Jodie vs Talkify
The short answer
- Talkify costs least at 100 calls a month: NZ$109 (about $61).
- Jodie costs least at 500: £49 (about $65).
- Pick Jodie if you want the lower bill at 500 calls.
- Pick Talkify if you want the lower bill at 100 calls, bookings made during the call or calls put through to you.
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Jodie£49about $65 | TalkifyNZ$109about $61Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Jodie£49about $65Lowest | TalkifyNZ$209about $117 |
| Advertised from | Jodie£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 | TalkifyNZ$10 (about $5.60) a monthabout $5.60 |
| The advertised plan covers | JodieThe £49 (about $65) plan covers all 100 calls. | TalkifyThe NZ$10 (about $5.60) plan it advertises covers 0 of 100 calls. Shortwave (Personal Assistant) costs less for all 100. |
| Bills | Jodieflat fee | Talkifyper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | JodiePartlyNo overage charge is published for extra calls | TalkifyYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are charged per extra minute |
| Free trial or plan | JodiePartlyThe first seven days are free with every feature switched on | TalkifyPartlyYou can hear and sign up on a live demo line |
| Month to month, cancel online | JodieYesAll self-serve plans are month-to-month with cancellation at any time and no penalty | TalkifyYesStandard plans are month to month with no lock-in and transcripts kept after you stop |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | JodiePartlyLive calendar booking during the call needs Professional or Premium | TalkifyYesThe agent reads live diary availability during the call and writes the appointment in |
| Transfers to a person | JodiePartlyTransfers to up to ten numbers with plain-English rules, but only from Professional upward | TalkifyYesUrgent callers are warm-transferred to a person with the context already collected |
| Human receptionists as backup | JodieNoThe vendor positions Jodie as software doing the work a human agency would | TalkifyNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI for customer calls |
| After-hours rules | JodieYesAnswering runs 24/7 including evenings, weekends and public holidays | TalkifyYesIt answers continuously including weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | JodiePartlyEmergencies can be routed straight to an on-call number and are flagged on your phone | TalkifyYesEmergencies are recognized against rules you write |
| Texts your callers | JodiePartlyAutomatic follow-up texts to callers start on Professional | TalkifyYesThe agent can text the caller after or during a call, including booking links |
| Call summary by text | JodiePartlyCall summaries are sent by email with an app push notification on every plan | TalkifyYesA summary is texted and emailed as soon as the call ends |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | JodieYes12 languages | TalkifyYes32 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | JodieNot stated | TalkifyNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | JodiePartlyThere is a recorded demo video and, after sign-up, a test number you ring as a customer | TalkifyYesA public New Zealand demo number is answered by their own agent around the clock |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Outlook | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Calendly | JodieYesCalendly and similar tools are only handled by texting the caller your link | TalkifyYesCalendly is supported but the caller is texted a single-use booking link instead |
| Your trade’s software | JodiePartlyThe only named direct integrations are Rex for estate agents and GoHighLevel | TalkifyPartlyTrade and clinic systems are covered through ServiceM8, Fergus, Simpro, Jobber, Tradify |
| Keep your number | JodieYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and divert calls with your network code | TalkifyYesYou keep your existing mobile, landline or 0800 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 | TalkifyTalkify is a New Zealand-built AI phone agent that answers a business number or a personal mobile around the clock, books into the caller's diary and texts a summary. It sells reception, personal assistant, booking, sales and outbound calling agents on NZ and Australian numbers.All answers for Talkify |
| Checked | JodieOctober 15, 2026 | TalkifyOctober 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.