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Both are Australian AI receptionists. AIssie is software you set up yourself. We set it up for you and add the texts and reviews.
| OffsiteMate | AIssie | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for a sole trader | A$299 a month, 100 minutes and 150 texts included | A$99 a month for 70 minutes on its cheapest voice plan; their terms say GST is added |
| Going over | A$0.49 a minute, A$0.25 a text | A$0.65 a minute |
| Setup | A$299, and we do it | No setup fee; you set it up from your website, with help from their team |
| Missed-call text back | Yes | Not listed on their site |
| Answers texts to your number | Yes | Not listed; their site offers website, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp chat |
| Review requests | Yes, happy customers get your Google review link | Not listed on their site |
| Books jobs | Yes, at times you’re free | Yes |
| Quotes and invoice chasing in Xero | No | Yes |
| Contract | Month to month | Month to month |
AIssie details are from AIssie’s own website, read in full on 11 October 2026. Check theirs before you decide; they change.
If your phone rings a few times a week, you like setting up software yourself, and you want quotes and invoice chasing in Xero, AIssie is cheaper.
If you’d rather not touch any software, and want the missed-call texts, the text assistant and the review requests set up and watched for you, that’s us.
Pick the column for how many people work in the business.
Sole traders on the tools
A$299a month
About A$9.83 a day. Plus A$299 setup, once. Month to month.
Talk to the humansA small crew
A$449a month
Plus A$499 setup, once. Month to month.
Talk to the humansA bigger team with more phones ringing
A$799a month
Plus A$499 setup, once. Month to month.
Talk to the humansGo over your minutes or texts and it keeps answering: A$0.49 a minute and A$0.25 a text. It’s month to month, because 12 months is a big commitment to make to a robot. That’s the whole price. Nothing gets added on top. Questions? Ring us on 0468 075 000 or email hello@offsitemate.com.au.
No. AIssie’s cheapest voice plan is A$99 a month for 70 minutes, plus GST under their terms. Ours is A$299 a month, set up for you, with the text back, text assistant, booking and review requests included.
Yes. It tells them straight up it’s your assistant. If they want you, it takes their number and you ring them back.
No. We have a chat with you, set it all up and keep it running. You don’t touch any software.
No. It’s month to month, because 12 months is a big commitment to make to a robot.
Ring us on the number below, or email. Either way, a human gets back to you.
0468 075 000Or email hello@offsitemate.com.au