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OffsiteMate
A virtual assistant does admin by the hour. Ours answers the phone and texts, any hour. Different jobs, so here’s which does what.
| OffsiteMate | A virtual assistant | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Answers your calls and texts as your assistant, books the job, texts you emergencies | Admin you hand over: emails, bookings, quotes, invoices, data entry |
| When | Any hour, every day | The hours you buy |
| How it’s priced | A$299 a month for a sole trader, 100 minutes and 150 texts included | A$39.90 to A$50 an hour plus GST in prepaid blocks at one we checked; from A$880 a month for 160 hours, including GST, at another |
| Phone calls | Included in your minutes | Added to the bill at one we checked |
Virtual assistant prices are from two Australian VA businesses’ own pricing pages, read on 12 October 2026. Theirs change.
A virtual assistant is good at the paperwork you never get to: quotes, invoices, chasing payments.
Ours is built for the phone ringing while you’re on a roof. Plenty of admin can wait until tomorrow. A burst pipe can’t.
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.
At the two VA businesses we checked in October 2026: A$39.90 to A$50 an hour plus GST in prepaid blocks, or from A$880 a month for 160 hours including GST.
Some do, in the hours you pay for. Ours answers any hour, as your assistant, and books the job.
Yes. It tells them straight up it’s your assistant. If they want you, it takes their number and you ring them back.
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