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Call answering services: what it costs and how to get quotes
Across 23 firms that publish a price on their own pages, the middle is £35, half charge between £19.59 and £49.50, and the range is £1.75 to £399. Read October 2026, from 64 firms' pages, 41 of which publish no price.
Send one enquiry here and up to three call answering services contact you directly. You pay Worklanded nothing; each firm pays a fixed published price for the enquiry, and you are emailed each firm's name as your details go to it.
Get quotes for call answering services
Free. Up to three firms, and you are told each one's name.
| Typical cost | £35 middle price (£19.59 to £49.50 for half of 23 firms) |
|---|---|
| What that price is for | What does a UK telephone answering service cost per month, per call and per minute, who is cheapest at my call volume, and who publishes a rate card at all? |
| What you pay us | Nothing. Sending an enquiry is free and you agree prices with the firm. |
| Who gets your details | Up to three call answering services, chosen by Worklanded. They contact you directly. |
| You are told | Each firm's name, by email, as your details go to it, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them. |
| What firms pay us | £30 per enquiry in the UK, $40 per enquiry in the US, a fixed price published on our lead price index. Never a share of what you pay them. |
| What a firm sees before it pays | The job and the area, without your name or contact details. |
| Where it is offered | the UK, the US |
Each figure below is from the firm's own page, read October 2026. The middle price is the median of 23 firms that publish one; 41 more firms we read publish no price. A firm's own page is a starting price, not a quote for your job.
| Firm's page | Published price |
|---|---|
| answer-4u.com | £1.75 |
| answer.co.uk | £10 |
| connect-communications.co.uk | £14.99 |
| receptionhq.co.uk | £15 |
| receptionhq.co.uk | £15 |
| message-direct.co.uk | £19.20 |
| team-connect.co.uk | £19.99 |
| office-answers.co.uk | £25 |
| officefront.co.uk | £25 |
| officefront.co.uk | £ 25 |
| sbnetwork.co.uk | £30 |
| jam.co.uk | £35 |
- What do you need covered? All incoming calls / Overflow when we are busy / Out of hours only / Emergency call-outs / Appointment booking into our diary
- Roughly how many calls a month? Under 25 / 25 to 60 / 60 to 150 / 150 to 500 / More than 500
- When do you need this? As soon as possible / Within a month / In 1 to 3 months / Later than 3 months / Just getting prices for now
- Business name
These are the questions on the form above, so a firm can quote from your first message.
- Is the price fixed, or an estimate? Ask for it in writing, with what would change it.
- What does your price include? Published prices for this work are usually quoted first-year answering service fees per client; check yours is quoted the same way before you compare.
- When could you start, and how long will it take? Firms are told when you said you need it; ask them to confirm.
- Who will do the work? Ask whether it is the firm's own staff or a subcontractor.
- Your enquiry is checked for spam and its contact details are checked so a firm can reach you.
- Worklanded chooses up to three call answering services that cover the area. A firm sees the job and the area before it decides to take it.
- As your details go to each firm, we email you its name, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them.
- The firms contact you directly. You agree the price and the work with them; Worklanded takes no part of that.
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How much does call answering services cost?
Across 23 firms that publish a price on their own pages, the middle is £35, half charge between £19.59 and £49.50, and the range is £1.75 to £399. Read October 2026, from 64 firms' pages, 41 of which publish no price. What was measured: What does a UK telephone answering service cost per month, per call and per minute, who is cheapest at my call volume, and who publishes a rate card at all.
How many firms will contact me about call answering services?
Up to three. Your details never go to more, and you can stop any more firms receiving them from the email that names each one.
Do I pay Worklanded anything?
No. Asking is free. Firms pay Worklanded a fixed price for each enquiry they take, published on our lead price index, never a share of what you pay them.
Will I know which firms have my details?
Yes. We email you each firm's name as your details go to it.
What will a firm ask me about call answering services?
The same questions as this page's form: what do you need covered; roughly how many calls a month; when do you need this; business name.
Run a call answering services business? See what these enquiries cost firms. This page as data: markdown.