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AI Receptionist · After-hours answeringby Tactly

Closed for the night, still answering

When you lock up, the calls do not stop. The AI Receptionist picks up after hours, books what can be booked, takes down the rest, and has it all in your email before you open.

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The short version: set your business hours, choose after-hours answering, and forward your line. Outside those hours the receptionist answers every call, tells the caller it is a virtual assistant, and books a time or takes a message. Each call is emailed to you with a summary and transcript.

What happens after hours

No caller hears a dead end

A booking instead of voicemail

With no one available to transfer to, it offers the caller an open time on your calendar and books it once the calendar confirms.

Messages you can act on

It asks what the caller needs and reads their number back to them, so the morning callback reaches the right person.

Your hours, your rules

Set the hours that count as open. Choose after hours only, or combine it with missed calls during the day.

Holidays and weekends too

Any time outside the hours you set is after hours, so a long weekend is covered the same way as a weeknight.

The next morning

Start the day already caught up

One email per call

Each one says who called, what they wanted and how it ended, with the transcript underneath.

Bookings already made

Appointments booked overnight are on your calendar, so there is nothing to confirm before the day starts.

Calls with your other leads

Overnight calls sit in your 1Digital account beside web forms and chats, so the whole team sees the same list.

Spam does not pile up

Calls are capped per day and per caller, so a robocaller cannot burn through your minutes while you sleep.

Hear it answer

Listen to Tactly take a call

Example calls in Tactly's voice, with a sample voice playing the caller. Under each one is the summary the owner gets by email.

  • Plumbing · 0:26

    Books a repair

    Brightline Plumbing

    A caller with a leaking water heater booked a visit for Thursday at 9 a.m. The summary and full transcript were emailed to the owner.

    Read the transcript
    1. Tactly: Thanks for calling Brightline Plumbing. I'm the virtual assistant, and this call may be recorded. How can I help?
    2. Caller: Hi, yeah, my water heater's leaking. Is there any way someone can come out this week?
    3. Tactly: I'm sorry to hear that. I have Thursday at 9 or Friday at 1. Which works better?
    4. Caller: Oh, Thursday at 9 works. Thanks.
    5. Tactly: You're booked for Thursday at 9. We'll see you then.

  • HVAC · 0:41

    Repair booking

    Northwind Heating and Air

    Paula Reyes called because her furnace is blowing cold air. She booked a no-heat repair for tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. at 41 Linden Court.

    Read the transcript
    1. Tactly: Thanks for calling Northwind Heating and Air. I'm the virtual assistant, and this call may be recorded. How can I help?
    2. Caller: Hi, yeah, our furnace is blowing cold air, and it's getting pretty chilly in here.
    3. Tactly: Sorry about that. I can get a technician out to you. May I have your name and address?
    4. Caller: Sure, it's Paula Reyes, at 41 Linden Court.
    5. Tactly: Thanks, Paula. I have tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. Which works better?
    6. Caller: Oh, 8:30. The earlier the better, honestly.
    7. Tactly: You're booked for tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. at 41 Linden Court. The technician will see you then.

  • Law firm · 0:34

    Transfer to a person

    Calder and Voss Law

    A new caller was in a car accident yesterday and has a sore neck. They are looking for a lawyer and were transferred to Dana in Intake.

    Read the transcript
    1. Tactly: Thank you for calling Calder and Voss Law. I'm the virtual assistant, and this call may be recorded. How can I help?
    2. Caller: Hi. So, I was in a car accident yesterday, and I think I need a lawyer.
    3. Tactly: I'm sorry that happened. Is anyone hurt and in need of help right now?
    4. Caller: No, no, I'm home now. My neck's just sore, that's all.
    5. Tactly: Thank you. Dana in Intake handles new cases. Would you like me to connect you to her now?
    6. Caller: Yes, please, that would be great.
    7. Tactly: Connecting you to Dana now. One moment.

  • Cleaning · 0:42

    Price question

    Sparrow Home Cleaning

    Dev Patel asked about a move-out clean for a three-bedroom house at the end of the month. He was told move-out cleans start at $250 up to two bedrooms and booked a walkthrough for Friday at 10 a.m.

    Read the transcript
    1. Tactly: Good morning, Sparrow Home Cleaning. I'm the virtual assistant, and this call may be recorded. How can I help?
    2. Caller: Hi, so I'm moving out of a three-bedroom house at the end of the month, and I was wondering how much a move-out clean is.
    3. Tactly: Move-out cleans start at $250 for homes up to two bedrooms. For three bedrooms or more, the team does a quick walkthrough first so the quote is exact. Would you like to book one?
    4. Caller: Yeah, sure. Could we do Friday?
    5. Tactly: Friday at 10 a.m. is open. Can I take your name?
    6. Caller: Yeah, it's Dev. Dev Patel.
    7. Tactly: You're all set, Dev. Friday at 10 a.m. for the walkthrough.

  • Bakery · 0:35

    A question it can't answer

    Larkspur Bakery

    Amy asked whether the bakery ships birthday cakes to another state, for her sister in Ohio. That was not in your notes, so she left a message for a call back.

    Read the transcript
    1. Tactly: Hi, thanks for calling Larkspur Bakery. I'm the virtual assistant, and this call may be recorded. How can I help?
    2. Caller: Hi! Quick question. Do you ship birthday cakes out of state? It's for my sister in Ohio.
    3. Tactly: I don't have that information, and I'd rather not guess. I can have the owner call you back with an answer. Would that help?
    4. Caller: Yeah, that's fine. It's Amy, at 555 0163.
    5. Tactly: That's Amy at 555 0163. The owner will call you back about shipping a cake to Ohio.

More sample calls, with transcripts and downloads, on Tactly.ai ›

Pricing

After-hours coverage on every plan

Every plan is the same receptionist with the same features. The only difference is how many minutes of calls it answers each month.

  • Starter

    $49/mo

    100 minutes of calls a month, then $0.35 a minute

    For a few missed calls a day.

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  • Most popular

    Pro

    $99/mo

    250 minutes of calls a month, then $0.29 a minute

    For a busy line most days.

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  • Growth

    $199/mo

    600 minutes of calls a month, then $0.25 a minute

    For a team that lives on the phone.

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Every plan includes

  • A local phone number for the receptionist
  • Answers after hours, nights and weekends
  • Books appointments, synced with your calendar
  • Transfers callers to a person
  • Email summary and transcript of every call

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Calls under 15 seconds are not billed. Switch plans any time, prorated. No website needed. Billed monthly through your 1Digital account, and you see the price before you pay. On a WorkspaceCMS Essentials website plan it cannot book appointments; booking by phone needs Growth or above. Extra charges outside the plan: each phone number outside the US (Mexico, Spain or Latin America) is $10 a month on top of your plan and takes calls only; it cannot send texts. Your US local number, and texting on it, are included in every plan with no extra fee.

Get AI Receptionist

Try it free first

7 days free on Tactly

Sign up on tactly.ai, pick a plan and the receptionist answers your calls the same day. The trial includes 30 answered minutes, with a card on file and nothing charged until it ends. Cancel anytime.

  • ›After-hours answering is included in every plan.
  • ›Pick after hours only, or add missed calls during the day.
  • ›Keep your number: calls forward to the receptionist.
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Common questions

Does after-hours answering cost extra?
No. It is included in every plan. Calls simply use minutes from your plan like any other answered call.
Can it answer only after hours and leave the day to my team?
Yes. Choose after hours only and set your business hours. During the day your phone rings as it always has.
What if a caller has an emergency at night?
Callers describing an emergency are told to hang up and call 911. For urgent work that is not an emergency, it takes the details and a callback number so you see it first thing.
Will it tell callers we are closed?
It answers from your notes, so it can share your hours and when you reopen, then offer a booking or a message.

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