Compare ShoreTel and FortiVoice phones - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 13, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ShoreTel or FortiVoice phones?

ShoreTel is more expensive to implement (TCO) than FortiVoice phones, and ShoreTel is rated higher (92/100) than FortiVoice phones (79/100).

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. Fortinet

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...

Fortinet: Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security appliances and a market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Our customers include enterprises, ...

Who is more expensive? ShoreTel or FortiVoice phone systems?

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 ShoreTel and FortiVoice phone systems.

ShoreTel price starts at $19.99 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 ShoreTel is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of VoIP software. FortiVoice phone systems accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 ShoreTel is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of VoIP software.

Bottom line: ShoreTel is more expensive than FortiVoice phone systems.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ShoreTel Vs. FortiVoice phones based on some of the most important and required VoIP features.

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

FortiVoice phone systems: We are still working to collect the list of features for FortiVoice phone systems.

Target customer size

ShoreTel's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and FortiVoice phone systems's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



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.

FortiVoice phones

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

FortiVoice is an on-premise business VoIP solution designed for offices and distributed networks with different types of phone users. The core features include auto attendants, voicemail, ring groups and dial-b...

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

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ShoreTel: 0 Features

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FortiVoice phone systems: 0 Features

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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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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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FortiVoi...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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
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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.