Bold Reach vs Jobber
These are not the same kind of thing. Jobber is software to run a home service business: quotes, scheduling, invoices, payments, and an AI Receptionist you can add. Bold Reach builds a phone agent and small tools around the way you already work. Jobber does far more. Here is when each one is the better spend.
What you get from each
| Bold Reach | Jobber | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An agency. We build an AI phone agent (Halo) and small tools around your own rules, and keep them running. | Field-service software: client manager, quotes, scheduling, invoicing, payments, a client hub, reporting and a mobile app. |
| Monthly price | Halo: $245 a month with unlimited minutes, plus $499 once. Tools: from $50 a month plus $150 to $250 to set up. | Monthly, no commitment: Core $49 (1 user), Connect $139 (1 user), Grow $199 (1 user), Plus $499 (5 users). Extra users $29 a month each. Lower rates with a 1-year commitment or annual prepay. |
| AI phone answering | Halo, in its price: answers in your name, books into your calendar, sends you the lead, rings you for emergencies. | Receptionist add-on, $29 a month. Answers calls and texts, books visits from your Jobber booking settings, and transfers on keywords you choose. |
| Invoices and payments | Not offered. We work alongside what you already use. | Included. Card processing is 2.9% + 30¢ per their page. |
| Who sets it up | We do, and we change it when your business changes. | You do, in the software. Onboarding sessions are included on the higher plans. |
| Your own rules | Built to order: a calculator from your price sheet, a permit tracker, a page per sales rep. | Custom fields, checklists and, from the Grow plan up, a custom automation builder. |
| Trial and terms | No trial. Ring the demo line first. Month to month, no contract. | 14-day free trial of the Grow plan, no credit card. Monthly no-commitment plans can be cancelled any time. |
Prices from getjobber.com/pricing, checked October 29, 2026. These are Jobber's monthly no-commitment list prices; any limited-time offer is left out. Receptionist details are from Jobber's Receptionist feature page, read the same day.
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The job: answer the calls you miss and follow up on estimates nobody replied to. One user, monthly billing, no commitment.
| Monthly | Once | |
|---|---|---|
| Jobber Core + Receptionist | $49 + $29 = $78 | $0 |
| Jobber Connect + Receptionist | $139 + $29 = $168. Connect adds automated quote follow-ups. | $0 |
| Bold Reach: Halo + estimate follow-up | $245 + from $50 = from $295 | $499 + $150 to $250 |
Read it straight. Call volume does not change either side: Halo has unlimited minutes, and Jobber's pricing page lists no call limit for Receptionist. Jobber costs less every month and also does scheduling, invoicing and payments, which Bold Reach does not. What the Bold Reach price buys is the build: we write and tune the agent, and the follow-up runs off the way you quote now, in your wording, without moving your business into new software. See the estimate follow-up tool.
Which one to pick
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Questions people ask
Is Bold Reach a Jobber alternative?
Partly. For answering the phone, yes. For running jobs, invoices and payments, no: we do not build field-service software, and Jobber does.
Which is cheaper?
Jobber, per month. Core plus its Receptionist add-on is $78 a month on no-commitment billing. Halo alone is $245 a month plus $499 once.
Do I need Jobber to use Halo?
No. Halo works off your own phone number and your Google, Outlook or Apple calendar.
Does either have a free trial?
Jobber offers 14 days on its Grow plan with no credit card, per its pricing page. Bold Reach has no trial, but you can ring (248) 936-6493 to hear Halo first, and there is no contract.
Can you build my quote calculator if I use Jobber?
Yes. A calculator on your website, built from your own price sheet, does not depend on which software you run jobs in.
Other comparisons
Not sure which you need? Ask, and get a straight answer.
Call Jack, a person, on (248) 387-9610. If Jobber is the better buy for you, he will say so.