Compare Windstream and RingCentral Office - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 21, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Windstream or RingCentral Office?

RingCentral Office is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Windstream, and Windstream is rated higher (84/100) than RingCentral Office (72/100). RingCentral Office offers users more features (13) 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. RingCentral

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.

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

Who is more expensive? Windstream 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 Windstream and RingCentral.

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. 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 Windstream.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

RingCentral: ACD (Automatic Call Distribution), ANI (Automatic Number Identification), Auto Dialer, Call Conferencing, Call Recording.

Target customer size

Windstream's typical customers include: SMBs, and RingCentral's target customer size include: SMBs.



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.

RingCentral Office

ITQlick rating
(3.7/5)

starts at $20 per user/month

RingCentral is a fully integrated cloud-based contact/call centre and business phone solution designed to offer business communication tools for voice, video, fax and text too small businesses and enterprises.

Categories: Communications, Video Conferencing, VoIP, Chat.

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Windstream: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

RingCentral: 13 Features

ACD (Automatic Call Distribution)
ANI (Automatic Number Identification)
Auto Dialer
Call Conferencing
Call Recording
CTI (Computer Telephony Integration)
Inbound Call Center
IVR System
Outbound IVR
PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
Real Time Reporting
Virtual Call Center Support
Call Center
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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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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RingCent...
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
72/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$20 per user/month
Functionality
17
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.