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Sophiie alternative: Tradies Line vs Sophiie

Tradies Line is our pick for a Sophiie alternative: job management software with AI staff, from $97 a month with no GST added. Its AI receptionist answers the calls you miss and books the job, then Wombo, the AI office manager, drafts the quote and invoice and chases what's owed. Sophiie's price list starts at $299 a month plus GST, and its plan table puts quotes and invoices on the $399 plan.

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Our pick: Tradies Line

Answers the call, then does the office work

Job management software with AI staff for trade businesses. The AI receptionist answers the calls you miss and books the job.

  • Wombo, the AI office manager, drafts the quote and invoice and chases what's owed, right where the receptionist books the job
  • Counts answered calls, not minutes, and never bills overage
  • Free plan, and calls when you need them: $25 for 25 calls, valid 30 days
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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.

Sophiie alternative: Tradies Line vs Sophiie, checked 6 October 2026
What you get Tradies LineSophiie
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]
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]
Price is the full price Yes, no GST added GST added on top [1]
Setup fee None None on $299; $800 plus GST on the higher plans, though its footer says no setup fee [1]
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]
Your existing number Yes: you forward the calls you miss Yes, you forward calls [2]
Australia and NZ Both Both [4] [5]

Each one in short

Tradies Line

Job management software with AI staff for trade businesses. The AI receptionist answers the calls you miss and books the job.

Good at

  • Wombo, the AI office manager, drafts the quote and invoice and chases what's owed, right where the receptionist books the job
  • Counts answered calls, not minutes, and never bills overage
  • Free plan, and calls when you need them: $25 for 25 calls, valid 30 days

Watch for

  • English only
  • Each call is capped at 10 minutes

From our own product and pricing.

Sophiie

Tradies and service businesses; it calls itself an AI receptionist and office manager.

Watch for

  • Its plan table puts quotes and invoices on the $399 plan, plus GST
  • Minute allowances on the $299 and $399 plans, with 30c a minute over
  • Its price list (info.sophiie.ai) doesn't match its comparison page

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

How we compared

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.

Questions

Is there a cheaper alternative to Sophiie?

As of October 2026, Sophiie's price list starts at $299 a month plus GST for 250 reception minutes. Tradies Line Starter is $97 with no GST added for 50 answered calls, and its free plan can add $25 for 25 calls, valid 30 days.

How is Tradies Line different from Sophiie?

Both answer calls on your existing number and include job tools. Tradies Line counts answered calls rather than minutes, never bills overage, and has Wombo, its AI office manager, on every plan. Sophiie's plan table puts quotes, invoices and payments on its $399 plan, plus GST.

Does Sophiie have a free plan?

Sophiie's comparison page mentions a free plan and a 14-day trial, but its price list shows neither, so ask Sophiie. Tradies Line's Free plan needs no card and has no time limit; answering calls needs a paid plan or a calls top-up.

Does Sophiie charge a setup fee?

As of October 2026, Sophiie's price list shows no setup fee on its $299 plan and an $800 plus GST one-off setup fee on its $399 and $599 plans, though the same page's footer says no setup fee. Tradies Line has no setup fee.

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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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