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 "title": "Answering Service Price Index",
 "url": "https://compareanswering.com/datasets/answering-service-price-index/",
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 "markdown": "https://compareanswering.com/datasets/answering-service-price-index/index.md",
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 "license": "https://compareanswering.com/terms",
 "headline": "The Answering Service Price Index carries 27 published figures read from 24 sources' own pages; the 25 published figures given without a breakdown run from 24.95 to 375 USD, read 11 November 2026.",
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  "The Answering Service Price Index carries 27 published figures read from 24 sources' own pages; the 25 published figures given without a breakdown run from 24.95 to 375 USD, read 11 November 2026.",
  "28 of the 46 named sources read in full publish a figure; 18 publish none, read 11 November 2026.",
  "Answering Service Price Index, call volume band 250 unique customers: median 208 USD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.",
  "Answering Service Price Index, billing model (per call, per minute, flat) per minute: median 29 USD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.",
  "Answering Service Price Index, jurisdiction CA: median 129 CAD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026."
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   "url": "https://www.receptionhq.com/pricing/",
   "label": "ReceptionHQ pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://answeringservicecare.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Answering Service Care pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.specialtyansweringservice.net/pricing/",
   "label": "Specialty Answering Service pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.specialtyansweringservice.net/compare-answering-service-rates/",
   "label": "Specialty Answering Service: per-call versus per-minute rates",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.mapcommunications.com/pricing/",
   "label": "MAP Communications pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://answerfirst.com/pricing/",
   "label": "AnswerFirst pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://sound-tele.com/answering-service-pricing/",
   "label": "Sound Telecom answering service pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.ambscallcenter.com/answering-service-pricing",
   "label": "Ambs Call Center pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://signius.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Signius Communications pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.unicomcorp.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Unicom pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://responsiveanswering.com/answering-service-pricing/",
   "label": "Responsive Answering Service pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://posh.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Posh virtual receptionist pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://conversational.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Conversational pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.gabbyville.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Gabbyville pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.continentalmessage.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Continental Message Solution pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.patientcalls.com/pricing/",
   "label": "PatientCalls pricing (HIPAA medical)",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.goanswer.io/view-our-pricing",
   "label": "Go Answer pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.nexa.com/plans/",
   "label": "Nexa plans",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.ruby.com/plans-and-pricing/",
   "label": "Ruby plans and pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://smith.ai/pricing/receptionists",
   "label": "Smith.ai receptionist pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.abby.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Abby Connect pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.answerforce.com/pricing",
   "label": "AnswerForce pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.davincivirtual.com/pricing",
   "label": "Davinci Virtual pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://answering365.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Answering365 pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://backofficebetties.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Back Office Betties pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.alertcommunications.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Alert Communications pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://heyrosie.com/pricing",
   "label": "Rosie AI pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.goodcall.com/pricing",
   "label": "Goodcall pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.dialzara.com/pricing",
   "label": "Dialzara pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.simplephones.ai/pricing",
   "label": "Simple Phones pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.myaifrontdesk.com/pricing",
   "label": "My AI Front Desk pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.phonely.ai/pricing",
   "label": "Phonely pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://upfirst.ai/pricing",
   "label": "Upfirst pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.alicereceptionist.com/pricing/",
   "label": "Alice Receptionist pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.ringcentral.com/pricing/ai-receptionist.html",
   "label": "RingCentral AI Receptionist pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.withallo.com/pricing",
   "label": "Allo pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.numa.com/pricing",
   "label": "Numa pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://slang.ai/pricing",
   "label": "Slang.ai pricing",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://ffb.co.uk/answering-service-pricing/",
   "label": "Face For Business pricing (GB)",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://dialbox.ca/pricing",
   "label": "Dialbox pricing (CA)",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://polarisvoice.ca/pricing",
   "label": "Polaris Voice pricing (CA)",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.callcentresystems.ca/services",
   "label": "Call Centre Systems services (CA)",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-answering-services/",
   "label": "Forbes Advisor: best answering services",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://clutch.co/call-centers/answering-services",
   "label": "Clutch answering services directory",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://atsi.org/page/what-is-atsi",
   "label": "Association of TeleServices International",
   "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 28 of the 46 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 18 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 26 figures, never sentences; 387 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per provider per published plan: the billing model (per call, per minute, per month), the base fee, the allowance it buys, the overage rate, the billing increment, the setup fee and the minimum term - and across the rows the figures nobody publishes: the EFFECTIVE COST PER CALL at 25, 50, 100, 250 and 500 calls a month for every plan on one axis (an average handle time applied to the per-minute plans, the allowance and overage applied to the rest), the cheapest plan at each of those volumes, the median and spread of the entry price, the share of providers that publish a rate at all against those that quote only, the share that genuinely bill per CALL rather than per minute, and repriced-since the previous read",
 "embed": "<figure style=\"margin:0;padding:16px;border:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-radius:8px;background:#ffffff;color:#111111;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;max-width:480px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:28px;font-weight:700;color:#111111;background:#ffffff\">24.95 to 375 USD</p><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:14px;color:#111111;background:#ffffff\">25 of 27 published figures (no breakdown), Answering Service Price Index, across 24 sources, read 11 November 2026</p><figcaption style=\"font-size:12px;color:#444444;background:#ffffff\"><a href=\"https://compareanswering.com/datasets/answering-service-price-index/#median\" style=\"color:#1a4fd6;background:#ffffff\">Source: compareanswering.com Answering Service Price Index</a></figcaption></figure>"
}