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AutoLeap AIR vs Johnni AI

The short answer

  • AutoLeap AIR costs least: $99 a month for 100 calls and $199 for 500.
  • Johnni AI has the lowest advertised price, A$49 (about $34), but costs A$144 (about $100) at 100 calls.
  • Pick AutoLeap AIR if you want the lower bill or Spanish.
AutoLeap AIR vs Johnni AI, compared
AutoLeap AIRauto repair shops losing after-hours and busy-bay calls to voicemailVisit siteJohnni AIAustralian and NZ trades who miss calls on the job and want the booking madeVisit site
Cost
At 100 calls a monthAutoLeap AIR$99LowestJohnni AIA$144about $100
At 500 calls a monthAutoLeap AIR$199LowestJohnni AIA$559about $386
Advertised fromAutoLeap AIR$99 a monthJohnni AIA$49 (about $34) a monthabout $34
The advertised plan coversAutoLeap AIRThe $99 plan covers all 100 calls.Johnni AIThe A$49 (about $34) plan covers 24 of 100 calls.76 cost extra.
BillsAutoLeap AIRper callJohnni AIper minute
Keeps answering past your allowanceAutoLeap AIRYesCalls past the plan allowance keep being answeredJohnni AIYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and the extra minutes are billed per minute
Free trial or planAutoLeap AIRPartlyThere is a 30-day free period advertised as a limited-time offer rather than a standing free planJohnni AIPartlyThe 7 day trial comes with 30 free minutes to set up and test the receptionist
Month to month, cancel onlineAutoLeap AIRYesSold month to month with no commitment and no minimum spend on the pay-as-you-go optionJohnni AIYesReceptionist plans are month to month with no lock-in, and you can terminate at any time
On the call
Books appointmentsAutoLeap AIRPartlyIt schedules during the live callJohnni AIYesIt checks the live calendar and books into Google Calendar during the call
Transfers to a personAutoLeap AIRPartlyIt routes a caller to a human when asked, but the vendor limits that to business hoursJohnni AIYesWarm transfer is on every plan: it puts the caller through and briefs you first
Human receptionists as backupAutoLeap AIRNoThe vendor states AIR runs on its own with no human supervisor behind itJohnni AINoThere is no vendor-staffed human team behind the AI
After-hours rulesAutoLeap AIRYesRound-the-clock answering including weekends and holidaysJohnni AIYesAnswers 24/7 including nights, weekends and public holidays, and you choose the scope
Urgent calls escalatedAutoLeap AIRNot statedJohnni AIPartlyEscalation chains that ring an on-call roster until someone accepts are offered in the custom build tier, not in the self-serve plans
Texts your callersAutoLeap AIRNot statedJohnni AIPartlyTexting the caller works but is a paid add-on at $50 a month on every plan
Call summary by textAutoLeap AIRPartlyEvery call produces a written summary visible in the AIR Portal dashboardJohnni AIPartlyEmail summaries plus a recording and transcript are on every plan
Language, privacy and trying it
LanguagesAutoLeap AIRYesEnglish, Spanish and FrenchJohnni AIPartlyEnglish only
HIPAA, with a signed BAAAutoLeap AIRNot statedJohnni AINot stated
Hear it before you buyAutoLeap AIRYesA public demo number is published for calling the agent yourselfJohnni AIYesThere is a live demo number you can ring to hear the same receptionist
What it connects to
Google CalendarAutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destinationJohnni AIYesGoogle Calendar sync and the vendor's own free Scheduler are included on every plan
OutlookAutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destinationJohnni AIPartlyThe site names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly booking path
CalendlyAutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destinationJohnni AIPartlyThe site names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly booking path
Your trade’s softwareAutoLeap AIRPartlyIt is built around AutoLeap's own shop management system and claims generic compatibilityJohnni AIPartlyTrade job software is supported in principle, naming ServiceM8, simPRO and ServiceTitan
Keep your numberAutoLeap AIRPartlyOnboarding is described as connecting your existing shop number, which implies forwardingJohnni AIYesYou keep your existing business number and forward calls to the Johnni local number
In short
What it isAutoLeap AIRAutoLeap AIR is an AI phone receptionist sold by auto repair shop software vendor AutoLeap. It answers shop calls around the clock, captures caller and vehicle details, and places appointment requests on the shop's AutoLeap calendar.All answers for AutoLeap AIRJohnni AIJohnni AI is an Australian AI receptionist that answers a small business's phone 24/7 in an Australian or New Zealand voice, qualifies the inquiry and books the job. It also makes follow-up calls and answers website voice and text chats.All answers for Johnni AI
CheckedAutoLeap AIROctober 14, 2026Johnni AIOctober 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.