TradieCall vs dialnote
The short answer
- dialnote costs least: $99 a month for 100 calls and $249 for 500.
- Pick TradieCall if you want a connection to your trade’s software (as a paid add-on).
- Pick dialnote if you want the lower bill.
 TradieCallNZ tradies who miss calls on the tools and after hoursVisit site |  dialnotesmall teams that want one flat phone bill and an AI front desk after hoursVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | TradieCallNZ$181.50about $102 | dialnote$99Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | TradieCallNZ$531.50about $298 | dialnote$249Lowest |
| Advertised from | TradieCallNZ$129 (about $72) a monthabout $72 | dialnote$49 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | TradieCallThe NZ$129 (about $72) plan covers 40 of 100 calls.60 cost extra. | dialnoteThe $49 plan covers 0 of 100 calls.100 cost extra. |
| Bills | TradieCallper minute | dialnoteper call |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | TradieCallYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are billed per minute at the plan rate | dialnoteYesNothing stops when an allowance runs out |
| Free trial or plan | TradieCallPartlyThere is no standing free plan | dialnotePartlyA 10-day trial gives Pro-level features on a real number with 50 included minutes |
| Month to month, cancel online | TradieCallYesPlans are month to month with no lock-in | dialnoteYesPlans run month to month and cancellation is a link in the billing settings |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | TradieCallPartlyReal calendar booking during the call is a Pro-and-above feature | dialnotePartlyThe agent checks real availability and books on the call |
| Transfers to a person | TradieCallPartlyLive transfer of urgent calls to your mobile needs the Pro plan | dialnotePartlyThe AI hands a live call to one or more teammates on request |
| Human receptionists as backup | TradieCallNoNo human agents sit behind the AI | dialnoteNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | TradieCallYesIt answers around the clock including nights, weekends | dialnoteYesA Business Hours block splits each number's flow so the AI |
| Urgent calls escalated | TradieCallYesIt asks what happened and whether the job can wait | dialnotePartlyEscalation triggers pass the caller to a teammate the moment a human is asked for |
| Texts your callers | TradieCallPartlyOutbound SMS to callers exists as booking confirmations on Pro and above | dialnotePartlyThe agent can text a caller during or after the call and a message bot can hold the thread |
| Call summary by text | TradieCallYesEvery plan texts and emails a job sheet within about a minute of hangup carrying the caller's name and number, the address, the job | dialnotePartlyAn AI summary lands the moment the call ends, reaching you as a push alert in the app |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | TradieCallNot stated | dialnoteYes14 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | TradieCallNot stated | dialnoteNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | TradieCallYesYou can hear it two ways: the vendor builds a personalized demo | dialnoteYesA public number reaches the live AI with no signup |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | TradieCallNoGoogle Calendar booking is included on Pro and above and carries through to Tradify | dialnoteYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook have no native connection |
| Outlook | TradieCallNoGoogle Calendar booking is included on Pro and above and carries through to Tradify | dialnoteYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook have no native connection |
| Calendly | TradieCallNoGoogle Calendar booking is included on Pro and above and carries through to Tradify | dialnoteYesBooking runs through Calendly and Cal.com only |
| Your trade’s software | TradieCallPartlyTrade job-management tools are supported but mostly as paid custom builds | dialnoteNoThe vendor's complete inventory of native integrations names no trade system such as ServiceTitan, Jobber, Dentrix or OpenTable |
| Keep your number | TradieCallYesYou keep your existing number and dial one carrier forwarding code | dialnoteYesYou can keep your current carrier line |
| In short | ||
| What it is | TradieCallTradieCall is a New Zealand AI phone receptionist that answers a trade business's missed calls in its own name, captures the caller, address, job and urgency, and sends a job sheet. Pro plans also book work into Google Calendar.All answers for TradieCall | dialnotedialnote is a cloud business phone system whose built-in AI voice agent answers calls 24/7, qualifies callers, books meetings and texts follow-ups. Plans are flat per account with unlimited users, and AI calls are metered separately.All answers for dialnote |
| Checked | TradieCallOctober 16, 2026 | dialnoteOctober 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.