The free plans
Fixlify's free plan has no credit card requirement, 50 one-time AI credits, one workspace member and 30 jobs a month. Its page also says the free signup allowance doesn't activate a dedicated phone number, so you can poke around the product but you can't forward real calls to it. HireJosie's free plan includes a dedicated number and 15 AI minutes that renew every month, with every feature on and no credit card.
Paid plans and how credits work
Fixlify Pro is $49/month with 300 monthly credits, and Business is $199/month with 1,000. Phone numbers are paid for in credits too: each number uses 70 a month, which leaves 230 of Pro's 300 for actual calls. The page doesn't say how many credits a minute of talk time uses, so it's hard to turn that allowance into minutes and compare it directly.
HireJosie Pro is also $29/month. It includes 200 AI minutes, then $0.25 per extra minute, and the phone number doesn't draw down your allowance.
Side by side
| Fixlify | HireJosie | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan allowance | 50 AI credits, one time | 15 AI minutes, every month |
| Dedicated number on free plan | No | Yes |
| Pro price | $49/month (300 credits) | $29/month (200 minutes) |
| Cost of the phone number | 70 credits/month | Included |
| Appointment booking | When booking rules are configured | Real-time, into Google Calendar, on every plan |
| Built for | 14 home-service trades, with jobs and workspace tools | Any small business that takes phone calls |
| Call summaries and transcripts | Yes | Yes, plus email summaries and post-call SMS |
Who each one suits
If you run HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing or a similar trade and want job tracking and a team workspace in the same tool that answers your phone, Fixlify is built for that and HireJosie isn't. If you already have job software and just need the phone answered and the calendar filled, a free live number and plain minutes are simpler. You can forward your real line for a week and see how the AI handles your callers before spending anything.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fixlify free?
Fixlify's page lists a free plan with 50 one-time AI credits and no credit card, but states that the free signup allowance does not activate a dedicated phone number. Phone numbers require a paid plan.
What is a free alternative to Fixlify with a phone number?
HireJosie's free plan includes a dedicated phone number, 15 AI minutes a month, Google Calendar booking, call transcripts and post-call SMS, with no credit card.
How does Fixlify Pro compare with HireJosie Pro?
Both are $49/month. HireJosie Pro includes 200 AI minutes and the phone number. Fixlify Pro includes 300 credits, and each phone number uses 70 of them every month.
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