The short answer: AIssie is a low-cost, self-serve AI receptionist from Perth that covers your phone, web chat and social messages from one plan, with no setup fee and no lock-in. Chirp is the better choice for a business that would rather have its agent built, run and improved by a local team: our Melbourne team builds the agent around how you handle calls, connects it to any software you use, and scores and retrains it every week. Chirp resolves 80.3% of customer requests on average, rising about 1 point a month.
Everything here about AIssie comes from its own website, checked in September 2026. Prices and features change, so check their site before you buy.
Chirp vs AIssie: the comparison table
| As at September 2026 |  Chirp |  AIssie |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Built and managed by Chirp's team | Self-serve. You set it up, usually live within days |
| Starting price | From $16 a day, plus a one-off build fee | Voice from $99 a month (AUD) for 70 minutes. GST not stated |
| Integrations | Any software you use. 6,000+ integrations, plus custom builds | Google and Microsoft Calendar, Xero, ServiceM8, HubSpot, Zapier and more |
| After go-live | Every call scored. Tuned by our team every week | Every call transcribed. You update the assistant in a click |
| Emergency triage | Sorts emergencies from quotes. Safety calls triaged after hours | Transfers urgent calls to you |
| Channels | Phone, web chat and SMS | Phone, SMS, web chat, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, outbound calls |
| Australian voice | Natural Australian voice. Melbourne team | Australian English voice. Built in Perth |
| Human handover | Puts the call through to your office | Puts urgent calls through to your team |
| Contract | Set out in your proposal | Month to month. No setup fee, cancel anytime |
What AIssie is good at
AIssie publishes its prices in full, and it does several things well.
Clear, flat pricing and a free plan
AIssie publishes every price, in Australian dollars. Voice plans start at $99 a month with 70 minutes included, chat-only from $59 a month, and the free Trial plan needs no credit card. There are no per-call fees and no after-hours premium.
No setup fee and no lock-in
Every plan is month to month, with nothing to pay to get started and no exit fee if you stop.
One assistant across your channels
Every voice plan includes the AI chat assistant for your website, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp at no extra cost, so one subscription covers your phone line and your written channels.
Every conversation transcribed
Every call and chat is transcribed, so you can see what customers ask and update AIssie in a click.
Named integrations for trades
AIssie connects to Google Calendar, Microsoft Calendar, Xero, ServiceM8, HubSpot and Zapier, so bookings, invoices and customer details sync.
Outbound calls and invoice chasing
Voice plans place booking reminders, follow-ups and callbacks automatically, and with Xero connected, AIssie rings customers about overdue invoices.
Who AIssie suits: Price-conscious small businesses and tradies who want to set it up themselves, with no setup fee and no lock-in, and one AI covering phone, web chat and social messages on a single low-cost plan.
Where Chirp is different
Chirp is a managed service. Our team does the setup, the integrations and the upkeep, and keeps doing it after you go live.
Built and managed for you
Our Melbourne team maps how your business handles calls and writes those operating rules into the agent. You're live in weeks, and our team does the configuring.
Tuned every week, with a person in the loop
Every Chirp call is scored. The misses surface, our team retrains the agent, tests the change against last week and ships it. That loop runs every week, and Chirp's resolution rate is rising about 1 point a month.
Built for the calls that matter
Chirp sorts emergencies from quotes, books the job into the software you already use and puts the call through to your office when it should. It connects to 6,000+ integrations, and our team builds any custom connection you need.
Backed by the Go-Live Guarantee
Run Chirp live for 60 days. If it hasn't delivered for your business, your Build & Implementation Fee comes back.
It gets better every week
Every AI receptionist gets things wrong. With Chirp, every call is scored, the misses surface on their own, and our team ships the fix that week.
Chirp's resolution rate
80.3% and rising
It works with every system you use
Chirp connects to the software you already run, and if yours isn't on the list, our team builds the connection.
Chirp works with the software you already use
6,000+
integrations, plus any custom connection you need
Ready-made connections
More than 6,000 apps, including ServiceM8, simPRO, Fergus, HubSpot and Google Calendar.
APIs and data connectors
Chirp reads and writes to your systems directly, so it can look up a customer and book the job.
Custom integrations
If your software isn't on the list, our team builds the connection for you.
simPRO
Fergus
ServiceTitan
HubSpot
Salesforce
Pipedrive
Google Calendar
Microsoft Outlook
Shopify
Notion
Zapier
Make- Don't see your software? We build the integration for you.
The real cost of managing it yourself
A tool you run yourself is cheaper on the invoice. What you don't pay upfront, you can end up paying for in your own hours and in calls that go elsewhere. Here is Chirp's estimate for a typical trade business.
The cost of running it yourself
Illustrative estimate
$45,840
What a self-managed AI receptionist can cost in its first year, on top of the subscription
About $126 a day in your time and in work that went elsewhere.
Chirp, for comparison
From $5,840 a year
That is $16 a day, plus a one-off Build & Implementation Fee. Setup, integration, troubleshooting and tuning are done by our team.
| Cost | How we worked it out | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Setting it up properly3 days defining process flows and operating logic, once, at $80 an hour | 3 days defining process flows and operating logic, once, at $80 an hour | $1,920 |
| Connecting your software2 days building the integration layers, once, at $80 an hour | 2 days building the integration layers, once, at $80 an hour | $1,280 |
| Managing it week to week2 hours a week at $80 an hour | 2 hours a week at $80 an hour | $8,320 |
| Troubleshooting1 hour a week at $80 an hour | 1 hour a week at $80 an hour | $4,160 |
| Maintenance and retuning1 hour a week at $80 an hour | 1 hour a week at $80 an hour | $4,160 |
| Performance drops2 calls a week handled badly, half of which would have become a $250 job | 2 calls a week handled badly, half of which would have become a $250 job | $13,000 |
| Missed calls2 calls a week missed, half of which would have become a $250 job | 2 calls a week missed, half of which would have become a $250 job | $13,000 |
| Total | First year, on top of the subscription | $45,840 |
What Chirp costs
What Chirp costs
Plans start from
$16a day
All 24 hours covered, every day of the week
A team, not a login
Custom built, fully managed and tuned by an Australian team.
Tuned every week
The self-healing loop is part of the service, not an extra.
90% lower cost than a part-time receptionist
And it answers at 2am on a Sunday.
The Go-Live Guarantee
Run it live for 60 days. If it hasn't delivered, your Build & Implementation Fee comes back.
The verdict
If you want your calls answered well without running the software yourself, choose Chirp. Our Australian team builds the agent around your rules, connects it to the software you already run, and scores and retrains it every week. Chirp has booked more than 10,000 appointments and handled more than 20,000 successful customer calls for businesses like Riser Bespoke Builders and Gaslec Safety. Plans start from $16 a day, plus a one-off Build & Implementation Fee, and the Go-Live Guarantee means that fee comes back if it hasn't delivered after 60 days live.
Sources
As at September 2026
If you work at AIssie and something here is out of date, email hello@agentchirp.ai and we'll fix it.
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Book a 15-minute discovery. We'll map how your calls come in today and show you what your agent would do with them. You can also read our case studies, try the missed-call calculator, or see how Chirp compares with every alternative.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between Chirp and AIssie?
AIssie is self-serve software: you set it up yourself, it covers phone, web chat and social messages, and you update it from your call transcripts. Chirp is a managed service: our Melbourne team builds the agent around your operating rules, connects it to any software you use, and scores every call and retrains the agent every week.
Is Chirp better than AIssie?
Yes, for a business that would rather have its agent built, run and improved by a local team. Chirp resolves 80.3% of customer requests on average, rising about 1 point a month. Every call is scored, and our team retrains the agent every week. It sorts emergencies from quotes, connects to any software you use, and it's backed by the Go-Live Guarantee.
How much does AIssie cost?
On the pages we read in September 2026, AIssie's Voice Starter plan was $99 a month in Australian dollars with 70 minutes of calls included, and $0.65 a minute after that. A chat-only plan started at $59 a month and a free Trial plan was available. The page doesn't say whether GST is included. Check aissie.com.au for current pricing. Chirp starts from $16 a day, plus a one-off Build & Implementation Fee.
Is running an AI receptionist yourself cheaper?
It can cost more than it looks. Chirp estimates that running an AI receptionist yourself can cost a trade business about $45,840 in its first year on top of the subscription, in your own time and in lost jobs. It's an estimate, and with Chirp that work is done by our team.
Does Chirp integrate with my software?
Yes. Chirp connects to any software your business uses, through more than 6,000 integrations, APIs and data connectors. If your software isn't on the list, our team builds a custom integration for you.
What happens if Chirp doesn't work for my business?
Chirp is backed by the Go-Live Guarantee. Run it live for 60 days, and if it hasn't delivered for your business, your Build & Implementation Fee comes back.