If you use Breezy AI to answer your calls, you’ll have seen the news: Breezy is winding down its AI receptionist service, which is set to stop answering calls on July 25, 2026. Billing has already stopped, and after the cutoff, any phone number Breezy provisioned that hasn’t been moved will stop working.
It’s an unwelcome disruption, but a manageable one if you act before the deadline. Here’s exactly what’s happening, what you need to do, and how to choose a replacement that won’t leave you in the same position again.
What’s happening to Breezy?
Breezy AI, the AI-only answering app built for service businesses like contractors, auto shops, and law firms, is closing. The dates that matter:
- Billing has stopped.
- Service ends July 25, 2026. After that date, Breezy will no longer answer calls.
- Unported numbers go dead. Any phone number Breezy provided that you haven’t moved elsewhere will stop working once the service switches off.
If you built your customer contact around Breezy, the priority now is protecting your phone number and your call history before that happens.
What Breezy customers should do now
Work through these steps well before July 25 — porting a number alone can take up to 10 business days.
- Export your data. Download or request your call logs, contacts, and any customer records held in Breezy. Contact Breezy directly to confirm the export process and deadline.
- Port your phone number. This is the big one. If customers know your Breezy number, you need to move it to your new provider before the shutoff or you risk losing it. Ports typically take 3–10 business days, so start early and keep the account active until it completes.
- Line up your replacement. Choose and set up your new answering service before you cancel, so there’s no gap in coverage.
- Cancel your subscription. Once your number is ported and your data is exported, close out your Breezy account.
What to look for in a replacement
It’s tempting to swap Breezy for the nearest lookalike — another low-cost, AI-only app. But Breezy’s closure is a useful reminder: an answering service is only worth anything if it’s reliably there. As you weigh up options, look for:
- Stability and track record. A provider with a long operating history and thousands of customers is far less likely to disappear on you.
- More than AI alone. AI handles routine calls brilliantly, but complex, sensitive, or high-value calls still benefit from a real person. A service that blends both means you’re covered whatever the call.
- 24/7 coverage as standard. After-hours and overflow calls are often your most valuable, and the easiest to lose.
- Real integrations and quick setup. Your new service should fit the scheduling and CRM tools you already use and get you live fast.
Moving to Moneypenny US
Moneypenny US checks all of those boxes. The AI Receptionist handles FAQs, lead qualification, scheduling, and call routing 24/7 — and escalates seamlessly to a live receptionist whenever a call needs a human touch. Because it’s a blended model, you get the cost efficiency of AI without losing the personal service that wins and keeps customers, freeing your team to focus on the higher-value work only they can do.
As the #1 outsourced provider of customer conversations to over 21,000 businesses, Moneypenny is built for the long term — and business continuity is part of what we do, so moving your number across is quick and painless.
Need to move before July 25? Talk to the Moneypenny US team today on 866.766.5050 or visit moneypenny.com/us.
