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Jodie vs AI Receptionist

The short answer

  • AI Receptionist costs least at 100 calls a month: $57.75.
  • Jodie costs least at 500: £49 (about $65).
  • Pick Jodie if you want the lower bill at 500 calls.
  • Pick AI Receptionist if you want the lower bill at 100 calls, calls put through to you or text conversations with callers.
Jodie vs AI Receptionist, compared
JodieUK trades and service businesses that miss calls while out on the jobVisit siteAI Receptionistsolo professionals and small businesses that miss calls while workingVisit site
Cost
At 100 calls a monthJodie£49about $65AI Receptionist$57.75Lowest
At 500 calls a monthJodie£49about $65LowestAI Receptionist$261.50
Advertised fromJodie£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65AI Receptionist$14 a month
The advertised plan coversJodieThe £49 (about $65) plan covers all 100 calls.AI ReceptionistThe $14 plan covers 30 of 100 calls.70 cost extra.
BillsJodieflat feeAI Receptionistper minute
Keeps answering past your allowanceJodiePartlyNo overage charge is published for extra callsAI ReceptionistPartlyCalls are not auto-upgraded or billed down
Free trial or planJodiePartlyThe first seven days are free with every feature switched onAI ReceptionistPartlyA 7-day trial lets it answer your real line: you get 30 minutes of live calls
Month to month, cancel onlineJodieYesAll self-serve plans are month-to-month with cancellation at any time and no penaltyAI ReceptionistYesMonth-to-month with no contract, and you cancel yourself in the app without phoning anyone
On the call
Books appointmentsJodiePartlyLive calendar booking during the call needs Professional or PremiumAI ReceptionistPartlyIt books into the caller’s slot during the call
Transfers to a personJodiePartlyTransfers to up to ten numbers with plain-English rules, but only from Professional upwardAI ReceptionistYesTransfers are warm by default: it texts you who is calling and why
Human receptionists as backupJodieNoThe vendor positions Jodie as software doing the work a human agency wouldAI ReceptionistNoNo human agents sit behind the AI
After-hours rulesJodieYesAnswering runs 24/7 including evenings, weekends and public holidaysAI ReceptionistPartlyAnswering is 24/7 on every plan including weekends and holidays
Urgent calls escalatedJodiePartlyEmergencies can be routed straight to an on-call number and are flagged on your phoneAI ReceptionistYesEmergency recognition is a documented behavior: the vendor says it triages urgent calls
Texts your callersJodiePartlyAutomatic follow-up texts to callers start on ProfessionalAI ReceptionistYesCallers can text the same number
Call summary by textJodiePartlyCall summaries are sent by email with an app push notification on every planAI ReceptionistYesYou can get per-call alerts by SMS as well as email, with a daily SMS
Language, privacy and trying it
LanguagesJodieYes12 languagesAI ReceptionistYes57 languages
HIPAA, with a signed BAAJodieNot statedAI ReceptionistNoNo BAA today on any plan: the vendor lists HIPAA compliance
Hear it before you buyJodiePartlyThere is a recorded demo video and, after sign-up, a test number you ring as a customerAI ReceptionistYesThree live demo receptionists are published with their phone numbers
What it connects to
Google CalendarJodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on ProfessionalAI ReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar is the only calendar it books into, included from the $14 plan up
OutlookJodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on ProfessionalAI ReceptionistYesThe vendor says support for other calendar platforms is still to come
CalendlyJodieYesCalendly and similar tools are only handled by texting the caller your linkAI ReceptionistYesThe vendor says support for other calendar platforms is still to come
Your trade’s softwareJodiePartlyThe only named direct integrations are Rex for estate agents and GoHighLevelAI ReceptionistNot stated
Keep your numberJodieYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and divert calls with your network codeAI ReceptionistYesYou keep your existing line and forward it with carrier star codes, documented per carrier
In short
What it isJodieJodie 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 JodieAI ReceptionistAI Receptionist is a 24/7 AI phone answering service for small businesses and solo operators. It greets callers, answers their questions from your own business information, books appointments, screens spam and sends you a summary of every call.All answers for AI Receptionist
CheckedJodieOctober 15, 2026AI ReceptionistOctober 14, 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.