Emergency dispatch
The lockout drops onto the board, the nearest tech gets the ping, the customer gets the ETA text. No group-chat scramble at midnight.
24/7 call answering for locksmiths
Whoever answers first wins the job.
A locked-out customer calls straight down the search results, and the first shop that picks up gets the work. Linq answers on the first ring, any hour: it quotes the real service call, takes the address, books the job and pings your on-call tech. Anything it misses gets a text back in seconds, so your customer is not already talking to the next shop on the list.
Dane4 jobs
8:00Rekey · Maple St
10:30Deadbolt install
11:15Lockout · emergencydragged here
2:00Commercial survey
Rosa3 jobs
8:30Safe service
11:00Key fob program
3:15Master key system
Tuan2 jobs
9:00Storefront repair
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1:45Rekey · 4 doors
Sent automatically
Dane is on the way. Arriving 11:15 to 11:35.
24/7 call answering for locksmiths
Locksmith scheduling, dispatch & invoicing
Built for the van, not the front desk.
Job scheduling
Rekeys, installs and commercial work book around the emergencies on one drag-and-drop board. If a job shifts, the customer gets a fresh ETA automatically.
Quotes & deposits
Quote it straight, book it with a card on file, and stop rolling trucks to customers who change their mind before you arrive.
Tap-to-pay at the door
The invoice is ready when the door opens. Tap the card at the curb. Paid before the van door closes.
Customer & property records
Every customer, property, note, photo and past job in one searchable record, so door hardware, key systems and old work stay one search away.
Missed-call text-back
Line busy, tech under a dashboard, whatever the reason: any missed call gets an instant text, and the lead stays yours.
Try it on a real week
Fourteen days. Your actual jobs.
Not a sandbox with fake customers in it. Put a real week through the board, answer real calls with it, and see what the Friday number looks like. Fourteen days, no card, cancel any day.
Built with locksmiths
We didn't study locksmiths. We partnered with them.
Linq's locksmith workflows were built in partnership with Safe & Secure Locksmith, a Metro Vancouver locksmith network running emergency dispatch around the clock. Their after-hours calls, their dispatch board and their payment-at-the-door reality shaped every feature on this page. If something didn't survive a real dispatch night, it didn't ship.
Pricing
One flat price. No per-tech math. Basic $89, Growth $179, Scale $249, Enterprise $349
Everything on this page is included from $179 a month: the receptionist, dispatch, invoicing, payments and the phone line. Flat tiers, so adding a tech never adds a fee. /pricing Basic $89, Growth $179, Scale $249, Enterprise $349
How it works
One lockout, start to finish.
- 11:52 PM A car lockout calls. Linq answers by the second ring, quotes the real service call (no $19 teaser games) and takes the location.
- 11:54 PM The job hits the board. Your on-call tech gets the ping, the customer gets the ETA text.
- 12:26 AM Door open. Tap the card at the curb, receipt sent, job closed.
- 8:00 AM The review request goes out. Five stars from somebody who was desperate at midnight, and you slept through the whole thing.
Locksmith software questions
What is the best software for a locksmith business?
The best locksmith software answers the phone at 2 AM, dispatches the nearest tech and takes payment at the door, because that is the actual job. Generic tools bolt those on afterward. Linq's locksmith side was built in partnership with a working locksmith shop, so emergency dispatch, deposits and after-hours answering are the core, not add-ons, and pricing is flat instead of per tech.
Does Linq handle after-hours emergency calls?
Yes. The AI receptionist answers around the clock, quotes the service call, books the job and pings your on-call tech. Missed calls get an instant text back so the customer never gets to the next name on the list.
Can it schedule booked jobs and emergencies together?
One board holds both. Lockouts drop in around the scheduled rekeys and installs, and if anything shifts, the customer gets a fresh ETA text without you touching the phone.
Does Linq work for mobile locksmiths without an office?
That is exactly who it is for. Answering, dispatch, quotes, tap-to-pay and records all run from the phone in the van. No front desk required, and none assumed.
Can I keep key system and property records?
Every customer and property record holds notes, photos and full job history, so master key systems, door hardware and past work stay one search away instead of one memory away.
Is Linq a Jobber alternative for locksmith shops?
Yes. Linq covers the same core work (scheduling, dispatch, quoting, invoicing, payments) and includes the 24/7 AI receptionist and business phone in every plan, at a flat price instead of per user.
Get started with locksmith software
Answer the next lockout.
Setup takes an afternoon. Tonight's calls are already covered.
Linq is locksmith software for shops that would rather be on the tools than at a desk: start free, or put one real week through it on the 14-day trial and judge it on Friday.
