Trillet AI Receptionist vs Talkify
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 the lower bill or calls put through to you.
 Trillet AI Receptionistsolo owner-operators and trades who miss calls on the job and want bookings takenVisit site |  TalkifyNZ and Australian trades, clinics and salons that miss calls while on the jobVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Trillet AI Receptionist$69 | TalkifyNZ$109about $61Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Trillet AI Receptionist$269 | TalkifyNZ$209about $117Lowest |
| Advertised from | Trillet AI Receptionist$49 a month | TalkifyNZ$10 (about $5.60) a monthabout $5.60 |
| The advertised plan covers | Trillet AI ReceptionistThe $49 plan covers 60 of 100 calls.40 cost extra. | TalkifyThe NZ$10 (about $5.60) plan it advertises covers 0 of 100 calls. Shortwave (Personal Assistant) costs less for all 100. |
| Bills | Trillet AI Receptionistper minute | Talkifyper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance | TalkifyYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are charged per extra minute |
| Free trial or plan | Trillet AI ReceptionistNoThere is no free plan and no free trial on the receptionist: billing starts at signup | TalkifyPartlyYou can hear and sign up on a live demo line |
| Month to month, cancel online | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe plan is month to month with no contract and cancellation handled in the billing screen | TalkifyYesStandard plans are month to month with no lock-in and transcripts kept after you stop |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe agent connects to a calendar, checks live availability | TalkifyYesThe agent reads live diary availability during the call and writes the appointment in |
| Transfers to a person | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyTrillet's platform builds cold, whisper and warm transfers with ring-time fallback | TalkifyYesUrgent callers are warm-transferred to a person with the context already collected |
| Human receptionists as backup | Trillet AI ReceptionistNot stated | TalkifyNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI for customer calls |
| After-hours rules | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesIt answers around the clock including nights, weekends and public holidays | TalkifyYesIt answers continuously including weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe agent screens each caller for urgency as the call starts | TalkifyYesEmergencies are recognized against rules you write |
| Texts your callers | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyIt sends callers confirmations, follow-ups | TalkifyYesThe agent can text the caller after or during a call, including booking links |
| Call summary by text | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyCall summaries arrive by email right after the call with the caller's name, number, reason | TalkifyYesA summary is texted and emailed as soon as the call ends |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartly32 languages | TalkifyYes32 languages |
| 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 | TalkifyNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesThe receptionist page both offers an in-page demo call of the AI | TalkifyYesA public New Zealand demo number is answered by their own agent around the clock |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar, Cal.com and GoHighLevel Calendar connect directly on the self-serve plan | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Outlook | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesOutlook is supported only indirectly through Cal.com, and Calendly is named nowhere | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Calendly | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesOutlook is supported only indirectly through Cal.com, and Calendly is named nowhere | TalkifyYesCalendly is supported but the caller is texted a single-use booking link instead |
| Your trade’s software | Trillet AI ReceptionistPartlyTrade and practice systems such as ServiceTitan or Dentrix belong to Trillet's contracted | TalkifyPartlyTrade and clinic systems are covered through ServiceM8, Fergus, Simpro, Jobber, Tradify |
| Keep your number | Trillet AI ReceptionistYesYou keep your existing business number and forward calls to the AI | TalkifyYesYou keep your existing mobile, landline or 0800 number |
| 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 | 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 |
| Checked | Trillet AI ReceptionistOctober 16, 2026 | TalkifyOctober 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.