How does Smith.ai charge?

A virtual receptionist service that answers and handles calls, billed per call (or by call volume tiers). The more calls come in, the more you pay — cost scales with your busy season.

How is Nova Solutions different from Smith.ai?

Automation that instantly texts back a missed call and starts booking, plus lead capture and review requests — and your own site. A flat monthly regardless of call volume, so a busy month doesn't spike the bill.

What does Nova Solutions cost?

Flat pricing, month to month: Starter at $600 setup plus $149/mo, Growth at $1,297 setup plus $249/mo, Pro at $1,997 setup plus $349/mo. There is no per-lead fee, and you can cancel anytime.

Nova Solutions vs Smith.ai

Smith.ai meters every call. Nova is flat — and includes the site.

Smith.ai answers calls with agents on a per-call basis. Nova sets up automation that texts back missed calls and books jobs, plus builds your website, at a flat monthly with no per-call meter. Live in seven days.

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A metered answering service charges more the more calls you get, right when you're busiest. Flat-monthly automation costs the same whether you get ten calls or a hundred, and the missed-call text-back captures the ones a receptionist would miss.

Smith.ai

How Smith.ai works

A virtual receptionist service that answers and handles calls, billed per call (or by call volume tiers).
The more calls come in, the more you pay — cost scales with your busy season.
It answers the phone, but it doesn't build or own your website.
Strong when you specifically want a human-style answering experience on every call.

Nova Solutions

How Nova is different

Automation that instantly texts back a missed call and starts booking, plus lead capture and review requests — and your own site.
A flat monthly regardless of call volume, so a busy month doesn't spike the bill.
You own the site, the domain, and every lead that comes through it.
Built for the trade owner who mostly needs missed calls captured and jobs booked, not a per-call concierge.

Side by side.

	Smith.ai	Nova Solutions
Cost structure	Per call / call-volume tiers	Flat monthly, any volume
Includes a website	No	Yes — built to convert
Missed-call text-back	Not the core model	Core feature
Cost in your busy season	Rises with call volume	Unchanged
Best fit	Wanting every call answered live	Capturing + booking at flat cost

When Smith.ai is the better pick

If it's essential that a person-style agent answers every single call live — for higher-touch or higher-ticket work where the phone experience is the sale — a dedicated answering service like Smith.ai delivers that. Nova is the better fit if your real need is to stop losing missed calls and book more jobs at a predictable flat cost, with a site included.

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Common questions.

How does Smith.ai charge?: A virtual receptionist service that answers and handles calls, billed per call (or by call volume tiers). The more calls come in, the more you pay — cost scales with your busy season.
How is Nova Solutions different from Smith.ai?: Automation that instantly texts back a missed call and starts booking, plus lead capture and review requests — and your own site. A flat monthly regardless of call volume, so a busy month doesn't spike the bill.
When is Smith.ai the better choice?: If it's essential that a person-style agent answers every single call live — for higher-touch or higher-ticket work where the phone experience is the sale — a dedicated answering service like Smith.ai delivers that. Nova is the better fit if your real need is to stop losing missed calls and book more jobs at a predictable flat cost, with a site included.
What does Nova Solutions cost?: Flat pricing, month to month: Starter at $600 setup plus $149/mo, Growth at $1,297 setup plus $249/mo, Pro at $1,997 setup plus $349/mo. There is no per-lead fee, and you can cancel anytime.

Smith.ai meters every call. Nova is flat — and includes the site.

How each one works

How Smith.ai works

How Nova is different

When Smith.ai is the better pick

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