Compare Mitel Sky and Fonality - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 06, 2022

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

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:

ShoreTel, Inc. Vs. Fonality, Inc

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...

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...

Who is more expensive? Mitel Sky or Fonality?

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 Mitel Sky and Fonality.

Mitel Sky price starts at $40 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 ShoreTel Sky is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of VoIP software. Fonality price starts at $24 per user/month , When comparing Fonality to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average VoIP software cost.

Bottom line: Mitel Sky cost is around the same cost of Fonality.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Mitel Sky: 3-Way Calling, Call Blocking, Call Forwarding, Call Transfer, Call Waiting, Caller ID, Caller ID with Name, Repeat Dialing.

Fonality: VoIP.

Target customer size

The software can be deployed for small call centers as well as medium and large enterprises. 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.

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.

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, VoIP.

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Mitel Sky: 8 Features

3-Way Calling
Call Blocking
Call Forwarding
Call Transfer
Call Waiting
Caller ID
Caller ID with Name
Repeat Dialing

Fonality: 1 Features

VoIP
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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Mitel Sk...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
7.6/10
License pricing
$40 per user/month
Functionality
24
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Fonality
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$24 per user/month
Functionality
6
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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