Tool

Missed call cost calculator.

What do unanswered calls cost you? Put in your own numbers. We don't pre-fill industry averages, because the ones that circulate online are mostly unsourced.

Missed calls per weekCheck your phone system's call log for a typical week. % of those that are new-customer enquiriesRepeat customers usually call back. New enquiries often ring the next business. % of new enquiries you'd normally winYour close rate when you do answer. Average value of a won job or customer ($)Use first-job revenue, or lifetime value if you know it.

The starting values are placeholders. Replace them with yours.

Estimated revenue at risk

US$0

per month · $0 per year

How it works

Missed calls a week × 52 ÷ 12 gives missed calls a month. Multiply by the share that are new enquiries, then by your close rate, then by your average job value. That's revenue at risk, not guaranteed loss. Some callers leave a voicemail or call back.

Compared with an AI receptionist

The median entry plan among priced AI receptionists in our directory is $99.475/mo, excluding free tiers (Price Index). The cheapest paid plans:

Vendor	From	Source
Quo (formerly OpenPhone)	$19/mo	source
Dialzara	$29/mo	source
Jobber AI Receptionist	$29/mo	source
Rosie	$49/mo	sourceAffiliate link. What this means
OnCrew	$49/mo	source

Why we built this

Owners on X keep describing the same problem: calls they couldn't pick up turning into lost work. One tradesperson said they won a job simply because they answered in person. Vendor posts quote dramatic loss figures, but those numbers are rarely sourced. So this calculator uses only yours.

Next: find a receptionist that fits or compare it with an answering service.

Missed call cost calculator.

How it works

Compared with an AI receptionist

Why we built this

The future of answering calls, weekly.