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