We make one of these products, so read this with that in mind. What we can promise is that every figure below was taken from the provider's own website, links to the page it came from, and carries the date we read it. Where a competitor is a better fit than AnswR, we say so on their page.
“Not published” means the provider does not show that figure publicly — it is not a criticism, but it does mean you will need to ask them.
| Provider | Entry price | Setup fee | Free trial | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnswRthat's us | Pay As You Go from $19 setup + $0.75/min ($25 initial balance included); Starter $99/mo; Professional $199/mo; Business $399/mo; Enterprise custom source, 25 Jul 2026 | Included — setup, AI configuration and a dedicated phone number source, 25 Jul 2026 | 7-day free trial source, 25 Jul 2026 | Starter 200 min ($0.60/min over); Professional 500 min ($0.50/min over); Business 1,500 min ($0.40/min over); Enterprise unlimited source, 25 Jul 2026 |
| Sophiie pricing on request | Not published. The site routes to a demo or sign-up rather than a price, and sophiie.ai/pricing returned HTTP 404 when checked. source, 25 Jul 2026 | Not published source, 25 Jul 2026 | No trial length stated; sign-up advertised as "no credit card needed" source, 25 Jul 2026 | Not published source, 25 Jul 2026 |
| Hey Jodie pricing published | Basic A$99/month; Professional A$199/month; Premium A$399/month; Enterprise from A$1,000/month source, 25 Jul 2026 | None — "There are no setup fees or hidden costs." source, 25 Jul 2026 | 7 days free, no credit card required source, 25 Jul 2026 | Unlimited minutes on all plans; month-to-month, cancel anytime source, 25 Jul 2026 |
| Nexwin pricing on request | Not published on the site. Visitors are directed to a 7-day free trial registration rather than a price list. source, 25 Jul 2026 | Not published source, 25 Jul 2026 | 7-day free trial, cancel anytime source, 25 Jul 2026 | Not published source, 25 Jul 2026 |
| Johnni.ai pricing on request | Headline figure of "$99 A Month" on the site; the MINI and Advanced plans are not individually itemised and detail sits behind a calculator and booking step. source, 25 Jul 2026 | Not published — treated as a variable input in their ROI calculator source, 25 Jul 2026 | 30-day free trial advertised source, 25 Jul 2026 | Not published; plans are differentiated by concurrent calls (10 on MINI, 20 on Advanced) source, 25 Jul 2026 |
| AiDial pricing published | Core A$149/month; Scale A$249/month; Max A$449/month source, 25 Jul 2026 | $0, advertised as a time-limited promotion at the time of checking ("Save Up To $3,000 Today") source, 25 Jul 2026 | None stated; no lock-in contracts, cancel anytime source, 25 Jul 2026 | Core 200 min ($0.69/min over); Scale 500 min ($0.59/min over); Max 1,000 min ($0.49/min over). Compliance add-on A$100/month. source, 25 Jul 2026 |
| Amily AI pricing published | Essential (review management) $65/month; Performance (voice + reviews) $164/month; Enterprise $2,312 one-off source, 25 Jul 2026 | A one-off setup of $2,500 is referenced in the pricing section source, 25 Jul 2026 | None stated. A free 15-minute chat and a 30-day ROI guarantee are offered instead. source, 25 Jul 2026 | Not published source, 25 Jul 2026 |
| BookEveryCall pricing published | Starter A$197/month; Growth A$397/month; Revenue A$597/month (annual billing also published) source, 25 Jul 2026 | A$299 (Starter), A$399 (Growth), A$499 (Revenue) source, 25 Jul 2026 | None stated; no lock-in contracts, cancel anytime source, 25 Jul 2026 | Not published source, 25 Jul 2026 |
Each comparison below includes the cases where that provider beats AnswR.
Australian-built AI receptionist aimed at trade and service businesses.
Better than AnswR when: Your stack is exactly ServiceM8 + Xero + Outlook — that combination is front and centre in their integration list.
Full comparisonFlat-rate AI receptionist with unlimited minutes on every plan.
Better than AnswR when: You take a lot of calls. Their A$99 plan includes unlimited minutes; AnswR Starter is the same A$99 but includes 200 minutes and then charges $0.60/min. Past roughly 200 minutes a month, Hey Jodie is the cheaper bill and the gap widens from there.
Full comparisonAustralian AI receptionist with a self-serve trial sign-up.
Better than AnswR when: You would rather start a trial immediately and deal with pricing later — their sign-up does not gate you behind a sales call.
Full comparisonAI receptionist for Australian trades with a very wide integration list.
Better than AnswR when: You need something AnswR does not natively support — ServiceTitan, Pipedrive, Zoho and Monday are all on their list and not on ours.
Full comparisonAustralian AI call platform with a compliance add-on for regulated industries.
Better than AnswR when: You are in a regulated industry and want compliance handling sold as an explicit, priced add-on rather than something you have to ask about.
Full comparisonMelbourne AI platform bundling call answering with review management.
Better than AnswR when: You want review management and call answering from one vendor — their Essential tier is review-only at $65/month and AnswR does not offer that at all.
Full comparisonHigher-touch AI answering packages with tiered setup fees.
Better than AnswR when: You want a done-for-you engagement and are happy to pay a setup fee for someone else to configure everything end to end.
Full comparisonAn AI that answers the phone and then makes you retype the job into your job-management software has moved the work rather than removed it. This is the line where these products actually differ, so it is worth checking against your own stack before price.
How we put this together. Everything above about other providers was read from their own public websites on 25 Jul 2026, and each fact links to the page it came from. We only list things they publish themselves — price, setup fee, stated trial, named integrations — and we do not make claims about how well anyone else's product works. Providers change their pricing without telling us. If something here is out of date or wrong, email [email protected] and we will fix it.
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