 Answer plan. Rosie Scale at $149 per month and our $149 Book plan match on price and on 1,000 minutes. At 2,000 minutes a month Rosie's Growth plan is cheaper than Book plus overage.

What is the best Rosie AI alternative for a plumber or HVAC company?

There is no single winner. If you take few calls, Rosie's small plan is a better fit on price. If you want a flat $0.25 a minute past your included minutes, no setup fee and live transfer of real emergencies on both plans, ServiceHawk AI is built for that. Call (954) 417-1740 and hear Bella answer as your business before you decide.

Does Rosie AI have a setup fee?

Rosie's terms allow fees for initial setup or activation, as applicable, so confirm what applies to you at checkout. ServiceHawk AI has no setup fee.

How do I switch from Rosie AI to another AI receptionist?

Pick a plan, get an email with your new number and 9 quick questions, and forward your line. Conditional forwarding works, so Bella can answer only the calls you miss. Rosie's terms say you can cancel any time in the dashboard, effective at the end of the current monthly billing cycle, so cancel on the date that suits your billing cycle.

Can I keep my current phone number with an AI receptionist?

Yes. With ServiceHawk AI you keep your number and forward it to the one we give you. Conditional forwarding works, so Bella can answer only the calls you miss.

Hear it before you switch

Put Bella next to Rosie on a real call.

Call the demo line and hear Bella answer as your business. Then price both plans against last month's real calls and minutes.

Answer, $99 a month: 400 minutes and live transfer for real emergencies.
Book, $149 a month: 1,000 minutes, calendar booking and a text follow-up to the caller.

Flat plans from $99 a month

Pick a plan

7 days free, then your plan price each month. No setup fee. Card required, cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing.

Or hear Bella first: (954) 417-1740

30-day refund policy for eligible new customers. Read the terms.