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14 DIFFERENCES ยท 13 THE SAME

Nextiva vs RingCentral

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Nextiva and RingCentral both meet every requirement for 4 jobs we track, including business phone system, conference calling and voicemail to email and transcription. The biggest differences in the data: Nextiva costs 25% less for business phone system at 25 users and Nextiva costs 25% less for call transcription at 5,000 minutes/month.

Both meet every requirement for

Choose Nextiva if

  • - You want the lower cost for business phone system at 25 users: $375 a month against $500.
  • - You want the lower cost for call transcription at 5,000 minutes/month: $75 a month against $100.
  • - You want the lower cost for voicemail to email and transcription at 25 users: $375 a month against $500.
  • - You weigh user reviews: reviews of Nextiva are mostly positive, of RingCentral mostly negative.

Choose RingCentral if

  • - You need supports desk phones: RingCentral lists it as included, Nextiva as add-on.
  • - You need breadth in native integrations: RingCentral 11 native, Nextiva 6 native.

Reviews of Nextiva are mostly positive, with billing and cancellation the most common complaint; reviews of RingCentral are mostly negative, with customer support the most common complaint.

Differences 14

FieldNextivaRingCentral
COSTBusiness phone system: monthly cost at 25 users$375/mo$500/mo
COSTCall transcription: monthly cost at 5,000 minutes/month$75/mo$100/mo
COSTVoicemail to email and transcription: monthly cost at 25 users$375/mo$500/mo
FEATURESSupports desk phonesAdd-onIncluded
FEATURESSigns a HIPAA BAAAdd-onNot published by the vendor
FEATURESNative CRM integrationIncludedHigher tier (Advanced)
COMPLIANCEHIPAA BAAAdd-onUnknown
INTEGRATIONSNative integrations6 native11 native
REVIEWSReview sentimentMostly positiveMostly negative
ACCEPTANCEBPO and call center operatorsUnknownAccepted with conditions
ACCEPTANCEFinanceAccepted with conditionsUnknown
ACCEPTANCENonprofitsAccepted with conditionsUnknown
ACCEPTANCEPolitical campaignsAccepted with conditionsUnknown
ACCEPTANCERecruiting and staffingAccepted with conditionsUnknown

NextivaRingCentral

The same on both 13

FieldNextivaRingCentral
COSTPricing modelPer user per monthPer user per month
COSTFree trialYesYes
FEATURESAuto attendant menuIncludedIncluded
FEATURESMobile softphone appIncludedIncluded
FEATURESCall forwarding to any numberIncludedIncluded
FEATURESVoicemail boxesIncludedIncluded
FEATURESCall recordingIncludedIncluded
FEATURESAudio conference bridgeIncludedIncluded
FEATURESVideo meetingsIncludedIncluded
FEATURESVoicemail to email with transcriptionIncludedIncluded
FEATURESCall transcriptionIncludedIncluded
FEATURESSends call summariesIncludedIncluded
COMPLIANCESOC 2 Type IIYesYes