Compare RingCentral Phone and Virtual PBX - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - RingCentral Phone or Virtual PBX?

RingCentral Phone is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Virtual PBX, and RingCentral Phone is rated higher (93/100) than Virtual PBX (62/100). RingCentral Phone offers users more features (15) than Virtual PBX (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:

RingCentral Vs. Callture

RingCentral: RingCentral provides cloud computing based phone systems, designed to help small businesses manage mobile, fax, and email communications.

Callture : In 1995, Anton Mendoza and Siva Sanmuga were attending University of Waterloo Civil Engineering co-op program. They met during one of the work terms as they shared the same employer. While travelling in Anton’s car for almost one hour each way, they started to talk about starting a business together. The intention was to find developers overseas...

Who is more expensive? RingCentral Phone or Virtual PBX?

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 RingCentral Phone and Virtual PBX.

RingCentral Phone price starts at $19.99 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 RingCentral Phone is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of VoIP software. Virtual PBX price starts at $19 per user/month , When comparing Virtual PBX to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average VoIP software cost.

Bottom line: RingCentral Phone is more expensive than Virtual PBX.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared RingCentral Phone Vs. Virtual PBX based on some of the most important and required VoIP features.

RingCentral Phone: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: 3-Way Calling, Call Blocking, Call Forwarding, Call Hunt, Call Return (*69), Call Transfer, Call Waiting, Caller ID.

Virtual PBX: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

RingCentral Professional is specifically designed to help individuals who are always on-the-go. and Virtual PBX's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.



RingCentral Phone

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $19.99 per user/month

RingCentral Professional is a cloud-based phone & call management system designed to serve businesses on the go. The platform helps the users to get directory listings, local business phone numbers that are tol...

Categories: Internet Fax, VoIP, Conference Calling, Auto Attendant.

Virtual PBX

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $19 per user/month

Virtual PBX is a leading cloud-based Communications software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Virtual PBX received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is consid...

Categories: Communications.

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RingCentral Phone: 15 Features

3-Way Calling
Call Blocking
Call Forwarding
Call Hunt
Call Return (*69)
Call Transfer
Call Waiting
Caller ID
Caller ID with Name
Repeat Dialing
Simultaneous Rings
Speed-Dial
Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Virtual PBX: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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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RingCent...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$19.99 per user/month
Functionality
34
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Virtual ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$19 per user/month
Functionality
4
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
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.