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Answering
$49/month
Texts you and 3 other people. Transcript and recording stay in call history.
- Tonight or next morning
- No calendar or other apps
Built for garage door companies
Garage door answering service
A door that will not close. Answered after the shop closes.
Afterly picks up in your company name, asks if the door is stuck open or if they want a quote, and texts you the job.
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$49 a month after the trial. 150 minutes included. It does not send a truck.
Prefer guided setup? We’ll build the line from your form. No sales call.
Afterly · 8:14 PM
Door will not close
Luis Ortega · 220 Birch St · Door stuck halfway. Tonight.
What it does on a garage door companies call
- Answers in your company name after the shop closes
- Asks if the door is stuck open, or if they want a quote
- Marks a door that will not close as tonight and a new-door quote as morning
- $49 a month. It does not price the door
The text includes
- Caller name and callback number
- Service address
- Whether the door is stuck open, stuck shut, or off the track
- Tonight or morning
What a night call sounds like
The door will not close
An open door after dark is flagged for tonight. Afterly texts the address and what the door is doing. It does not roll a truck.
A car is stuck inside
The caller cannot get the car out. Afterly takes the name, address, and that the door will not open, and marks it tonight rather than voicemail.
A new door quote
A price for a new door or opener waits until morning. Afterly does not price the job or book an install slot.
Flagged for tonight
- Door will not close
- Car stuck in the garage
- Door off the track
Left for morning
- New door quote
- Opener keypad question
- Annual tune-up
Live in 3 steps
01
Add the shop
Create an account and add the company name, trade, and where to text. No card yet.
02
Start the trial
Nothing is due today. The line is not built until the trial starts.
03
Forward the shop phone
The Afterly number is ready when the trial starts. Forward missed calls, then test it.
Voicemail, a call center, or Afterly
| Voicemail | Live answering | Afterly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| After 5pm | Only if they leave a message | A person reads a script | Answers in your company name |
| The job | A recording, if you are lucky | A message to call back | Name, address, and issue by text |
| Tonight or morning | You sort it in the morning | Depends on the operator | Flagged before you call back |
| The bill | Free, and the job is gone | Often by the minute | $49. 150 minutes included |
It does not send a truck, quote a price, or promise an arrival time. The $129 plan can send the job to Housecall Pro, or to Zapier for Jobber and ServiceTitan. It does not book onto their schedule.
One flat price
Optional
Answering + booking
$129/month
Same answering, plus the calendar and a handoff to your other apps.
- Apple Calendar and Google Calendar
- Texts you and up to 8 other people
- Housecall Pro, or Zapier for Jobber and ServiceTitan