Posh alternative
An AI answering service that replaces Posh Virtual Receptionists at a flat $49 a month - no included-minute caps, no overage.
Maria from Austin
Jodie answering...
Lead texted to you
12 seconds after the call started
Two ways to answer the same call. The differences come down to who picks up, what you pay per minute, and how quickly you can be live.
| Hey Jodie | Posh Virtual Receptionists | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of service | AI receptionist | Human receptionists, US-based |
| Starting price | $49/month flat | $65/month + $2.25/min from minute 1 |
| Included minutes (entry tier) | Unmetered | 0 minutes on entry tier |
| Billing increment | Flat, no per-minute meter | Per whole minute, rounded up |
| Setup time | Under 5 minutes, self-serve | 48 hours or less |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card | 7 days, up to 250 minutes |
| 24/7 availability | Yes, AI never sleeps | Yes, 24/7/365 |
| Bilingual EN/ES | Yes | Yes |
| Contract | Month-to-month | Month-to-month |
Posh pricing reconstructed from public Lawyerist, Smith.ai, Nextiva, and Aircall comparisons (2025-2026). Posh does not publish a US tier table on posh.com. Verified 2026-06-01.
Drag the slider to your typical monthly call minutes. Posh charges per whole minute on top of the tier base; Hey Jodie is flat.
Cost calculator
Hey Jodie Basic
$49/mo
Flat. Unlimited.
Competitor: Elegant
$338/mo
$235 base + $102 overage
You'd save
$289/month ($3,462/year)
Posh tier pricing reconstructed from Lawyerist, Smith.ai, Nextiva, and Aircall comparisons (2025-2026); Posh does not publish a US tier table on posh.com. Per-minute billing rounds up to the next whole minute. Calculator picks the cheapest Posh tier for your monthly minutes. Verify against posh.com for figures specific to your account.
Verifiable differences, not marketing claims. Each is sourced from public information about both services.
Posh routes calls to a US-based human receptionist working a shift. Hey Jodie's AI picks up on the first ring, every time, with no shift handoff or peak-hour hold.
Posh markets receptionists as 100% US-based humans; AI is not on their feature list.
Posh starts at $65 a month with zero included minutes and charges $2.25 per minute from minute one, rounded up to the next whole minute. Hey Jodie is $49 flat.
Posh tier pricing runs $65 to $1,850, billed per whole minute.
Posh quotes 48 hours to onboard a new account. Hey Jodie takes under five minutes - no welcome call, no scripted training period.
Posh markets "48 hours or less to go live"; Hey Jodie self-serve onboarding is under 5 minutes.
A side-by-side of how a new-lead intake call goes with a Posh receptionist versus Hey Jodie AI.
Scenario: A new patient calls a dental practice at 8:42pm on a Tuesday to ask about a Saturday appointment.
Competitor
Receptionist
Thank you for calling Bright Smile Dental, this is Amanda. How can I help?Caller
Hi, I'm a new patient. Do you have any Saturday appointments?Receptionist
Let me take some details. May I have your name, number, and the reason for the visit?Caller
Maria Lopez, 555-118-2046. I need a cleaning and a check-up.Receptionist
Thanks Maria. I'll have the office reach you tomorrow morning to book the slot.Caller
Sounds good.Hey Jodie
Jodie
Bright Smile Dental, this is Jodie. How can I help?Caller
Hi, I'm a new patient. Any Saturday appointments?Jodie
We do. I'm seeing 10:30am or 2:15pm this Saturday. Which works?Caller
10:30 please. Maria Lopez, cleaning and check-up.Jodie
Booked - 10:30am Saturday for Maria Lopez. I'll text you the confirmation now.Caller
That was easy. Thanks.Both calls were answered. One captured a message; one captured the patient.
What each side publishes before you have to talk to a salesperson.
| Hey Jodie | Posh Virtual Receptionists | |
|---|---|---|
Base monthly price published Hey Jodie: $49 / $99 / $199 published on /pricing. Posh: US tier table not visible on posh.com from outside the US. | ||
Per-minute / overage rate published Hey Jodie: flat plan, no overage. Posh: overage rate disclosed on quote, not on the public US page. | ||
Setup fee disclosed Neither side charges a setup fee. | ||
Free trial without credit card Hey Jodie: 7-day trial, no card. Posh's 7-day 250-minute trial requires sign-up details. | ||
Month-to-month, no contract Both services bill month-to-month with no minimum term. | ||
First-year cost calculable from public info Hey Jodie: 12 x flat plan. Posh: without a published US tier table, a buyer cannot compute first-year cost from posh.com. |
Posh covers a broad mix of US businesses. These are the trades and practices where the per-minute meter hurts most.
Intake every new-matter call and book consultations during the call itself, instead of paying $2.05 a minute for a message-taker who tells the caller someone will follow up tomorrow.
See Hey Jodie for attorneys & law firmsSkip the per-minute meter that punishes growth. Hey Jodie is flat $49 a month no matter how many calls land - Posh's Chic tier adds $2.25 for every minute past zero.
See Hey Jodie for small businessesEmergency calls don't wait for a Posh shift handoff. Hey Jodie answers on the first ring 24/7 and books the callout on the call instead of taking a message for the morning.
See Hey Jodie for plumbersPosh charges per minute and listing-inquiry calls run long. Hey Jodie qualifies the lead, texts the showing slot, and ends the call - all on the flat plan.
See Hey Jodie for real estate agentsYes - Posh is a US-based virtual receptionist service founded in 2020 and headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Independent reviewers like Lawyerist rate them positively, and they hold a public Trustpilot profile. Posh is a real, established option, and the question for most buyers is whether a per-minute human receptionist or a flat-rate AI fits the business better.
Posh's entry Chic tier is $65 a month with no included minutes and $2.25 per minute thereafter. Higher tiers run from Vogue ($125, 50 minutes) up to Exclusive ($1,850, 1,000 minutes), with overage between $1.85 and $2.25 a minute. Hey Jodie is flat $49 a month with no metered minutes.
Posh markets US-based human receptionists and does not offer an AI option. Hey Jodie is an AI answering service built for the same job - taking calls 24/7, booking appointments, and routing leads - at a flat $49 a month instead of per-minute billing.
Yes. Posh offers a 7-day trial with up to 250 free receptionist minutes. Hey Jodie also offers a 7-day trial, with no credit card required and no minute cap.
Yes. Posh receptionists work 24/7/365. Hey Jodie's AI is also 24/7 - and because it's an AI, there are no shift handoffs, no peak-hour holds, and no missed minutes during overnight calls.
Reviewers consistently praise polite, professional, US-based receptionists. The common concern - especially in reviews from solo practitioners and small businesses - is that per-minute billing adds up faster than expected on the lower tiers.
Start a 7-day Hey Jodie trial, forward your business number to Hey Jodie, and run both services in parallel for a week. Posh is month-to-month with no notice period, so you can cancel before the next billing cycle. Total switch time is under 1 hour of active work.
Posh is month-to-month with no notice period - the switch can happen on your next billing cycle.
Total time: Under 1 hour active time, plus a 5-7 day parallel run
Sign up at heyjodie.com - no credit card. You'll get a Hey Jodie forwarding number in under 5 minutes.
Add Hey Jodie's number as a conditional forward on your business line. Keep Posh active in parallel for now.
Listen to Hey Jodie's call recordings and review the AI's intake summaries. Compare against Posh's daily call summaries.
Posh is month-to-month with no contract; cancel via your Posh account portal or by emailing your account manager. Billing stops at the end of the cycle.
Update your business line so calls forward only to Hey Jodie. Verify on a test call from a personal mobile.
No credit card. Live in under 5 minutes. Cancel anytime.
First 7 days free, then pricing from $49/month
