Aira vs Jodie
The short answer
- Jodie costs least: £49 (about $65) a month for 100 calls and £49 (about $65) for 500.
- Aira has the lowest advertised price, $24.95, but costs $69.95 at 100 calls.
- Pick Aira if you want calls put through to you.
- Pick Jodie if you want the lower bill.
 Airaservice businesses losing calls while staff are with customers or on a jobVisit site |  JodieUK trades and service businesses that miss calls while out on the jobVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Aira$69.95 | Jodie£49about $65Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Aira$299 | Jodie£49about $65Lowest |
| Advertised from | Aira$24.95 a month | Jodie£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 |
| The advertised plan covers | AiraThe $24.95 plan it advertises covers 30 of 100 calls. Premium costs less for all 100. | JodieThe £49 (about $65) plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Airaper call | Jodieflat fee |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | AiraPartlyCalls past the allowance keep being answered and bill as overage at a per-call rate | JodiePartlyNo overage charge is published for extra calls |
| Free trial or plan | AiraNot stated | JodiePartlyThe first seven days are free with every feature switched on |
| Month to month, cancel online | AiraPartlyBilling is month to month with no long-term contract required | JodieYesAll self-serve plans are month-to-month with cancellation at any time and no penalty |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | AiraPartlyWith a supported scheduling connection it checks real availability | JodiePartlyLive calendar booking during the call needs Professional or Premium |
| Transfers to a person | AiraYesCalls transfer to your team and the agent briefs them with the caller's name | JodiePartlyTransfers to up to ten numbers with plain-English rules, but only from Professional upward |
| Human receptionists as backup | AiraNoEscalation goes to your own staff, not to a human agent working for Aira | JodieNoThe vendor positions Jodie as software doing the work a human agency would |
| After-hours rules | AiraPartlyIt answers 24/7 including evenings, weekends and holidays | JodieYesAnswering runs 24/7 including evenings, weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | AiraYesPriority criteria you define trigger a transfer to a named person or number | JodiePartlyEmergencies can be routed straight to an on-call number and are flagged on your phone |
| Texts your callers | AiraPartlyIt texts callers mid-call with a booking link, address or custom message | JodiePartlyAutomatic follow-up texts to callers start on Professional |
| Call summary by text | AiraYesSummaries arrive by SMS, email or both straight after the call | JodiePartlyCall summaries are sent by email with an app push notification on every plan |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | AiraYes31 languages | JodieYes12 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | AiraNoThe vendor states plainly that it is not HIPAA covered and signs no BAA on any plan | JodieNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | AiraNot stated | JodiePartlyThere is a recorded demo video and, after sign-up, a test number you ring as a customer |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | AiraYesGoogle Calendar, Outlook and Calendly are all named for booking | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional |
| Outlook | AiraYesGoogle Calendar, Outlook and Calendly are all named for booking | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional |
| Calendly | AiraYesGoogle Calendar, Outlook and Calendly are all named for booking | JodieYesCalendly and similar tools are only handled by texting the caller your link |
| Your trade’s software | AiraPartlyField service and legal software are covered | JodiePartlyThe only named direct integrations are Rex for estate agents and GoHighLevel |
| Keep your number | AiraYesYou keep your existing business number and forward calls to Aira | JodieYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and divert calls with your network code |
| In short | ||
| What it is | AiraAira is an AI phone answering service for small service businesses that answers calls 24/7, captures caller details, books appointments and routes or transfers callers. It is sold in four per-call plans alongside the vendor's other business agents.All answers for Aira | JodieJodie is an AI receptionist for small businesses that answers calls diverted to her around the clock, asks the questions you set and sends a summary after each one. The same assistant also handles website chat, WhatsApp and email.All answers for Jodie |
| Checked | AiraOctober 14, 2026 | JodieOctober 15, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price
“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of Oct 15, 2026.