Joist: New AI Receptionist add-on launched at $49/mo + 1 more change
What happened
Between the Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026 captures of Joist's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: New AI Receptionist add-on introduced at $49/mo (auto-answers missed calls, captures leads) Elite plan gained 6 new features — Sales dashboards, Business license showcase, Insurance uploads, Automated review requests, Social media icon embed, Add website links. In detail: New "AI Receptionist" add-on introduced at $49/mo — answers missed calls and captures leads automatically while on the job; Elite plan feature list expanded: added Sales dashboards, Business license showcase, Insurance uploads, Automated review requests, Social media icon embed, and Add website links. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on, feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Basics at $8.34, Pro at $14.17, Elite at $26.67, Run at $58.33 and AI Receptionist at $49.
It lands 24 days after Joist's previous change, "Joist: Pro plan price increased $16 to $17/mo" (Jul 3, 2026). Joist has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Jobber, FieldPulse and Workiz also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- AI Receptionist · Add-onNew add-onNot listed$49/mo
- Elite · FeatureAddedNo Sales dashboardsSales dashboards
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Receptionist | Add-on | Not listed | $49/mo | New add-on |
| Elite | Feature | No Sales dashboards | Sales dashboards | Added |
Values as written on Joist's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Joist's pricing page (joist.com) from Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Not listed" becomes "$49/mo".
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Joist, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 5, 2026improvedJoist adds built-in AI estimate, invoice and note tools to Basics plan
- Aug 24, 2026packagingJoist: new Run plan launches at $70/mo introductory (30% off $100 list)
- Jul 27, 2026packagingJoist: New AI Receptionist add-on launched at $49/mo + 1 more change · this change
- Jul 3, 2026increaseJoist: Pro plan price increased $16 to $17/mo
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changesQuestions about this change
Did Joist raise prices in July 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on, feature added.
What changed on Joist's pricing page between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026?
AI Receptionist add-on: Not listed → $49/mo; Elite feature: No Sales dashboards → Sales dashboards, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Joist change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Joist in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Joist: Pro plan price increased $16 to $17/mo" on Jul 3, 2026; Joist has been tracked since 2024-10-01.