Bea by Be Connect vs Jodie
The short answer
- Jodie costs least: £49 (about $65) a month for 100 calls and £49 (about $65) for 500.
- Bea by Be Connect has the lowest advertised price, NZ$79 (about $44), but costs NZ$137.50 (about $77) at 100 calls.
- Pick Jodie if you want the lower bill.
 Bea by Be ConnectNZ and Australian trades and clinics that miss calls while workingVisit site |  JodieUK trades and service businesses that miss calls while out on the jobVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$137.50about $77 | Jodie£49about $65Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$419about $235 | Jodie£49about $65Lowest |
| Advertised from | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$79 (about $44) a monthabout $44 | Jodie£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 |
| The advertised plan covers | Bea by Be ConnectThe NZ$79 (about $44) plan covers 40 of 100 calls.60 cost extra. | JodieThe £49 (about $65) plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Bea by Be Connectper minute | Jodieflat fee |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Bea by Be ConnectYesCalls past the allowance keep being answered | JodiePartlyNo overage charge is published for extra calls |
| Free trial or plan | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyA seven-day free trial lets you run Bea on your existing business number before paying | JodiePartlyThe first seven days are free with every feature switched on |
| Month to month, cancel online | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBilling is month to month with no annual lock-in | JodieYesAll self-serve plans are month-to-month with cancellation at any time and no penalty |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBooking into a connected calendar is real but needs the Business plan or above | JodiePartlyLive calendar booking during the call needs Professional or Premium |
| Transfers to a person | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyTransfers to your team are included from the entry plan and rule-driven | JodiePartlyTransfers to up to ten numbers with plain-English rules, but only from Professional upward |
| Human receptionists as backup | Bea by Be ConnectNoNo human receptionists sit behind the AI | JodieNoThe vendor positions Jodie as software doing the work a human agency would |
| After-hours rules | Bea by Be ConnectYesAnswering runs round the clock including public holidays | JodieYesAnswering runs 24/7 including evenings, weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyEmergency recognition is configurable and escalation follows your rules | JodiePartlyEmergencies can be routed straight to an on-call number and are flagged on your phone |
| Texts your callers | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBea can send an SMS during call handling and do SMS follow-up on Pro | JodiePartlyAutomatic follow-up texts to callers start on Professional |
| Call summary by text | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyA written summary follows every call, but the entry plan lists summaries | JodiePartlyCall summaries are sent by email with an app push notification on every plan |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated | JodieYes12 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated | JodieNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyThe site embeds switchable recorded demo scenarios and a 'Talk to Bea' widget | JodiePartlyThere is a recorded demo video and, after sign-up, a test number you ring as a customer |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional |
| Outlook | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional |
| Calendly | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated | JodieYesCalendly and similar tools are only handled by texting the caller your link |
| Your trade’s software | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyThe only named third-party business system is Xero accounting on the Pro plan | JodiePartlyThe only named direct integrations are Rex for estate agents and GoHighLevel |
| Keep your number | Bea by Be ConnectYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to Bea | JodieYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and divert calls with your network code |
| In short | ||
| What it is | Bea by Be ConnectBea is an AI phone receptionist sold to New Zealand and Australian small businesses by telco Be Connect. It answers inbound calls around the clock, captures caller details, books appointments and transfers calls under rules the business configures.All answers for Bea by Be Connect | 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 | Bea by Be ConnectOctober 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.