Never miss a call with the top pest control answering service

Swat away missed calls 24/7 with Sona, OpenPhone’s AI agent. Answer common questions, take messages, and capture every lead with the best collaborative business phone system.

Available as an add-on to any OpenPhone plan at $49 per month.
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Smarter than voicemail, more consistent customer support for pest control companies

Sona greets callers, answers questions, and captures detailed messages according to your business specifications. Control every aspect of Sona to deliver the best customer experience. 

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Why Sona is a better virtual receptionist for your pest control business

Here’s why Sona is a better option compared to traditional call answering services:

1. Integrates directly in your business phone

OpenPhone is an intuitive business phone system built for collaboration and growth. Your team can call, text, and manage customer relationships all from one platform.

Sona is directly integrated in OpenPhone. When Sona answers calls, everything stays connected. Call recordings, summaries, and transcripts appear in your OpenPhone workspace within minutes. Your technicians can review what customers shared before heading to a service call, ensuring they arrive with the right information and equipment.

Traditional answering services operate in isolation. They handle calls on separate platforms, forcing your team to juggle multiple systems and manually match messages to customer records. This wastes time and creates opportunities for important details to slip through the cracks.

2. More cost-effective

Stop overpaying for basic call coverage. Traditional answering services charge hundreds of dollars every month for limited call minutes, then add steep per-minute fees on top of that. These costs can quickly escalate during spring and  summer when pest emergencies increase. 

Sona costs $49 per month for 50 calls. Additional AI phone calls are only $0.99 each per call. Whether a customer needs a quick service confirmation or describes a complex pest problem, you pay the same flat rate. Plus, calls under 15 seconds, like spam or misdials, don't count against your usage.

3. Consistent service

Train Sona once on your specific services, pricing, business hours, and more. Test Sona's responses before going live and adjust its knowledge based on its performance.

Traditional virtual receptionist services require extensive training that may not stick. Different agents can give different answers about your services, and high turnover means constant retraining. As an AI answering service, Sona delivers the same professional, knowledgeable experience, whether it's handling routine inquiries or urgent infestation issues at 3 AM.

An AI receptionist that works for you

Customize Sona to your business in minutes. Assign Sona to your calls in seconds.

Bring Sona into after-hours call flows

Drag and drop Sona into your existing call flows in our call flow builder. Sona is always available to answer incoming calls, during and after business hours. Use it alongside OpenPhone’s call routing features, like phone menus, ring order, and call forwarding. 

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Give Sona details about your business

Let Sona know more about your pest control company, including your pest control services, your business hours, and pricing. You can also include answers to common FAQs so that Sona knows exactly what to tell your callers.

Customize Sona to ask follow-up questions

Sona can ask follow-up questions based on specific keywords when it takes a message. For example, if a customer is interested in scheduling an exterminator visit, Sona can ask for their preferred dates and times and make a note of it.

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Instant call summaries and transcripts

See Sona’s call summaries, transcripts, recordings, and messages in your OpenPhone inbox when a call ends. Stay on top of upcoming appointments and customer requests in real time.

Feature comparison

See how Sona compares to traditional call answering services.

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Sona

Traditional answering services

Starting price per month

$49 for 50 calls, $0.99 per call for additional calls

~5x-7x the cost of Sona

Setup time

Instant

2-4 weeks

Brand voice and tone

Consistent

Highly variable

Monitoring

100% in OpenPhone

Custom solution or daily email summary

Integrations

HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier, Make, Jobber, and more

Limited integration options

How to set up Sona in four steps

It only takes four steps to get started with Sona:

  1. Start with a free trial.
  2. Try our free trial features, including calls and recordings.  
  3. Configure your Sona settings and test Sona in OpenPhone’s call flow builder.
  4. Once you’ve confirmed it’s a good fit, activate your OpenPhone account and get the Sona add-on. 
"Since rolling out Sona, we’ve seen a nice uptick in voice messages from customers who normally hang up. The instant summaries have helped our team jump straight into follow-ups instead of deciphering half-heard voicemails. We're seeing more closed jobs every day."
Nick, Founder @ HomeRespondr

Why thousands of home service companies choose OpenPhone

See why small and growing businesses in the pest control industry rate OpenPhone as the #1 business phone provider by customer satisfaction in G2.

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Get a number for every team member

Add as many phone numbers as you need with OpenPhone. You can choose between local US or Canadian phone numbers or North American toll-free numbers.

Give each of your technicians a dedicated number with local area codes. Local numbers help you build trust with customers when your team needs to coordinate with them during service calls. With dedicated business numbers, your team can distinguish between personal and work calls on their phone and tailor conversations accordingly. 

Operate in multiple cities? Offer a dedicated customer support option with a toll-free number. You can choose your preferred toll-free prefix or a custom vanity number to stand out from the competition. 

Every OpenPhone plan includes one unique phone number for each team member. Need additional numbers? Add them for just $5 per number per month. Give technicians individual direct numbers or create shared department numbers for scheduling, emergency calls, or new customer inquiries. 

Foster stronger team collaboration

Keep your entire team aligned with OpenPhone's collaboration features. Split responsibility for incoming calls and texts so you can cut down on response times and unanswered messages with shared numbers. See every customer’s conversation history so you have their initial conversation request or their most recent service date with shared inboxes. 

Troubleshoot ongoing issues or discuss treatment strategies next to conversations with internal threads. Tag teammates for assistance with an extermination strategy or message them directly. Check if your team is caught up on a specific job with inbox viewers. 

Manage incoming customer calls smoothly

Handle phone calls according to your team’s schedule. OpenPhone helps you design flexible call flows that you can customize to your business needs. 

Set up call flows quickly in our visual drag-and-drop call flow builder. Choose from a range of different call flow steps and customize each step to offer the best customer experience. Select how your team likes to receive incoming calls, all at once or in custom batches, with ring groups. Give your callers the ability to reach different departments directly with phone menus. Direct after-hours pest emergencies and urgent calls to a secondary number with our call forwarding options. 

Need to connect a caller with a colleague? Warm transfers let you put a caller on hold so you can brief a teammate about the caller’s request before making the transfer. 

Automated SMS and MMS messaging

Put your text messages on autopilot with OpenPhone’s automated messaging features. Set up automated text workflows for appointment scheduling with our Zapier and Make integrations; reduce no-shows by homeowners using reminder texts and help your team plan their service routes efficiently. Respond to common questions quickly or prepare customers for their upcoming service appointments with pre-written text templates (snippets). Automatically reply to customers after business hours to let them know when to expect a call back with SMS auto-replies. 

Share progress updates and proof of service with your customers with MMS messages. You can send photos and videos so customers have peace of mind regarding your service quality.

Say goodbye to repetitive administrative tasks

Let OpenPhone handle the paperwork while you handle the pests. With automatic call recording and AI-powered call summaries and transcripts, you can capture every customer detail and keep track of important details like infestation types and property access instructions. Want to see what multiple customers are telling you? Understand trends by using AI to analyze phone calls with AI call tags

Sync all your customer interactions to your CRM automatically. Log service calls, update customer records, and track jobs without manual data entry. You can use our HubSpot, Salesforce, and Jobber integrations or build a custom integration with the OpenPhone API

Use OpenPhone anywhere on any device

Your pest control business doesn't stop at the office door — neither should your phone system. OpenPhone works seamlessly on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and web browsers. Your front desk staff can manage scheduling from the office, and technicians can share updates on the go. All you need is an internet connection to get started. 

No hidden fees

Find out how much you’re investing in your business phone solution upfront on our pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

Can’t find the answer here? Check out our Resource Center.

What is an answering service?
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An answering service is a solution that manages incoming calls when your team can't answer directly. It can be an AI-powered tool integrated into your phone system, like Sona, or an outsourced service with live agents. For pest control companies, answering services primarily handle two critical functions: answering common questions about a company’s operations and capturing detailed messages from customers that require follow-up.

What are the benefits of a pest control answering service?
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Here are three benefits of using an answering service for your pest control company:

  1. Exterminate missed calls: Pest emergencies can happen at any time. A 24/7 answering service ensures you’re always available for potential customers so you can land more jobs and grow your business. 
  2. Take detailed messages: Understand your customer’s needs faster with an answering service. An AI voice agent like Sona can ask your customers about their pest management needs. Collect the right details, like infestation type, so that you can assign the right technician for the job. 

Answer common questions: Manage your call volume by addressing general questions about your business with an answering service. Train an AI receptionist like Sona with your FAQ answers.

What is the average cost of a pest control answering service?
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Traditional live answering services offer plans that cost between $180 and $300 per month, plus additional per-minute fees. With limited calling minutes included in their plans, it’s impossible to predict your average monthly costs, especially during busy seasons like spring and summer. 

Sona offers transparent pricing at $49 monthly for 50 calls, with additional calls at $0.99 each. Save hundreds of dollars every month with per-call pricing and have confidence in your business phone budget throughout the year. 

What’s the difference between a pest control call center and a pest control answering service?
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Call centers are large customer service operations designed for high-volume support. They’re used by large enterprises, often with a global customer base. Call centers require a significant investment in training, infrastructure, and ongoing management.

Answering services focus on essential call management — greeting customers professionally, answering basic questions, and capturing messages for callback. They're perfect for pest control companies that need reliable phone coverage without the overhead of a full call center. Sona offers intelligent, customizable responses that go beyond basic message-taking while remaining affordable for small businesses.

What is the best pest control answering service?
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We’ll admit we’re biased here, but we believe Sona is the best pest control answering service. With 24/7 availability, extensive customizability, instant setup, and transparent pricing, Sona is the ideal AI receptionist for pest control companies. It integrates seamlessly with OpenPhone's business phone system, keeping all your customer communications in one place.

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