Shlomi Lavi /
Apr 19, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ShoreTel or RingCentral Office?
RingCentral Office is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ShoreTel, and ShoreTel is rated higher (92/100) than RingCentral Office (72/100). RingCentral Office offers users more features (13) than ShoreTel (0).
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. RingCentral
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...
RingCentral: RingCentral provides cloud computing based phone systems, designed to help small businesses manage mobile, fax, and email communications.
Who is more expensive? ShoreTel or RingCentral?
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 RingCentral.
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. RingCentral price starts at $20 per user/month , When comparing RingCentral to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average VoIP software cost.
Bottom line: RingCentral is more expensive than ShoreTel.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared ShoreTel Vs. RingCentral Office based on some of the most important and required VoIP features.
ShoreTel: We are still working to collect the list of features for ShoreTel.
RingCentral: ACD (Automatic Call Distribution), ANI (Automatic Number Identification), Auto Dialer, Call Conferencing, Call Recording.
Target customer size
ShoreTel's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and RingCentral's target customer size include: SMBs.