“The front counter can't get to the phone.”
About 23% of calls go unanswered. One lost repair order is $500–650.
JoblureAnswers every call, captures year, make, model and symptoms, and books the drop-off.
For auto repair shops
Stop losing repair orders to a busy front counter.
Joblure answers every call, books drop-offs, handles "is my car ready?" and gives your approved price ranges, so your advisors can focus on the customers in front of them.
Join the pilot
One saved repair order a month covers Joblure.
Where the money leaks
You don't have a lead problem. You have a phone problem.
A typical shop takes 25–45 calls a day while advisors are also running parts, cashiering and talking to customers at the counter. The phone loses.
“Half our calls are 'Is my car ready?'”
Advisor time spent on status calls instead of selling work.
JoblureAnswers status questions from your shop system and texts the customer when the car's ready.
“Everyone calls for a price over the phone.”
Price shoppers tie up the line, and quoting blind causes disputes.
JoblureGives the ranges you approve, says they aren't estimates, and books the inspection.
What you get
Everything a front desk does, for less than a week of wages.
Inside your front desk
- Answers every call, 24/7~$55 of work behind each missed call
- Answers website chat and texts~20 web leads a month, answered in seconds
- Books into your calendar or softwareNo double entry
- Sends urgent calls to your phoneWith a summary first
- Texts back every missed callWithin 60 seconds
- Asks for a review after every jobMore reviews, more calls
- Checks in with past customers each quarterRepeat work you already earned
- Texts you the results every weekProof, not a dashboard
Your price$336/mo
The alternatives
About 1/11 the cost, and it covers nights and weekends.
Receptionist pay: California median, BLS May 2025, before payroll taxes. Answering service: Ruby and Smith.ai published prices, October 2026.
How Joblure compares
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| What you get | Joblure Lite | Live answering servicee.g. Ruby, Smith.ai | DIY AI receptionist appe.g. Goodcall, Rosie | AI inside your job appe.g. Jobber, ServiceTitan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost at ~100 calls a month | $336 flat | ~$1,100+ in per-minute or per-call fees | $129–200, plus your setup time | Base fee plus per-call charges, on top of your software plan |
| Who sets it up | We do, from your website, in under an hour | You write the scripts | You build and train it | You configure it |
| Books jobs into your calendar or software | Yes, the software you already use | Mostly takes messages | Often only on higher plans | Only inside that one app |
| Website chat and texts | Included | Usually extra | Varies by app | Varies by app |
| Review requests + past-customer check-ins | Included | Not included | Not included | Separate tools or plans |
| Trained on your trade | Built for auto repair shops | General receptionists | General purpose | Yes, inside that app |
Published prices, October 2026: Ruby $720 for 200 minutes + $4.40/min after; Smith.ai live receptionists $300 for 30 calls + $11.50/call; Goodcall Growth $129; Rosie Scale $149 (booking starts on this plan). Categories describe typical plans; individual products vary.
How it works
Set up from your website in minutes. Then it just works.
- 01
Answers
Every call, 24/7, including after-hours callers who'd otherwise go to the dealer.
- 02
Books
Drop-offs with vehicle and symptoms, plus key-drop instructions after hours.
- 03
Updates
"Is my car ready?" answered from your shop system, with a text when it is.
- 04
Reports
A weekly text: calls answered, repair orders booked, revenue captured.
Hear it
Three calls every auto repair shop gets.
Brake noise
- CallerSquealing when I brake, getting worse.
- JoblureWe should take a look. What's the vehicle?
- Caller2019 Toyota RAV4.
- JoblureGot it. Can you drop it off tomorrow at 8? A technician will inspect it and call you before doing any work.
"Is my car ready?"
- CallerHi, checking on my Camry, the last name's Ortiz.
- JoblureYour Camry is in the final road test now. I'll text you as soon as it's ready for pickup, likely within the hour.
Price shopper
- CallerHow much for front brake pads?
- JoblureFront pads usually run $180 to $300 depending on the vehicle, but that isn't an estimate. A technician needs to inspect it first. Want me to book a free brake check?
Joblure never gives a binding estimate. It shares only the price ranges you approve, says they aren't estimates, and books the inspection, so written-estimate rules stay with your advisors.
Run your numbers
What are missed calls costing you?
One saved repair order a month covers Joblure.
Every month, you're missing about
$10,626
in work from 193 unanswered calls
- Recovered repair orders
- 19.3
- Profit on that work
- $5,844
- Joblure
- $336/mo
17x return on profit
Busy shops use more minutes, so this uses the Lite plan plus one top-up pack ($336).
Works with your software
Bookings land where you already work.
- Google CalendarLive
- ShopmonkeyComing soon
- TekmetricComing soon
Pricing
Start with the front desk. Add more calls when you're ready.
Joblure Lite
Your AI front desk
$297/month
Busy shops: Lite plus one 200-minute top-up pack is $336 a month.
Join the pilotNo setup fee · keep your number · cancel anytime
- Answers calls, website chat and texts 24/7 in your business name
- 300 voice minutes a month (top-ups: $39 for 200 more)
- Books into Google Calendar, with field-software connections rolling out
- Emergencies and unusual calls forwarded to your phone, with a summary
- Missed-call text-back within 60 seconds
- Quarterly check-ins to past customers
- Weekly results text: calls, bookings, revenue
Need more growth?
More calls from Google, run for you.
Google Local Services Ads
Growth
Your front desk, plus more calls from Google
from $1,297/month
Everything in Joblure Lite, plus everything below!
- 24/7 calls, chat & texts
- Booking into your calendar
- Emergency transfers
- Missed-call text-back
- Weekly results text
We set up and run your Google Local Services Ads: the pay-per-lead listings at the very top of Google, with the Google Guaranteed or Google Screened badge. No ad design needed: the ad is built from your profile, license and reviews.
- More voice minutes: about 800 a month instead of 300
- Local Services Ads set up for you, including Google's license and background screening
- Budget, service areas and hours tuned weekly; ads paused when you're booked out
- Every ad lead answered in seconds, and bad leads disputed for credit
- Google Business Profile kept current so you rank in the map
- Estimate follow-up until a yes or no
- Monthly results review: leads, cost per booked job, revenue
You pay Google directly for each lead, from your own account. You set the budget.
Start with Lite, add Growth anytimeAdd-on · Google reviews
The auto repair shop with the most reviews gets the call. Make it you.
Your happy customers would leave a review. Nobody asked them. We ask every one, so you can add around 50–80 new Google reviews in about 3 weeks, then keep them coming every month.
Top competitor
The other guys
Gets the call
You today
Your business
Gets scrolled past
You in about 3 weeks
Your business
Back in the running
Example only. Expected new reviews assume 5–8% of 1,000 past customers respond; your results depend on your customers.
- 47%won't use a business with fewer than 20 reviews
- 74%only trust reviews from the last 3 months
- 68%need to see 4 stars or more
- 80%prefer businesses that reply to every review
BrightLocal Local Consumer Review Survey, 2026.
One-time boost
Review Kickstart
$199 one time
Around 50–80 new Google reviews in about 3 weeks.
- We pull up to 1,000 past customers from your software
- Every one gets a friendly, personal review request, sent in daily batches
- No setup work for you, and nothing to install
Pays for itself withless than one repair order
Add Kickstart to my pilotKeeps you on top
Monthly
Review Boost
$49 per month
Fresh reviews every month, and a reply to every one.
- A reply drafted for every new Google review. You approve it with one tap
- A fresh ask to recent customers every quarter, so your reviews never go stale
- A monthly report: rating, review count, and how you rank locally
Pays for itself withone repair order every 6 months
Add Boost to my pilotGet both and pass the competitor down the street.
Kickstart $199 once + Boost $49/mo. Nothing is charged without your OK.
What the same thing costs elsewhere
| Option | Price | Who does the work | Review replies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joblure Kickstart + Boost | $199 once + $49/mo | We do it, from your customer list | Drafted for you to approve |
| NiceJob | $75–125/mo | You set it up | Higher plan only |
| Podium | $249–599/mo, contract | You set it up | Yes |
| Birdeye | ~$299+/mo, annual | You set it up | Yes |
Competitor prices as published in October 2026. We ask every customer, happy or not: Google doesn't allow filtering out unhappy customers, and neither do we.
Fair questions
What auto repair shops ask us.
Customers want to talk to a mechanic.
Anything technical or unusual forwards to your shop phone, with a summary texted first.
It'll give out wrong prices.
It only quotes ranges you set, and it says they aren't estimates.
We already use Shopmonkey or Tekmetric.
Good. Joblure reads appointments and status from it, so nothing is entered twice.
Do callers know they're talking to AI?
Yes. Joblure says up front that it's your business's AI assistant and that the call may be recorded, so you stay on the right side of disclosure and recording laws.
What happens on day 14?
You get a results text: calls answered, jobs booked and what they're worth. Keep going for $297 a month, or cancel with one tap and pay nothing.
Is there a contract?
No. It's month to month. You keep your phone number; Joblure only picks up the calls you don't.
Founding pilot · limited spots
Get Joblure answering for your business.
We're onboarding a small group of businesses and setting each one up personally. Tell us about yours and we'll call you within 1 business day.
- Set up one-on-one with our team
- Keep your phone number
- Nothing is charged without your OK