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AnswR vs Hey Jodie

Flat-rate AI receptionist with unlimited minutes, priced in NZD. We make one of these two products, so here is the deal: every figure below comes from Hey Jodie's own website with a link and a date, and there is a section further down on when they are the better pick.

Side by side

AnswRHey Jodie
Entry pricePay 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 2026Basic NZ$99/month; Professional NZ$199/month; Premium NZ$399/month source, 25 Jul 2026
Setup feeIncluded — setup, AI configuration and a dedicated phone number source, 25 Jul 2026None — "There are no setup fees or hidden costs." source, 25 Jul 2026
Free trial7-day free trial source, 25 Jul 20267 days free, no credit card required source, 25 Jul 2026
MinutesStarter 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 2026Unlimited minutes on all plans; two months free on annual billing source, 25 Jul 2026
IntegrationsJobber, ServiceM8, Klippa, Simpro (Professional); Xero, Cliniko, HubSpot CRM (Business); custom integrations on Enterprise source, 25 Jul 2026Via Zapier on all plans; full API access with webhooks on Enterprise source, 25 Jul 2026

Currency note: AnswR prices are published in AUD on both our AU and NZ sites. Hey Jodie publishes in New Zealand dollars, so compare the figures with the exchange rate in mind.

When Hey Jodie is the better choice

We would rather you pick the right tool than churn off ours in a month.

  • You bill in New Zealand dollars and want to avoid AUD currency conversion — they publish NZD prices, AnswR publishes in AUD.
  • You run a high call volume and want unlimited minutes for one flat monthly fee.

Where AnswR differs

  • AnswR integrates natively with Jobber, ServiceM8, Simpro, Xero, Cliniko and HubSpot rather than routing through Zapier.
  • AnswR runs a separate New Zealand deployment with NZ data residency and local numbers.

Integrations, side by side

AnswR
Jobber, ServiceM8, Klippa, Simpro (Professional); Xero, Cliniko, HubSpot CRM (Business); custom integrations on Enterprise source, 25 Jul 2026
Hey Jodie
Via Zapier on all plans; full API access with webhooks on Enterprise source, 25 Jul 2026

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.

Hear AnswR answer your own phone

7-day free trial, setup and onboarding included, cancel anytime. Then judge it against Hey Jodie on your real calls.

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