Compare Fonality and Mitel Sky - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 06, 2022

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

Mitel Sky is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Fonality, and Mitel Sky is rated higher (87/100) than Fonality (84/100). Mitel Sky offers users more features (8) than Fonality (1).

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:

Fonality, Inc Vs. ShoreTel, Inc.

Fonality, Inc: Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, Fonality is a leading developer and marketer of cloud-based business communications and unified communications solutions for small, medium and enterprise businesses. Investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Intel Capital, and Azure Capital Partners. Fonality offers purpose-built VoIP business co...

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? Fonality 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 Fonality and ShoreTel Sky.

Fonality price starts at $24 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Fonality is rated 6, which is similar to 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: Fonality cost is around the same cost of ShoreTel Sky.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Fonality: VoIP.

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

Target customer size

The Fonality’s features are mainly for large businesses, but the software caters to the needs of small (10 to 100 employees) to medium-sized (100 to 1,000 employees) businesses that depend on IT, data hosting and related services, mainly in the field of business phone and VoIP systems. The software can be deployed for small call centers as well as medium and large enterprises.

Fonality

ITQlick rating
(3.5/5)

starts at $24 per user/month

Fonality by NetFortis offers business phone systems that are Cloud-based or on-premise. It is designed to help users in selling, servicing and collaborating with ease.

Categories: Business Phone Systems, Cloud PBX, SIP Clients, UCaaS Providers.

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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Fonality: 1 Features

VoIP

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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Fonality
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$24 per user/month
Functionality
6
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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.