Alternative to Jam
Hey Jodie picks up your UK calls in under a second with AI from £49/month flat. No per-minute meter, no quote-only pricing.
John from Bristol
Jodie answering...
Lead texted to you
12 seconds after the call started
Both answer your calls 24/7. The differences come down to how you are billed, how fast the call is picked up, and what gets captured on the line.
| Hey Jodie | Jam | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat from £49/month, unlimited minutes | £0.90-£2 per minute (range published) |
| Pricing transparency | Every plan published on the pricing page | Quote required - no rate card published |
| Who answers | Trained AI receptionist | UK human PA team (Borehamwood) |
| Answer-time SLA | Under 1 second | Not published |
| 24/7 cover | Included on every plan | Included (human-staffed) |
| Free trial | 7 days free, no card needed | Not advertised on homepage |
| Contract | Cancel anytime, no minimums | 30-day rolling agreement |
| Setup | Minutes - forward your phone | Bespoke briefing required |
Pricing reflects Jam's published rate range on jam.co.uk at the time of writing. Jam does not publish plan names, included minutes, or a per-call rate card - the £0.90-£2/min figure is taken from Jam's own homepage copy. Request a quote from Jam for figures specific to your call volume.
Jam publishes only a per-minute range, not plan tiers. Here is the typical monthly cost vs Hey Jodie's flat plan.
Pricing band
Estimated 200 minutes/month at Jam's £0.90-£2 per-minute range. Actual invoices vary by call type and volume.
Jam publishes a range of £0.90-£2 per minute on jam.co.uk and does not publish plan names, included minutes, or a per-call rate card. Actual Jam invoices vary by call volume and call type - request a quote for figures specific to your business. Hey Jodie Basic is £49/month with unlimited minutes (UK plan). The monthly band shown reflects 200 minutes/month as a typical UK SMB call volume; your invoice scales linearly with minutes.
Verifiable differences, not marketing claims. Each is sourced from public information about both services.
Jam publishes only a per-minute range and gates the rest behind a sales call. Hey Jodie publishes every plan and locale price on the pricing page - you can work out your annual cost before you ever talk to us.
£49 Basic / £99 Professional / £199 Premium published - vs £0.90-£2/min range only on jam.co.uk.
Jam staffs UK PAs 24/7 from their Borehamwood team, which means a real answer time even on a manned line. Hey Jodie picks up instantly on every call, every hour.
Sub-second AI pickup vs no published SLA on jam.co.uk (the only UK SLA published in the category is 15 seconds).
Jam's headline is a 30-day rolling agreement, but the billing is still per minute or per call. Hey Jodie is a flat plan with unlimited minutes and one-click cancel from the dashboard.
£49/month flat unlimited minutes vs Jam billing per minute or per call on a 30-day rolling agreement.
Jam answers with a UK human PA team and bills per minute. Hey Jodie answers with AI on a flat plan. Here's the same call answered by each.
Scenario: Saturday morning, 9:42am: a homeowner ringing about a new kitchen fit, wants a quote and an in-home survey
Competitor
PA
Good morning, [your business name], how can I help?Caller
Hi - I'm looking to get a new kitchen fitted and wondering if you could give me a quote.PA
Of course, I can take a few details and pass them to the team. May I take your name and a contact number?Caller
Yes, Sarah Patel, 07700 900456.PA
Thank you Sarah. And what would be the best time for the team to call you back?Caller
Anytime today really, I am in.PA
Great, I will pass the message through and someone from the team will be in touch later today.[Meter]
Call: 3 mins 14 secs. At £0.90/min that is £2.91. At £2/min that is £6.47.Hey Jodie
Jodie
Hello, this is Jodie answering for [your business name]. How can I help?Caller
Hi - I'm looking to get a new kitchen fitted and wondering if you could give me a quote.Jodie
Happy to help with that. Could I take a few details so we can quote properly? Roughly what size is the kitchen, and is it a replace-like-for-like or a full redesign?Caller
It is about four by three metres. Probably a full redesign - we want to move the sink.Jodie
Got it - 4 by 3 metres, full redesign with the sink moving. Most quotes start with a free in-home survey. Are you available this week or next, and could I take your name, number, and postcode?Caller
Sarah Patel, 07700 900456, SW6 6BD. Any time this week works.Jodie
Thanks Sarah. I've logged: 4x3m kitchen, full redesign, sink relocation, SW6 6BD, available this week, 07700 900456. The team will call you to book the survey and I'll text you a confirmation.[Meter]
Call: 3 mins 08 secs. Included in £49/mo Basic plan.Both calls were answered. One sent a message; the other captured the kitchen size, the redesign scope, the postcode, and a survey window - and did it inside the flat monthly fee.
Jam's pitch is a heritage UK PA service, but the pricing sits behind a quote wall. Here's what you can see before you book a sales call.
| Hey Jodie | Jam | |
|---|---|---|
Base monthly price Hey Jodie: £49 Basic / £99 Professional / £199 Premium published. Jam: no monthly plan price published. | ||
Per-minute or per-call rate Jam states only "£0.90-£2 per minute" as a range. Hey Jodie publishes a flat plan with unlimited minutes. | ||
Included minutes / call cap Hey Jodie Basic: unlimited minutes. Jam: no rate card or call cap published. | ||
Setup or briefing fee Hey Jodie: £0 setup. Jam: "Fully bespoke service" with briefing implied; fee not published. | ||
Free trial (no card) Hey Jodie offers 7 days free with no card. Jam: "Get a quote" CTA only on the homepage. | ||
Total first-year cost calculable from public info Hey Jodie: 12 x flat plan. Jam: requires a sales call to compute. |
Jam built its name as a generalist UK PA service. If your business runs on quick callbacks and fixed costs, these are the trades Hey Jodie is built for.
A 9pm boiler leak does not wait for a per-minute meter. Jodie picks up instantly, captures the postcode and urgency, and texts the job to you at a flat monthly cost.
See Hey Jodie for plumbersSelf-assessment week triples your call volume. A flat plan with unlimited minutes beats a per-minute meter on the busiest fortnight of your year.
See Hey Jodie for accountantsQuote calls want a fast callback, not a long conversation a PA is billing per minute. Jodie captures the job, the postcode and the urgency, then drops it into your inbox.
See Hey Jodie for electriciansA buyer browsing Rightmove at 8pm rings the next agent if you do not pick up. Jodie answers instantly on a flat fee, not a per-minute meter that punishes long viewings discussions.
See Hey Jodie for estate agentsJam publishes only that customers should expect to pay between £0.90 and £2 per minute, with billing also available per call - no plan names, no included minutes, no rate card on jam.co.uk. Hey Jodie publishes every plan: £49 Basic, £99 Professional, £199 Premium, all with unlimited minutes.
Yes - Hey Jodie. We are an AI answering service for UK small businesses with every plan published on the pricing page. Flat monthly fee, unlimited minutes, no per-call charges, no monthly minimums. 7 days free to try, no card needed.
Jam staffs a UK human PA team in Borehamwood that answers your calls 24/7. Hey Jodie answers with AI in under a second using the same call-forwarding setup. Human PAs handle nuance well but cost £0.90-£2 a minute; AI answers instantly and costs a flat £49/month for unlimited minutes.
Jam does not advertise a free trial on its homepage - the CTA is "Get a quote". Hey Jodie offers 7 days free with no card needed, cancel in one click from the dashboard.
Hey Jodie setup is minutes - you forward your phone number and Jodie starts answering. Cancelling Jam depends on their 30-day rolling agreement. Most businesses run both for 5-7 days during the cutover, then give Jam written notice once Jodie is handling calls cleanly.
Jodie sounds natural and is trained on your business, so most callers think they are speaking to your office. If a caller asks directly whether they are talking to a person, Jodie will not pretend to be human - we think that is the right line, and it has not become a friction point with the trades and service businesses we work with.
Hey Jodie picks up your calls in minutes. Cancelling Jam takes a notice period - here is the cleanest way to switch without missing a call.
Total time: Under 30 minutes active time, plus Jam 30-day notice
Sign up at the register page. No card needed. You get your Hey Jodie phone number on the spot, plus a UK voice for Jodie.
Add your services, opening hours, and the questions Jodie should ask every caller. The setup uses your website to seed the knowledge base.
Forward a spare mobile or test line to Jodie and make 2-3 test calls. Listen back to confirm Jodie handles your call shape before you touch the main line.
Jam advertises a 30-day rolling agreement. Email your Jam account manager to start the notice period so the billing stops on the date you expect.
Once Jodie is taking real calls cleanly, forward your main business number. Leave Jam as a backup until the 30-day notice clears, then cancel.
7 days free. No card needed. Cancel in one click.
First 7 days free, then pricing from £49/month
