OnCallClerk vs Ringmere
The short answer
- Ringmere costs least at 100 calls a month: £74 (about $98).
- OnCallClerk costs least at 500: $399.
- OnCallClerk has the lowest advertised price, $29, but costs $99 at 100 calls.
- Pick OnCallClerk if you want the lower bill at 500 calls or booking in Calendly.
- Pick Ringmere if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
 OnCallClerksolo trades and service firms that need booking and urgent-call routing from day oneVisit site |  RingmereUK appointment businesses losing bookings to voicemail, from salons to dental practicesVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | OnCallClerk$99 | Ringmere£74about $98Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | OnCallClerk$399Lowest | Ringmere£324about $429 |
| Advertised from | OnCallClerk$29 a month | Ringmere£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 |
| The advertised plan covers | OnCallClerkThe $29 plan it advertises covers 72 of 100 calls. No price is published past that. | RingmereThe £49 (about $65) plan covers 60 of 100 calls.40 cost extra. |
| Bills | OnCallClerkper minute | Ringmereper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | OnCallClerkNot stated | RingmereYesOverage is charged per extra minute |
| Free trial or plan | OnCallClerkPartlyEvery plan opens with a 14-day free trial on a real number | RingmerePartlyYou can set up a receptionist |
| Month to month, cancel online | OnCallClerkYesBilling is month to month with no contract | RingmereYesPlans are billed monthly in advance with no term commitment |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | OnCallClerkYesThe agent checks live calendar availability | RingmereYesIt books, reschedules and cancels in Google Calendar or Outlook during the call |
| Transfers to a person | OnCallClerkYesTransfers are rule-based on call type, time of day or caller request | RingmerePartlyLive transfer to one team number is on every plan |
| Human receptionists as backup | OnCallClerkNoThere is no human team behind the agent | RingmereNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | OnCallClerkYesCoverage is round-the-clock including nights, weekends and public holidays | RingmereYesIt answers 24/7 and you choose whether it takes every call or only steps in when you are busy, unanswered or closed |
| Urgent calls escalated | OnCallClerkYesYou set what counts as urgent | RingmereYesEmergencies are put through to your number immediately even when everyday live transfer is off, and the alert is flagged urgent |
| Texts your callers | OnCallClerkPartlyThe agent sends the caller an SMS confirmation when it books | RingmerePartlyText confirmations, reminders and missed-call text-backs are on every plan |
| Call summary by text | OnCallClerkYesEvery call produces a transcript and structured summary delivered by email, SMS or both | RingmereYesAlerts and a daily summary reach your own WhatsApp on every plan, falling back to text |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | OnCallClerkNot stated | RingmerePartly30+ languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | OnCallClerkNot stated | RingmereNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | OnCallClerkYesA toll-free US demo number is published for calling the AI receptionist yourself | RingmereYesYou can ring the vendor's own public AI line or hold a real browser conversation |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | OnCallClerkYesGoogle Calendar is a native integration that writes the event mid-call | RingmereYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook / Microsoft 365 booking are included on every plan |
| Outlook | OnCallClerkYesGoogle Calendar is a native integration that writes the event mid-call | RingmereYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook / Microsoft 365 booking are included on every plan |
| Calendly | OnCallClerkYesGoogle Calendar is a native integration that writes the event mid-call | RingmereNoCalendly is not among the connected integrations the vendor lists |
| Your trade’s software | OnCallClerkPartlyServiceTitan, Jobber and Housecall Pro are reached through signed webhooks rather than native apps, and no dental, legal | RingmereNoThe vendor states plainly there is no live two-way sync with salon |
| Keep your number | OnCallClerkYesYou can keep your current business line and forward it to the agent | RingmereYesYou keep the number your customers know and forward it with a code from a mobile |
| In short | ||
| What it is | OnCallClerkOnCallClerk is an AI receptionist that answers a small business's phone around the clock, holds a conversation, captures caller details, books appointments and transfers urgent calls. Setup is a no-code wizard with industry templates, a voice and either a new number or call forwarding.All answers for OnCallClerk | RingmereRingmere is a UK AI phone receptionist that answers a small business's calls around the clock, books appointments into Google Calendar or Outlook during the call, and passes urgent callers to a person. Growth and Pro add WhatsApp and SMS chat.All answers for Ringmere |
| Checked | OnCallClerkOctober 15, 2026 | RingmereOctober 15, 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.