Compare Windstream and Fonality - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 10, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Windstream or Fonality?

Fonality is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Windstream, and Fonality is rated with the same score (84/100) as Windstream (84/100). Fonality offers users more features (1) than Windstream (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:

Windstream Vs. Fonality, Inc

Windstream: Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN), a Fortune 500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. We also offer broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas.

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? Windstream 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 Windstream and Fonality.

Windstream price starts at $39.99 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Windstream is rated 4, which is lower than 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: Fonality is more expensive than Windstream.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

Fonality: VoIP.

Target customer size

Windstream's typical customers include: SMBs, 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.

Windstream

ITQlick rating
(3.7/5)

starts at $39.99 per month

Windstream software is a cloud-based business communication system that offers phone service, the broadband Internet as well as Digital TV packages for businesses of various sizes.

Categories: Communications, Video Conferencing, VoIP.

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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Windstream: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

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
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Windstream
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$39.99 per month
Functionality
3
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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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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.