Talkify vs Zinng
The short answer
- Zinng 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 Spanish.
- Pick Zinng if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
 TalkifyNZ and Australian trades, clinics and salons that miss calls while on the jobVisit site |  Zinngservice businesses like lawn care, plumbing, HVAC, dental and legal that miss callsVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | TalkifyNZ$109about $61 | Zinng$49Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | TalkifyNZ$209about $117Lowest | Zinng$224 |
| Advertised from | TalkifyNZ$10 a monthabout $5.60 | Zinng$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. | ZinngThe $49 plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Talkifyper minute | Zinngper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | TalkifyYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are charged per extra minute | ZinngYesNo forced upgrade: you buy minute buckets at published prices |
| Free trial or plan | TalkifyPartlyYou can hear and sign up on a live demo line | ZinngPartlyA 7-day free trial lets you run a real agent on a Zinng number |
| Month to month, cancel online | TalkifyYesStandard plans are month to month with no lock-in and transcripts kept after you stop | ZinngYesMonth to month through Stripe, cancellable from billing settings with no contract |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | TalkifyYesThe agent reads live diary availability during the call and writes the appointment in | ZinngPartlyLive booking on the call needs the $99 Pro plan |
| Transfers to a person | TalkifyYesUrgent callers are warm-transferred to a person with the context already collected | ZinngPartlyWarm and cold transfers exist, but Essentials transfers to one number only |
| Human receptionists as backup | TalkifyNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI for customer calls | ZinngNoEscalation goes to your own staff numbers |
| After-hours rules | TalkifyYesIt answers continuously including weekends and public holidays | ZinngYesIt answers 24/7 and your carrier's time-based forwarding can hand calls over only after hours |
| Urgent calls escalated | TalkifyYesEmergencies are recognized against rules you write | ZinngYesEmergency escalation is configured during setup, flagging urgent calls |
| Texts your callers | TalkifyYesThe agent can text the caller after or during a call, including booking links | ZinngPartlyFull two-way SMS is a Pro feature |
| Call summary by text | TalkifyYesA summary is texted and emailed as soon as the call ends | ZinngYesAn opt-in SMS alert fires whenever an AI call finishes, sent to a mobile number you choose |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | TalkifyYes32 languages | ZinngYes63 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | TalkifyNot stated | ZinngYesA standard BAA is signed electronically in the dashboard, included free on any plan |
| Hear it before you buy | TalkifyYesA public New Zealand demo number is answered by their own agent around the clock | ZinngYesThere is a public number answered by Zinng's own agent, plus recorded voice samples |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read | ZinngYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook are reached via those tools, not directly |
| Outlook | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read | ZinngYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook are reached via those tools, not directly |
| Calendly | TalkifyYesCalendly is supported but the caller is texted a single-use booking link instead | ZinngYesLive booking runs through Cal.com and Calendly |
| Your trade’s software | TalkifyPartlyTrade and clinic systems are covered through ServiceM8, Fergus, Simpro, Jobber, Tradify | ZinngNot stated |
| Keep your number | TalkifyYesYou keep your existing mobile, landline or 0800 number | ZinngYesYou keep your number and forward all, unanswered or after-hours calls |
| 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 | ZinngZinng is an AI phone receptionist for small businesses that answers calls around the clock, books appointments, captures leads and transfers callers to a human. Calls, texts and website chats land in one shared inbox.All answers for Zinng |
| Checked | TalkifyOctober 15, 2026 | ZinngOctober 16, 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.