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title: "Jelliu vs Thoughtly: honest comparison (2026)"
description: "Jelliu vs Thoughtly (2026): Thoughtly runs AI voice, SMS and email agents for inbound lead follow-up with plans quoted by sales; Jelliu is a no-code platform of autonomous AI agents for voice calls, WhatsApp, email and chat, with a Free plan and plans from $99/month."
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last_updated: 2026-06-16
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## Jelliu vs Thoughtly

Thoughtly positions itself as AI follow-up for every lead: its agents respond in seconds, answer questions, qualify leads and book meetings over voice, SMS and email, and log every interaction to your CRM. Jelliu is a no-code platform of autonomous agents, called Bop, that hold sales, support, appointment, collections and campaign conversations on phone calls, WhatsApp, email and web chat. Choose Thoughtly when your priority is a sales-led inbound speed-to-lead program over phone and SMS; choose Jelliu when you want WhatsApp and voice agents you can start on a Free plan and run across the whole customer journey.

|  | Jelliu | Thoughtly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Main job | Autonomous agents for sales, support, appointments, collections and campaigns | AI follow-up for inbound leads: respond, qualify and book meetings (per vendor site) |
| Channels | Voice calls, WhatsApp, email, web chat | Voice (inbound and outbound), SMS / iMessage, email (per vendor pricing page) |
| WhatsApp | Main channel: agents sell and support on WhatsApp, and you run Jelliu itself from a WhatsApp chat | Not listed among the channels on its pricing page (per vendor site) |
| Pricing | Starter $99, Growth $249, Business $549 per month (voice minutes included); Enterprise custom; Free plan with 15 voice minutes each month | Flex, Scale and Enterprise plans; prices are not published on the pricing page — the plan is sized with their team (per vendor site) |
| How you start | Permanent Free plan with 15 voice minutes each month, self-serve | 30–60 day pilot on Flex, according to its pricing FAQ (per vendor site) |
| Languages | English (US), Spanish (LatAm) and Portuguese (BR) | 34+ languages on voice, SMS and email (per vendor site) |
| Deployment | Jelliu cloud, or your own servers / private cloud on the Enterprise plan | Thoughtly cloud; dedicated infrastructure and data residency on Enterprise (per vendor site) |

### What Thoughtly is good at

- Built around speed-to-lead: calling or texting a new inbound lead seconds after a form fill.
- Voice, SMS and email follow-up with two-way CRM sync and a large integration catalog.
- Enterprise compliance options listed for regulated verticals such as mortgage, healthcare and insurance.

### What Jelliu does differently

- WhatsApp is the main channel, alongside voice calls, email and web chat — not only phone, SMS and email.
- Covers support, appointments, collections and outbound campaigns, not only inbound lead follow-up.
- Published self-serve pricing: a permanent Free plan with 15 voice minutes each month, and plans from $99/month.
- Run Jelliu itself from WhatsApp by chatting with Bop, and choose private deployment on the Enterprise plan.

### When to choose which

- Choose Thoughtly if you run a high-volume inbound sales motion over phone and SMS and prefer a sales-led pilot.
- Choose Jelliu if your customers live on WhatsApp and phone calls, you want one no-code platform for sales, support, booking and collections, and you want to start free today.

### Sources

Thoughtly information is from its official website ([https://thoughtly.com/](https://thoughtly.com/), [https://thoughtly.com/pricing](https://thoughtly.com/pricing)), accessed October 28, 2026. Third-party prices and features change — check their site. Jelliu information: [published pricing](/pricing). This page is published by Jelliu.

**FAQ**

- **Is Jelliu a Thoughtly alternative?** Yes, for businesses that want autonomous AI agents for sales calls and follow-up that also work on WhatsApp, and that cover support, appointments and collections, with self-serve pricing and a Free plan.
- **How do their pricing models differ?** Thoughtly lists Flex, Scale and Enterprise plans without public prices; its team sizes the plan, and most teams start with a 30–60 day pilot (per thoughtly.com/pricing, October 28, 2026). Jelliu publishes Starter $99, Growth $249 and Business $549 per month with voice minutes included, plus a permanent Free plan with 15 voice minutes each month.
- **Which one works on WhatsApp?** Jelliu is WhatsApp-first: agents sell and support on WhatsApp and you can manage Jelliu from a WhatsApp chat. Thoughtly lists voice, SMS / iMessage and email as its channels on its pricing page.
- **Can both make AI sales calls?** Yes. Both offer AI voice agents for inbound and outbound calls that qualify leads and book meetings. Jelliu also runs outbound voice campaigns and continues the conversation on WhatsApp, email or chat.

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