Talkify vs Marlie AI
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 Talkify if you want the lower bill at 500 calls, bookings made during the call or calls put through to you.
- Pick Marlie AI if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
 TalkifyNZ and Australian trades, clinics and salons that miss calls while on the jobVisit site |  Marlie AIsolo trades and service shops that miss calls on the jobVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | TalkifyNZ$109about $61 | Marlie AI$49Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | TalkifyNZ$209about $117Lowest | Marlie AI$274 |
| Advertised from | TalkifyNZ$10 (about $5.60) a monthabout $5.60 | Marlie AI$49 a month |
| 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. | Marlie AIThe $49 plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Talkifyper minute | Marlie AIper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | TalkifyYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are charged per extra minute | Marlie AIYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance |
| Free trial or plan | TalkifyPartlyYou can hear and sign up on a live demo line | Marlie AIPartlyA 14-day free trial lets you test on a real line within minutes |
| Month to month, cancel online | TalkifyYesStandard plans are month to month with no lock-in and transcripts kept after you stop | Marlie AIYesPlans are month to month with no long-term commitment and no cancellation fee |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | TalkifyYesThe agent reads live diary availability during the call and writes the appointment in | Marlie AIPartlyReal booking into a synced calendar starts on the Standard plan |
| Transfers to a person | TalkifyYesUrgent callers are warm-transferred to a person with the context already collected | Marlie AIPartlyWarm transfer with the caller announced before you accept is real |
| Human receptionists as backup | TalkifyNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI for customer calls | Marlie AINoThere is no human agent pool behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | TalkifyYesIt answers continuously including weekends and public holidays | Marlie AIYesIt answers around the clock and you can set different after-hours behavior |
| Urgent calls escalated | TalkifyYesEmergencies are recognized against rules you write | Marlie AIPartlyUrgent keywords can trigger an immediate transfer to an on-call person |
| Texts your callers | TalkifyYesThe agent can text the caller after or during a call, including booking links | Marlie AIPartlyIt texts callers links and automated SMS follow-ups after the call |
| Call summary by text | TalkifyYesA summary is texted and emailed as soon as the call ends | Marlie AIYesA post-call report with caller, issue and urgency goes out by text as well as email |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | TalkifyYes32 languages | Marlie AIYes50+ languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | TalkifyNot stated | Marlie AINot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | TalkifyYesA public New Zealand demo number is answered by their own agent around the clock | Marlie AIYesFour public demo lines by industry can be called directly, plus recorded sample calls |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Outlook | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Calendly | TalkifyYesCalendly is supported but the caller is texted a single-use booking link instead | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Your trade’s software | TalkifyPartlyTrade and clinic systems are covered through ServiceM8, Fergus, Simpro, Jobber, Tradify | Marlie AIPartlyTrade tools covered include Housecall Pro, Jobber, Shopmonkey, Clio |
| Keep your number | TalkifyYesYou keep your existing mobile, landline or 0800 number | Marlie AIYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to the Marlie number |
| 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 | 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 |
| Checked | TalkifyOctober 15, 2026 | Marlie AIOctober 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.