Marlie AI vs Talkify
The short answer
- Marlie AI costs least at 100 calls a month: $49.
- Talkify costs least at 500: NZ$209 (about $117).
- Talkify has the lowest advertised price, NZ$10 (about $5.60), but costs NZ$109 (about $61) at 100 calls.
- Pick Marlie AI if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
- Pick Talkify if you want the lower bill at 500 calls, bookings made during the call or calls put through to you.
 Marlie AIsolo trades and service shops that miss calls on the jobVisit site |  TalkifyNZ and Australian trades, clinics and salons that miss calls while on the jobVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Marlie AI$49Lowest | TalkifyNZ$109about $61 |
| At 500 calls a month | Marlie AI$274 | TalkifyNZ$209about $117Lowest |
| Advertised from | Marlie AI$49 a month | TalkifyNZ$10 (about $5.60) a monthabout $5.60 |
| The advertised plan covers | Marlie AIThe $49 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 | Marlie AIper minute | Talkifyper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Marlie AIYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance | TalkifyYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are charged per extra minute |
| Free trial or plan | Marlie AIPartlyA 14-day free trial lets you test on a real line within minutes | TalkifyPartlyYou can hear and sign up on a live demo line |
| Month to month, cancel online | Marlie AIYesPlans are month to month with no long-term commitment and no cancellation fee | TalkifyYesStandard plans are month to month with no lock-in and transcripts kept after you stop |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Marlie AIPartlyReal booking into a synced calendar starts on the Standard plan | TalkifyYesThe agent reads live diary availability during the call and writes the appointment in |
| Transfers to a person | Marlie AIPartlyWarm transfer with the caller announced before you accept is real | TalkifyYesUrgent callers are warm-transferred to a person with the context already collected |
| Human receptionists as backup | Marlie AINoThere is no human agent pool behind the AI | TalkifyNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI for customer calls |
| After-hours rules | Marlie AIYesIt answers around the clock and you can set different after-hours behavior | TalkifyYesIt answers continuously including weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | Marlie AIPartlyUrgent keywords can trigger an immediate transfer to an on-call person | TalkifyYesEmergencies are recognized against rules you write |
| Texts your callers | Marlie AIPartlyIt texts callers links and automated SMS follow-ups after the call | TalkifyYesThe agent can text the caller after or during a call, including booking links |
| Call summary by text | Marlie AIYesA post-call report with caller, issue and urgency goes out by text as well as email | TalkifyYesA summary is texted and emailed as soon as the call ends |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Marlie AIYes50+ languages | TalkifyYes32 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Marlie AINot stated | TalkifyNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | Marlie AIYesFour public demo lines by industry can be called directly, plus recorded sample calls | TalkifyYesA public New Zealand demo number is answered by their own agent around the clock |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Outlook | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Calendly | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets | TalkifyYesCalendly is supported but the caller is texted a single-use booking link instead |
| Your trade’s software | Marlie AIPartlyTrade tools covered include Housecall Pro, Jobber, Shopmonkey, Clio | TalkifyPartlyTrade and clinic systems are covered through ServiceM8, Fergus, Simpro, Jobber, Tradify |
| Keep your number | Marlie AIYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to the Marlie number | TalkifyYesYou keep your existing mobile, landline or 0800 number |
| In short | ||
| What it is | 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 | 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 | Marlie AIOctober 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.