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Automation & AI agent tools for home service businesses

We list 6 automation & AI agent tools for home service businesses, each checked on the vendor's own site. 5 publish a starting price; the lowest we found is $0 (free to start), from Turno (vendor page: “Free when using Turno marketplace cleaners; $10/property/mo for non-Turno teammates ($96/yr)”).

Updated Oct 15, 2026

ToolWhat it doesEntry priceChecked on
LulaMaintenance service for property managers with vetted vendors.Contact for pricing*Oct 15, 2026
TurnoCleaner scheduling and marketplace for short-term rental turnovers.Free when using Turno marketplace cleaners; $10/property/mo for non-Turno teammates ($96/yr)Oct 15, 2026
GustoPayroll, benefits and HR for small businesses.Simple $49/mo + $6/person; Plus $80/mo + $12/personOct 15, 2026
Retell AIPlatform for building and deploying AI phone agents.Pay as you go, $0.07-$0.31/min for voice agents; $10 free creditsOct 15, 2026
QuickBooks OnlineSmall business accounting with AI agents for invoicing and bookkeeping.Simple Start $38/mo ($19 promo for 3 months); Essentials $85/moOct 15, 2026
XeroCloud accounting for small businesses.Early $27/mo, Growing $59/mo, Established $97/mo (intro offer: $5.40/$11.80/$19.40 per month for the first 3 months)Oct 15, 2026

* Contact for pricing: the vendor publishes no price on its own site, so we don't show one. How we handle this.

Lula

Flat-rate maintenance pricing page; no subscription price in snapshot

Maintenance service for property managers with vetted vendors.

Internal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Lula ↗

Turno

Free when using Turno marketplace cleaners; $10/property/mo for non-Turno teammates ($96/yr)Free tier

Cleaner scheduling and marketplace for short-term rental turnovers.

Book & rescheduleInternal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Turno ↗

Gusto

Simple $49/mo + $6/person; Plus $80/mo + $12/person

Payroll, benefits and HR for small businesses.

Internal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Gusto ↗

Retell AI

Pay as you go, $0.07-$0.31/min for voice agents; $10 free credits

Platform for building and deploying AI phone agents.

AI receptionist & after-hours callsInternal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Retell AI ↗

QuickBooks Online

Simple Start $38/mo ($19 promo for 3 months); Essentials $85/mo

Small business accounting with AI agents for invoicing and bookkeeping.

Invoicing & collectionsInternal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit QuickBooks Online ↗

Xero

Early $27/mo, Growing $59/mo, Established $97/mo (intro offer: $5.40/$11.80/$19.40 per month for the first 3 months)

Cloud accounting for small businesses.

Invoicing & collectionsInternal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Xero ↗

Also works for any business

General tools with this job that aren't built for home service businesses specifically. Not counted in the total above.

Bench

Micro business $199/mo (≤$250k revenue); Bookkeeping $399/mo; Bookkeeping + Tax $649/mo

Online bookkeeping and tax service for small businesses.

Internal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Bench ↗

Bland AI

Developer start: $0.14/min, $0 platform fee, 2 free credits + inbound number

Enterprise AI phone call platform.

AI receptionist & after-hours callsInternal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Bland AI ↗

Chatbase

Hobby $32/mo billed yearly ($40 monthly)

Build AI chatbots trained on your own content.

Intake & formsInternal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Chatbase ↗

ChatGPT

Free version available; paid plan prices not rendered in snapshot textFree tier

OpenAI general-purpose AI assistant.

Marketing contentInternal automation & agentsMeeting notes & knowledge

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit ChatGPT ↗

Claude

Free $0; Pro $17/mo annual ($20 monthly)Free tier

Anthropic AI assistant for writing, analysis and coding.

Marketing contentInternal automation & agentsDocuments, drafting & e-sign

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Claude ↗

CustomGPT.ai

Standard $99/mo; Premium $499/mo; 7-day trial

No-code custom AI agents trained on business content.

Intake & formsInternal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit CustomGPT.ai ↗

Dext

Partner (accountant) pricing per client, e.g., add-ons $7-$7.50/client/mo; small-business plan price not in snapshot

Receipt and invoice capture that publishes to accounting software.

Internal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Dext ↗

Digits

Essentials $65/mo; Core $100/mo; Pro $250/mo

AI-native accounting and bookkeeping platform.

Internal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Digits ↗

Docyt

Accounting Suite from $299/property/mo; Daily Flash from $100/location/mo

AI bookkeeping and accounting automation.

Internal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Docyt ↗

Google Gemini

Free Gemini app; Google AI plan prices not cleanly parsed from snapshotFree tier

Google AI assistant, also inside Google Workspace.

Marketing contentInternal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Google Gemini ↗

Lindy

Free with $50 in credits; paid plans availableFree tier

No-code AI agents for email, meetings and calls.

Internal automation & agents

Checked Oct 15, 2026 DetailsVisit Lindy ↗

FAQ

What automation & AI agent tools work for home service businesses?

6 tools on this page, including Lula, Turno, Gusto, Retell AI. Each was checked against the vendor's site, most recently on Oct 15, 2026.

Which automation & AI agent tools for home service businesses publish their prices?

5 of 6: Turno (Free when using Turno marketplace cleaners; $10/property/mo for non-Turno teammates ($96/yr)); Retell AI (Pay as you go, $0.07-$0.31/min for voice agents; $10 free credits); Xero (Early $27/mo, Growing $59/mo, Established $97/mo (intro offer: $5.40/$11.80/$19.40 per month for the first 3 months)); QuickBooks Online (Simple Start $38/mo ($19 promo for 3 months); Essentials $85/mo); Gusto (Simple $49/mo + $6/person; Plus $80/mo + $12/person). The rest ask you to contact sales or book a demo.

Is there a free option?

The vendor sites for Turno state a free tier or free plan as of our last check.

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