Butler — your front desk
Meet Butler.Your AI receptionist for trades businesses.
Butler answers your calls 24/7, talks to customers, qualifies leads and captures appointment requests for your team to confirm — so you can focus on the work that matters.
Try him yourself. Start the live demo, get a short code, then call Butler and play a customer.
“Your customers call. I handle it.”— Butler
Built for working owners
You handle the job.
Butler handles the phone.
You’re busy doing the work customers pay you to do. Butler handles the calls you can’t.
From new leads and appointment requests to after-hours emergencies, Butler is always ready to answer.
TradesButler is an AI receptionist for small business owners in the trades. Like a phone answering service, Butler picks up when you can’t — then he asks the questions your team would ask and saves each call with a summary and the details.
The missed call
It’s 10:47 PM.
A homeowner’s furnace just stopped working.
They search for help. They find your company. They call.
Without Butler
With Butler
Butler · 10:47 PM
“I can help with that. Is the furnace completely off, or is it still blowing air?”
Customer
“It’s running, but there’s no heat.”
Butler
“Got it. I’ll collect a few details so your service team knows what’s happening.”
Don’t let your next job go to voicemail.
Hear Butler Handle This Call
The perfect employee
The employee you wish you could hire.
24/7 coverage.
Without 24/7 payroll.
How Butler works
Give Butler the front desk.
Keep your existing business number
TradesButler works with your existing business phone number through call forwarding. Available forwarding options depend on your phone provider and configuration. We’ll review the available setup options with you during onboarding.
You get back to work.
What Butler knows
He knows how to answer the phone.
You teach him your business.
Teach Butler how your business works so he can give customers accurate, helpful answers.
Butler only shares pricing information that you’ve added to your approved business knowledge.
Built for the trades
Built for people who’d rather be working than answering the phone.
Learn more: HVAC answering service · AI receptionist for HVAC · After-hours answering service for contractors
Live demo
Don’t take our word for it.Call Butler.
Pretend your furnace stopped working. Pretend you have a leaking pipe. Ask about business hours. Try something unexpected.
See how Butler treats your customers.
Want to try him yourself? Start a live Butler demo.
Coverage that keeps working
Your customers don’t stop calling at 5 PM.
Why should your front desk?
24/7 coverage.
Without 24/7 payroll.
Product proof
Everything Butler does. Right in front of you.
See who called, what they needed, which leads need attention, which appointment requests need confirming and what needs follow-up — all from one place.
Dashboard
Sample trades workspace
What are missed calls worth to your business?
Use your own call volume, close rate and average job value to estimate the potential opportunity represented by unanswered calls.
Helpful resources
Your next call
Your next customer is going to call someone.Make sure you answer.
More calls answered. More details captured. Fewer calls lost to voicemail.