dialnote vs TradieCall
The short answer
- dialnote costs least: $99 a month for 100 calls and $249 for 500.
- Pick dialnote if you want the lower bill.
- Pick TradieCall if you want a connection to your trade’s software (as a paid add-on).
 dialnotesmall teams that want one flat phone bill and an AI front desk after hoursVisit site |  TradieCallNZ tradies who miss calls on the tools and after hoursVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | dialnote$99Lowest | TradieCallNZ$181.50about $102 |
| At 500 calls a month | dialnote$249Lowest | TradieCallNZ$531.50about $298 |
| Advertised from | dialnote$49 a month | TradieCallNZ$129 (about $72) a monthabout $72 |
| The advertised plan covers | dialnoteThe $49 plan covers 0 of 100 calls.100 cost extra. | TradieCallThe NZ$129 (about $72) plan covers 40 of 100 calls.60 cost extra. |
| Bills | dialnoteper call | TradieCallper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | dialnoteYesNothing stops when an allowance runs out | TradieCallYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are billed per minute at the plan rate |
| Free trial or plan | dialnotePartlyA 10-day trial gives Pro-level features on a real number with 50 included minutes | TradieCallPartlyThere is no standing free plan |
| Month to month, cancel online | dialnoteYesPlans run month to month and cancellation is a link in the billing settings | TradieCallYesPlans are month to month with no lock-in |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | dialnotePartlyThe agent checks real availability and books on the call | TradieCallPartlyReal calendar booking during the call is a Pro-and-above feature |
| Transfers to a person | dialnotePartlyThe AI hands a live call to one or more teammates on request | TradieCallPartlyLive transfer of urgent calls to your mobile needs the Pro plan |
| Human receptionists as backup | dialnoteNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI | TradieCallNoNo human agents sit behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | dialnoteYesA Business Hours block splits each number's flow so the AI | TradieCallYesIt answers around the clock including nights, weekends |
| Urgent calls escalated | dialnotePartlyEscalation triggers pass the caller to a teammate the moment a human is asked for | TradieCallYesIt asks what happened and whether the job can wait |
| Texts your callers | dialnotePartlyThe agent can text a caller during or after the call and a message bot can hold the thread | TradieCallPartlyOutbound SMS to callers exists as booking confirmations on Pro and above |
| Call summary by text | dialnotePartlyAn AI summary lands the moment the call ends, reaching you as a push alert in the app | TradieCallYesEvery plan texts and emails a job sheet within about a minute of hangup carrying the caller's name and number, the address, the job |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | dialnoteYes14 languages | TradieCallNot stated |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | dialnoteNot stated | TradieCallNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | dialnoteYesA public number reaches the live AI with no signup | TradieCallYesYou can hear it two ways: the vendor builds a personalized demo |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | dialnoteYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook have no native connection | TradieCallNoGoogle Calendar booking is included on Pro and above and carries through to Tradify |
| Outlook | dialnoteYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook have no native connection | TradieCallNoGoogle Calendar booking is included on Pro and above and carries through to Tradify |
| Calendly | dialnoteYesBooking runs through Calendly and Cal.com only | TradieCallNoGoogle Calendar booking is included on Pro and above and carries through to Tradify |
| Your trade’s software | dialnoteNoThe vendor's complete inventory of native integrations names no trade system such as ServiceTitan, Jobber, Dentrix or OpenTable | TradieCallPartlyTrade job-management tools are supported but mostly as paid custom builds |
| Keep your number | dialnoteYesYou can keep your current carrier line | TradieCallYesYou keep your existing number and dial one carrier forwarding code |
| In short | ||
| What it is | dialnotedialnote is a cloud business phone system whose built-in AI voice agent answers calls 24/7, qualifies callers, books meetings and texts follow-ups. Plans are flat per account with unlimited users, and AI calls are metered separately.All answers for dialnote | TradieCallTradieCall is a New Zealand AI phone receptionist that answers a trade business's missed calls in its own name, captures the caller, address, job and urgency, and sends a job sheet. Pro plans also book work into Google Calendar.All answers for TradieCall |
| Checked | dialnoteOctober 15, 2026 | TradieCallOctober 16, 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.