Trillet AI Receptionist vs Bea by Be Connect
The short answer
- Trillet AI Receptionist costs least at 100 calls a month: $69.
- Bea by Be Connect costs least at 500: NZ$419 (about $235).
- Bea by Be Connect has the lowest advertised price, NZ$79 (about $44), but costs NZ$137.50 (about $77) at 100 calls.
- Pick Trillet AI Receptionist if you want the lower bill at 100 calls or bookings made during the call.
- Pick Bea by Be Connect if you want the lower bill at 500 calls.
 Trillet AI Receptionistsolo owner-operators and trades who miss calls on the job and want bookings takenVisit site |  Bea by Be ConnectNZ and Australian trades and clinics that miss calls while workingVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Trillet AI Receptionist$69Lowest | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$137.50about $77 |
| At 500 calls a month | Trillet AI Receptionist$269 | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$419about $235Lowest |
| Advertised from | Trillet AI Receptionist$49 a month | Bea by Be ConnectNZ$79 (about $44) a monthabout $44 |
| The advertised plan covers | Trillet AI ReceptionistThe $49 plan covers 60 of 100 calls.40 cost extra. | Bea by Be ConnectThe NZ$79 (about $44) plan covers 40 of 100 calls.60 cost extra. |
| Bills | Trillet AI Receptionistper minute | Bea by Be Connectper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance | Bea by Be ConnectYesCalls past the allowance keep being answered |
| Free trial or plan | Trillet AI ReceptionistNoThere is no free plan and no free trial on the receptionist: billing starts at signup | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyA seven-day free trial lets you run Bea on your existing business number before paying |
| Month to month, cancel online | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe plan is month to month with no contract and cancellation handled in the billing screen | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBilling is month to month with no annual lock-in |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe agent connects to a calendar, checks live availability | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBooking into a connected calendar is real but needs the Business plan or above |
| Transfers to a person | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyTrillet's platform builds cold, whisper and warm transfers with ring-time fallback | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyTransfers to your team are included from the entry plan and rule-driven |
| Human receptionists as backup | Trillet AI ReceptionistNot stated | Bea by Be ConnectNoNo human receptionists sit behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesIt answers around the clock including nights, weekends and public holidays | Bea by Be ConnectYesAnswering runs round the clock including public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe agent screens each caller for urgency as the call starts | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyEmergency recognition is configurable and escalation follows your rules |
| Texts your callers | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyIt sends callers confirmations, follow-ups | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyBea can send an SMS during call handling and do SMS follow-up on Pro |
| Call summary by text | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyCall summaries arrive by email right after the call with the caller's name, number, reason | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyA written summary follows every call, but the entry plan lists summaries |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartly32 languages | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyTrillet will sign a BAA at no extra fee, but only on an eligible Agency or Enterprise plan | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe receptionist page both offers an in-page demo call of the AI | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyThe site embeds switchable recorded demo scenarios and a 'Talk to Bea' widget |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar, Cal.com and GoHighLevel Calendar connect directly on the self-serve plan | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| Outlook | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesOutlook is supported only indirectly through Cal.com, and Calendly is named nowhere | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| Calendly | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesOutlook is supported only indirectly through Cal.com, and Calendly is named nowhere | Bea by Be ConnectNot stated |
| Your trade’s software | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyTrade and practice systems such as ServiceTitan or Dentrix belong to Trillet's contracted | Bea by Be ConnectPartlyThe only named third-party business system is Xero accounting on the Pro plan |
| Keep your number | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesYou keep your existing business number and forward calls to the AI | Bea by Be ConnectYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to Bea |
| In short | ||
| What it is | Trillet AI ReceptionistTrillet's AI Receptionist is a single ready-made inbound phone agent for a small business, trained from the business's own website to answer calls, book appointments and email summaries. It is sold as one flat plan separate from Trillet's white-label platform.All answers for Trillet AI Receptionist | Bea by Be ConnectBea is an AI phone receptionist sold to New Zealand and Australian small businesses by telco Be Connect. It answers inbound calls around the clock, captures caller details, books appointments and transfers calls under rules the business configures.All answers for Bea by Be Connect |
| Checked | Trillet AI ReceptionistOctober 16, 2026 | Bea by Be ConnectOctober 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.