6 Best Sameday AI Alternatives in 2026
Sameday is a good product for home service shops: AI CSRs, a phone system and win-back campaigns, and it posts its prices. Those prices are the question for a smaller shop. $449 a month buys 500 minutes, $789 buys 1,000, and you book a demo before you start.
The quick answer: Carly is the best Sameday AI alternative for shops that want calls answered, jobs booked and leads called back, without a $449 starting point or a demo. It picks up when your crew can’t, books on your real calendars and texts the on-call tech. Copy one prompt into ChatGPT or Claude, grab a number, and you’re live. If you’re large and on ServiceTitan, compare Avoca too.
US list prices from each vendor’s own pages, checked October 21 to 30, 2026.
Sameday’s plans, for reference
| Plan | Monthly | Minutes | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | $449 | 500 | After-hours and overflow |
| Scale | $789 | 1,000 | Every call |
| Custom | Quote | More | Higher volume |
More in Sameday AI: pricing and alternatives.
Sameday AI alternatives compared
| Alternative | Built for | Works with | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carly | Shops of any size | Your calendars, your field software, thousands of apps | Free Zapier-style workflows; AI agents from $35/mo |
| Avoca | Larger shops with a CSR team | ServiceTitan first | Quote after a demo |
| Broccoli AI | Shops from about $2M in revenue | ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, AccuLynx | Quote |
| ServiceTitan AI Voice Agent | ServiceTitan customers | ServiceTitan | $2.75 a call, plus your contract |
| Jobber AI Receptionist | Small Jobber shops | Jobber | $29/mo for 30 conversations |
| Goodcall | Small shops with repeat callers | Google Calendar, HighLevel, Zapier | $79/mo for 100 callers |
1. Carly
Carly covers what most shops buy Sameday for, with your rules in charge. You write what to ask, what counts as an emergency and who gets which job, and Carly follows it on every call.
- Overflow, after-hours or every call. You choose. Spanish callers get Spanish.
- Books the job on the call, on your crew’s real calendars, then confirms by text.
- Gets emergencies to a tech. A transfer to your team, or a text to the on-call tech the moment the call ends.
- Calls leads back within about a minute, then texts and emails if they miss it. See how it works.
- Runs win-backs. Tune-up reminders and past-customer texts go out from your number as free Zapier-style workflows.
- Works with your software. Carly connects to thousands of apps, including ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro and Jobber.
- Keeps it together. Calls, transcripts, texts and email on one timeline in Carly’s CRM.
- Runs from ChatGPT or Claude. With the Carly connector, build the agent or call a customer back from your chat.
Carly business setup prompt
Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude or any AI. It walks you through the rest.
Help me connect Carly Teams so I can work with my organization's business texts, phone calls, voicemail and voice/text agents from this chat. I'll add it to you myself: tell me exactly what to click for the app you are, one step at a time, and wait for me to confirm before moving on. If a step doesn't match what I see, ask me what's on my screen. If you can do the setup yourself (Claude Code, Codex, Muse, Grok Bot), go ahead, and ask me for any key in your secure credential prompt, never in the chat. Don't tell me it's connected until list_phone_lines works, and if I have several teams, ask which to use. Before sending a text or making a call, confirm the team, recipient and message or task with me. The steps are below.
# Connect Carly Teams to an AI app
> Carly Teams works a team's business phone lines through the team's AI agents: business texts, phone calls, voicemail, the voice and text agents, and the team's CRM.
MCP server: https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp (streamable HTTP, OAuth)
## Setup
Carly Teams isn't in any plugin or connector directory yet, so it's added as a custom connection by URL.
1. Add Carly Teams:
- ChatGPT: open https://chatgpt.com/plugins, click Add, and choose Create MCP App (not Create plugin or Upload plugin archive). If Create MCP App isn't on the menu, turn on Developer mode first in Settings > Security and login. Name it "Carly Teams" with the description "Work with my team's business texts, calls, voicemail and voice/text agents," paste https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp as the server URL, choose OAuth, create it, and sign in. Then in the message box open the + menu, choose Developer mode, and pick Carly Teams. No plugin needs to be built, packaged or uploaded.
- Claude (claude.ai, Claude Desktop, or Cowork): Customize > Connectors > Add custom connector, name it Carly Teams, paste https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp, and sign in.
- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http --scope user carly-teams https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp`, then /mcp, pick carly-teams, and authenticate.
- Codex: `codex mcp add carly-teams --url https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp`, then `codex mcp login carly-teams`.
- Cursor: add {"mcpServers": {"carly-teams": {"url": "https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp"}}} to ~/.cursor/mcp.json, then sign in to carly-teams from Customize.
- Muse: a custom connector to https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp with a Carly API key as its bearer token. The key comes from carlyassistant.com/account (API key under Carly Teams) and goes in Muse's connector settings, not in a chat message.
- Grok: grok.com/connectors > New Connector > Custom, paste https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp, and sign in.
- Grok Bot: a custom remote MCP server named carly-teams at https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp. Approve it and sign in.
- Perplexity: Plugins in the sidebar (or Customize > Connectors), then Add custom > Connector > Add MCP connector. Choose Remote, name it Carly Teams, paste https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp, pick OAuth, check the box and click Add, then click the Carly Teams card to sign in.
- Anything else: a remote MCP server (streamable HTTP) named carly-teams at https://carlyassistant.com/team/mcp. It signs in with OAuth.
Sign in with the Carly account that belongs to the organization.
2. Once it's added, the Carly Teams tools show up in the chat, including list_phone_lines. If they don't, turn Carly Teams on for the chat or start a new chat.
3. To check it worked, call list_phone_lines: it returns the teams and phone lines the account can reach. A team with no phone line yet can get one with find_numbers (optionally by area code) and get_number, which may return a checkout link to finish.
4. Something to try first: "Review our missed calls and voicemail and help me reply to customers." Carly Teams also reads and answers business texts, has the team's agent make calls, and edits the voice and text agents. Texts and calls go out at once from the agent's number and can't be taken back. Team permissions apply.
## Email, calendars and workflows
Email, calendars, files, booking pages and workflows are the regular Carly connector, added separately. It's listed in ChatGPT's plugin directory (https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a67a26316b88191860222f918d4ec54) and Claude's connector directory (https://claude.ai/directory/carly), and connects anywhere else at https://carlyassistant.com/mcp/. Its setup is https://carlyassistant.com/mcp.txt.- Best for: shops that want to start today and edit the rules themselves.
- Pricing: Free Zapier-style workflows; AI agents from $35/month. Get started, or book a call to compare it with your Sameday quote.
2. Avoca
Avoca is the biggest name in the category, valued at $1 billion, and is built around ServiceTitan.
- Best for: larger shops with a CSR team.
- Pricing: no public price. A demo gets you a quote.
- Limitations: a sales cycle and an integration project. See Avoca alternatives.
3. Broccoli AI
Broccoli answers calls and books jobs, and lists customers from about $2 million in revenue up past $100 million.
- Best for: established shops, including roofers on AccuLynx.
- Pricing: quote only.
- Limitations: no public price to compare with Sameday’s.
4. ServiceTitan AI Voice Agent
ServiceTitan’s agent lives inside the system you already pay for.
- Best for: ServiceTitan shops that want one vendor.
- Pricing: $2.75 a call and $0.10 a text, on top of your subscription.
- Limitations: about 165 calls a month matches Sameday’s $449 plan, and after that per-call adds up. See ServiceTitan AI Voice Agent.
5. Jobber AI Receptionist
The cheap option, if you run Jobber.
- Best for: small shops with light call volume.
- Pricing: $29 a month for 30 conversations, then 79 cents each. Unlimited on Plus.
- Limitations: only works inside Jobber. See Jobber AI Receptionist.
6. Goodcall
A general AI answering service, billed by unique caller.
- Best for: small shops with repeat customers and long calls.
- Pricing: $79 a month for 100 unique callers, $129 for 500, $299 for 2,000.
- Limitations: no native ServiceTitan booking, and a 2.5 on Trustpilot. See Goodcall alternatives.
What 500 minutes a month costs
About 165 three-minute calls:
- Sameday: $449.
- ServiceTitan AI Voice Agent: about $454, plus your subscription.
- Jobber AI Receptionist: about $136 on the add-on, or unlimited on Plus.
- Goodcall: $129, if those calls come from under 500 people.
- Carly: Free Zapier-style workflows; AI agents from $35/month.
How to pick
- You want the phones covered today, on your own rules: go with Carly.
- You’re on ServiceTitan and want one vendor: ServiceTitan AI Voice Agent.
- You’re a small Jobber shop: Jobber AI Receptionist.
- You’re a larger operator: Avoca or Broccoli.
Keep Sameday on your shortlist if you want a specialist’s phone system and coaching. For the whole field, see best AI CSR.
FAQ
What is the best alternative to Sameday AI?
Carly, for shops that want answering, booking and lead callbacks without a $449 starting point. Avoca for larger shops on ServiceTitan.
How much does Sameday AI cost?
$449 a month for 500 minutes and $789 for 1,000, with custom plans above that.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Sameday AI?
Jobber’s add-on is $29 a month and Goodcall starts at $79. Carly: Free Zapier-style workflows; AI agents from $35/month.
Sameday vs Avoca: which is better?
Sameday posts its prices and books into ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro and Jobber. Avoca is a larger platform, built deepest on ServiceTitan, with quote-only pricing.
Does it work with Housecall Pro?
Yes. Carly connects to Housecall Pro, Jobber and ServiceTitan, along with thousands of other apps.
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