Honest comparison
Conduit vs Jobber Receptionist: an add-on vs a standalone front desk
Jobber Receptionist is an AI add-on for the Jobber field-service platform: $29/mo on top of a Jobber plan (Core is $49/mo, or $29 billed annually), answering calls and texts and booking into Jobber's own calendar (October 2026, per getjobber.com; verified 2026-10-11). No call or minute allowance is published. Check their site for current pricing.
Prices verified 2026-10-11 · source: getjobber.com/pricing
Side by side
The same nine questions, asked of both
- Entry price and what it includes
- Jobber Receptionist$29/mo add-on, plus a Jobber plan (Core $49/mo, or $29 billed annually)
- ConduitSolo $79/mo — 150 minutes, 300 texts, every capability
- What happens past the allowance
- Jobber ReceptionistNo allowance published
- ConduitMessage-taking; optional one-time packs; no overage billing, ever
- What counts against the allowance
- Jobber ReceptionistNot stated on their pricing page
- ConduitOnly a real person talking to the assistant; spam, robocalls and hang-ups under ten seconds are refunded
- Books into your calendar
- Jobber ReceptionistBooks into Jobber's own calendar
- ConduitEvery plan — two-way Google Calendar, capacity-aware, no double-booking
- Texting
- Jobber ReceptionistHandles calls and texts
- ConduitConfirmations, reminders, missed-call text-back, mid-call links — once carrier registration clears (we file and chase it)
- Emergency path
- Jobber ReceptionistNot stated on their pricing page
- ConduitPuts the caller through to you, then texts each emergency contact in turn until someone opens the alert
- Disclosure
- Jobber ReceptionistNot stated on their pricing page
- ConduitEvery call opens with the AI-and-recording sentence; it can't be removed
- Owner visibility
- Jobber ReceptionistInside Jobber, alongside your jobs
- ConduitEvery recording and transcript in Calls; one briefing every morning; every lead written down
- Trial / guarantee
- Jobber Receptionist14-day Jobber trial on Grow, no card; no guarantee stated
- ConduitNo trial; free setup; 30-day money-back on the first payment
Jobber Receptionist pricing and features are read from their own published pages and were verified on 2026-10-11 (October 11, 2026). Plans change — check their site before deciding. Trademarks belong to their owners; named for identification only.
If you already run your business on Jobber, its $29 receptionist add-on is the cheapest way to get calls answered and booked straight into the jobs you already manage there. It needs a Jobber plan underneath and publishes no call or minute allowance; Conduit stands alone, books into your Google Calendar, and states its allowance and its no-overage rule up front. Pick Jobber Receptionist if Jobber is already your system; pick Conduit if it isn't and you don't want to move your business onto a platform to get the phone answered.
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Questions
Common questions
Isn't the Jobber add-on cheaper?
The add-on is $29 a month (October 2026, per getjobber.com), but it sits on a Jobber plan, and the real cost is running your business on Jobber. If you're already there, take the add-on. If you're not, compare Conduit against the add-on plus the plan plus the move — not against $29.
Does Conduit work with my existing tools?
Conduit books into Google Calendar, two ways, so anything that reads that calendar sees the booking. It doesn't write into field-service platforms, and if your whole day runs inside one, its own receptionist is the better fit.
Can I switch to Conduit?
Yes. Your number stays yours: build your assistant free, pick a plan when you're ready, and point your call forwarding at your assistant's number. Forwarding is reversible, so switching back is pointing it back. Calls work from day one; texting switches on once carrier registration clears.
Prices on this page verified 2026-10-11 · Trademarks belong to their owners; named for identification only.