Same standard scenario price
Deskie's standard price and Hooroo's Pro price both cover the 60-call scenario at $149. Deskie's current $99 promotion is the lowest published promotional cost of the six.
deskie.com.au, checked 21 Jul 2026Australian comparison study · checked 21 July 2026
Six AI receptionists. One public evidence standard.
Ownership disclosure: AI Receptionist Review is published by DESKIE AI, the company behind Deskie, one of the six products scored here.
For 60 calls averaging three minutes, Deskie's standard $149 price ties Hooroo, while Hooroo publishes the larger allowance. Deskie's current $99 offer is the lowest published promotional cost in the set, but it is not the default comparison. AiDial has the highest first-month cost. Three providers do not publish enough usage detail to calculate the same scenario.
The short answer
What the public evidence supports
Larger published allowance
Hooroo's $149 Pro plan includes 300 minutes, equal to 100 three-minute calls. This is where Deskie does not come out on top.
hooroo.ai/plans, checked 21 Jul 2026Highest first-month cost
AiDial Core is $199 per month plus a $1,500 setup fee. Its 300 minutes cover the scenario.
aidial.com.au/ai-call-pricing?pricing=true, checked 21 Jul 2026Comparison table
Same scenario, visible gaps
The evidence score measures publication clarity only. It does not measure call quality, reliability or overall product quality. Those outcomes are untested for every provider, including Deskie. Clear earns 2, partial earns 1, and not published earns 0.
A small single-plan product almost mechanically tops a "did you publish it" score. Deskie's 20 out of 20 is therefore shown beside the criterion where Deskie loses: Hooroo publishes 300 minutes, equal to 100 three-minute calls, while Deskie publishes 60 answered calls.
| Provider | Public price | 60 calls × 3 min | Published allowance | Trial | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deskie | $149 standard price per month, including 60 answered calls. The current promotional price is $99 per month for the first 12 months while active.deskie.com.au, checked 21 Jul 2026 | $149 at the standard price, tied with Hooroo for the scenario. The current promotional price is $99. The allowance is measured by answered calls, not minutes.deskie.com.au, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 60 answered calls | The first 14 answered calls are free and no credit card is required.deskie.com.au, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 20/20 |
| Sophiie AI | The terms refer to a price recorded in an order form, but no public AUD plan price was found.sophiie.ai/terms-of-service, checked 21 Jul 2026 | Cannot be calculated because public plan pricing and included call usage were not found.sophiie.ai, checked 21 Jul 2026 | Not published | The Australian landing page says test Sophiie for free with no credit card required.sophiie.ai/location/au, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 8/20 |
| Hooroo AI | Pro is $149 AUD per month with 300 minutes and $0.20 per minute overage.hooroo.ai/plans, checked 21 Jul 2026 | $149 for 180 minutes. This leaves 120 included minutes unused.hooroo.ai/plans, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 300 minutes | Free trial for 7 days or 10 minutes, whichever comes first, with no credit card.hooroo.ai/plans, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 17/20 |
| Johnni AI | The homepage says everything needed for $99 a month, but included usage and plan-to-price mapping are not clearly itemised.johnni.ai, checked 21 Jul 2026 | Cannot be calculated because included usage and overage terms were not found.johnni.ai, checked 21 Jul 2026 | Not published | A 30-day free-trial call to action is published, but credit-card and included-usage terms were not found.johnni.ai/free-trial, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 12/20 |
| Chime Labs | The Sole Traders plan is published at $199 per month.chimelabs.ai/pricing, checked 21 Jul 2026 | At least $199, but the exact cost cannot be confirmed because included usage and overage are not published.chimelabs.ai/pricing, checked 21 Jul 2026 | Not published | A seven-day free trial is included. The page does not state whether a card is required.chimelabs.ai/pricing, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 13/20 |
| AiDial | Core is $199 per month plus a $1,500 one-off setup fee, with 300 minutes and $0.55 per extra minute.aidial.com.au/ai-call-pricing?pricing=true, checked 21 Jul 2026 | $1,699 in month one and $199 in later months, assuming 180 minutes and no optional add-ons.aidial.com.au/ai-call-pricing?pricing=true, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 300 minutes | A guided demo and scoped pilot can be arranged, but a traditional self-service free trial is not published.aidial.com.au/faq, checked 21 Jul 2026 | 16/20 |
Scenario rule: 60 answered calls at three minutes each, or 180 minutes. Setup fees are included in month one. When a provider does not publish an allowance or overage rate, the cost is marked not calculable rather than estimated.
Provider files
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Deskie
At its standard $149 price, Deskie ties Hooroo for this study's 60-call scenario, while Hooroo publishes the larger allowance. Deskie's current $99 promotional offer is also shown, but it is not the default comparator.
Material limit: The plan includes 60 answered calls, while Hooroo publishes 300 minutes, equal to 100 three-minute calls.
Open the evidence fileSophiie AI
Sophiie publishes a broad front-office feature set and an Australian service focus, but a buyer cannot calculate a monthly call cost from the public pages checked.
Material limit: Public price, included usage and nuisance-call billing were not found on the official pages checked.
Open the evidence fileHooroo AI
Hooroo publishes the strongest stated usage allowance in this six-provider set for the study scenario: 300 minutes for $149 per month, equal to 100 calls at three minutes each.
Material limit: The official pages checked do not clearly state number arrangements or how nuisance calls affect billed minutes.
Open the evidence fileJohnni AI
Johnni publishes a $99 monthly headline and extensive booking and integration claims, but the included call usage and exact plan mapping are not clear enough to calculate the study scenario.
Material limit: Included call or minute usage and the billing treatment of nuisance calls were not found.
Open the evidence fileChime Labs
Chime Labs publishes a clear $199 sole-trader plan, direct calendar booking and a seven-day trial, but it does not publish that plan's included call or minute allowance.
Material limit: The Sole Traders plan's included usage and overage pricing are not published on the pricing page.
Open the evidence fileAiDial
AiDial publishes the most detailed managed-service pricing in this set, but its $1,500 setup fee makes the first month $1,699 for the study scenario.
Material limit: The Core plan has a substantial one-off setup fee and no traditional free trial is published.
Open the evidence fileMarket context
Many Australian comparison pages are vendor-authored
This does not make those pages wrong, but ownership matters. Bookipi publishes a best-of roundup that places Bookipi first. Aussie AI Agency sells its own receptionist and links to a guide comparing every provider. AIssie publishes a receptionist-options article that presents its own platform as the AI option. Each page was checked on 21 July 2026.
- Bookipi's best AI receptionists roundup: bookipi.com/crm/best-ai-receptionists, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Aussie AI Agency homepage and comparison guide link: aussieaiagency.com.au, checked 21 Jul 2026
- AIssie's receptionist-options article: aissie.com.au/blog/best-receptionist-options-small-business-2026, checked 21 Jul 2026
Our response is not to claim independence. It is to disclose ownership before the scores, use the same rubric for Deskie, and publish the evidence that cuts against Deskie.
Source record
Official pages checked
Checked 21 July 2026. Pricing and product terms can change. Verify them with the provider before buying.
- Deskie homepage and pricing: deskie.com.au, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Sophiie AI homepage: sophiie.ai, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Sophiie AI Australian page: sophiie.ai/location/au, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Sophiie AI terms: sophiie.ai/terms-of-service, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Hooroo homepage: hooroo.ai, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Hooroo pricing: hooroo.ai/plans, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Johnni AI homepage: johnni.ai, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Johnni AI free trial: johnni.ai/free-trial, checked 21 Jul 2026
- Chime Labs pricing: chimelabs.ai/pricing, checked 21 Jul 2026
- AiDial inbound pricing: aidial.com.au/ai-call-pricing?pricing=true, checked 21 Jul 2026
- AiDial FAQ: aidial.com.au/faq, checked 21 Jul 2026