Pick up when the team is busy
Use it for missed calls, overflow, or after-hours coverage. You decide which calls go to the assistant.
AI receptionist for service businesses
An AI receptionist built for small service businesses
BookedOnMute handles the inbound calls your team cannot always reach. It can answer common questions, collect the right details, check approved availability, and help a caller book without waiting for a callback.
Ask the questions that matter
The call follows your approved intake questions instead of a generic script that knows nothing about the job.
Book with your rules
Supported calendars and scheduling tools can be checked during the call before an appointment is offered.
Bring in a person when needed
Urgent, sensitive, unusual, or high-value calls can be transferred or marked for a callback.
What is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is software that answers phone calls, understands the caller’s request, and follows your approved business workflow. BookedOnMute uses it for inbound call answering, customer intake, supported appointment booking, and human handoff.
That is useful when the owner is driving, working with tools, standing with a customer, or simply dealing with another call. The goal is not to fake a human employee. The goal is to give the caller a useful response while your team is tied up.
- New-call, overflow, and after-hours answering
- Lead intake using your questions and service rules
- Calendar checks and appointment booking where supported
- Text confirmations and secure payment-link delivery
- Call notes, outcomes, and follow-up tasks
- Transfers and callback rules for calls the AI should not handle
More useful than taking a message
A basic answering service usually writes down a name and number. A configured AI receptionist can move further through the call by checking fit, answering approved questions, and booking a time when the setup allows it.
It still has limits. It should not make judgment calls, handle emergencies, give licensed advice, or guess when the business information is unclear. Those calls need a person.
See a complete demo call before choosing a setup
The recorded example on our homepage follows a call from greeting and intake through a calendar check and booking. Use it to evaluate the conversation, then request a tailored demonstration of your own workflow and failure cases.
Phone setup, integrations, and pilot pricing
You choose the calls to cover and the actions the assistant may take. Your current phone provider, calendar, and staff transfer process shape the setup. We are still testing and have not set standard pricing. Pilot scope and any costs are discussed individually before commitment.
A strong fit for phone-driven service businesses
- Auto detailing, tint, repair, and other automotive services
- HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and general contracting
- Landscaping, pressure washing, pest control, and moving
- Barbers, salons, and other appointment-based services
Questions we hear a lot
The details people usually want first
Can I keep my existing business phone number?
Often, through a supported forwarding or routing setup. We verify the phone provider, transfer destination, and unanswered-call behavior before a pilot.
How much does BookedOnMute cost?
We are still testing and have not set standard pricing. Each pilot is discussed individually. Scope and any costs are agreed before you commit. See our pilot and pricing page for what we review together.
Will callers know it is AI?
They should. We recommend a short disclosure at the start of the call. Clear does not have to mean robotic.
Can it send a call to a real person?
Yes, when the phone setup supports it. You choose which situations should transfer now and which should create a callback task.
Do you offer an AI receptionist near me?
The service is set up remotely for eligible U.S. businesses. It is not an in-person receptionist or a local storefront.
Can calls be recorded or transcribed?
They can be, but recording laws vary. The business is responsible for the required notice and consent for its callers.
Let us map this around your calls.
We will look at your current process, check the tools, and tell you what is realistic before you commit.