Moving is one of the most stressful things people do, and they’ve heard the horror stories about rogue movers. They get a few estimates, worry about who to trust, and pick the company that answered fast, explained clearly and kept in touch. Obravetta helps you be that company, from the first call to the review after the last box. From $27/month.
The federal government runs a whole program, Protect Your Move, warning people about dishonest movers. Customers read that stuff. They’re nervous before they ever call you.
That means the estimate isn’t only about price. It’s about whether you look like a real, registered company that will show up and not hold their things hostage.
Fast replies, written estimates, clear paperwork and steady updates win more moves than a low number does.
One move, from the first call to the review. Here’s where movers lose the job, and what has to run on its own to stop it.
| Stage | What's happening | Where it dies | What has to run automatically |
|---|---|---|---|
| The call | Customer calls three movers | Nobody answers, they book one of the others | Missed-call text back in seconds, from your number |
| The estimate | Home size, stairs, move date | Estimate takes days to arrive | Online estimate request, then a written estimate on their phone |
| The decision | Customer compares estimates | Silence for a week. This is the big one. | Follow-up texts and emails until they decide |
| Booking | Date, deposit, paperwork | Customer worried about a scam | E-signature, a card deposit and the FMCSA booklets attached |
| Move week | Packing, nerves, questions | “Are you still coming?” calls | Reminders a week out, the day before and on the way |
| After | Final invoice, review | No review asked for | Review request the day after the move |
Not a feature list. This is what one customer’s move looks like when the system handles the communication for you.
A family calls about a move next month. Your office is closed. They get a text right away with a link to request an estimate. On Growth and Pro, AI voice answering can take the details on the phone.
Missed-call text back · AI voice answering (Growth & Pro)You send a written estimate they can sign on their phone, with your USDOT number on it and the FMCSA booklets attached if it’s interstate.
Proposals with e-signature · Email templatesThey’re comparing three movers. Friendly follow-ups go out on their own: a text in a couple of days, an email next week. You don’t remember to send any of them.
Unlimited automated workflowsThey sign and pay the deposit by card. Everything is on the customer record, so anyone in your office can answer their questions.
Text-to-pay · Customer recordA week out, they get a packing checklist. The day before, they get your arrival window. On move day, they get an on-the-way text.
Appointment reminders · Automated textsOnce the boxes are in, the review request goes out while they’re relieved it’s over.
Automated review requestsMoving customers usually compare estimates. Put in your own numbers to see what closing a few more of them is worth each month.
The math: estimates per month × (close rate with follow-up − close rate today) × your average move. Change any number to see your own result.
Most moving companies are honest. The ones that grow are the ones that make it easy for a nervous customer to see that.
Is this a real company? Will the final bill match the estimate? Will they show up on time? What happens if something breaks?
The FMCSA tells customers exactly what to check. Make every one of those things easy to find.
FMCSA’s fraud guidance lists warning signs customers should watch for, including movers who demand cash or a large deposit before the move, or who don’t provide the “Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move” booklet. Doing the opposite, and saying so, sets you apart.
On Obravetta Growth and Obravetta Pro, a professional moving company website is built for you as part of the plan, not quoted separately by an agency for a few thousand dollars.
A moving company website has one job: get a nervous customer to request an estimate. That means a clear estimate form, the moves you handle (local, long distance, apartments, offices), your licensing and insurance, real reviews, and photos of your actual trucks and crew.
On Obravetta Starter at $27 you get the builder and build it yourself. On Growth and Pro we build it for you.
Obravetta isn’t a dispatch app with marketing bolted on. It’s the whole stack, and for a moving company it breaks into six jobs.
Published figures, sourced below.
Americans move less than they used to, which means fewer moves to go around and more competition for each one. The movers who win are the ones customers trust fastest.
Every plan includes a 14-day free trial, month-to-month with no contract. Annual billing charges for ten months instead of twelve.
1 team member
Owner-operator. Website builder, missed-call text back, unlimited follow-up workflows, estimates, invoicing and review automation.
Up to 3 team members
Adds AI voice answering, a professional website built for you, and 5,000 contacts. Most small moving companies land here.
Unlimited team members
Unlimited contacts, done-for-you setup, custom automations and job booking campaigns. Where multi-crew movers end up.
Honest note on seats: Starter is one user and Growth covers up to three. A moving company with office staff plus several crew leads will want Pro at $297, where seats are unlimited.
It depends what's holding you back. If you need inventory and cube sheets, truck and crew dispatch, or storage billing, a moving-specific platform such as SmartMoving or Supermove goes further than we do. If your problem is missed calls, estimates that never get a second touch, and customers who don't trust a mover they found online, that's what Obravetta is built for, with the website and marketing included.
Follow up, and keep it friendly. Most customers get more than one estimate and decide a week or two later. An automatic text a couple of days after the estimate, another the next week, and one before their move date keeps you in the running without you remembering to call. It's on every plan, including the $27 one.
Be open about the things the government tells customers to check. The FMCSA's 'Ready to Move' guidance tells customers to use movers with a USDOT number who are registered with FMCSA for interstate moves, and its fraud guidance warns about movers who demand cash or a large deposit up front. Put your USDOT number on your website and estimates, give a written estimate, and take payment by card with a receipt.
Per FMCSA, interstate movers must give customers the 'Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move' booklet and the 'Ready to Move' brochure. You can attach both to your estimate email so it goes out every time. Rules for moves within one state are set by the state, so check your local requirements.
Tell them what's happening before they ask. Send a reminder a week out with a packing checklist, another the day before with your arrival window, and an on-the-way text on move day. Most stressed calls to a moving office are just 'are you still coming?' Automatic updates answer that.
No, and it's worth being straight about. We don't build inventory lists, calculate cubic feet, dispatch trucks and crews, or bill for storage. Moving-specific platforms do that. Plenty of movers use one for operations and Obravetta for everything in front of the move: the calls, the follow-up, the reviews and the website.
Ask every customer automatically the day after the move, once the boxes are in. Google's own Business Profile documentation says more reviews and positive ratings can help local ranking, and moving customers read reviews closely before they trust anyone with their belongings.
Importing your customer list from a CSV takes an afternoon, and missed-call text back plus estimate follow-up can be live the same day. The part with a real wait is 10DLC registration, the carrier approval required to send business texts in the US, which takes a few business days on any platform. A built-for-you website takes longer because we need your photos, service area and licensing details.
That's who Obravetta Starter at $27/month is for, and estimate follow-up pays off fastest for a small team, since nobody has time to call every open estimate. Starter is a single seat and doesn't include AI voice answering or the built-for-you website; both start on Growth at $97. Once you run several crews, Pro at $297 has unlimited seats.
Fourteen days is long enough to import your customers, get texting approved, and have missed-call text back and estimate follow-up running. It doesn’t need a demo call.
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US mover rates for 2021 and 1948: US Census Bureau, “United States Migration Continued to Decline From 2020 to 2021”. USDOT number and FMCSA registration guidance for interstate movers: FMCSA, Ready to Move? brochure (2022). Required documents for interstate moves: FMCSA Protect Your Move FAQs. Fraud warning signs: FMCSA, Protect Your Move brochure. Local ranking factors and the statement that more reviews and positive ratings can help local ranking: Google Business Profile Help. All verified November 2026. Obravetta pricing from our own pricing page.
Nothing on this page is legal or regulatory advice. Interstate moves are regulated by FMCSA, and moves within one state are regulated by that state, so confirm your own licensing, insurance and paperwork requirements. Job stages are illustrative of how moving work typically flows, not guarantees of results. Calculator results are estimates based only on the numbers you enter, not a prediction or guarantee of results. Google does not disclose how heavily any individual ranking factor is weighted, and no platform can promise a ranking outcome. Google, SmartMoving and Supermove are trademarks of their respective owners; Obravetta is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Figures change, so verify current details at the sources above.