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