Is Chime Labs a good alternative to Johnni?

Johnni is the broader horizontal option if you run more than a trade business. Chime is the specialist if trades are the whole business. Chime is built only for Australian trade businesses, answers calls 24/7 in Australian English and books straight into the job management software you already run.

How much does Chime Labs cost compared with Johnni?

Chime publishes its plans: it starts free, with Essential at $99/month + GST and Pro at $399/month + GST, and no setup fee or lock-in contract. Johnni is listed as: Tiered plans · public pricing. Pricing details are drawn from public sources and can change, so check both current sites before deciding.

Who is Johnni best suited to?

Operators running several businesses across different industries.

Can I switch without changing my job management software?

Yes. Chime plugs into the tools you already run rather than replacing them, so bookings land in your existing system exactly where your team already looks.

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Chime Labs vs Johnni

Johnni is the broader horizontal option if you run more than a trade business. Chime is the specialist if trades are the whole business.

Tiered plans · public pricing

Johnni is a broader multi-industry AI phone receptionist that answers calls 24/7 and books jobs. It goes wider than tradies — clinics, professional services and more — with a long integrations list.

Chime Labs vs Johnni at a glance

Side-by-side comparison of Chime Labs and Johnni
	Chime Labs	Johnni
Focus	Australian trades only	Multi-industry
Trial	Free plan, then $99 or $399/mo + GST, no lock-in	Tiered plans, public pricing
Lock-in	None	Plan dependent
Job software	ServiceM8, Simpro, ServiceTitan, Fergus, AroFlo, Jobber, Ascora, Acuity, Google Calendar	Long published integrations list
Call handling	Trade-specific intake questions	General receptionist scripting
Best for	Trade operators who want language, questions and bookings tuned to trade jobs.	Operators running several businesses across different industries.

Competitor details are drawn from publicly available information as of June 2026 and may have changed since.

Where Chime is different

Tradie-only specialist, not a horizontal receptionist
Built for Australian English and the addresses tradies actually book to
Test it on the free plan, then from $99/mo + GST with no lock-in

Where Johnni does well

Broad industry coverage if you run more than trades
Long list of published integrations
Established Australian brand

Start free See how the AI receptionist works See the ServiceM8 integration

Chime Labs vs Johnni

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