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Job management platform
Trade-focused software that pairs an AI receptionist with quoting, invoicing and team scheduling in one app.
AI voice agent platform
An Australian platform covering inbound reception and outbound call campaigns, with CRM and automation integrations.
AI workforce platform
Custom AI workers that answer enquiries across channels and carry out the follow-up work for larger organisations.
AI chat and voice receptionist
Website chat and AI phone answering for Australian service businesses, with outbound calling available.
Five products, eight questions. The table shows what each provider publishes about its service, so gaps are marked rather than guessed.
| What matters | Sophiie AI | VoxWorks | Heya | Miyai | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of product | AI receptionist for inbound calls | Job management with an AI receptionist | AI voice agent platform | Custom AI workforce | AI chat and voice receptionist |
| Best suited to | Local businesses in any industry | Trade businesses | Inbound and outbound calling teams | Mid-sized and larger organisations | Service businesses wanting chat too |
| Phone answering from | $49 a month | $99 a month | $49 a month | Quote only | $199 a month |
| How usage is charged | Call minutes | Calls, texts and AI actions | Call minutes | Fixed fee per AI worker | Monthly plans with AI tokens |
| Outbound calling | ✕ | Not listed | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Texts, email or chat | Texts coming soon | ✓ SMS, email and web chat | Not listed | ✓ SMS, email and WhatsApp | ✓ Website chat |
| Try before paying | Free demo | Free plan without calls | 14-day trial | Not listed | Free to start |
| Data location stated | Recordings in Sydney; live speech processed in the US | Not listed | Australian data sovereignty | Australian data centres | Not listed |
Competitor details were gathered from each provider's own website on 12 October 2026. "Not listed" means the provider does not publish that detail. RingOut prices are in Australian dollars before GST.
The right product depends less on the brand and more on how your business takes calls. These questions narrow the field quickly.
If the phone is where you lose work, a dedicated receptionist covers it. If texts, email or website chat matter as much, look at platforms built around those channels.
Some products replace your job or booking system while others sit beside it. Decide whether you want to move your records or keep them where they are.
Busy mornings need several callers answered together. Compare how many simultaneous calls each plan allows, as well as its minutes.
Providers charge by minutes, by calls and actions, or by a quoted monthly fee. Cost an ordinary month of your calls on each model before you compare headline prices.
Recordings and transcripts hold personal details. Ask where they are stored and whether live audio leaves Australia while the call is happening.
Self-serve products can be running the same week, while custom platforms are rolled out through a project with the provider's team.
RingOut is built for one job, answering inbound calls for local businesses, and its plans reflect that focus.
Starter answers calls for $49 a month with 60 minutes included, or $40.83 a month on yearly billing, and no RingOut plan carries a setup fee.
The Business plan picks up twelve calls together, so a busy period does not leave customers waiting.
Clinics, salons, trades, agencies and venues each get questions and safety rules written for their kind of work.
Every page follows the same rules, so you can trust the comparisons even though RingOut wrote them.
RingOut appears in every comparison on this site, so treat our view as one input. Competitor plans change often, so confirm current details with each provider before you sign up.
An AI receptionist picks up business calls, deals with everyday questions and books appointments in a natural conversation. Some also handle texts, email or website chat. At RingOut, that receptionist is Miya, who takes inbound calls and adds bookings to Google Calendar or Calendly.
Several Australian-focused options exist, including RingOut, Sophiie AI, VoxWorks, Heya and Miyai. They range from dedicated phone receptionists to platforms that add website chat, outbound calling or job management, so compare the type of product first and the price second.
The best AI receptionist in Australia is the one that fits how your business takes calls. RingOut suits businesses that mainly take inbound calls, Sophiie AI suits tradies wanting job management, VoxWorks suits outbound calling, Heya suits larger operations and Miyai suits businesses that want website chat.
Phone answering plans start at $40.83 a month with RingOut on yearly billing, and providers use one of three models: call minutes, calls and AI actions, or a quoted monthly fee. RingOut and VoxWorks bill by the minute, Sophiie AI meters each conversation and task, and Heya sets a price per deployment.
Usually, for phone answering. RingOut lists Starter at $49 a month, or $40.83 billed yearly, the same monthly entry price as VoxWorks and below Sophiie AI at $99 and Miyai voice at $199. Heya does not publish prices, so look at included minutes and features as well as the starting price.
VoxWorks and Heya both say customer data stays in Australia. Sydney is where RingOut stores recordings and transcripts, while live call audio goes through US speech services that do not store it. Sophiie AI and Miyai do not state where their data is held.
Yes, most answer calls forwarded from the number you already use. RingOut and Miyai both work this way, so customers keep ringing the same number while the AI picks up, and you can switch the forwarding off whenever you choose.
Partly, as only some do. VoxWorks, Heya and Miyai offer outbound calling for campaigns, reminders or follow-ups, while RingOut answers inbound calls only. If ringing customers is part of your plan, put it on your shortlist criteria from the start.
Add your business details, connect Google Calendar or Calendly, point your call forwarding at RingOut and make a few test calls before cancelling your old service. If your current provider supplied your phone number, arrange to move it into your own name first.
Each comparison uses only material found on the provider's own site, with the date we checked it. Where a detail is missing, the table says Not listed, and every page names the areas where the competitor is stronger than RingOut.
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