Compare jive communications and Mitel Sky - Dec 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Dec 29, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - jive communications or Mitel Sky?

Mitel Sky is more expensive to implement (TCO) than jive communications, and jive communications is rated higher (93/100) than Mitel Sky (87/100). Mitel Sky offers users more features (8) than jive communications (3).

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:

JIVE Vs. ShoreTel, Inc.

JIVE: Jive is the pioneer and world’s leading provider of social business solutions. Our products apply powerful technology that helps people connect, communicate and collaborate to get more work done and solve their biggest business challenges.

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? jive communications 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 jive communications and ShoreTel Sky.

jive communications price starts at $18.95 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 jive communications 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 jive communications.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

jive communications: Customer Service, Sales Automation, Social Media.

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

Target customer size

Jive Software develops solutions which combine social networking and media into an integrated platform in a business environment. The software can be deployed for small call centers as well as medium and large enterprises.

jive communications

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $18.95 per user/month

Jive Software is a pioneer in providing social enterprise software. It provides cloud based solutions which focus on increasing productivity through collaboration platforms that cover employees, customers and v...

Categories: Communications, Cloud PBX, PBX Phone Systems, VoIP.

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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jive communications: 3 Features

Customer Service
Sales Automation
Social Media

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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jive com...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$18.95 per user/month
Functionality
7
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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
Nextiva ...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$11.95 per user/month
Functionality
27
ShoreTel
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.4/10
License pricing
$19.99 per user/month
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.