Hooroo.ai vs RingCentral AI Receptionist
The short answer
- Hooroo.ai costs least: A$179 (about $124) a month for 100 calls and A$379 (about $262) for 500.
- RingCentral AI Receptionist has the lowest advertised price, $49, but costs $124 at 100 calls.
- Pick Hooroo.ai if you want the lower bill, booking in Outlook or booking in Calendly.
 Hooroo.aiAustralian trades and local service businesses of one to ten peopleVisit site |  RingCentral AI Receptionistsmall and midsize businesses keeping their phone system but missing callsVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Hooroo.aiA$179about $124Lowest | RingCentral AI Receptionist$124 |
| At 500 calls a month | Hooroo.aiA$379about $262Lowest | RingCentral AI Receptionist$624 |
| Advertised from | Hooroo.aiA$149 (about $103) a monthabout $103 | RingCentral AI Receptionist$49 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | Hooroo.aiThe A$149 (about $103) plan covers 40 of 100 calls.60 cost extra. | RingCentral AI ReceptionistThe $39 plan it advertises covers 40 of 100 calls. Standalone costs less for all 100. |
| Bills | Hooroo.aiper minute | RingCentral AI Receptionistper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Hooroo.aiYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and extra minutes are billed at the plan rate | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesCalls keep being answered past the 100 included minutes |
| Free trial or plan | Hooroo.aiPartlySetup and in-browser test calls cost nothing without a card | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyBoth plans come with a 14-day free trial you can set up and take real calls on |
| Month to month, cancel online | Hooroo.aiYesBilling is month to month with no lock-in and self-serve cancellation in the app | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Hooroo.aiYesIt reads real availability, offers three spread times on the chosen day | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyIt schedules and reschedules during the call through connected calendars or by texting a booking link |
| Transfers to a person | Hooroo.aiYesTransfers go to a named team member or any number with per-rule hours | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesIt transfers callers to users, extensions, queues or outside numbers |
| Human receptionists as backup | Hooroo.aiNoHooroo supplies no human answering agents of its own | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| After-hours rules | Hooroo.aiYesSeparate schedules for outside business hours, chosen weekdays | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesIt answers day and night including weekends and holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | Hooroo.aiYesYou define urgency in your own words per scenario | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| Texts your callers | Hooroo.aiYesThe same receptionist answers inbound texts with the same scenarios, texts links mid-call | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyAn AI SMS agent answers texts, automates text inquiries and sends follow-ups |
| Call summary by text | Hooroo.aiYesPer-person notification settings give a short text | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyCall summaries travel with transfers and full transcripts are in the app |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Hooroo.aiNot stated | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYes6 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Hooroo.aiNot stated | RingCentral AI ReceptionistPartlyHIPAA compliance is listed as included on both plans with encryption and audit logging |
| Hear it before you buy | Hooroo.aiPartlyYou can ring your own configured receptionist in the browser as often as you like before going live, and book a demo call | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesThere is a public demo number to call |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| Outlook | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNoGoogle, Outlook and Calendly are the named calendar integrations |
| Calendly | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNoGoogle, Outlook and Calendly are the named calendar integrations |
| Your trade’s software | Hooroo.aiNoThe vendor's own answer about connecting other systems names only Xero, Zapier, the API, webhooks and MCP | RingCentral AI ReceptionistNot stated |
| Keep your number | Hooroo.aiYesYou keep your existing number and divert to the Australian mobile Hooroo issues | RingCentral AI ReceptionistYesIt sits in front of any existing phone system |
| In short | ||
| What it is | Hooroo.aiHooroo.ai is an Australian AI receptionist that answers calls, texts and website chat in an Australian voice, books jobs and takes quote requests. The same app then runs the work: quotes, scheduling, invoices, jobs and timesheets.All answers for Hooroo.ai | RingCentral AI ReceptionistRingCentral AI Receptionist is an AI phone answering product that answers calls and texts around the clock, routes them with context, captures leads and books appointments. It works alongside an existing phone system or as part of RingEX.All answers for RingCentral AI Receptionist |
| Checked | Hooroo.aiOctober 15, 2026 | RingCentral AI ReceptionistOctober 14, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price
“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of Oct 15, 2026.