Zinng vs Talkify
The short answer
- Zinng costs least at 100 calls a month: $49.
- Talkify costs least at 500: NZ$209 (about $117).
- Talkify has the lowest advertised price, NZ$10 (about $5.60), but costs NZ$109 (about $61) at 100 calls.
- Pick Zinng if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
- Pick Talkify if you want the lower bill at 500 calls, bookings made during the call or Spanish.
 Zinngservice businesses like lawn care, plumbing, HVAC, dental and legal that miss callsVisit 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 | Zinng$49Lowest | TalkifyNZ$109about $61 |
| At 500 calls a month | Zinng$224 | TalkifyNZ$209about $117Lowest |
| Advertised from | Zinng$49 a month | TalkifyNZ$10 (about $5.60) a monthabout $5.60 |
| The advertised plan covers | ZinngThe $49 plan covers all 100 calls. | TalkifyThe NZ$10 (about $5.60) plan it advertises covers 0 of 100 calls. Shortwave (Personal Assistant) costs less for all 100. |
| Bills | Zinngper minute | Talkifyper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | ZinngYesNo forced upgrade: you buy minute buckets at published prices | TalkifyYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are charged per extra minute |
| Free trial or plan | ZinngPartlyA 7-day free trial lets you run a real agent on a Zinng number | TalkifyPartlyYou can hear and sign up on a live demo line |
| Month to month, cancel online | ZinngYesMonth to month through Stripe, cancellable from billing settings with no contract | TalkifyYesStandard plans are month to month with no lock-in and transcripts kept after you stop |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | ZinngPartlyLive booking on the call needs the $99 Pro plan | TalkifyYesThe agent reads live diary availability during the call and writes the appointment in |
| Transfers to a person | ZinngPartlyWarm and cold transfers exist, but Essentials transfers to one number only | TalkifyYesUrgent callers are warm-transferred to a person with the context already collected |
| Human receptionists as backup | ZinngNoEscalation goes to your own staff numbers | TalkifyNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI for customer calls |
| After-hours rules | ZinngYesIt answers 24/7 and your carrier's time-based forwarding can hand calls over only after hours | TalkifyYesIt answers continuously including weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | ZinngYesEmergency escalation is configured during setup, flagging urgent calls | TalkifyYesEmergencies are recognized against rules you write |
| Texts your callers | ZinngPartlyFull two-way SMS is a Pro feature | TalkifyYesThe agent can text the caller after or during a call, including booking links |
| Call summary by text | ZinngYesAn opt-in SMS alert fires whenever an AI call finishes, sent to a mobile number you choose | TalkifyYesA summary is texted and emailed as soon as the call ends |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | ZinngYes63 languages | TalkifyYes32 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | ZinngYesA standard BAA is signed electronically in the dashboard, included free on any plan | TalkifyNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | ZinngYesThere is a public number answered by Zinng's own agent, plus recorded voice samples | TalkifyYesA public New Zealand demo number is answered by their own agent around the clock |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | ZinngYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook are reached via those tools, not directly | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Outlook | ZinngYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook are reached via those tools, not directly | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Calendly | ZinngYesLive booking runs through Cal.com and Calendly | TalkifyYesCalendly is supported but the caller is texted a single-use booking link instead |
| Your trade’s software | ZinngNot stated | TalkifyPartlyTrade and clinic systems are covered through ServiceM8, Fergus, Simpro, Jobber, Tradify |
| Keep your number | ZinngYesYou keep your number and forward all, unanswered or after-hours calls | TalkifyYesYou keep your existing mobile, landline or 0800 number |
| 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 | 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 | ZinngOctober 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.