You answer when you can.
StrideVoice catches the rest.
StrideVoice is the AI answering service built for the trades. It answers, qualifies, and books the jobs, after-hours, and weekend calls you'd otherwise miss, in English and Spanish. You decide when it picks up and stay in control of the rest.
- Built for HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical
- English + Spanish
- Grows with your business
Missed call caught at 11:42 PM
Booked. Auto-text sent. On the calendar for 8 AM.
Spanish caller booked: drain clog, Tuesday AM
Conversation in Spanish · summary in English in 10s.
Returning customer recognized · 3rd job this year
“How’s the water heater holding up?” — handled.
Emergency escalated: water leak, owner notified in 8s
Caller told help is on the way — not “Monday.”
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Before VoicemailYou already know you're missing calls.
Every number here comes from named industry research — not guesses. This is what those missed calls actually cost you.
You decide when AI steps in.
Keep your normal phone routine. When you're available, answer like you always do. When you're on a roof, under a sink, driving, off-hours, or with a customer, StrideVoice catches the call before it turns into voicemail.
AI Answers All
Every call goes straight to your StrideVoice agent. You're hands-off — perfect for jobs, after-hours, vacation.
One tap in the console toggles between modes. Switch as your day changes.
The call you almost missed, caught.
Tom called at 2:14 with water on the floor. You were on a job. StrideVoice picked up, qualified the emergency, and locked in the booking — before he could call someone else.
- Answers every call, even when you’re knee-deep in a job
- Spots the urgency and books the dispatch in the same call
- Texts you the job details so you can plan your next move
Low-risk by design. You stay in control.
Three steps. You decide when StrideVoice picks up. Most contractors start with after-hours only, then expand as trust builds.
Tell StrideVoice about your business
Fill out a preference template — service area, pricing guidance, emergency protocol, and FAQs your customers actually ask. Upload it once, and your receptionist knows your business the way a longtime office manager would.
Forward your calls + flip the toggle
Keep your number. Keep your carrier. Forwarding takes about 60 seconds — on Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile, we walk you through the exact dial code. Then turn StrideVoice on only when you want: after hours, weekends, or on the job. You answer the rest.
StrideVoice answers — you get a text summary
Every call StrideVoice handles turns into a text on your phone: who called, what they needed, what was booked or escalated. No voicemails to return. No cold leads lost. No bad handoffs.
What StrideVoice actually does for you on a Tuesday.
Missed calls cost real money
Every unanswered call is a job that went to your competitor. StrideVoice picks up before voicemail and texts you the booking — usually within the first ring of being missed.
After-hours coverage without hiring
5 PM, weekends, holidays, the day you take your kid to soccer. StrideVoice answers like a receptionist who never sleeps and never asks for overtime.
Spanish callers handled instantly
Roughly 1 in 4 Phoenix homeowner calls comes from a Spanish speaker. StrideVoice handles the entire conversation in Spanish, then summarizes in English so you can read it in 10 seconds.
Emergency triage that actually triages
Burst pipe at 2 AM? Roof leaking through the ceiling? StrideVoice flags emergencies, notifies you immediately, and tells the caller you’re on the way — not “we’ll get back to you Monday.”
Built so your customers stay yours.
Most AI answering services bury what they do. StrideVoice puts disclosure, the way out, and how we handle data up front. Here's the whole stack.
Always identified as AI
StrideVoice tells every caller it's an AI assistant in the first sentence. No tricks, no spoofing your voice, no pretending to be a human.
Recording disclosed up front
Calls are recorded so you can listen back. Callers are told before the conversation starts, every time, in the language they're speaking.
Always a way out
Any caller can ask for a human. StrideVoice texts you immediately and offers the caller an alternate number or callback window — your choice.
Card numbers automatically scrubbed
Credit card numbers, CVVs, and SSNs are automatically removed from every transcript before storage. Callers needing to pay are routed to a secure Stripe link, not the agent.
Privacy-first by default. We don't sell data, ever. Full DPA available before signup.
Trade-native, not generic.
StrideVoice knows the work. Pick your trade — your assistant ships pre-loaded with terminology, triage rules, and common job types specific to it.
47%
of HVAC calls land outside business hours
HomeAdvisor / AgentZap, 2025
StrideVoice triages urgency in seconds — broken AC in Phoenix heat gets routed to your on-call tech; routine tune-ups get booked for tomorrow.
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Works with the tools you already run.
Calendar, messaging, lead desk, field service, and finance. Every answered call flows into the systems your business already lives in.
Google Calendar
Microsoft 365 (Outlook)
Microsoft Teams
Telegram
Google Sheets
Housecall Pro
QuickBooksHiring someone costs more than you think.
Small businesses can’t always make the math work for a full-time receptionist. And answering services don’t know your business. There’s a smarter way to answer your phone.
| What it costs | Full-time receptionist~$3,500/mo | Answering service$135–500/mo | StrideVoiceFrom $149/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | ~$3,500/mo | $135–500/mo | From $149/mo |
| Hours covered | Mon–Fri, 9–5 | 24/7/365 | 24/7/365 |
| Time to start | 2–6 weeks | Same day | Under an hour |
| Calls at once | One | Varies | Unlimited |
| Trade knowledge | None | Generic scripts | HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical native |
| Spanish calls | Hire bilingual staff | Upcharge or unavailable | Included |
| Sick days & holidays | Coverage gaps | Always answered | Never misses |
~$3,500/mo based on BLS Occupational Employment 2024 ($42k median + employer taxes & benefits). Answering service range: Ambs Call Center, NextPhone 2026. Your numbers may vary. The gap doesn’t.
How much are missed calls costing you?
Plug in your numbers. See the monthly bleed in real dollars.
Your business
One flat monthly price. No metering games.
Pick the plan that fits. Go past your included minutes and extra time bills at your tier’s per-minute rate — no surprises, no hidden fees. One booked job typically covers a month of service.
- On/off toggle — you stay in control
- Preference template (service area, pricing, FAQs)
- Spanish receptionist included
- Caller memory — recognizes returning customers
- Emergency triage + instant live transfer
- SMS summary after every call
- Call recording & full transcripts
- 130 calls / 600 min included ($0.18/min overage)
- 1 dedicated phone number
- Everything in Solo Operators, plus:
- Mid-call English ↔ Spanish handoff
- Google + Microsoft Outlook calendar booking
- Embeddable website chat widget
- Knowledge base — train StrideVoice on your playbooks
- Revenue analytics — see what calls are worth
- API access
- 450 calls / 2,000 min included ($0.14/min overage)
- 2 dedicated phone numbers
- Everything in Growing Teams, plus:
- Premium custom voices
- Microsoft Teams notifications
- We tune the voice to your brand
- Outbound calls (follow-ups, callbacks)
- Priority support
- 1,000 calls / 4,500 min included ($0.12/min overage)
- 3 dedicated phone numbers
No form. No pitch. Just hear the assistant.
Call the live demo line · (480) 463-8959Low risk. High upside. Yours to control.
No generic call-center promises. Specific commitments on who's behind StrideVoice, what we do with your data, and how we keep our word.
“I’m a sales guy who watched contractors lose too many jobs to missed calls. StrideVoice is the answer I wished I had when I was knocking on those doors. It’s built so the owner — not a SaaS company — stays in control of their phone.”
Every call answered. You stay in control.
What today looks like
- You're mid-job when your phone rings — it hits voicemail
- A Spanish caller can't get help and moves on
- Nights and weekends go dark — calls disappear without a trace
- Monday morning: 6 missed calls, 0 voicemails left
What changes Monday
- Every call answered in under 2 seconds
- You choose when it answers — after-hours or around the clock
- Text summary on your phone after every call
- You stay in control of the rest