Comparison
LeadRescue, Podium, Hatch, and HighLevel.
Each cell is a fact from a public page, with the link under it. Where a dollar price is not on that page, the cell says quote-based / not published. As of Oct 2026, terms may change.
| Topic | LeadRescueThis product. Prices below are the ones published on this site. | PodiumHome-services AI employee sold by Podium. | HatchAI communications platform for service businesses. | HighLevelThe published GoHighLevel platform, sold as an all-in-one agency tool. This column is that product, not a blend of similar tools. |
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| Public price | List price is Starter $149, Growth $279, and Pro $499 per month. Extra conversations are $0.40. A 14-day trial is included. The founding pilot for the first 5 HVAC shops is 3 months with no subscription fee and no setup fee, then 25% off the month-to-month price for 2 years ($111.75, $209.25, and $374.25). That discount is not combined with annual. Annual is a 12-month commitment at Starter $93 per month ($1,116 per year), Growth $174 per month ($2,088 per year), and Pro $312 per month ($3,744 per year). | Quote-based / not published. The public pricing page asks for a custom quote and does not list a dollar price. | Quote-based / not published. Hatch describes a platform fee plus usage across Standard, Pro, and Enterprise, and says it quotes from locations and volume. No dollar price is on the pricing page. | Starter $97 per month ($970 per year), Unlimited $297 per month ($2,970 per year), and Agency Pro $497 per month ($4,970 per year). Enterprise is custom. Phone, SMS, and AI usage are billed separately. |
| Contract | Month to month has no contract and cancels from the Stripe customer portal once a live subscription exists. Annual is a 12-month commitment. | Standard terms set an initial subscription of 12 months unless the order says otherwise. It renews for the same length unless either party gives written notice at least 30 days before the term ends. The client agrees to pay for the whole term. | Plans are an annual agreement, paid monthly per location. Hatch says the exact length, billing start, and cancellation terms are set in each agreement. The pricing page says there is no published pilot or trial. | Month to month. HighLevel’s pricing FAQ says there is no long-term contract, and that you can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel from the dashboard. A 14-day trial is published. Billing starts at the end of the trial unless it is canceled. |
| Setup | Month-to-month plans include a $99 setup fee once, for forwarding guidance, quiet hours, owner alerts, and the first calendar connection. Annual plans have no setup fee. Founding-pilot shops pay no subscription fee and no $99 setup fee during the first 3 months. | Quote-based / not published. The terms allow one-time fees for setup, implementation, or onboarding when they are written on the order. No dollar amount is on the public pricing page. | The pricing page includes AI setup and support, and describes white-glove onboarding. A separate setup fee is not published. | No setup fee is listed. Signup is a self-serve 14-day trial. Usage charges for phone, SMS, or AI can apply during the trial. |
| HVAC focus | Built for US owner-operated HVAC companies with about 2–15 people. | The home-services site covers HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and garage door. It is not an HVAC-only product. | Hatch says it serves home services and home improvement businesses, from one location to multi-brand companies. It is not described as HVAC-only. | Marketed to agencies and many industries. The pricing FAQ gives snapshot examples for real estate, dentists, and gyms. It is not an HVAC-only product. |
| Missed-call text-back | After a no-answer forward, one informational text names the business, says the call was missed, and includes STOP. | Podium says its AI answers calls 24 hours a day, qualifies the caller, and books onto the dispatch board, and that it replies to text leads. The feature copy we reviewed does not state a separate automatic text after an unanswered call. | Hatch’s published voice product answers the inbound call, including nights, weekends, and holidays. SMS is part of the multichannel CSR. A missed-call text-back feature is not described on the pricing or voice pages reviewed. | Missed Call Text Back sends a custom text when a call goes unanswered. The message can include a calendar booking link, and it can run after hours. |
| Qualification | The text thread asks whether the job is a repair, a tune-up, or an install, and stops booking for gas, smoke, or a CO alarm. | On a live call, Podium says the AI qualifies the customer, collects job details, and books before the call ends. | Hatch says the voice agent identifies the call type, answers from the business’s knowledge, and qualifies the lead. | The missed-call text is a message you write. Conversation AI and Voice AI are separate core features, and usage charges apply. The missed-call post does not describe that text as an AI qualification conversation. |
| Calendar booking | Openings come from Google Calendar free/busy when that account is connected. Without those credentials, openings are labeled sandbox and nothing is written to a real calendar. | Podium says the AI books onto the customer’s calendar and dispatch board. | Hatch says the agent books onto a live calendar while the caller is on the line, including ServiceTitan and LeadPerfection for most major trade software. | Booking calendars are a listed core feature. HighLevel says a missed-call text can include a booking link and that a booked appointment is added to the HighLevel calendar. |
As of Oct 2026, terms may change. Links go to each company’s public page. This table does not include reviews or results from customers.