Compared
Our pick for most tradies in Australia is Tradies Line, because it's job management software with AI staff, not just a receptionist. Its AI receptionist answers the calls you miss on your own number and books the job, then Wombo, the AI office manager, drafts the quote and invoice and chases what's owed, from $97 a month with no GST added. Sophiie's plan table puts quotes and invoices on its $399 plan, plus GST, and Hey Jodie's plans don't include quoting or invoicing.
No card, no time limit.
Our pick: Tradies Line
Job management software with AI staff for trade businesses. The AI receptionist answers the calls you miss and books the job.
No card, no time limit.
We make Tradies Line. Every other product's facts come from its own website or app store listing, checked on 6 October 2026. Each number links to the page the fact came from. On a phone, swipe the table sideways.
| What you get | Tradies Line | Sophiie | Hey Jodie | Johnni AI | Leva Relay | Chime Labs | LANA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond the phone | Wombo, the AI office manager, drafts quotes and invoices and chases what's owed; jobs, payments, CRM and a shared inbox in the same system | Bookings, web chat and a field app (limited on $299) on every plan, and a CRM; its plan table puts quotes, invoices, payments and a website on $399 and up [1] [2] | Answers calls, with bookings and transfers from A$199; quoting and invoicing not mentioned [1] | A CRM on every plan, a website widget from $149, and outbound call-backs from $299 ($750 one-off below that) [1] [2] | Answers calls and creates ServiceM8 jobs [1] | Job management, CRM, quotes, and Xero or QuickBooks [1] [2] | CRM, texts and email, quotes, invoices and payment reminders [1] |
| Chases unpaid invoices | 3 emails, then 2 texts and up to 5 short AI calls once TradiesLine Pay is connected, from your plan's allowance | Automatic reminders from the $399 plan; channel not stated [3] [1] | Not mentioned [1] | Not mentioned [2] | Not in Relay; a separate preview product drafts a chase for you to approve [1] [2] | Not mentioned; invoices stay in your existing system [3] | Email and text reminders, on the $600 plan [1] [2] |
| Price is the full price | Yes, no GST added | GST added on top [1] | Tax added on top [1] [2] | GST added on top [2] | GST not stated [3] | GST added on top [2] | GST not stated [2] |
| Setup fee | None | None on $299; $800 plus GST on the higher plans, though its footer says no setup fee [1] | None [1] | None on the plans; connecting job software is a quoted extra [2] | None [3] | None stated; an optional $300 onboarding call [2] | Training fee of $1,000 to $3,500, by plan [2] |
| Trial or free plan | Free plan, no card; calls need a paid plan or a calls top-up ($25 for 25 calls, valid 30 days) | Its comparison page offers a 14-day trial and a free plan; its price list shows neither [2] [1] | 7 days, no card [1] | 7 days, card needed [2] | 7 days, no card [3] [4] | Free plan for test calls only; its tradies page offers a 7-day trial, no card [2] [4] | A 30-day trial in a general FAQ; not on the receptionist price page [3] |
| Your existing number | Yes: you forward the calls you miss | Yes, you forward calls [2] | Yes, you forward calls [1] | Yes: you forward to a local number it gives you [1] | Yes, you forward calls [3] | You divert your line to a Chime number [2] | Not stated for the receptionist; its CRM FAQ offers porting your number [3] |
| Australia and NZ | Both | Both [4] [5] | Both [1] [3] | Both [1] [3] | Australia; NZ not stated [3] | Australia; NZ not stated [2] | Australia; NZ not stated for the receptionist [4] [5] |
Job management software with AI staff for trade businesses. The AI receptionist answers the calls you miss and books the job.
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From our own product and pricing.
Tradies and service businesses; it calls itself an AI receptionist and office manager.
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Sources, checked 6 October 2026: [1] info.sophiie.ai , [2] sophiie.ai/compare/sophiie-vs-hey-jodie , [3] sophiie.ai/services/invoicing , [4] sophiie.ai/location/au , [5] sophiie.ai/location/nz , [6] sophiie.ai/integrations , [7] sophiie.ai/solutions/call-transfers
Australian trades and small businesses, with clinics and real estate too.
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Sources, checked 6 October 2026: [1] heyjodie.com/en-au/pricing , [2] heyjodie.com/en-au , [3] heyjodie.com/en-nz/pricing , [4] heyjodie.com/en-au/guides/best-answering-service-crm-integration , [5] heyjodie.com/en-au/guides/best-ai-receptionist
Australian trades and service businesses.
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Sources, checked 6 October 2026: [1] johnni.ai , [2] johnni.ai/pricing , [3] johnni.ai/ai-receptionist-new-zealand , [4] johnni.ai/best-ai-receptionist-australia
Australian trades businesses, especially ServiceM8 users.
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Sources, checked 6 October 2026: [1] levasolutions.com.au/relay/servicem8 , [2] levasolutions.com.au/products , [3] levasolutions.com.au/relay , [4] levasolutions.com.au/register?trial=1
Australian tradies.
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Sources, checked 6 October 2026: [1] chimelabs.ai , [2] chimelabs.ai/pricing , [3] chimelabs.ai/ai-quote-generator-for-tradies , [4] chimelabs.ai/ai-receptionist-for-tradies
Tradies and field service businesses in Australia.
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Sources, checked 6 October 2026: [1] lanasoftware.com.au , [2] lanasoftware.com.au/ai-receptionist-pricing , [3] lanasoftware.com.au/faqs , [4] lanasoftware.com.au/ai-receptionist , [5] lanasoftware.com.au/integrations/kiwitxt , [6] lanasoftware.com.au/terms-and-conditions-ai-receptionist
We make Tradies Line, so weigh what we say about ourselves. This page covers where Tradies Line does more; each product's own site has the rest. Every fact about another product comes from that company's own website or app store listing, linked under each one, checked on 6 October 2026. Prices are per month as each site shows them, including whether GST is added. Tradies Line is not GST registered, so its prices are the full price.
Tradies Line is job management software with AI staff. Its AI receptionist books the job, then Wombo, the AI office manager, drafts the quote and invoice and chases what's owed, on every plan. Sophiie's plan table puts quotes and invoices on its $399 plan, plus GST, and LANA's receptionist chases invoices on its $600 plan. Hey Jodie's and Leva Relay's plans answer and book calls, with no quoting or invoicing.
Tradies Line sends 3 emails, then, once TradiesLine Pay is connected, 2 texts and up to 5 short AI calls that text the pay link, from your plan's allowance. Sophiie sends reminders from its $399 plan and LANA on its $600 plan. Hey Jodie, Johnni, Leva Relay and Chime don't mention it.
As of October 2026, Sophiie, Hey Jodie, Johnni and Chime Labs add GST or tax on top of their listed prices. Tradies Line isn't GST registered, so $97 a month is the full price.
As of October 2026, Tradies Line has a free plan with no card and no time limit, and adding $25 for 25 calls, valid 30 days lets it answer your real calls. Chime Labs' free plan only places test calls, Hey Jodie, Johnni and Leva offer 7-day trials, and Sophiie's comparison page mentions a free plan that its price list doesn't show.
As of October 2026, Tradies Line, Hey Jodie and Leva charge no setup fee. Sophiie's price list shows $800 plus GST one-off on its $399 and $599 plans, and LANA charges a training fee of $1,000 to $3,500.
No. Sophiie, Hey Jodie, Johnni, Leva, Chime and Tradies Line all work by forwarding calls from the number your customers already ring. LANA doesn't say how its receptionist connects; its CRM FAQ mentions porting your number.
Jobs, quotes, invoices and every customer message in one place, with Wombo doing the admin while you're on the tools.
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