AI Receptionist & Answering Service for Auto Detailers
Frontivo.io is a 24/7 AI receptionist and answering service for auto detailers, mobile detailing businesses and car-care studios. It answers calls, chats and texts while you're working on a car, quotes your packages by vehicle size and condition, books in-shop appointments or mobile details at the customer's address with the right appointment length, and explains ceramic coating, paint correction and protection options in your own words. Phone Only starts at $199/month; phone, website chat and text together are $299/month. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial and no credit card.
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Hi, what do you charge for a full detail on an SUV?
Happy to help. Is it a midsize SUV or a large three-row one? And how's the inside — any pet hair, stains or smells?
Three-row. We have a dog, so there's a lot of hair.
Thanks. Our full detail for a three-row SUV is $249, and heavy pet-hair removal is $40, so $289 in total. It takes about four hours. Would you like us to come to you, or would you rather drop it at our shop?
What can an AI receptionist do for an auto detailing business?
Package quotes by vehicle
Quotes your interior, exterior and full-detail packages by vehicle size (car, SUV, truck, van) and condition, only from the prices you entered.
Condition questions up front
Asks about pet hair, stains, odors, sand or heavy soiling, so extra charges are mentioned before the appointment instead of at the end.
Mobile appointments
Checks the address against your service area, books the detail at the customer's location and notes parking, water or power access for your team.
Coating and correction leads
Explains your ceramic coating and paint correction packages, warranty terms and aftercare in your words, captures the vehicle and paint condition, and books an inspection or consultation.
The right time on the calendar
Books each package with its own length, so a four-hour full detail never gets squeezed into a one-hour slot.
Fleet and dealer work
Captures fleet, dealership and recurring-maintenance enquiries with vehicle counts and frequency for you to follow up.
Reminders and reviews
Sends appointment reminders, and on Growth review requests after each detail.
Why auto detailers miss bookings
Detailers work with their hands full — polisher running, foam on the paint, often alone on a mobile job. Calls go to voicemail and messages wait until evening, while the customer books whoever replied first. Bigger jobs like ceramic coating and paint correction need a few questions answered before anyone commits, and those are exactly the leads you can least afford to leave waiting.
How does Frontivo.io quote and book a mobile full detail?
A sample conversation. Prices and names are examples — Frontivo.io only quotes the prices and details you give it.
Caller
Hi, what do you charge for a full detail on an SUV?
Frontivo.io AI
Happy to help. Is it a midsize SUV or a large three-row one? And how's the inside — any pet hair, stains or smells?
Caller
Three-row. We have a dog, so there's a lot of hair.
Frontivo.io AI
Thanks. Our full detail for a three-row SUV is $249, and heavy pet-hair removal is $40, so $289 in total. It takes about four hours. Would you like us to come to you, or would you rather drop it at our shop?
Caller
Can you come to my house? It's 88 Birch Lane, 85251.
Frontivo.io AI
Yes, you're in our mobile area. We need space beside the car to work — is a driveway available? I have Saturday at 8:00 AM or Tuesday at 12:00 PM Mountain.
Caller
Saturday at 8, and yes, the driveway's free.
Frontivo.io AI
Booked for Saturday at 8:00 AM Mountain at 88 Birch Lane. I've texted you a confirmation — please take personal items out of the car before we arrive.
How do you set up an AI receptionist for an auto detailing business?
- 1
Tell Frontivo.io about your auto detailing business: services, prices, hours and service area — type them in or import an FAQ or services page from your website.
- 2
Set your rules — what counts as urgent, when to transfer to a person, and which times can be booked — then test every channel in the Channel Tester.
- 3
Forward your business line (or get a new Frontivo.io number: in seconds in the US and Canada, after a documents check in most other countries) and paste one line of code to add the chat and voice widget to your website.
What to add to your knowledge base
- Interior detail
- Exterior wash, clay and wax
- Full detail packages by vehicle size
- Ceramic coating and aftercare
- Paint correction and polishing
- Pet hair, stain and odor removal
- Mobile service area and what you need on site
- Deposit, cancellation and weather policy
Works with the tools you already use
- Your business phone number. Forward your existing line, or get a new number.
- Google & Outlook Calendar. Checks live availability before it books, so slots aren't double-booked.
- Website chat, text, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger & email. One AI receptionist answers on every channel with the same knowledge (WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and email are on Growth, or each on its own single-channel plan). WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger open soon, once Meta's approval is through: reserve WhatsApp Only, Instagram Only, Messenger Only or Growth at no charge.
- Zapier, webhooks and API. Send every new lead and booking to the other software your auto detailing business runs on through Zapier, Make, signed webhooks or the API (on Growth; opens soon, reserve it at no charge). Google Sheets and Slack or Teams alerts work on every plan.
What are missed calls costing your auto detailing business?
Adjust the sliders to your own numbers.
Estimated extra revenue if those callers book
$2,858/month
- Phone Only plan
- -$199
- Net per month
- $2,659
Pays for itself after 1 job a month.
An estimate from your own numbers, not a promise. Prices in US dollars.
Start free trialFrontivo.io vs voicemail vs an answering service for auto detailing
Voicemail
- Cost
- Free
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- No
- Knows your urgent calls
- No
- Channels
- Phone only
Human answering service (Ruby, Smith.ai)
- Cost
- Ruby from $250/mo for 50 minutes; Smith.ai from $300/mo for 30 calls
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- Often (Calendly or Google Calendar)
- Knows your urgent calls
- Follows your script
- Channels
- Phone; live chat or texts with some providers
In-house receptionist
- Cost
- About $4,500/mo in the US (median pay $38,010/yr plus benefits)
- Hours
- Business hours
- Books on your calendar
- Yes
- Knows your urgent calls
- Yes
- Channels
- One call at a time
Frontivo.io
- Cost
- From $199/mo for phone; $299/mo for phone, chat and text; usage included
- Hours
- 24/7
- Books on your calendar
- Yes
- Knows your urgent calls
- Yes
- Channels
- Phone, chat, text, email (WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger open soon)
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| Option | Cost | Hours | Books on your calendar | Knows your urgent calls | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voicemail | Free | 24/7 | Phone only | ||
| Human answering service (Ruby, Smith.ai) | Ruby from $250/mo for 50 minutes; Smith.ai from $300/mo for 30 calls | 24/7 | Often (Calendly or Google Calendar) | Follows your script | Phone; live chat or texts with some providers |
| In-house receptionist | About $4,500/mo in the US (median pay $38,010/yr plus benefits) | Business hours | One call at a time | ||
| Frontivo.io | From $199/mo for phone; $299/mo for phone, chat and text; usage included | 24/7 | Phone, chat, text, email (WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger open soon) |
Sources: Ruby and Smith.ai pricing pages (checked September 28, 2026); US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Receptionists (2025 median pay) and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (June 2026, benefits 30% of compensation). US prices from the sources above; other providers and countries vary. Frontivo.io prices are in US dollars.
For detailers the key difference is answering while your hands are busy: Frontivo.io quotes the right package for the vehicle, books the full appointment length and captures coating leads, so you don't have to stop a job to pick up the phone.
How much does an AI receptionist for auto detailing cost?
Phone Only is $199/month: 300 AI voice minutes (about 100 calls), live call transfer to your number, missed-call text-back and appointment reminders. Detailers who also want website chat and texting choose Starter ($299/month): 300 AI voice minutes (about 100 calls), 300 website chats and 300 AI text replies, plus the Leads and Customers pages. Teams that also want WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and email choose Growth ($549/month; opens soon, reserve it at no charge) for all 7 channels, with 450 minutes (about 150 calls), 600 conversations and 500 text replies, plus review requests, follow-up texts and analytics. Calls and website chat work from day one; texting switches on after carrier approval for your number. Annual plans save 15%, extra usage is billed per unit or can be set to pause at your allowance, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial with no card and no setup fee (your phone number is connected when you subscribe, and WhatsApp comes with WhatsApp Only or Growth, which open soon). Other single-channel plans start at $99/month. Several locations or 1,500+ minutes a month? Talk to us about a custom plan. Prices in US dollars.
Compare all plansFAQ
Auto Detailing: FAQ
Straight answers about how Frontivo.io works for auto detailing.
- Yes, from the prices you enter for each package and vehicle size, plus extra charges like pet hair or heavy soiling. If a car needs to be seen first — for example for paint correction — it books an inspection instead of guessing.
Still have questions?
Pick whatever's easiest. We're happy to help.
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