Compare ThinkingPhones and Mitel Sky - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ThinkingPhones or Mitel Sky?

ThinkingPhones is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Mitel Sky, and Mitel Sky is rated higher (87/100) than ThinkingPhones (80/100). Mitel Sky offers users more features (8) than ThinkingPhones (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Mitel Sky!

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:

Thinking Phone Networks, Inc. Vs. ShoreTel, Inc.

Thinking Phone Networks, Inc.: Our mission is to make your communication systems work for you and provide apps that both you and your staff will love. We seamlessly unify all of your business voice, text, and conferencing services on a single award-winning cloud platform, connect them to your other cloud applications, and then deliver intelligent, mobile-ready apps to your staff...

ShoreTel, Inc.: ShoreTel Sky is a service of ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOR), a leading provider of IP PBX, unified communications and business phone system solutions. Founded in 1996, ShoreTel believes that technology should enhance communications, making them transparent and natural. ShoreTel’s innovative approach to UC system delivery platforms includes both o...

Who is more expensive? ThinkingPhones 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 ThinkingPhones and ShoreTel Sky.

ThinkingPhones price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 ThinkingPhones is rated 8, which is higher 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: ThinkingPhones is more expensive than ShoreTel Sky.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. The software can be deployed for small call centers as well as medium and large enterprises.



ThinkingPhones

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

ThinkingPhones is a web based business VoIP solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as video conferencing, call forwarding, recording and playback, and others. The software was designed an...

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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ThinkingPhones: 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)
Functionality score
Software review
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ThinkingPhones
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
9.6/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
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.