KiwiAgent.ai vs Sona by Quo
The short answer
- Sona by Quo costs least: $82 a month for 100 calls and $232 for 500.
- Pick Sona by Quo if you want the lower bill, booking in Google Calendar or booking in Outlook.
 KiwiAgent.aiNZ trades, salons, cafes and clinics that miss calls while workingVisit site |  Sona by Quosmall US and Canadian teams already wanting one phone system to answer missed callsVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | KiwiAgent.aiNZ$147about $82 | Sona by Quo$82Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | KiwiAgent.aiNZ$692about $388 | Sona by Quo$232Lowest |
| Advertised from | KiwiAgent.aiFree, then NZ$49 (about $27) a monthabout $27 | Sona by QuoFree, then $25 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | KiwiAgent.aiThe NZ$49 (about $27) plan covers 33 of 100 calls.67 cost extra. | Sona by QuoThe $25 plan it advertises covers 40 of 100 calls. Tier 3 costs less for all 100. |
| Bills | KiwiAgent.aiper minute | Sona by Quoper call |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | KiwiAgent.aiYesPast the plan allowance every extra minute is a flat NZ$0.49 (about $0.27) plus GST on all paid plans | Sona by QuoYesThe vendor documents both behaviors and which is the default |
| Free trial or plan | KiwiAgent.aiPartlyA standing free plan gives 30 answered minutes every month with no card | Sona by QuoPartlyThere are two free ways in but each is bounded: a 7-day trial of everything including Sona |
| Month to month, cancel online | KiwiAgent.aiYesMonthly plans are month to month and cancellable from the dashboard or by email | Sona by QuoYesMonth-to-month is published alongside a cheaper annual option |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | KiwiAgent.aiYesThe agent checks the connected calendar during the call | Sona by QuoPartlySona can text a scheduling link mid-call and, with Jobber connected |
| Transfers to a person | KiwiAgent.aiYesCalls can be routed to a team member and the AI briefs that person on who is calling | Sona by QuoPartlyTransfers to a teammate, a shared inbox or an external number are supported |
| Human receptionists as backup | KiwiAgent.aiNoNo vendor-staffed human agents sit behind the AI | Sona by QuoNot stated |
| After-hours rules | KiwiAgent.aiYesBehavior can differ by time of day, with separate rules for business hours | Sona by QuoYesBecause Sona is a step in Quo's call flow builder you can place it only after the business-hours branch, or on every call |
| Urgent calls escalated | KiwiAgent.aiPartlyUrgent callers are escalated to a mobile or an on-call roster | Sona by QuoPartlyEscalation is real but is something you author: a job instruction can detect the situation |
| Texts your callers | KiwiAgent.aiPartlyThe agent sends outbound SMS confirmations, booking reminders and summaries | Sona by QuoYesA Send SMS action texts the live caller from the same business number |
| Call summary by text | KiwiAgent.aiYesCall messages and summaries are pushed straight after the call by email | Sona by QuoPartlySummaries and transcripts land in the Quo inbox immediately |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | KiwiAgent.aiNot stated | Sona by QuoPartlyEnglish, Spanish and French |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | KiwiAgent.aiNot stated | Sona by QuoPartlyA BAA is signed on both paid plans, but the vendor carves texting out of covered services |
| Hear it before you buy | KiwiAgent.aiYesYou can talk to the demo agent in the browser or have it ring your phone | Sona by QuoYesA public demo line is published so you can hear Sona before signing up |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | KiwiAgent.aiNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are named in prose as live calendar syncs | Sona by QuoYesQuo's own integrations directory lists CRMs, field-service and automation tools |
| Outlook | KiwiAgent.aiNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are named in prose as live calendar syncs | Sona by QuoYesQuo's own integrations directory lists CRMs, field-service and automation tools |
| Calendly | KiwiAgent.aiNoGoogle Calendar and Outlook are named in prose as live calendar syncs | Sona by QuoYesQuo's own integrations directory lists CRMs, field-service and automation tools |
| Your trade’s software | KiwiAgent.aiNoNo trade or practice software is supported | Sona by QuoYesTrade systems are covered directly - Jobber |
| Keep your number | KiwiAgent.aiYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to the KiwiAgent number | Sona by QuoYesQuo lists basic and advanced call forwarding on both plans |
| In short | ||
| What it is | KiwiAgent.aiKiwiAgent.ai is a New Zealand AI phone answering service that answers business calls around the clock, books appointments, takes messages and transfers callers to staff. The team configures each agent from a contact-form inquiry rather than self-serve signup.All answers for KiwiAgent.ai | Sona by QuoSona is the AI voice agent built into Quo (formerly OpenPhone), a business phone system, answering inbound calls day and night. It is dropped into a Quo call flow, where it answers questions, takes messages, texts callers and transfers to staff.All answers for Sona by Quo |
| Checked | KiwiAgent.aiOctober 15, 2026 | Sona by QuoOctober 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.