GP Consults alternative
Both are simple, Sydney-hosted video consult tools where you text the patient a link. MedCall is $15 a month and includes screen sharing and group calls, which GP Consults keeps for its $25 Premium plan.
Price per clinician
MedCall: $15 a month including GST. One plan with everything.
GP Consults: Standard $20 a month, or Premium $25 a month with screen sharing and multi-person calls
Practices
MedCall: $15 per doctor at any size, with screen sharing and group calls. One invoice, practice managers free
GP Consults: $15 per clinician for Standard, or $20 for Premium, once a practice funds 5 or more
Trying it first
MedCall: 1-month free trial
GP Consults: First month free
Hosting
MedCall: AWS Sydney
GP Consults: AWS Sydney
How the patient joins
MedCall: Taps a link you text or email them
GP Consults: Taps a link you text them
Permanent room link
MedCall: Yes. Paste it into Halaxy, Cliniko or any booking reminder and patients let themselves into your waiting room.
GP Consults: Not mentioned on their site. You invite each patient from your admin page.
Screen sharing
MedCall: Included at $15
GP Consults: Premium plan only ($25, or $20 each for 5+)
Chat and files
MedCall: Secure chat, photo and PDF sharing
GP Consults: Secure messaging and attachments
People per call
MedCall: Up to 4 people, included at $15
GP Consults: Multi-person calls on Premium only
Encryption
MedCall: End-to-end encrypted, including group calls
GP Consults: End-to-end encrypted
| MedCall | GP Consults | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per clinician | $15 a month including GST. One plan with everything. | Standard $20 a month, or Premium $25 a month with screen sharing and multi-person calls |
| Practices | $15 per doctor at any size, with screen sharing and group calls. One invoice, practice managers free | $15 per clinician for Standard, or $20 for Premium, once a practice funds 5 or more |
| Trying it first | 1-month free trial | First month free |
| Hosting | AWS Sydney | AWS Sydney |
| How the patient joins | Taps a link you text or email them | Taps a link you text them |
| Permanent room link | Yes. Paste it into Halaxy, Cliniko or any booking reminder and patients let themselves into your waiting room. | Not mentioned on their site. You invite each patient from your admin page. |
| Screen sharing | Included at $15 | Premium plan only ($25, or $20 each for 5+) |
| Chat and files | Secure chat, photo and PDF sharing | Secure messaging and attachments |
| People per call | Up to 4 people, included at $15 | Multi-person calls on Premium only |
| Encryption | End-to-end encrypted, including group calls | End-to-end encrypted |
GP Consults details checked against their public website on 14 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check GP Consults's own site before you decide.
You want screen sharing, group calls, email invites, a permanent room link for your booking reminders and free practice manager accounts, all for $15 including GST.
Start free trialYou're already set up on GP Consults and only need one-to-one video.
We'd rather tell you straight than oversell. Different tools suit different practices.
GP Consults' Standard plan is $20 per month and its Premium plan, which adds screen sharing and multi-person calls, is $25 per month. Practices funding 5 or more clinicians pay $15 or $20 per clinician. The first month is free. Their pricing page doesn't say whether GST is included. Those were the prices on their website on 14 October 2026.
No. MedCall is $15 a month including GST, against $20 for GP Consults Standard and $25 for Premium. Screen sharing and multi-person calls are on GP Consults' Premium plan; MedCall includes both at $15. Practices funding 5 or more clinicians pay GP Consults $15 for Standard or $20 for Premium, and their pricing page doesn't say whether GST is included.
MedCall can send the patient's link by email as well as text, and every doctor gets a permanent room link to paste into booking-system reminders, so patients let themselves into the waiting room without you sending anything. Screen sharing and calls with up to 4 people are on the one plan rather than a premium tier. Practice managers get free accounts to manage the practice's doctors and billing, and every clinician account needs an Ahpra number.
Yes. MedCall runs in the AWS Sydney region and consult data stays in Australia. GP Consults also says its servers are in AWS Sydney.
Yes, with either one. Both are just the video call. Your booking, notes and Medicare billing stay in the practice software you already use.
Checked 14 October 2026.
No card needed to start. Then $15 per doctor per month inc. GST.
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