Alternatives / Jodie
Jodie is a UK AI receptionist for small businesses. Plans are £49, £99 and £199 a month plus VAT with unlimited minutes, a 7-day free trial with no card, no contract and an annual option with two months free. It has a mobile app and pages for dozens of industries.
Prices checked on heyjodie.com on 11 September 2026. Always confirm current prices with each provider.
The short answer
Jodie and While You Work are close. Choose Jodie if you want unlimited minutes, a mobile app or a free trial with no card today. Choose While You Work if you want £49 including VAT (Jodie’s £49 is £58.80 with VAT), a receptionist set up for your specific trade, and the founding price locked for as long as you stay.
Side by side
| Jodie | While You Work | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £49, £99 or £199 a month, plus VAT (£58.80, £118.80, £238.80 with VAT) | £49 a month including VAT (founding members, locked for as long as you stay) |
| How you pay | Flat monthly, annual option with two months free | Flat monthly, no per-call or per-minute charges |
| Who answers | AI receptionist | AI receptionist with a separate script and set-up form for each trade |
| Hours | 24/7 | 24 hours a day, 365 days a year |
| Trial | 7-day free trial, no card | First week free once your line is live, full refund if you cancel in that week |
| Contract | None, cancel any time | None, cancel any time |
| After the call | Summary by text or email, mobile app | Text to you with name, number, postcode and the job, plus a confirmation text to the caller |
| Type of service | AI receptionist | AI receptionist |
| Available | Now | Taking founding members now. Lines go live for each trade by 31 October 2026, or a full refund |
Switching
Look at your current provider’s terms for any notice period or unused credit.
A short form for your trade: hours, area, services and what callers should be told.
Point divert-on-no-answer at your While You Work number. Your callers keep ringing the same number.
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Questions
Jodie’s UK plans are £49, £99 and £199 a month plus VAT, with unlimited minutes and a 7-day free trial. With VAT, the £49 plan is £58.80 a month.
Both are UK AI receptionists at £49 a month. Jodie’s price is plus VAT and includes unlimited minutes and an app. While You Work’s £49 includes VAT, covers up to 150 answered calls, and each trade gets its own receptionist script and set-up form.
Yes. Jodie offers a 7-day free trial. While You Work gives founding members their first week free once their line is live, with a full refund if they cancel in that week.
It depends on how many calls you miss. For a sole trader who wants every missed call answered and the job texted to them for one flat price including VAT, While You Work is £49 a month for founding members. Jodie and While You Work are close. Choose Jodie if you want unlimited minutes, a mobile app or a free trial with no card today. Choose While You Work if you want £49 including VAT (Jodie’s £49 is £58.80 with VAT), a receptionist set up for your specific trade, and the founding price locked for as long as you stay.
Sources, checked 11 September 2026: Jodie UK pricing. Jodie is a trademark of its owner. While You Work is not connected with Jodie.
Founding price locked for as long as you stay. No contract. Lines go live for each trade by 31 October 2026, or a full refund.