After-hours answering service

An after-hours answering service that does more than take a message

The AI answers every call at night, on weekends, and on holidays, triages the emergencies, dispatches your on-call team, and books the rest for the morning. On your own business line, with no after-hours surcharge.

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No card needed · from $29/mo · no after-hours surcharge
Answers nights, weekends & holidays

The AI picks up on the first ring the moment your office closes, around the clock, so no after-hours call goes to voicemail.

Triages emergencies by your rules

You define what counts as urgent. A real emergency is flagged and escalated in seconds; everything else waits for morning.

Dispatches your on-call team

True emergencies ring your on-call staff (or any number you set) with the address and details they need to act.

Books the routine for morning

Non-urgent calls get captured and booked into the next open slot, so nobody is woken up for a question that can wait.

Texts missed callers back

If a caller slips through, the missed-call text-back reaches them within seconds and the AI carries it until it's handled.

Answers in 40+ languages

After-hours callers are helped in their language, so you don't lose the ones who call when no one's in the office.

After-hours answering service for small business

Big call centers charge small businesses a premium for nights and weekends, then still just take a message. Fast Response is built the other way: a flat monthly base with no after-hours surcharge and no per-seat fee, so covering your phone at 2 AM costs the same as covering it at 2 PM.

Your whole team shares one number. The AI answers when no one can, escalates the calls you've told it are urgent, and logs everything so the morning starts with a clean list instead of a full voicemail box.

An after-hours phone answering service that books and dispatches

A traditional after-hours phone answering service reads from a script and emails you a message. That's fine until the message is a burst pipe or a hot lead that needed an answer at 11 PM.

Fast Response actually resolves the call: it answers the caller's question, books the appointment onto your calendar, or dispatches your on-call tech for a real emergency, then texts a confirmation. It's especially suited to the trades, where after-hours calls are urgent and worth real money.

See it set up for your work: HVAC, plumbers, electricians, and roofers.

Pricing

Simple, flexible pricing

Start at $29/mo and scale up when you're ready. No contract.

Starter
$29/mo
Handle everyone who contacts you.
For operators who are done losing business to voicemail.
250
Voice min
30
AI min
250
Texts
Chats
Included each month, then pay-as-you-go
Calls and texts, answered 24/7
Outbound AI calls
Website chat embed
Emergency triage and dispatch to your on-call staff
SMS and email AI call summaries
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Pro
$79/mo
Handle everyone — and automate the follow-through.
Everything in Starter, plus your whole team, automations, and integrations.
1,000
Voice min
100
AI min
1,000
Texts
Chats
Included each month, then pay-as-you-go
Everything in Starter, plus
Team accounts — unlimited users
Automations
Integrations
Lower overage rates
Priority support
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Scale
$249/mo
Built around your operation.
For high-volume operators who want the phones handled their way.
2,000
Voice min
250
AI min
2,000
Texts
Chats
Included each month, then pay-as-you-go
Everything in Pro, plus
Mass outbound AI calling & texting
Toll-free number option
Custom workflows
White-glove onboarding
Lowest overage rates
Direct support line, same-day response
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Free to try — no card needed
Your own business phone number
iOS, Android & web apps included
Calls, texts & website chat — you or the AI
No contract — cancel anytime
Questions

Frequently asked questions

It answers your business calls outside office hours, at night, on weekends, and on holidays, so callers reach a real, helpful response instead of voicemail. Fast Response does it with AI that answers every call, captures the details, escalates emergencies to your on-call team, and books the rest for the morning.
Both. The AI answers every after-hours call 24/7, and your on-call staff can take a call live from the app on the same number, or have true emergencies rung straight through to them. Whoever answers, you get one recording, transcript, and summary. See the call inbox
Yes. You set the rules for what's a true emergency, and those calls are escalated to your on-call number within seconds with the caller's details. Routine calls are booked for morning, so your team is only woken for what genuinely can't wait.
Fast Response starts at $29/mo for the line with 24/7 AI answering and texting, $79 adds team accounts and automations, $249 adds outbound campaigns. There are no after-hours surcharges and no per-seat fees, unlike traditional services that charge extra for nights, weekends, and holidays. Compare answering service costs
Yes. 24/7 means every hour of every day, including weekends and holidays, at no extra charge. There's nothing to switch on or off.
It runs all day. Many businesses use it purely for after-hours overflow, but the same line answers during business hours too, backing up your team whenever everyone is busy.

Stop sending customers to voicemail

Get your AI business line answering calls, texts, and chats in about five minutes.

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