How much does Go Answer cost?
- Free plan
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
- Enterprise
- Contact sales
In your favor
- No long-term contract. Month-to-month, no minimum term
- Free trial. 14-day free trial
- No setup fee. No setup fee
- Refunds offered. 30-day money-back guarantee
- Notice before price changes. Plan changes take effect at start of next billing cycle
Watch out for
- Extra usage is billed. Overage per minute beyond plan minutes
- Going over the Virtual Receptionist 100 allowance costs $1.75 per minute. Included: 100 minutes.
- Their pages disagree: free trial length. "Choose the best plan for your business and enjoy 30 days free." vs "Try us risk-free for 14 days! Experience the power of Go Answer today."
How you buy and get started
- Sign up
- Self-serve signup per plan "[Get started"
- Setup
- Start immediately; account manager configures service at no charge "You can get started immediately with your chosen plan without any upfront costs."
- When sales steps in
- Enterprise Solutions via scheduled call "Customized contact center solutions designed to scale with any size business."
- Support
- Phone support "Have more questions? Call us at 888-462-6793"
- Support
- Dedicated account manager "A single point of contact to configure, optimize, and support your service."
What Go Answer does
Go Answer provides 24/7 live, bilingual (English/Spanish) virtual receptionists on monthly minute-based plans, plus legal intake, enterprise outsourced support and an AI receptionist. Plans are month-to-month with no setup fee and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Good for
- Small businesses, law firms, healthcare practices, home services, finance and enterprises that want live people answering calls, scheduling and transferring.
- Channels
- phone, web chat, email, outbound calls
- Main product
- Live virtual receptionist service
- Also includes
- 24/7 live answering, Live call transfer, Unlimited message delivery via email/text, Custom scripting, CRM integration, Real-time dashboard
- Connects to
- CRM, calendar, Zapier, API
- Public API
- Yes
- MCP server
- Not stated
- Real people answer
Real humans answering your calls around the clock, day and night.
- Answers 24/7
24/7 Live Answering
- Books appointments
Appointment Scheduling
- Transfers calls
We warm-transfer priority calls to you or your team in real time.
- Takes messages
We capture caller details, reason for calling, and any key notes.
- Spanish or other languages
English/Spanish receptionists available to support your callers.
- Connects to your tools
Push caller details and messages directly into your CRM (where supported).
- Spam calls not charged
Spam call filtering (we don't charge for obvious spam/robocalls)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Receptionist 100/month | $175 | – | 100 minutes | $1.75/minute | "Virtual Receptionist 100 100 Minutes $175 /month Overage: $1.75/min" |
| Virtual Receptionist 200/month | $300 | – | 200 minutes | $1.75/minute | "Virtual Receptionist 200 200 Minutes $300 /month Overage: $1.75/min" |
| Virtual Receptionist 300/month | $345 | – | 300 minutes | $1.50/minute | "Virtual Receptionist 300 300 Minutes $345 /month Overage: $1.50/min" |
| Virtual Receptionist 500/month | $550 | – | 500 minutes | $1.50/minute | "Virtual Receptionist 500 500 Minutes $550 /month Overage: $1.50/min" |
| Virtual Receptionist 750per month | $825 | – | 750 minutes | $1.50/minute | "| Virtual Receptionist 750 | 750 | $825 per month | $1.50 per minute |" |
| Virtual Receptionist 1000per month | $1,100 | – | 1000 minutes | $1.50/minute | "| Virtual Receptionist 1000 | 1,000 | $1,100 per month | $1.50 per minute |" |
| Virtual Receptionist 1700per month | $1,870 | – | 1700 minutes | $1.40/minute | "| Virtual Receptionist 1700 | 1,700 | $1,870 per month | $1.40 per minute |" |
| Virtual Receptionist 2500per month | $2,750 | – | 2500 minutes | $1.25/minute | "| Virtual Receptionist 2500 | 2,500 | $2,750 per month | $1.25 per minute |" |
| Virtual Receptionist 5000per month | $5,500 | – | 5000 minutes | $1.25/minute | "| Virtual Receptionist 5000 | 5,000 | $5,500 per month | $1.25 per minute |" |
| Virtual Receptionist 10000per month | $11,000 | – | 10000 minutes | $1.25/minute | "| Virtual Receptionist 10000 | 10,000 | $11,000 per month | $1.25 per minute |" |
| Enterprise Solutions | Quote | – | – | – | "Customized contact center solutions designed to scale with any size business." |
Fine print
- Billing increment
- Per-second billing on overages "Since we apply per-second billing on overages, you only pay for the actual time our receptionists spend handling your calls."
- Billed beyond usage
- Overage per minute beyond plan minutes "Overage: $1.75/min"
- Contract
- Month-to-month, no minimum term "No. Our services are month-to-month, and you can cancel anytime."
- Refunds
- 30-day money-back guarantee "All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee, plus:"
- Auto renew
- Not stated
- Price change notice
- Plan changes take effect at start of next billing cycle "Plan changes take effect at the start of your next billing cycle, and our team will help ensure a smooth transition."
"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.
About the company
- Online since
- Feb 21, 2023 Domain registration date
- Customers
- "Thousands of companies use Go Answer" their claim
- Backing
- "Voted Top Call Center for 2024 by Forbes" their words
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Questions
Is Go Answer free?
There's no free plan. Free trial: 14-day free trial. Paid plans start at $175/month.
How much does Go Answer cost?
Paid plans start at $175 per month.
