Talkify vs VeraDial
The short answer
- Talkify costs least: NZ$109 (about $61) a month for 100 calls and NZ$209 (about $117) for 500.
- Pick Talkify if you want bookings made during the call.
 TalkifyNZ and Australian trades, clinics and salons that miss calls while on the jobVisit site |  VeraDialsolo trades and owner-run shops that miss calls while they are on the jobVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | TalkifyNZ$109about $61Lowest | VeraDialNot priced yet |
| At 500 calls a month | TalkifyNZ$209about $117Lowest | VeraDialNot priced yet |
| Advertised from | TalkifyNZ$10 (about $5.60) a monthabout $5.60 | VeraDial$14.99 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. | VeraDialNot counted |
| Bills | Talkifyper minute | VeraDial |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | TalkifyYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are charged per extra minute | VeraDialPartlyThe vendor states that AI-calling |
| Free trial or plan | TalkifyPartlyYou can hear and sign up on a live demo line | VeraDialPartlyThere is no standing free plan |
| Month to month, cancel online | TalkifyYesStandard plans are month to month with no lock-in and transcripts kept after you stop | VeraDialYesPlans are month to month with no contract |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | TalkifyYesThe agent reads live diary availability during the call and writes the appointment in | VeraDialPartlyLive booking into a connected Google Calendar is a Vera Plus and Business feature |
| Transfers to a person | TalkifyYesUrgent callers are warm-transferred to a person with the context already collected | VeraDialPartlyVera transfers to named destinations you define in plain words |
| Human receptionists as backup | TalkifyNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI for customer calls | VeraDialNoThere are no VeraDial staff behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | TalkifyYesIt answers continuously including weekends and public holidays | VeraDialPartlyVera answers around the clock and can tell callers your business hours |
| Urgent calls escalated | TalkifyYesEmergencies are recognized against rules you write | VeraDialPartlyVera can connect or transfer a caller who needs a person |
| Texts your callers | TalkifyYesThe agent can text the caller after or during a call, including booking links | VeraDialYesThe same assistant answers inbound texts from the business profile |
| Call summary by text | TalkifyYesA summary is texted and emailed as soon as the call ends | VeraDialPartlyEvery call produces a transcript |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | TalkifyYes32 languages | VeraDialPartly12 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | TalkifyNot stated | VeraDialNoThe vendor lists HIPAA compliance among the things not included at any price |
| Hear it before you buy | TalkifyYesA public New Zealand demo number is answered by their own agent around the clock | VeraDialYesA browser demo lets you talk to Vera live or play a recorded sample call |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read | VeraDialYesGoogle Calendar is the only calendar VeraDial connects to |
| Outlook | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read | VeraDialYesThe vendor names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly integration anywhere on its site |
| Calendly | TalkifyYesCalendly is supported but the caller is texted a single-use booking link instead | VeraDialYesThe vendor names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly integration anywhere on its site |
| Your trade’s software | TalkifyPartlyTrade and clinic systems are covered through ServiceM8, Fergus, Simpro, Jobber, Tradify | VeraDialNoThe integrations the vendor documents are Google Calendar, Zapier, Make, n8n |
| Keep your number | TalkifyYesYou keep your existing mobile, landline or 0800 number | VeraDialYesYou keep your existing number with your carrier and forward its calls to Vera |
| 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 | VeraDialVeraDial is an AI receptionist called Vera that answers a small business's calls and texts 24/7 on a dedicated US or Canadian number. On higher plans it also places goal-based outbound calls and books appointments.All answers for VeraDial |
| Checked | TalkifyOctober 15, 2026 | VeraDialOctober 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.