Compare FortiVoice phones and Mitel Sky - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 06, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - FortiVoice phones or Mitel Sky?

Mitel Sky is more expensive to implement (TCO) than FortiVoice phones, and Mitel Sky is rated higher (87/100) than FortiVoice phones (79/100). Mitel Sky offers users more features (8) than FortiVoice phones (0).

Looking for the right VoIP solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

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Who is more expensive? FortiVoice phones or ShoreTel Sky?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of VoIP software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for FortiVoice phones and ShoreTel Sky.

FortiVoice phones accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 FortiVoice phone systems is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of VoIP software. ShoreTel Sky price starts at $40 per user/month , When comparing ShoreTel Sky to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average VoIP software cost.

Bottom line: ShoreTel Sky is more expensive than FortiVoice phones.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared FortiVoice phones Vs. Mitel Sky based on some of the most important and required VoIP features.

FortiVoice phones: We are still working to collect the list of features for FortiVoice phones.

ShoreTel Sky: 3-Way Calling, Call Blocking, Call Forwarding, Call Transfer, Call Waiting.

Target customer size

FortiVoice phones's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, The software can be deployed for small call centers as well as medium and large enterprises.

FortiVoice phones

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

FortiVoice is an on-premise business VoIP solution designed for offices and distributed networks with different types of phone users. The core features include auto attendants, voicemail, ring groups and dial-b...

Categories: Business Phone Systems, Cloud PBX, SIP Clients, SIP Trunking.

Mitel Sky

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $40 per user/month

Mitel Sky is a cloud-based telephony and VoIP solution designed to help the users in unified communication. The core solution includes wireless networking, video surveillance & management and emergency notifica...

Categories: Auto Attendant, Automatic Call Distribution (ACD), Broadband Internet, Business Phone Systems, Call Recording.

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FortiVoice phones: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

ShoreTel Sky: 8 Features

3-Way Calling
Call Blocking
Call Forwarding
Call Transfer
Call Waiting
Caller ID
Caller ID with Name
Repeat Dialing
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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FortiVoi...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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Mitel Sk...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
7.6/10
License pricing
$40 per user/month
Functionality
24
RingCent...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$19.99 per user/month
Functionality
34
jive com...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$18.95 per user/month
Functionality
7
Nextiva ...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$11.95 per user/month
Functionality
27

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.