The Verdicts
Our honest read,
one provider at a time.
01 / Calltana
Calltana
From $49/mo launch pricing (normally $99) • $0 setup • 14-day free trial • Australian owned
Yes, we ranked ourselves first, and the disclosure at the top of this page tells you why you should double-check us. Here's the case: at launch pricing, Calltana is the cheapest Australian-owned option in this list, with $0 setup, transparent minutes-based billing (200, 750 or 2,000 included minutes depending on plan) and no lock-in contract. We're also the only provider here with a live demo line anyone can ring right now: call 02 5021 9023 and talk to the actual product before you spend a cent. It works alongside PropertyMe, ServiceM8, Cliniko, Clio and Google Calendar. The honest trade-off: we're a newer product with a smaller team than the established players, so if you want a long track record and a large support organisation, some of the providers below have been at it longer.
Best for: small Australian businesses that want local ownership, transparent per-minute billing and the ability to hear the product working before they sign up.
02 / Hey Jodie
Hey Jodie
A$49/mo, unlimited minutes • 7-day trial, no credit card • UK owned
Credit where it's due: Hey Jodie's $49 flat rate with unlimited minutes is genuinely the cheapest headline price in the Australian market, and letting you keep your existing number with a no-credit-card trial is a friendly way to start. The things to weigh up: the company behind the Australian storefront is registered in Mayfair, London, so it's UK owned rather than Australian, and it's worth asking how unlimited minutes stay viable long-term at that price. Neither is a dealbreaker, but both are worth knowing before you commit.
Best for: businesses where the absolute lowest flat price matters more than local ownership, and you're comfortable with unlimited-minutes economics.
03 / Voxworks
Voxworks
From A$49/mo • $0 setup • 14-day trial on live calls • Australian owned
Voxworks matches Calltana's launch price point and shares the things we think matter: no setup fee, a proper 14-day trial on live calls and Australian ownership. It goes further than most on credentials, with Australian data residency and ISO 27001 certification, and it offers one-click integrations with PropertyMe, MRI Property Tree and Console Cloud. If you're a property manager who needs native PMS integrations working today, this is a strong pick and probably your shortlist alongside us.
Best for: property managers who need native PMS integrations today, and businesses that need certified data residency on paper.
04 / TransferToAI
TransferToAI
$99/mo • $0 setup • 14-day self-serve trial
TransferToAI keeps it simple: one $99 monthly price, no setup fee, and a self-serve trial you can start without talking to a salesperson. That self-serve model puts it in the same easy-to-try camp as Calltana and Voxworks, at roughly double the launch-priced entry cost. Company ownership isn't stated on their public materials, so if Australian ownership matters to you, ask them directly.
Best for: businesses that want a flat, single-tier price and a self-serve start without a sales call.
05 / Johnni.ai
Johnni.ai
MINI Johnni $99/mo plus undisclosed one-off setup fee • 30-day trial
Johnni's entry tier, MINI Johnni, is $99/mo and comes with a 10-page knowledge base and a choice of 5 voices, plus a generous 30-day free trial, the longest in this list. The catches: there's a one-off setup fee that isn't published, and the more capable Advanced tier is quote-led, so you won't know your real cost until you've been through a sales conversation. The 25+ five-star Google reviews suggest customers who get through that process are happy.
Best for: businesses that want a long trial period and don't mind a sales conversation to find out the full price.
06 / Amily
Amily
$149/$199/$249 tiers • $0 setup, optional paid consulting • 30-day refund policy • Melbourne based
Melbourne-based Amily sits in the middle of the market with three clear tiers from $149 to $249, the top one with unlimited usage. There's no setup fee, though optional paid consulting is available if you want hands-on help, and a 30-day refund policy takes some of the risk out of trying it. It costs roughly three times Calltana's launch entry price, but the published tiers and local base make it an easy company to evaluate.
Best for: Melbourne and wider Australian businesses that want published tier pricing, a refund safety net and the option of paid hands-on setup help.
07 / Valory
Valory
From $149/mo • Managed service
Valory takes the managed-service route: from $149/mo, they run the AI receptionist for you rather than handing you a dashboard and a setup wizard. That's genuinely valuable if you don't want to touch the configuration yourself, and it's priced accordingly. Trial and setup-fee details aren't published, so you'll need to ask.
Best for: businesses that would rather pay for a done-for-you managed service than configure anything themselves.
08 / Reptri
Reptri
About $200/mo (marketed as about $50/week) • Unlimited calls
Reptri markets itself at about $50 a week, which works out to roughly $200 a month, with unlimited calls included. The weekly framing is aimed squarely at trades and small service businesses used to thinking in weekly costs. At around four times Calltana's launch entry price it's not the budget option, but unlimited calls at a fixed price will suit high-volume phones.
Best for: high-call-volume businesses that prefer a fixed weekly cost and never want to think about minutes.
09 / Sophiie
Sophiie
About $300/mo plus about $800 setup (per partner listings) • Quote-led pricing
Sophiie is one of the established names in Australian AI reception, and it shows in the approach: pricing is quote-led rather than published, with third-party partner listings pointing to roughly $300 a month plus roughly $800 in setup. That's a service-heavy model, priced accordingly with a real setup fee. If you want a vendor that holds your hand through a tailored deployment, that's what you're paying for. If you'd rather self-serve and keep the setup fee in your pocket, look further up this list, or at our
Sophiie alternatives breakdown.
Best for: established businesses that want a service-led, tailored deployment and can wear a real setup fee for it.
10 / LANA
LANA
$300/$399/$600 per month tiers • Setup fees $1,000/$1,500/$3,500
LANA publishes its pricing, which we respect: $300, $399 or $600 a month depending on tier, with setup fees of $1,000, $1,500 or $3,500 to match. That's the most expensive structure in this comparison by a wide margin, and it reflects an established, service-heavy positioning where a team builds and maintains the deployment for you. For a larger organisation with complex call flows, that investment can make sense. For a small business, the setup fee alone is more than a year of Calltana's launch-priced Starter plan.
Best for: larger organisations with complex requirements and the budget for an enterprise-style deployment.