Jodie vs Bea by Be Connect
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.
 JodieUK trades and service businesses that miss calls while out on the jobVisit site |  Bea by Be ConnectNZ and Australian trades and clinics that miss calls while workingVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Jodie£49about $65Lowest | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$137.50about $77 |
| At 500 calls a month | Jodie£49about $65Lowest | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$419about $235 |
| Advertised from | Jodie£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$79 (about $44) a monthabout $44 |
| The advertised plan covers | JodieThe £49 (about $65) plan covers all 100 calls. | Bea by Be ConnectThe NZ$79 (about $44) plan covers 40 of 100 calls.60 cost extra. |
| Bills | Jodieflat fee | Bea by Be Connectper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | JodiePartlyNo overage charge is published for extra calls | Bea by Be ConnectYesCalls past the allowance keep being answered |
| Free trial or plan | JodiePartlyThe first seven days are free with every feature switched on | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyA seven-day free trial lets you run Bea on your existing business number before paying |
| Month to month, cancel online | JodieYesAll self-serve plans are month-to-month with cancellation at any time and no penalty | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBilling is month to month with no annual lock-in |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | JodiePartlyLive calendar booking during the call needs Professional or Premium | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBooking into a connected calendar is real but needs the Business plan or above |
| Transfers to a person | JodiePartlyTransfers to up to ten numbers with plain-English rules, but only from Professional upward | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyTransfers to your team are included from the entry plan and rule-driven |
| Human receptionists as backup | JodieNoThe vendor positions Jodie as software doing the work a human agency would | Bea by Be ConnectNoNo human receptionists sit behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | JodieYesAnswering runs 24/7 including evenings, weekends and public holidays | Bea by Be ConnectYesAnswering runs round the clock including public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | JodiePartlyEmergencies can be routed straight to an on-call number and are flagged on your phone | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyEmergency recognition is configurable and escalation follows your rules |
| Texts your callers | JodiePartlyAutomatic follow-up texts to callers start on Professional | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBea can send an SMS during call handling and do SMS follow-up on Pro |
| Call summary by text | JodiePartlyCall summaries are sent by email with an app push notification on every plan | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyA written summary follows every call, but the entry plan lists summaries |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | JodieYes12 languages | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | JodieNot stated | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | JodiePartlyThere is a recorded demo video and, after sign-up, a test number you ring as a customer | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyThe site embeds switchable recorded demo scenarios and a 'Talk to Bea' widget |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| Outlook | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| Calendly | JodieYesCalendly and similar tools are only handled by texting the caller your link | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| Your trade’s software | JodiePartlyThe only named direct integrations are Rex for estate agents and GoHighLevel | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyThe only named third-party business system is Xero accounting on the Pro plan |
| Keep your number | JodieYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and divert calls with your network code | Bea by Be ConnectYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to Bea |
| 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 | 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 |
| Checked | JodieOctober 15, 2026 | Bea by Be ConnectOctober 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.