VeraDial vs Marlie AI
The short answer
- Marlie AI costs least: $49 a month for 100 calls and $274 for 500.
- VeraDial has the lowest advertised price, $14.99, but costs Not priced yet at 100 calls.
 VeraDialsolo trades and owner-run shops that miss calls while they are on the jobVisit site |  Marlie AIsolo trades and service shops that miss calls on the jobVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | VeraDialNot priced yet | Marlie AI$49Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | VeraDialNot priced yet | Marlie AI$274Lowest |
| Advertised from | VeraDial$14.99 a month | Marlie AI$49 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | VeraDialNot counted | Marlie AIThe $49 plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | VeraDial | Marlie AIper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | VeraDialPartlyThe vendor states that AI-calling | Marlie AIYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance |
| Free trial or plan | VeraDialPartlyThere is no standing free plan | Marlie AIPartlyA 14-day free trial lets you test on a real line within minutes |
| Month to month, cancel online | VeraDialYesPlans are month to month with no contract | Marlie AIYesPlans are month to month with no long-term commitment and no cancellation fee |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | VeraDialPartlyLive booking into a connected Google Calendar is a Vera Plus and Business feature | Marlie AIPartlyReal booking into a synced calendar starts on the Standard plan |
| Transfers to a person | VeraDialPartlyVera transfers to named destinations you define in plain words | Marlie AIPartlyWarm transfer with the caller announced before you accept is real |
| Human receptionists as backup | VeraDialNoThere are no VeraDial staff behind the AI | Marlie AINoThere is no human agent pool behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | VeraDialPartlyVera answers around the clock and can tell callers your business hours | Marlie AIYesIt answers around the clock and you can set different after-hours behavior |
| Urgent calls escalated | VeraDialPartlyVera can connect or transfer a caller who needs a person | Marlie AIPartlyUrgent keywords can trigger an immediate transfer to an on-call person |
| Texts your callers | VeraDialYesThe same assistant answers inbound texts from the business profile | Marlie AIPartlyIt texts callers links and automated SMS follow-ups after the call |
| Call summary by text | VeraDialPartlyEvery call produces a transcript | Marlie AIYesA post-call report with caller, issue and urgency goes out by text as well as email |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | VeraDialPartly12 languages | Marlie AIYes50+ languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | VeraDialNoThe vendor lists HIPAA compliance among the things not included at any price | Marlie AINot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | VeraDialYesA browser demo lets you talk to Vera live or play a recorded sample call | Marlie AIYesFour public demo lines by industry can be called directly, plus recorded sample calls |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | VeraDialYesGoogle Calendar is the only calendar VeraDial connects to | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Outlook | VeraDialYesThe vendor names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly integration anywhere on its site | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Calendly | VeraDialYesThe vendor names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly integration anywhere on its site | Marlie AIYesThe vendor names Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly as booking targets |
| Your trade’s software | VeraDialNoThe integrations the vendor documents are Google Calendar, Zapier, Make, n8n | Marlie AIPartlyTrade tools covered include Housecall Pro, Jobber, Shopmonkey, Clio |
| Keep your number | VeraDialYesYou keep your existing number with your carrier and forward its calls to Vera | Marlie AIYesYou keep your existing business number and forward it to the Marlie number |
| In short | ||
| What it is | 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 | Marlie AIMarlie AI is a 24/7 AI answering service that picks up a service business's forwarded calls, screens spam, qualifies callers and books jobs into a connected calendar. Call reports with summaries and transcripts go out by email and text after every call.All answers for Marlie AI |
| Checked | VeraDialOctober 14, 2026 | Marlie AIOctober 15, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price