Last updated July 2026

Hey Jodie Alternatives (2026): Australian-Owned Options

Let's be fair to Hey Jodie upfront: $49 a month for unlimited minutes is genuinely the cheapest headline price in the Australian AI receptionist market, the 7-day trial needs no credit card, and you keep your existing number. So why do people look for alternatives? Three reasons come up: the company behind the Australian storefront is UK owned (registered in Mayfair, London), which raises questions about support hours and where your data sits; the unlimited-minutes model, where it's worth asking how unlimited stays viable long-term at that price; and a straightforward preference for Australian-owned providers. If any of those apply to you, here are the options, from their public pricing at the time of writing, check their site for current pricing.

Quick answer The best Australian-owned alternatives to Hey Jodie in 2026 are Calltana (from $49/mo launch pricing, $0 setup, callable demo on 02 5021 9023, operated by COHEN MEDIA PTY LIMITED) and Voxworks (from $49/mo, native PMS integrations). Both match Hey Jodie's $49 entry price, both are Australian owned with $0 setup and a 14-day free trial, where Hey Jodie is UK owned (registered in Mayfair, London).
Full disclosure: We build Calltana, so read this with that in mind. We've still done our best to review the market straight, with real prices and real trade-offs, because that's the comparison we'd want to read.
At A Glance

Hey Jodie vs the alternatives.

Provider From (A$/mo) Setup fee Free trial Australian owned Live demo you can ring
Hey Jodie $49 (unlimited minutes) None advertised 7 days, no credit card No (UK owned) Not advertised
Calltana $99$49 launch pricing $0 14 days Yes Yes, 02 5021 9023
Voxworks From $49 $0 14 days on live calls Yes Not advertised
TransferToAI $99 $0 14 days, self serve Not stated Not advertised
Johnni.ai $99 (MINI Johnni) One-off fee, undisclosed 30 days Not stated Not advertised

All prices are from each provider's public pricing at the time of writing, check their site for current pricing. Calltana's $49/$99/$199 launch pricing replaces our standard $99/$199/$399 pricing while we grow.

The Alternatives

Four options at or near
Hey Jodie's price.

01 / Calltana
Calltana
From $49/mo launch pricing (normally $99) • $0 setup • 14-day free trial • Australian owned
At launch pricing, Calltana matches Hey Jodie's $49 entry price while being Australian owned and operated (by COHEN MEDIA PTY LIMITED, ABN 84 629 252 704). Instead of unlimited minutes, we use transparent minutes-based billing: 200 included minutes on Starter, 750 on Professional, 2,000 on Business. You always know what you're paying for and why the pricing is sustainable. Setup is $0, the trial runs 14 days, and there's a live demo you can ring right now on 02 5021 9023, no signup needed. The honest trade-off: we're newer than most names on this page, with a smaller team, and if your call volume is genuinely enormous, a well-priced unlimited plan may suit you better than minutes.
Best for: businesses that want Hey Jodie's price point with Australian ownership and billing they can reason about.
02 / Voxworks
Voxworks
From A$49/mo • $0 setup • 14-day trial on live calls • Australian owned
Voxworks is the other Australian-owned option at the $49 price point, and it brings credentials Hey Jodie doesn't advertise: Australian data residency and ISO 27001 certification, plus a 14-day free trial that runs on your live calls rather than a sandbox. Its one-click integrations with PropertyMe, MRI Property Tree and Console Cloud make it the strong pick for property managers who need native PMS integrations today.
Best for: property managers, and any business where certified AU data residency is a requirement.
03 / TransferToAI
TransferToAI
$99/mo • $0 setup • 14-day self-serve trial
TransferToAI costs double Hey Jodie's headline price at a flat $99 a month, but keeps the things that make Hey Jodie easy to try: no setup fee and a self-serve 14-day trial with no sales call. It's a clean, single-tier structure with no decisions to make. Ownership isn't stated on their public materials, so if you're leaving Hey Jodie specifically for Australian ownership, ask them directly before switching.
Best for: businesses that want one flat price and a self-serve start.
04 / Johnni.ai
Johnni.ai
MINI Johnni $99/mo plus undisclosed one-off setup fee • 30-day trial
Johnni's MINI tier is $99 a month with a 10-page knowledge base and 5 voices to choose from, and its 30-day free trial is the longest here, four times Hey Jodie's. The trade-offs: there's a one-off setup fee that isn't published, and the more capable Advanced tier is quote-led, so budget certainty requires a sales conversation. Its 25+ five-star Google reviews suggest customers are happy on the other side of that process.
Best for: businesses that value a long trial and don't mind asking for the full price.
Same $49. Australian owned.
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FAQ

Common questions.

Is Hey Jodie Australian?
Hey Jodie has an Australian storefront and prices in Australian dollars, but the company behind it is registered in Mayfair, London, so it's UK owned. If Australian ownership matters to you, Calltana and Voxworks are both Australian owned; Calltana is operated by COHEN MEDIA PTY LIMITED (ABN 84 629 252 704).
Are there Australian-owned alternatives at the same $49 price?
Yes, two as at July 2026: Calltana ($49/mo at launch pricing, normally $99, with 200 included minutes) and Voxworks (from $49/mo). Both are Australian owned with $0 setup and 14-day free trials. Prices are from public pricing at the time of writing, check each site for current pricing.
Is unlimited minutes better than included minutes?
It depends on your call volume. If your phone runs hot all day, unlimited is attractive. For most small businesses, an included-minutes allowance (Calltana includes 200, 750 or 2,000 minutes by plan) covers real usage comfortably, and it's worth asking any unlimited provider how that pricing stays viable long-term, because a model that underprices heavy users has to make it up somewhere.