Jodie vs Trillet AI Receptionist
The short answer
- Jodie costs least: £49 (about $65) a month for 100 calls and £49 (about $65) for 500.
- Trillet AI Receptionist has the lowest advertised price, $49, but costs $69 at 100 calls.
- Pick Jodie if you want the lower bill.
- Pick Trillet AI Receptionist if you want bookings made during the call.
 JodieUK trades and service businesses that miss calls while out on the jobVisit site |  Trillet AI Receptionistsolo owner-operators and trades who miss calls on the job and want bookings takenVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Jodie£49about $65Lowest | Trillet AI Receptionist$69 |
| At 500 calls a month | Jodie£49about $65Lowest | Trillet AI Receptionist$269 |
| Advertised from | Jodie£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 | Trillet AI Receptionist$49 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | JodieThe £49 (about $65) plan covers all 100 calls. | Trillet AI ReceptionistThe $49 plan covers 60 of 100 calls.40 cost extra. |
| Bills | Jodieflat fee | Trillet AI Receptionistper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | JodiePartlyNo overage charge is published for extra calls | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance |
| Free trial or plan | JodiePartlyThe first seven days are free with every feature switched on | Trillet AI ReceptionistNoThere is no free plan and no free trial on the receptionist: billing starts at signup |
| Month to month, cancel online | JodieYesAll self-serve plans are month-to-month with cancellation at any time and no penalty | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe plan is month to month with no contract and cancellation handled in the billing screen |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | JodiePartlyLive calendar booking during the call needs Professional or Premium | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe agent connects to a calendar, checks live availability |
| Transfers to a person | JodiePartlyTransfers to up to ten numbers with plain-English rules, but only from Professional upward | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyTrillet's platform builds cold, whisper and warm transfers with ring-time fallback |
| Human receptionists as backup | JodieNoThe vendor positions Jodie as software doing the work a human agency would | Trillet AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| After-hours rules | JodieYesAnswering runs 24/7 including evenings, weekends and public holidays | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesIt answers around the clock including nights, weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | JodiePartlyEmergencies can be routed straight to an on-call number and are flagged on your phone | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe agent screens each caller for urgency as the call starts |
| Texts your callers | JodiePartlyAutomatic follow-up texts to callers start on Professional | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyIt sends callers confirmations, follow-ups |
| Call summary by text | JodiePartlyCall summaries are sent by email with an app push notification on every plan | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyCall summaries arrive by email right after the call with the caller's name, number, reason |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | JodieYes12 languages | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartly32 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | JodieNot stated | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyTrillet will sign a BAA at no extra fee, but only on an eligible Agency or Enterprise plan |
| Hear it before you buy | JodiePartlyThere is a recorded demo video and, after sign-up, a test number you ring as a customer | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe receptionist page both offers an in-page demo call of the AI |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar, Cal.com and GoHighLevel Calendar connect directly on the self-serve plan |
| Outlook | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesOutlook is supported only indirectly through Cal.com, and Calendly is named nowhere |
| Calendly | JodieYesCalendly and similar tools are only handled by texting the caller your link | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesOutlook is supported only indirectly through Cal.com, and Calendly is named nowhere |
| Your trade’s software | JodiePartlyThe only named direct integrations are Rex for estate agents and GoHighLevel | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyTrade and practice systems such as ServiceTitan or Dentrix belong to Trillet's contracted |
| Keep your number | JodieYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and divert calls with your network code | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesYou keep your existing business number and forward calls to the AI |
| 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 | Trillet AI ReceptionistTrillet's AI Receptionist is a single ready-made inbound phone agent for a small business, trained from the business's own website to answer calls, book appointments and email summaries. It is sold as one flat plan separate from Trillet's white-label platform.All answers for Trillet AI Receptionist |
| Checked | JodieOctober 15, 2026 | Trillet AI ReceptionistOctober 16, 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.