Zinng vs Jodie
The short answer
- Zinng costs least at 100 calls a month: $49.
- Jodie costs least at 500: £49 (about $65).
- Pick Zinng if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
- Pick Jodie if you want the lower bill at 500 calls.
 Zinngservice businesses like lawn care, plumbing, HVAC, dental and legal that miss callsVisit site |  JodieUK trades and service businesses that miss calls while out on the jobVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Zinng$49Lowest | Jodie£49about $65 |
| At 500 calls a month | Zinng$224 | Jodie£49about $65Lowest |
| Advertised from | Zinng$49 a month | Jodie£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 |
| The advertised plan covers | ZinngThe $49 plan covers all 100 calls. | JodieThe £49 (about $65) plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Zinngper minute | Jodieflat fee |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | ZinngYesNo forced upgrade: you buy minute buckets at published prices | JodiePartlyNo overage charge is published for extra calls |
| Free trial or plan | ZinngPartlyA 7-day free trial lets you run a real agent on a Zinng number | JodiePartlyThe first seven days are free with every feature switched on |
| Month to month, cancel online | ZinngYesMonth to month through Stripe, cancellable from billing settings with no contract | JodieYesAll self-serve plans are month-to-month with cancellation at any time and no penalty |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | ZinngPartlyLive booking on the call needs the $99 Pro plan | JodiePartlyLive calendar booking during the call needs Professional or Premium |
| Transfers to a person | ZinngPartlyWarm and cold transfers exist, but Essentials transfers to one number only | JodiePartlyTransfers to up to ten numbers with plain-English rules, but only from Professional upward |
| Human receptionists as backup | ZinngNoEscalation goes to your own staff numbers | JodieNoThe vendor positions Jodie as software doing the work a human agency would |
| After-hours rules | ZinngYesIt answers 24/7 and your carrier's time-based forwarding can hand calls over only after hours | JodieYesAnswering runs 24/7 including evenings, weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | ZinngYesEmergency escalation is configured during setup, flagging urgent calls | JodiePartlyEmergencies can be routed straight to an on-call number and are flagged on your phone |
| Texts your callers | ZinngPartlyFull two-way SMS is a Pro feature | JodiePartlyAutomatic follow-up texts to callers start on Professional |
| Call summary by text | ZinngYesAn opt-in SMS alert fires whenever an AI call finishes, sent to a mobile number you choose | JodiePartlyCall summaries are sent by email with an app push notification on every plan |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | ZinngYes63 languages | JodieYes12 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | ZinngYesA standard BAA is signed electronically in the dashboard, included free on any plan | JodieNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | ZinngYesThere is a public number answered by Zinng's own agent, plus recorded voice samples | JodiePartlyThere is a recorded demo video and, after sign-up, a test number you ring as a customer |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | ZinngYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook are reached via those tools, not directly | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional |
| Outlook | ZinngYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook are reached via those tools, not directly | JodieYesGoogle Calendar or Outlook (Microsoft 365), one calendar at a time, on Professional |
| Calendly | ZinngYesLive booking runs through Cal.com and Calendly | JodieYesCalendly and similar tools are only handled by texting the caller your link |
| Your trade’s software | ZinngNot stated | JodiePartlyThe only named direct integrations are Rex for estate agents and GoHighLevel |
| Keep your number | ZinngYesYou keep your number and forward all, unanswered or after-hours calls | JodieYesYou keep your existing landline or mobile number and divert calls with your network code |
| In short | ||
| What it is | 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 | JodieJodie is an AI receptionist for small businesses that answers calls diverted to her around the clock, asks the questions you set and sends a summary after each one. The same assistant also handles website chat, WhatsApp and email.All answers for Jodie |
| Checked | ZinngOctober 16, 2026 | JodieOctober 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.