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How Tilly compares
Tilly side by side with 5 other AI receptionists and answering services that UK businesses look at. Everything about them comes from their own websites, as they read on 11 October 2026.
| Feature | Tilly | Moneypenny | Fasthosts | Hey Jodie | Ringmere | My AI Front Desk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price from | £29 + VAT a month | From £25 a month, by quote | £39 + VAT a month | £49 + VAT a month | £49 + VAT a month | $99 a month ($79 paid yearly) |
| On the cheapest plan | 40 calls a month, then 45p a call. Sales calls are not counted | Not stated: priced by quote | 30 calls a month, then 49p a call | Unlimited minutes | 150 minutes, then 25p a minute | 200 minutes, then $0.25 a minute |
| Free trial | 14 days | Not stated | 1 month | 7 days, no card needed | 7 days | 7 days |
| Contract | None. Monthly or yearly, cancel online | Not stated | None, pay as you go, cancel online | None, month to month | None, cancel any time | None, cancel any time |
| UK phone number | Included, local or 03 | They give you a number to divert calls to | You forward your own number to it | No new number: you forward your own | Included, a UK local number | UK numbers not stated |
| Keep your own number | Yes, free: forward all calls or only the ones you miss | Yes, by diverting calls | Yes, by call forwarding | Yes, by call forwarding | Yes | Yes, by call forwarding |
| Appointment booking | Pro and Business | Yes, with calendars such as Calendly | On the Plus and Unlimited plans | Yes | Yes, into Google Calendar or Outlook | Yes, with its AI calendar |
| Alerts to you | Email on every plan, texts on Pro and Business | Summaries by email, text or both | Email, text summaries and app notifications | Text and email confirmations, WhatsApp on Growth and Pro | Up to 3 people notified | |
| Call summaries and transcripts | Every call: summary, transcript and recording | Real-time transcripts | An email summary. Calls are not recorded | Summary, recording and transcript | Transcripts and summaries, recording on by default | Calls logged, with transcripts |
| Voices and accents | 25 voices in 9 British and regional accents | Four voice styles, or clone your own voice | 2 voices on Lite, 8 on Plus and Unlimited | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated. 20+ languages |
| Learns from your website | Pro and Business, from your website or documents | A knowledge base set up with their team | Yes, from your website | Yes, from your website or Google listing | Yes, from your website or a price list | Yes, from your website and documents |
| Human receptionists | No, AI only. Urgent calls are transferred to you | Yes, their live receptionists can step in | Not stated | Not stated | Escalates urgent calls to a person | Escalates complex calls to a human supervisor |
Prices are a month, before VAT, unless shown otherwise. "Not stated" means we could not find it on their website, not that they do not offer it.
Tilly or Moneypenny?
Moneypenny sells an AI receptionist backed by its own live receptionists.
Moneypenny may suit you better if
you want real receptionists ready to step in when a call needs a person, a voice cloned from your own, or a set-up done for you by their team. Prices are by quote, from £25 a month.
Tilly may suit you better if
you want a fixed plan with its price published, that you can start online today and have answering calls in minutes rather than days.
Moneypenny facts from their website, checked 11 October 2026: AI Receptionist.
Tilly or Fasthosts?
Fasthosts sells an AI receptionist alongside its web hosting.
Fasthosts may suit you better if
you take a lot of calls and want one price with no limit (their Unlimited plan, £99 + VAT a month), would like a whole month free, or would rather calls were not recorded at all.
Tilly may suit you better if
you want a lower starting price with more calls included (£29 for 40 calls, against £39 for 30, both plus VAT), a recording and full transcript of every call, text alerts (on Pro and Business), and a wider choice of British and regional voices.
Fasthosts facts from their website, checked 11 October 2026: AI Receptionist and plans.
Tilly or Hey Jodie?
Hey Jodie sells an AI receptionist for service businesses.
Hey Jodie may suit you better if
you want unlimited minutes for a flat monthly price, or to try it without giving card details.
Tilly may suit you better if
you want a lower starting price (£29 against £49 a month, both plus VAT), a UK number included as well as the option to keep your own, a longer free trial (14 days against 7), and a choice of 25 British and regional voices.
Hey Jodie facts from their website, checked 11 October 2026: Home page, Pricing.
Tilly or Ringmere?
Ringmere sells an AI receptionist for calls, WhatsApp and texts.
Ringmere may suit you better if
you want bookings to go straight into Google Calendar or Outlook, or the AI to answer WhatsApp messages and texts as well as calls (their Growth plan and above).
Tilly may suit you better if
you want a lower starting price (£29 against £49 a month, both plus VAT), a longer free trial (14 days against 7), plans priced by the call rather than the minute, and a choice of 25 British and regional voices.
Ringmere facts from their website, checked 11 October 2026: Home page, plans and FAQs.
Tilly or My AI Front Desk?
My AI Front Desk sells an AI receptionist from the United States, priced in US dollars.
My AI Front Desk may suit you better if
you are happy to pay in US dollars and want a discount for paying yearly ($79 a month), or a large set of integrations.
Tilly may suit you better if
you want prices in pounds with a UK number included in your plan, British and regional voices, and a longer free trial (14 days against 7).
My AI Front Desk facts from their website, checked 11 October 2026: Pricing, Home page.
How we compared
- Facts about other companies come only from their own websites, read on 11 October 2026, and each section links to the pages we used. Prices and features change, so check with them before you buy.
- We compared the cheapest plan each company publishes, at its standard price: introductory offers and reseller discounts can be lower. Where a company prices in US dollars, we show dollars.
- All trade marks belong to their owners. Tilly is not connected with any company on this page.
- Spotted something wrong or out of date? Email hello@tillyanswers.co.uk and we will put it right.