After hours, answered. Jobs booked while you sleep.
An after-hours answering service answers the calls that come in after you close, so a 9:07 p.m. call becomes a booked job instead of a voicemail you find too late. Ansio answers nights, weekends, and holidays, books people straight onto your calendar, and texts them the confirmation. Flat price from about $39 a month, live the same day.
No contract, no asterisk · Free for 3 days, cancel anytime · Live the same day
Do not take our word for it
Hear Edward answer a real call
Edward is our own front desk, not a recording. He calls you back in seconds, or dial him at (647) 424-1001. Ask him anything a customer would.
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The calls you used to find in the morning
Answers every after-hours call
Ansio picks up nights, weekends, and holidays, with no voicemail, no hold queue, and no busy signal.
Books while you sleep
Callers schedule, reschedule, or cancel on your Google, Outlook, or Square calendar right on the call.
Gets emergencies to a human
Urgent calls go straight to your on-call tech by the rules you set, so real emergencies reach someone fast.
Catches the lead first
The new customer who calls at 9 p.m. gets a real conversation, not a voicemail and a reason to call a competitor.
Texts the confirmation
Every booking gets a confirmation text, a reminder, and any link the caller needs to show up.
Talks in 30+ languages
Ansio hears the caller's language and switches mid-call, so no late-night caller is ever turned away.
How after-hours answering works
Forward your number after hours
Point your existing line to Ansio when you close. No new hardware, no new number, no contract.
Ansio answers and acts
It greets the caller, books or reschedules on your calendar, and sends real emergencies to your on-call person by your rules.
You wake up to the record
Every after-hours call lands in your dashboard with the full transcript and recording, ready by morning.
More than voicemail, an answering service, or a basic AI receptionist
How Ansio compares to the common alternatives. Varies means some providers offer it, often at extra cost or on a higher tier.
| Capability |  | Other AI receptionists | Answering service | Voicemail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answers & engages every caller live, 24/7 | Varies | |||
| Books & reschedules on your own calendar | Varies | |||
| Dispatches a job to your tech & texts the customer a live ETA | ||||
| Speaks 30+ languages, switching mid-call (English ↔ French) | Varies | |||
| Texts callers back with two-way SMS | ||||
| Records, transcribes & scores every call | Varies | Varies | ||
| Time to go live | Same day | Minutes to days | Days: account + scripting | Instant, but the caller is lost |
The deal, in plain words
No contracts. Ever.
There's no contract. There never will be. Stay if it's working. If it isn't, leaving takes one click, any month. We've made our peace with that.
Free for 3 days.
Three days. Your real number, your real callers, real bookings on your real calendar. If it doesn't pay for itself, walk away. One click, no hard feelings.
Live the same day.
Sign up with your morning coffee. By the 2pm rush, the calls you can't grab get answered, booked, and texted to you. No hardware, no IT project.
Edward calls you back in seconds. Don't take our word for it. Take his.
What businesses like yours see when every call gets answered
Businesses that answer every call book far more of the work that used to ring out.
See how →Up to 0%fewer no-showsAutomatic call and text reminders bring people back to the times they booked.
See how →0+languages spokenAnsio greets callers in their own language and follows when they switch mid-call.
See how →<0sto pick upEvery caller is greeted live in under a second, day or night, no hold music.
See how →Illustrative outcomes based on typical results. Every business is different, so your numbers will vary.
After-hours answering by industry
Plumbing
Burst pipes don't wait for business hours. Ansio answers the 2am call, triages the emergency to your on-call plumber, and books non-urgent jobs for the morning, so the after-hours work you used to lose to voicemail comes to you.
HVAC
No heat in winter or no AC in a heat wave, and callers won't leave a voicemail; they'll call the next company. Ansio routes emergencies to your on-call tech and books the rest, so you stay on top of peak season with intelligent emergency routing.
Dental
Patients call after hours to book, reschedule, or report pain. Ansio answers around the clock and puts appointments straight on your calendar, so the calls that used to ring out turn into appointments.
After-hours answering service FAQs
Can it cover lunch hours and days off too, not just nights?
Yes. Forward your line whenever no one’s there (after closing, over lunch, on a day off, or as daytime overflow) and Ansio answers, books, and routes those calls exactly as it does at 2am.
How does it handle our on-call rotation after hours?
You set who’s on call and what counts as urgent, and Ansio routes genuine emergencies to the right person in your on-call rotation while booking or texting everything else, so the rest of the team isn’t woken for routine calls.
What is an after-hours answering service?
An after-hours answering service answers business calls when your office is closed, at night, on weekends, and on holidays. Ansio does it with AI that picks up every call, books appointments, and routes emergencies to your on-call person, so no caller hits voicemail when you're off.
How does Ansio handle emergency calls after hours?
Ansio checks each caller against the rules you set and transfers genuine emergencies to your on-call tech, while routine requests get booked or texted a confirmation. You decide what counts as urgent.
Will after-hours callers know they're talking to AI?
Ansio holds a natural conversation, answers questions, and completes the booking. Callers get help instead of a voicemail box, which is what matters at 11pm or on a holiday.
How much does an after-hours answering service cost?
Ansio is one clear monthly plan. Whether you get five after-hours calls or fifty, the price is the same.
How fast can I get set up?
Ansio goes live the same day. You forward your existing number to it after closing, with no new hardware, no new number, and no contract to sign.
Does this work for businesses anywhere in Canada?
Yes. Ansio works as an after-hours telephone answering service across the US, Canada, and the UK, answering calls and booking appointments around your local hours.
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The questions every owner asks first
Fair concerns about handing your calls to an AI helper. Here are the straight answers.
Will my callers know they are talking to a computer?
Most do not, and you do not have to take our word for it. Edward calls you back in seconds, so ask him anything a customer would. He answers in a natural voice, speaks 30+ languages, and switches mid-call. When a call really needs a person, he takes a clear message or passes it to your team, so your people stay the ones who win the work.
What if it books something wrong, or a call gets complicated?
Ansio reads your live calendar before it ever confirms a time, so it books real openings, not double-bookings. Every call is recorded and transcribed, so you can check exactly what was said in seconds. For anything outside its lane, it captures the details and hands the call to you instead of guessing.
Am I locked in, and how hard is it to start?
No contract, ever. Pricing is flat from about $39 a month with call minutes included, and you can cancel anytime in one click. Setup is same-day: forward your number and you are live, nothing to install. Try it free for 3 days on your real line before you decide.
Stop losing calls after you close
Forward your number tonight and Ansio answers every call while you sleep, then hands you a full calendar in the morning. Live the same day, flat monthly price, cancel anytime. Book a demo to hear it handle an after-hours call.