Compare Virtual PBX and RingCentral Phone - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 19, 2022

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

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).

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Callture Vs. RingCentral

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...

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

Who is more expensive? Virtual PBX or RingCentral Phone?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Communications 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 Virtual PBX and RingCentral Phone.

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

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

RingCentral Phone: 3-Way Calling, Call Blocking, Call Forwarding, Call Hunt, Call Return (*69).

Target customer size

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

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.

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, Business Phone Systems.

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Virtual PBX: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

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
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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Virtual ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$19 per user/month
Functionality
4
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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
WhatsApp
ITQlick rating
3.9/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
Cellcryp...
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$1,600 per year
Functionality
5
LifeSize...
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$14.95 per host/month
Functionality
5

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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.