Ringmere vs Johnni AI
The short answer
- Ringmere costs least at 100 calls a month: £74 (about $98).
- Johnni AI costs least at 500: A$559 (about $386).
- Johnni AI has the lowest advertised price, A$49 (about $34), but costs A$144 (about $100) at 100 calls.
- Pick Ringmere if you want the lower bill at 100 calls or a summary by text after each call.
- Pick Johnni AI if you want the lower bill at 500 calls or a connection to your trade’s software (as a paid add-on).
 RingmereUK appointment businesses losing bookings to voicemail, from salons to dental practicesVisit site |  Johnni AIAustralian and NZ trades who miss calls on the job and want the booking madeVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Ringmere£74about $98Lowest | Johnni AIA$144about $100 |
| At 500 calls a month | Ringmere£324about $429 | Johnni AIA$559about $386Lowest |
| Advertised from | Ringmere£49 (about $65) a monthabout $65 | Johnni AIA$49 (about $34) a monthabout $34 |
| The advertised plan covers | RingmereThe £49 (about $65) plan covers 60 of 100 calls.40 cost extra. | Johnni AIThe A$49 (about $34) plan covers 24 of 100 calls.76 cost extra. |
| Bills | Ringmereper minute | Johnni AIper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | RingmereYesOverage is charged per extra minute | Johnni AIYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and the extra minutes are billed per minute |
| Free trial or plan | RingmerePartlyYou can set up a receptionist | Johnni AIPartlyThe 7 day trial comes with 30 free minutes to set up and test the receptionist |
| Month to month, cancel online | RingmereYesPlans are billed monthly in advance with no term commitment | Johnni AIYesReceptionist plans are month to month with no lock-in, and you can terminate at any time |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | RingmereYesIt books, reschedules and cancels in Google Calendar or Outlook during the call | Johnni AIYesIt checks the live calendar and books into Google Calendar during the call |
| Transfers to a person | RingmerePartlyLive transfer to one team number is on every plan | Johnni AIYesWarm transfer is on every plan: it puts the caller through and briefs you first |
| Human receptionists as backup | RingmereNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI | Johnni AINoThere is no vendor-staffed human team behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | RingmereYesIt answers 24/7 and you choose whether it takes every call or only steps in when you are busy, unanswered or closed | Johnni AIYesAnswers 24/7 including nights, weekends and public holidays, and you choose the scope |
| Urgent calls escalated | RingmereYesEmergencies are put through to your number immediately even when everyday live transfer is off, and the alert is flagged urgent | Johnni AIPartlyEscalation chains that ring an on-call roster until someone accepts are offered in the custom build tier, not in the self-serve plans |
| Texts your callers | RingmerePartlyText confirmations, reminders and missed-call text-backs are on every plan | Johnni AIPartlyTexting the caller works but is a paid add-on at $50 a month on every plan |
| Call summary by text | RingmereYesAlerts and a daily summary reach your own WhatsApp on every plan, falling back to text | Johnni AIPartlyEmail summaries plus a recording and transcript are on every plan |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | RingmerePartly30+ languages | Johnni AIPartlyEnglish only |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | RingmereNot stated | Johnni AINot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | RingmereYesYou can ring the vendor's own public AI line or hold a real browser conversation | Johnni AIYesThere is a live demo number you can ring to hear the same receptionist |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | RingmereYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook / Microsoft 365 booking are included on every plan | Johnni AIYesGoogle Calendar sync and the vendor's own free Scheduler are included on every plan |
| Outlook | RingmereYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook / Microsoft 365 booking are included on every plan | Johnni AIPartlyThe site names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly booking path |
| Calendly | RingmereNoCalendly is not among the connected integrations the vendor lists | Johnni AIPartlyThe site names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly booking path |
| Your trade’s software | RingmereNoThe vendor states plainly there is no live two-way sync with salon | Johnni AIPartlyTrade job software is supported in principle, naming ServiceM8, simPRO and ServiceTitan |
| Keep your number | RingmereYesYou keep the number your customers know and forward it with a code from a mobile | Johnni AIYesYou keep your existing business number and forward calls to the Johnni local number |
| In short | ||
| What it is | 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 | Johnni AIJohnni AI is an Australian AI receptionist that answers a small business's phone 24/7 in an Australian or New Zealand voice, qualifies the inquiry and books the job. It also makes follow-up calls and answers website voice and text chats.All answers for Johnni AI |
| Checked | RingmereOctober 15, 2026 | Johnni AIOctober 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.