Gqeberha's business day is spread across the city and the car plants. A tradesman in Uitenhage cannot answer while under a bonnet, and a Walmer practice cannot pick up mid-consultation. The enquiry goes elsewhere.
R499/month · 14-day trial, no card · Rand prices exclude VAT
The automotive supply chain and the harbour set the rhythm: early starts, shift changes, and suppliers who need an answer before the line stops. Add holiday visitors along the beachfront and the wind that ruins outdoor jobs, and the working week is unpredictable.
Shift work means enquiries arrive outside 08:00 to 17:00. An assistant that answers at 06:00 and 19:00 catches the two busiest windows.
One enquiry can arrive by call, WhatsApp and a website form. Without one place to catch them, the same person becomes three unfinished conversations.
Price, hours, area, availability. Answer those four clearly and the appointment is half made.
A reply in seconds reads as a well-run business. A reply tomorrow reads as a business that does not need the work.
AskZuri is used by automotive and engineering, trades and maintenance, medical practices, estate agencies, hospitality, logistics across South Africa. The questions are different; the gap is the same.
You set your own service area, so the assistant never promises a call-out in Fairview if you do not cover it.
If your customers are in or around these areas, this is built for you:
Not sure about your area? Ask in the form and we will tell you honestly whether it is a fit.
The price is the same everywhere in South Africa. No per-lead fees, no annual lock-in, no setup fee on the first two plans.
Website chat and WhatsApp answered 24/7, leads on your phone, a daily summary. The plan most small businesses start on.
Everything in Essentials plus calendar bookings, quotes, follow-ups, voice notes and a lead inbox with a pipeline.
Everything in Growth plus a real AI phone line on your own number, with a R999 once-off setup.
Rand prices exclude VAT. Every plan starts with a 14-day trial, no card. If AskZuri does not bring you work in 60 days, we keep working free until it does.
Yes, if you cover them. You set your service area once and the assistant respects it.
If your customers phone for lead times, prices and availability, yes. Those are answerable questions, and every unanswered one is a purchase order that went to a competitor.
Yes. You decide which jobs count as emergencies and where the alert goes — a call, WhatsApp or Telegram.
No. There is no queue and no script reader. It is software that answers with your business's own facts, then hands the lead to you. You keep the relationship.
It says so and takes a message, then alerts you. It will not guess. Every conversation is logged so you can see the gaps and fix the facts once.
Send your website and type of business. We build the receptionist from your own pages and send you the link, usually within one working day.
Or build it yourself in about 30 seconds on the instant demo. No card, no call, no obligation.