AnswerFirst pricing

U.S.-based live answering service and inbound call center that answers business calls, emails and web chats around the clock, billed per second with no contract.

Answering servicesPriced per minuteSelf-serve + sales

Visit AnswerFirstPrices checked Oct 29, 2026

How much does AnswerFirst cost?

Paid plans start at $30/mo

Free plan: Not stated
Usage price: $1.60/minute
Enterprise: Contact sales

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In your favor

No long-term contract. No contract; cancel any time without penalty
No overage charges. Pay only for minutes used; no overage fees
Notice before price changes. Provider may update rates and annual client increases at its discretion

How you buy and get started

Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Sign Up, Get Pricing, Get Detailed Pricing, Call: 1-800-645-2616

Sign up: Sign up online at signup.answerfirst.com or by telephone
Setup: White Glove Specialist helps set up the account and supports for a minimum of 45 days
When sales steps in: Not stated
Support: Phone support line and client support site

What AnswerFirst does

AnswerFirst provides live human call answering, dispatching, scheduling, virtual receptionist and contact center services, with a client web portal and software integrations. Pricing is a $30 monthly base plus a per-minute rate of $1.60 to $1.95 that falls with usage.

Good for: Small and mid-size businesses in industries such as healthcare, legal, real estate, IT and home services that want live U.S.-based people answering calls 24/7 without a contract.
Channels: phone, email, web chat
Main product: 24/7 live answering service
Also includes: Client Web Access (CWA) portal, Custom announcements, Multiple delivery methods, Call recordings, Message archiving, Account reports
Connects to: API and CRM integrations with most business software
Public API: Not stated
MCP server: Not stated

Real people answerReal people answer your calls 24/7, delivering personalized service with professionalism & care.
Answers 24/724/7/365 Answering (Includes Holiday, Weekends & Nights)
Books appointmentsLeave Appointment Setting to Us & Focus on What Really Matters
Transfers callscall patching
Takes messagesView, respond to, and organize messages taken by AnswerFirst.
Spanish or other languagesNot stated
Connects to your toolsFree integrations with most business software
Spam calls not chargedNot stated

The same 8 checks appear on every tool in Answering services. Each tick quotes the vendor's own site.

Security and your data

Question	Their answer	Where it says so
Trains AI on your data?	Not stated
HIPAA (signs a BAA)	Not stated
SOC 2	Not stated
GDPR	Not stated
CCPA	Not stated
PCI	Not stated
ISO 27001	Not stated
Single sign-on	Not stated
Trust center	Not stated

Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.

Every plan

Plan	Monthly	Billed yearly	Included	Over the allowance	Where it says so
Pay As You Go base feeper month	$30	–	–	–	"$30 Per Month"
Pay As You Go per-minute usageper minute	$1.60per minute	–	–	–	"Rates From $1.60 – $1.95 Per Minute"

AnswerFirst price history

No price changes on AnswerFirst's pricing page since 2024Q3, across 7 archived reads.

From archived copies of the pricing page in the Internet Archive, one per quarter, in USD.

Fine print

Auto renew: Continues billing period to period after the initial contract period until terminated
Billed beyond usage: Pay only for minutes used; no overage fees
Billing increment: One-second billing
Contract: No contract; cancel any time without penalty
Price change notice: Provider may update rates and annual client increases at its discretion
Refunds: Credit or refund of charges if service is not working as agreed in the first 30 days