Jobber's Receptionist answers your calls and texts inside Jobber. Unmanually is an AI Office Manager you talk to that runs the rest of the office too: quotes, invoices, supplier orders and follow-ups. If you're all-in on Jobber and only need the phones covered, Jobber is the better pick. If you want hours of office work to become minutes of talking, read on.
Quick answer: pick Jobber's Receptionist if you already run everything in Jobber and just need calls and texts answered and booked. Pick Unmanually if the phone is only part of the problem and you want one AI Office Manager, run by voice, that also sends the quotes, chases the invoices, orders the parts and follows up.
| Jobber AI Receptionist | Unmanually | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An AI receptionist built into Jobber that answers calls and texts 24/7 | A 24/7 AI Office Manager the owner talks to by voice from their phone, and it does the office work |
| Phone and texts | Answers calls and texts, answers questions from your business info and FAQs, texts back callers who hang up, escalates by keywords you set (for example "burst pipe") by transfer or text alert | Calls leads back fast and handles calls, email and texts |
| Booking | Books visits into your Jobber schedule using your Online Booking settings; cancels and reschedules | Books jobs |
| Quotes and invoices | Not something the Receptionist does, per Jobber's help article. Jobber itself has quoting and invoicing, and Jobber AI can draft quotes. | Sends quotes and invoices and chases payments when you ask |
| Supplier orders and follow-ups | Not part of the Receptionist; it creates follow-up tasks for you when it takes a message | Orders from suppliers and runs the follow-ups |
| Safety rails | Limits you set; logs every call and text with a summary, transcript and recording | Asks before anything that spends money or can't be undone |
| Price | Included on Plus (from $499/mo no commitment or $399/mo billed annually, 5 users). $29/mo add-on on other plans; Jobber's help pages differ on 30 vs 100 conversations included, with $0.79 per extra conversation in one of them. | Starter $49/mo; Growth $99/mo ($948/yr founding); Scale $399/mo ($3,588/yr founding) |
| Phone number | Requires a Jobber dedicated phone number (US, Canada, UK); keep your number by forwarding | Bring your own Twilio or Telnyx number; we don't sell numbers |
| Setup | Six-step setup by an admin user inside Jobber; add-ons aren't available during a Jobber trial | Connect your own Twilio or Telnyx number |
| Works with Jobber | Native | Jobber sync on Growth and Scale (marketplace listing pending) |
| Availability | Live now | Launches November 1, 2026 |
| Best for | Owners already all-in on Jobber who only need the phones covered | Owners in the field who want the whole office handled, not only the phone |
Want to know what unanswered calls cost a shop your size? See our missed-call cost analysis for plumbing and HVAC (2026).
Already on Jobber? See how Unmanually works alongside Jobber, and the trade guides: plumbers, HVAC, landscapers.
No. Jobber is field service software: scheduling, quotes, invoices, payments and a client hub. Unmanually is a 24/7 AI Office Manager you talk to by voice that does the office work for you. Jobber sync is built and included on Growth and Scale, so the two work side by side; the Jobber App Marketplace listing is pending.
As of October 18, 2026, Jobber's pricing page lists Receptionist as included on the Plus plan (from $499/month with no commitment, or $399/month billed annually, for 5 users) and as a $29/month add-on for other plans. Jobber's Receptionist help article, updated July 9, 2026, says the add-on includes 30 conversations and extra conversations cost $0.79 each, while its add-ons article, updated August 13, 2026, says 100 conversations a month. Check your Jobber billing settings for your exact terms.
If you already run your business in Jobber and the gap is only answering calls and texts, Jobber's Receptionist is the simpler pick. It books straight into your Jobber schedule using your online booking settings, it is included on the Plus plan, and you don't add another tool.
A receptionist answers incoming calls and texts. Unmanually is an AI Office Manager you give instructions to by voice: it calls leads back fast, books jobs, sends quotes and invoices, chases payments, orders from suppliers and handles email and texts. It asks before anything that spends money or can't be undone. Hours of office work become minutes of talking.
Jobber's Receptionist requires a Jobber dedicated phone number, available in the US, Canada and the UK, and you can keep your existing number by forwarding calls to it. Unmanually runs on your own Twilio or Telnyx number; we don't sell numbers.
Jobber is a trademark of its owner. We are not affiliated with Jobber. Prices and features change; check Jobber's pages for current terms.
Owners spend about 11 to 16 hours/week on admin, and a lead reached within an hour is nearly 7 times more likely to turn into a real conversation (HBR). Knowing what to do is the easy part; the money leaks out in the calls you can't take, the follow-ups nobody sends and the invoices that sit unpaid. Unmanually is a 24/7 AI Office Manager for your business that you run by voice from your phone:
Sources: admin hours, Time etc / Censuswide 2023 and Amex SME Barometer 2026; speed to lead, HBR audit of 2,241 US companies (2011).
Unmanually is an AI Office Manager that works 24/7 and that you run by voice from your phone. Leave your mobile number and the AI Office Manager calls you right away, the same way it would call back one of your customers. That call is the demo: it answers, books you a 15-minute time with the founder and follows up.
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