Compare Google Hangouts and ShoreTel - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 31, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Google Hangouts or ShoreTel?

ShoreTel is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Google Hangouts, and ShoreTel is rated higher (92/100) than Google Hangouts (86/100).

Looking for the right Team Collaboration 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:

Google Vs. ShoreTel, Inc.

Google: Google Inc. is an American corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including internet search, cloud computing, software and advertisingtechnologies.[6] Advertising revenues from AdWords generate almost all of the company's profits.

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? Google Hangouts or ShoreTel?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Team Collaboration 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 Google Hangouts and ShoreTel.

Google Hangouts price starts at $7.99 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Google Hangouts is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software. ShoreTel price starts at $19.99 per user/month , When comparing ShoreTel to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.

Bottom line: ShoreTel is more expensive than Google Hangouts.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Google Hangouts Vs. ShoreTel based on some of the most important and required Team Collaboration features.

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

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

Target customer size

Google Hangouts's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and ShoreTel's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.



Google Hangouts

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $7.99 per month

Google Hangouts is a cloud-based is a team communication software that is designed to enable c0-workers and business people to chat effortlessly with one another or clients. Hangouts can as well be used as a me...

Categories: Communications, Video Conferencing, VoIP.

ShoreTel

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

starts at $19.99 per user/month

ShoreTel is a growing cloud-based VoIP software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. ShoreTel received a rating of 4.9 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered average (2.7/5) w...

Categories: Communications, Business Phone Systems, Cloud PBX, SIP Clients, VoIP.

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Google Hangouts: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

ShoreTel: 0 Features

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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
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Google H...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$7.99 per month
Functionality
3
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ShoreTel
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.4/10
License pricing
$19.99 per user/month
Functionality
6
Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
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Dropbox
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per month
Functionality
23
Deltek P...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6

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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.