All Comparisons

Google Voice vs Doorkeep

A general phone system versus a purpose-built AI receptionist for property management.

The short version

Google Voice gives you a second phone number and basic voicemail. Doorkeep answers calls live, understands tenant issues, and only escalates true emergencies, so you stop being on-call 24/7.

Call Handling

24/7 live answering

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceNo

AI-powered conversations

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceNo

Urgency detection

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceNo

Smart call transfers

DoorkeepYes
Google VoicePartial

Property Management

Maintenance request triage

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceNo

Emergency escalation

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceNo

Custom knowledge base

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceNo

Call summaries & transcripts

DoorkeepYes
Google VoicePartial

Setup & Integration

Works with existing number

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceYes

No hardware required

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceYes

Setup in under 15 minutes

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceYes

Property-specific configuration

DoorkeepYes
Google VoiceNo

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