Jodie vs Marlie AI
The short answer
- Marlie AI costs least at 100 calls a month: $49.
- Jodie costs least at 500: £49 (about $65).
- Pick Jodie if you want the lower bill at 500 calls.
- Pick Marlie AI if you want the lower bill at 100 calls or Spanish.
 JodieUK trades and service businesses that miss calls while out on the jobVisit site |  Marlie AIsolo trades and service shops that miss calls on the jobVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Jodie£49about $65 | Marlie AI$49Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Jodie£49about $65Lowest | Marlie AI$274 |
| Advertised from | Jodie£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 | Marlie AI$49 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | JodieThe £49 (about $65) plan covers all 100 calls. | Marlie AIThe $49 plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Jodieflat fee | Marlie AIper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | JodiePartlyNo overage charge is published for extra calls | Marlie AIYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance |
| Free trial or plan | JodiePartlyThe first seven days are free with every feature switched on | Marlie AIPartlyA 14-day free trial lets you test on a real line within minutes |
| Month to month, cancel online | JodieYesAll self-serve plans are month-to-month with cancellation at any time and no penalty | Marlie AIYesPlans are month to month with no long-term commitment and no cancellation fee |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | JodiePartlyLive calendar booking during the call needs Professional or Premium | Marlie AIPartlyReal booking into a synced calendar starts on the Standard plan |
| Transfers to a person | JodiePartlyTransfers to up to ten numbers with plain-English rules, but only from Professional upward | Marlie AIPartlyWarm transfer with the caller announced before you accept is real |
| Human receptionists as backup | JodieNoThe vendor positions Jodie as software doing the work a human agency would | Marlie AINoThere is no human agent pool behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | JodieYesAnswering runs 24/7 including evenings, weekends and public holidays | Marlie AIYesIt answers around the clock and you can set different after-hours behavior |
| Urgent calls escalated | JodiePartlyEmergencies can be routed straight to an on-call number and are flagged on your phone | Marlie AIPartlyUrgent keywords can trigger an immediate transfer to an on-call person |
| Texts your callers | JodiePartlyAutomatic follow-up texts to callers start on Professional | Marlie AIPartlyIt texts callers links and automated SMS follow-ups after the call |
| Call summary by text | JodiePartlyCall summaries are sent by email with an app push notification on every plan | Marlie AIYesA post-call report with caller, issue and urgency goes out by text as well as email |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | JodieYes12 languages | Marlie AIYes50+ languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | JodieNot stated | Marlie AINot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | JodiePartlyThere is a recorded demo video and, after sign-up, a test number you ring as a customer | Marlie AIYesFour public demo lines by industry can be called directly, plus recorded sample calls |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Outlook | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Calendly | JodieYesCalendly and similar tools are only handled by texting the caller your link | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Your trade’s software | JodiePartlyThe only named direct integrations are Rex for estate agents and GoHighLevel | Marlie AIPartlyTrade tools covered include Housecall Pro, Jobber, Shopmonkey, Clio |
| Keep your number | JodieYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and divert calls with your network code | Marlie AIYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to the Marlie number |
| 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 | Marlie AIMarlie AI is a 24/7 AI answering service that picks up a service business's forwarded calls, screens spam, qualifies callers and books jobs into a connected calendar. Call reports with summaries and transcripts go out by email and text after every call.All answers for Marlie AI |
| Checked | JodieOctober 15, 2026 | Marlie AIOctober 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.